Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made
20th December 2001
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992(1), has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated August 2001 on its review of the district of Vale of White Horse together with its recommendations;
And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect, subject to modifications, to those recommendations;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.
(2) This Order shall come into force—
(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 15th October 2002;
(b)for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
(3) In this Order—
“district” means the district of Vale of White Horse;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and
any reference to “the map” is a reference to the map prepared by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “ Map of the District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 ”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(3).
2.—(1) The existing wards of the district(4) shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-nine wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
3.—(1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the district of Vale of White Horse shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003(5) and every fourth year after 2003.
(2) The term of office of councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly-elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.
4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Abingdon shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into seven parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three.
5. The parish of East Challow shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
6.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Grove shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Mably and North; the parish ward of North shall comprise the area of the district ward of Grove, and the Mably parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the North parish ward shall be fifteen and for the Mably parish ward shall be one.
7. The parish of Longworth shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
8. The parish of Milton shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 5; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
9. The parish of St. Helen Without shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 6; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be five.
10.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Wantage shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Charlton and Segsbury and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district wards bearing the name of Wantage Charlton and Wantage Segsbury respectively.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Charlton parish ward shall be ten and for the Segsbury parish ward shall be six.
11. The District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
20th December 2001
Article 2
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of councillors |
| Abingdon Abbey and Barton | 2 | |
| Abingdon Caldecott | 2 | |
| Abingdon Dunmore | 2 | |
| Abingdon Fitzharris | 2 | |
| Abingdon Northcourt | 2 | |
| Abingdon Ock Meadow | 2 | |
| Abingdon Peachcroft | 2 | |
| Appleton and Cumnor | The parishes of Appleton-with-Eaton and Cumnor | 3 |
| Blewbury and Upton | The parishes of Blewbury and Upton | 1 |
| Craven | The parishes of Ashbury, Baulking, Compton Beauchamp, Fernham, Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt, Uffington and Woolstone | 1 |
| Drayton | The parish of Drayton | 1 |
| Faringdon and The Coxwells | The parishes of Buscot, Coleshill, Eaton Hastings, Great Faringdon, Great Coxwell and Little Coxwell | 3 |
| Greendown | 1 | |
| Grove | 3 | |
| Hanneys | The parishes of East Hanney, Frilford, Fyfield and Tubney, Garford, Lyford and West Hanney | 1 |
| Harwell | 2 | |
| Hendreds | 2 | |
| Kennington and South Hinksey | The parishes of Kennington and South Hinksey | 2 |
| Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor | 1 | |
| Longworth | 1 | |
| Marcham and Shippon | 1 | |
| North Hinksey and Wytham | The parishes of North Hinksey and Wytham | 2 |
| Radley | The parish of Radley | 1 |
| Shrivenham | The parishes of Bourton, Longcot, Shrivenham and Watchfield | 2 |
| Stanford | The parishes of Hatford, Shellingford and Stanford-in-the-Vale | 1 |
| Sunningwell and Wootton | 2 | |
| Sutton Courtenay and Appleford | The parishes of Appleford-on-Thames and Sutton Courtenay | 1 |
| Wantage Charlton | 3 | |
| Wantage Segsbury | 2 |
Article 4
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward |
| Abbey and Barton | The district ward of Abingdon Abbey and Barton |
| Caldecott | The district ward of Abingdon Caldecott |
| Dunmore | The district ward of Abingdon Dunmore |
| Fitzharris | The district ward of Abingdon Fitzharris |
| Northcourt | The district ward of Abingdon Northcourt |
| Ock Meadow | The district ward of Abingdon Ock Meadow |
| Peachcroft | The district ward of Abingdon Peachcroft |
Article 5
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of councillors |
| North | So much of the district ward of Greendown as comprises part of the parish of East Challow | 5 |
| South East | So much of the district ward of Wantage Segsbury as comprises part of the parish of East Challow | 2 |
Article 7
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of councillors |
| North | So much of the district ward of Longworth as comprises part of the parish of Longworth | 4 |
| South | So much of the district ward of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor as comprises part of the parish of Longworth | 3 |
Article 8
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of councillors |
| Heights | So much of the district ward of Hendreds as comprises part of the parish of Milton | 4 |
| Village | So much of the district ward of Harwell as comprises part of the parish of Milton | 3 |
Article 9
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward |
| Dry Sandford | So much of the district ward of Sunningwell and Wootton as comprises part of the parish of St. Helen Without |
| Shippon | So much of the district ward of Marcham and Shippon as comprises part of the parish of St. Helen Without |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect, subject to modifications, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the district of Vale of White Horse. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.
The modification relates to the names of parish wards. The Secretary of State has decided that the wards shown in the first column of the Table below with the names proposed by the Commission should bear the names shown in the second column.
| Proposed ward name | Ward name |
|---|---|
| East Challow North | North |
| Grove North | North |
| Wantage Charlton | Charlton |
| Wantage Segsbury | Segsbury |
Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 29 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Article 3 provides for the election of all councillors of the district of Vale of White Horse to take place in 2003 and every 4 years after that year.
Articles 4 to 10 make electoral changes in the parishes of Abingdon, East Challow, Grove, Longworth, Milton, St. Helen Without and Wantage.
Article 11 revokes the District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978.
The areas of the new district wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Vale of White Horse District Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.
Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).
S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
See the District of Vale of White Horse (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/90).
For the ordinary day of election of councillors of local government areas, see section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and section 17 of, and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 3 to, the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29).