The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.

(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 the day after that on which it is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“district” means the district of Blaby;

“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—

(a) the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

(b) the offices of Blaby District Council; and

any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.

Wards of the district of Blaby

3.—(1) The existing wards of the district(1) shall be abolished.

(2) The district shall be divided into eighteen 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.

Wards of the parish of Blaby

4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Blaby shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into two 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.

Wards of the parish of Braunstone

5.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Braunstone shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Fosse, Millfield, Ravenhurst and Winstanley; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Ravenhurst parish ward shall be ten, for the Winstanley parish ward shall be five and for each of the Fosse and Millfield parish wards shall be three.

Wards of the parish of Enderby

6.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Enderby shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Enderby, St John’s and West Enderby; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Enderby parish ward shall be eight and for each of the St John’s and West Enderby parish wards shall be four.

Wards of the parish of Glenfields

7.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Glenfields shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Ellis, Faire and Stone; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Ellis parish ward shall be ten, for the Faire parish ward shall be seven and for the Stone parish ward shall be four.

Wards of the parish of Kirby Muxloe

8.  The parish of Kirby Muxloe 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.

Wards of the parish of Narborough

9.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Narborough shall be abolished.

(2) The parish 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.

Wards of the parish of Whetstone

10.  The parish of Whetstone 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.

Maps

11.  Blaby District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral registers

12.  The Electoral Registration Officer(2) for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

Revocation

13.  The District of Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980(3) is revoked, save for article 4.

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission

Pamela Gordon

Commissioner

28th October 2002

Glyn Mathias

Commissioner

14th November 2002

Neil McIntosh

Commissioner

14th November 2002

Karamjit Singh

Commissioner

19th November 2002

Sam Younger

Commissioner

19th November 2002

Graham Zellick

Commissioner

19th November 2002