Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made
19th November 2002
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Whereas the Boundary Committee for England(1), acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992(2), has submitted to the Electoral Commission(3) a report dated July 2002 on its review of the district of Arun together with its recommendations:
And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect to those recommendations:
And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Arun (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.
2. In this Order—
“district” means the district of Arun;
“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 Arun (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 Arun District Council.
3.—(1) The existing wards of the district(6) shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-six 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.
4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Aldwick shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three 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); 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.
5.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Bognor Regis shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Hotham, Marine, Orchard and Pevensey; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be four.
6.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Felpham 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 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2); and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be eight.
7.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Littlehampton shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Beach, Brookfield, Ham, River and Wick with Toddington; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three.
8.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Rustington shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three 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); 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 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.
10. Arun District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
11. The Electoral Registration Officer(7) 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.
12. The District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980(8) is revoked, save for article 8.
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
28th October 2002
article 3
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Aldwick East | 2 | |
| Aldwick West | 2 | |
| Angmering | The parishes of Angmering and Poling | 3 |
| Arundel | The parishes of Arundel, Burpham, Houghton, Lyminster, South Stoke and Warningcamp | 2 |
| Barnham | The parishes of Aldingbourne, Barnham and Eastergate | 3 |
| Beach | 2 | |
| Bersted | The parish of Bersted | 3 |
| Brookfield | 2 | |
| East Preston with Kingston | 3 | |
| Felpham East | 2 | |
| Felpham West | 2 | |
| Ferring | The parish of Ferring | 2 |
| Findon | The parishes of Clapham, Findon and Patching | 1 |
| Ham | 2 | |
| Hotham | 2 | |
| Marine | 2 | |
| Middleton-on-Sea | The parish of Middleton-on-Sea | 2 |
| Orchard | 2 | |
| Pagham and Rose Green | 3 | |
| Pevensey | 2 | |
| River | 2 | |
| Rustington East | 2 | |
| Rustington West | 3 | |
| Walberton | The parishes of Madehurst, Slindon and Walberton | 1 |
| Wick with Toddington | 2 | |
| Yapton | 2 |
article 4
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Aldwick East | The district ward of Aldwick East | 6 |
| Aldwick West | The district ward of Aldwick West | 6 |
| Rose Green | So much of the district ward of Pagham and Rose Green as comprises part of the parish of Aldwick | 2 |
article 6
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward |
| Felpham East | So much of the district ward of Felpham East as comprises part of the parish of Felpham |
| Felpham West | The district ward of Felpham West |
article 8
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Rustington East | The district ward of Rustington East | 6 |
| Rustington West | The district ward of Rustington West | 9 |
| West Preston | So much of the district ward of East Preston with Kingston as comprises part of the parish of Rustington | 1 |
article 9
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Hoe Lane | So much of the district ward of Felpham East as comprises part of the parish of Yapton | 1 |
| Yapton Village | So much of the district ward of Yapton as comprises part of the parish of Yapton | 9 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the district of Arun.
The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.
Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 26 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Articles 4 to 9 make electoral changes in the parishes of Aldwick, Bognor Regis, Felpham, Littlehampton, Rustington and Yapton.
Article 11 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 12 revokes the District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/652), with the exception of article 8.
The areas of the new district wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2. Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Arun District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.
The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England.
1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.
The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).
This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. There are amendments to this section made otherwise than by S.I. 2001/3962 that are not relevant to this Order.
This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.
See the District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/652).
As to electoral registration officers and the register of local government electors, see sections 8 to 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2).
S.I. 1980/652.