The District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003.

(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 Bromsgrove;

“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 Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003”, of which prints are available for inspection at—

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

(b) the offices of Bromsgrove 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 Bromsgrove

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

(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-three 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 Belbroughton

4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Belbroughton(2) 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 a 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 Catshill and North Marlbrook

5.—(1) The parish of Catshill and North Marlbrook(3) shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Barley Mow, Catshill Village and Marlbrook; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the Catshill Village parish ward shall be eight, for the Barley Mow parish ward shall be three and for the Marlbrook parish ward shall be two.

Wards of the parish of Lickey and Blackwell

6.—(1) The parish of Lickey and Blackwell(4) shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Lickey Grange, Lickey Monument, Linthurst and Shepley; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the Linthurst parish ward shall be four, for the Lickey Monument parish ward shall be three and for each of the Lickey Grange and Shepley parish wards shall be two.

Wards of the parish of Lickey End

7.  The parish of Lickey End(5) 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 Stoke Prior

8.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Stoke Prior(6) 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 Wythall

9.  The parish of Wythall(7) shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Drakes Cross and Walkers Heath, Hollywood and Majors Green, and Wythall South; and 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 of the Drakes Cross and Walkers Heath, and Hollywood and Majors Green parish wards shall be six, and for the Wythall South parish ward shall be three.

Maps

10.  Bromsgrove District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Changes) Order 2003” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral registers

11.  The Electoral Registration Officer(8) 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

12.  The District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977(9), save for article 8, and the District of Bromsgrove (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1995(10) are revoked.

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission

Pamela Gordon

Commissioner

9th January 2003

Glyn Mathias

Commissioner

9th January 2003

Neil McIntosh

Commissioner

9th January 2003

Karamjit Singh

Commissioner

9th January 2003

Sam Younger

Commissioner

13th January 2003

Graham Zellick

Commissioner

27th January 2003