The District of Craven (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 2710

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The District of Craven (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2005

Made

29th September 2005

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Electoral Commission(1), in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 17(2) and 26(3) of the Local Government Act 1992, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Craven (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2005.

(2) This Order shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.

Amendment to the 2000 Order

2.—(1) The District of Craven (Electoral Changes) Order 2000(4) shall be amended as follows:

(2) After article 5 shall be inserted—

“Parishes of Bradleys Both, Cononley and Farnhill

5A.— (1) The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2003(5) for the parishes of Bradleys Both, Cononley and Farnhill shall be three years.

(2) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Bradleys Both, Cononley and Farnhill shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2006, 2010 and every fourth year after 2010.

(3) Where any provision of an Order made before the making of this Order requires an election of parish councillors for a parish mentioned in paragraph (2) above to be held on a date other than that for which that paragraph provides, it shall cease to have effect to that extent.

(4) Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986(6) (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 8th May 2006 in the office of a parish councillor for the parishes of Bradleys Both, Cononley and Farnhill as if the references in paragraphs (1) and (4) of that rule to the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired were a reference to 8th May 2006.”.

Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 29th day of September 2005

L.S.

Sam Younger

Chairman of the Commission

29th September 2005

Jacqui Dixon

Secretary to the Commission

29th September 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the District of Craven (Electoral Changes) Order 2000, in order to give full effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the district of Craven.

That Order was made by the Secretary of State. The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, so far as they relate to electoral changes, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) with effect from 1st April 2002.

(1)

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 (c. 19), so far as they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962).

(2)

1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.

(3)

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

(4)

S.I. 2000/2599.

(5)

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).

(6)

S.I. 1986/2215, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.