EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of Herefordshire following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged.
The electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2015.
Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district of Herefordshire and replaces them with 53 new ones. That article, the map (as defined in article 2) and Schedule 1 also establish the names, areas and number of councillors of the new district wards.
Article 4 replaces the existing wards of the parishes of Hereford, Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye and Ross Rural respectively and establishes wards in the parish of Bromyard and Winslow which was formerly unwarded. That article, the map and Schedule 2 also establish the names, areas and number of councillors for each of the new parish wards.
The map defined in article 2 shows the new district wards and parish wards. It is available at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/herefordshire/herefordshire-fer. The map is also available for inspection at all reasonable times at the offices of Herefordshire Council at Brockington, 35 Hafod Road, Hereford, HR1 1SH and at the office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England at Layden House, 76 – 86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.