Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 59(9) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; draft to lie for forty days pursuant to section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, during which period either House of Parliament may resolve that the Order be not made.
2020 No. 0000
The London Borough of Barnet (Electoral Changes) Order 2020
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 20091 (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England2 (“the Commission”) published a report dated January 2020 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the London Borough of Barnet. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations.
A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired since the day on which it was laid and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.
The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act.
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the London Borough of Barnet (Electoral Changes) Order 2020.
2
This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
3
Article 3 comes into force—
a
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;
b
for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England3 in 2022.
Interpretation2
1
In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the London Borough of Barnet (Electoral Changes) Order 2020”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England4.
2
Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Wards of the London Borough of Barnet and number of councillors3
1
The existing wards of the London Borough of Barnet are abolished.
2
The London Borough of Barnet is divided into the 24 wards listed in the first column of the table in the Schedule.
3
Each ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the ward.
4
The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in the Schedule.
Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England
SCHEDULEWards of the London Borough of Barnet
(1) Name of ward | (2) Number of councillors |
|---|---|
Barnet Vale | 3 |
Brunswick Park | 3 |
Burnt Oak | 3 |
Childs Hill | 3 |
Colindale North | 2 |
Colindale South | 3 |
Cricklewood | 2 |
East Barnet | 3 |
East Finchley | 3 |
Edgware | 3 |
Edgwarebury | 2 |
Finchley Church End | 3 |
Friern Barnet | 3 |
Garden Suburb | 2 |
Golders Green | 2 |
Hendon | 3 |
High Barnet | 2 |
Mill Hill | 3 |
Totteridge & Woodside | 3 |
Underhill | 2 |
West Finchley | 3 |
West Hendon | 3 |
Whetstone | 2 |
Woodhouse | 2 |
(This note is not part of the Order)