Statutory Instruments
1991 No. 310
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991
Made 21st February 1991
Laid before Parliament 26th February 1991
Coming into force
for the purposes referred to in article 1(2) 19th March 1991
for all other purposes 1st April 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 51(2) and 67(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect to proposals submitted to him under sections 47, 48(1) and 51(1) of that Act, more than six weeks before the making of this Order, by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England:
1972 c. 70.

Citation and commencement
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 19th March 1991 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) (coming into operation of order) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976.
S.I. 1976/246, amended by S.I. 1978/247.
(3) For all other purposes this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1991.

Interpretation
2. In this Order “boundary map” means one of the 10 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976.

Transfers from Northamptonshire to Buckinghamshire
3. (1) The area or areas of the county of Northamptonshire and the district of South Northamptonshire marked on a boundary map as shown in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order, and forming part of the parish specified in relation thereto in column 2, shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Buckinghamshire;
(b) the electoral division of that county, the district and the ward of that district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in columns 3, 4 and 5 respectively;
(c) the parish and petty sessional division specified in relation to the area or areas in question in column 6;
(d) the North Buckinghamshire Coroner’s district.
(2) Those parts of—
(a) the county of Northamptonshire, the district of South Northamptonshire and the parish of Deanshanger marked B2 on boundary map 4;
(b) the county of Northamptonshire, the district of South Northamptonshire and the parish of Old Stratford marked B1 on boundary map 3,
shall cease to be part of a parish and shall be transferred to—
(i) the county of Buckinghamshire and the Stony Stratford electoral division of that county;
(ii) the district of Milton Keynes and the Stony Stratford ward of that district;
(iii) the Milton Keynes petty sessional division; and
(iv) the North Buckinghamshire Coroner’s district.

Transfers from Buckinghamshire to Northamptonshire
4. The area or areas of the county of Buckinghamshire marked on a boundary map as shown in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order and forming part of the district and parish, if any, specified in relation thereto in columns 2 and 3, respectively, shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Northamptonshire and the district of South Northamptonshire;
(b) the electoral division of that county and the ward of that district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in columns 4 and 5 respectively;
(c) the parish and petty sessional division, if any, specified in relation to the area or areas in question in column 6; and
(d) the Northampton Coroner’s district.

Transfers from Buckinghamshire to Hertfordshire
5. The area or areas of the county of Buckinghamshire marked on a boundary map as shown in column I of Schedule 3 to this Order and forming part of the district and parish specified in relation thereto in columns 2 and 3, respectively, shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Hertfordshire;
(b) the electoral division of that county, the district and the ward of that district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in columns 4, 5 and 6 respectively; and
(c) the parish, petty sessional division and Coroner’s district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in column 7.

Transfers from Hertfordshire to Buckinghamshire
6. The area or areas of the county of Hertfordshire and the district of Dacorum marked on a boundary map as shown in column 1 of Schedule 4 to this Order, and forming part of the parish specified in relation thereto in column 2 shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Buckinghamshire and the district of Chiltern;
(b) the electoral division of that county and the ward of that district specified in relation to the area or areas in question in columns 3 and 4 respectively;
(c) the parish, parish ward (if any) and the petty sessional division specified in relation to the area or areas in question in column 5; and
(d) the South Buckinghamshire Coroner’s district.

Transfers from Buckinghamshire to Oxfordshire
7. Those parts of the county of Buckinghamshire, the district of Wycombe and the parish of Fawley marked A33 to A37 on boundary map 7 shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Oxfordshire and the Henley North electoral division of that county;
(b) the district of South Oxfordshire and the Nettlebed ward of that district;
(c) the parish of Bix and Assendon;
(d) the Henley petty sessional division;
(e) the Oxfordshire Coroner’s district.

Transfers from Oxfordshire to Buckinghamshire
8. Those parts of the county of Oxfordshire, the district of South Oxfordshire and the parish of Bix and Assendon marked A38 to A42 on boundary map 7 shall be transferred to—
(a) the county of Buckinghamshire and the Marlow Rural electoral division of that county;
(b) the district of Wycombe and the Hambleden Valley ward of that district;
(c) the parish of Fawley;
(d) the Wycombe petty sessional division;
(e) the South Buckinghamshire Coroner’s district.

Transfers between parishes
9. The part of the parish of Hanslope, in the district of Milton Keynes, marked A23 on boundary map 2 shall be transferred to the parish of Stoke Goldington.

Consequential electoral changes in Three Rivers
10. (1) On 6th May 1991 the number of persons representing the Chorleywood West ward on the Three Rivers District Council shall be increased from 2 to 3.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, of the 2 councillors elected for that ward on the ordinary day of elections in 1991—
(a) the councillor elected by the smaller number of votes shall retire in 1992; and
(b) the other shall retire in 1995.
(3) If the election of councillors in 1991 is not contested, the councillor who is to retire in 1992 shall be determined by lot.
(4) Where such question is determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen, and the drawing shall be conducted under the discretion of the person presiding at the meeting.

Town and country planning
11. Any provision of a development plan applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply thereto notwithstanding the transfer; and after such transfer, any such provision shall, so far as it so applies, be for all purposes deemed to be a provision of a corresponding plan of the authority which becomes the appropriate local planning authority for the transferred area as a result of the transfer.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Blatch
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
21st February 1991

SCHEDULE 1 TRANSFERS FROM NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TO BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Article 3
1		2	3	4	5	6
Map and area		Transferred from parish	Transferred to electoral division	Transferred to district	Transferred to ward	Transferred to parish and petty sessional division
5	A25	Brackley	Buckingham North	Aylesbury Vale	Tingewick	Turweston parish, Buckingham petty sessional division
4	A21 A22	Wicken	Winslow	Aylesbury Vale	Great Horwood	Beachampton parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
1	A16	Hartwell	Olney	Milton Keynes	Stantonbury	Hanslope parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
2	A13 to A15	Hartwell	Olney	Milton Keynes	Stantonbury	Hanslope parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
1	A17	Grafton Regis	Olney	Milton Keynes	Stantonbury	Hanslope parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
3	A19 to A20	Cosgrove	Olney	Milton Keynes	Stantonbury	Castlethorpe parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division

SCHEDULE 2 TRANSFERS FROM BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TO NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Article 4
1		2	3	4	5	6
Map and area		Transferred from district	Transferred from parish	Transferred to electoral division	Transferred to ward	Transferred to parish and petty sessional division
5	A24	Aylesbury Vale	Turweston	Brackley	Brackley East	Brackley parish, Towcester petty sessional division
4	C2 C3	Milton Keynes	—	Deanshanger	Deanshanger	Deanshanger parish, Towcester petty sessional division
4	A12	Aylesbury Vale	Beachampton	Deanshanger	Deanshanger	Wicken parish, Towcester petty sessional division
3	C1	Milton Keynes	—	Deanshanger	Cosgrove	Old Stratford parish, Towcester petty sessional division
1	A6 A7	Milton Keynes	Hanslope	Hackleton	Salcey	Hartwell parish, Towcester petty sessional division
1	A8	Milton Keynes	Hanslope	Deanshanger	Grafton	Grafton Regis parish, Towcester petty sessional division
3	A9 to A11	Milton Keynes	Castlethorpe	Deanshanger	Cosgrove	Cosgrove parish, Towcester petty sessional division
2	A3	Milton Keynes	Hanslope	Hackleton	Salcey	Hartwell parish, Towcester petty sessional division
2	A1	Milton Keynes	Hanslope	Hackleton	Hackleton	Hackleton parish, Milton Keynes petty sessional division
2	A2	Milton Keynes	Stoke Goldington	Hackleton	Salcey	Hartwell parish, Towcester petty sessional division
2	A4 and A5	Milton Keynes	Hanslope	Hackleton	Salcey	Hartwell parish, Towcester petty sessional division
1	O to P Q to R	Milton Keynes	Hanslope	Deanshanger	Grafton	Grafton Regis parish
1	R to S	Milton Keynes	Hanslope	Deanshanger	Grafton	Yardley Gobion parish
1	S to T	Milton Keynes	Hanslope	Deanshanger	Cosgrove	Cosgrove parish
1	T to U	Milton Keynes	Castlethorpe	Deanshanger	Cosgrove	Cosgrove parish
3	V to W	Milton Keynes	Castlethorpe	Deanshanger	Cosgrove	Cosgrove parish
3	W to X	Milton Keynes	Castlethorpe	Deanshanger	Cosgrove	Old Stratford parish

SCHEDULE 3 TRANSFERS FROM BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TO HERTFORDSHIRE
Article 5
1		2	3	4	5	6	7
Map and area		Transferred from district	Transferred from parish	Transferred to electoral division	Transferred to district	Transferred to ward	Transferred to parish, petty sessional division and Coroner’s district
8	A43	Aylesbury Vale	Drayton Beauchamp	Tring	Dacorum	Tring West	Tring parish, Dacorum petty sessional division Hemel Hempstead Coroner’s district
10	A45	Chiltern	Ashley Green	Kings Langley	Dacorum	Bovingdon and Flaunden	Bovingdon parish, Dacorum petty sessional division Hemel Hempstead Coroner’s district
10	A44	Chiltern	Ashley Green	Berkhamsted	Dacorum	Berkhamsted East	Berkhamsted parish, Dacorum petty sessional division Hemel Hempstead Coroner’s district
6	A26 to A29	Chiltern	Chenies	Chorleywood	Three Rivers	Sarratt	Sarratt parish, Sarratt petty sessional division Hemel Hempstead Coroner’s district
6	A30	Chiltern	Chenies	Chorleywood	Three Rivers	Chorleywood West	Chorleywood parish, Sarratt petty sessional division St. Albans and Watford Coroner’s district

SCHEDULE 4 TRANSFERS FROM BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TO NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Article 6
1		2	3	4	5
Map and area		Transferred from parish	Transferred to electoral division	Transferred to ward	Transferred to parish, parish ward and petty sessional division
9	A46	Tring	Chesham West	Cholesbury and The Lee	Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards parish Chiltern petty sessional division
9	A47	Wigginton	Chesham West	Cholesbury and The Lee	Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards parish Chiltern petty sessional division
10	A48 and A49	Berkhamsted	Chesham North	Ashley Green and Latimer	Ashley Green parish, Whelpley Hill parish ward, Chiltern petty sessional division
10	A50 and A51	Bovingdon	Chesham North	Ashley Green and Latimer	Ashley Green parish, Whelpley Hill parish ward, Chiltern petty sessional division
6	A31	Flaunden	Chalfont St. Giles	Chenies	Chenies parish, Chenies North parish ward, Chiltern petty sessional division
6	A32	Flaunden	Chesham North	Ashley Green and Latimer	Latimer parish, Latimer parish ward, Chiltern petty sessional division

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers areas between the counties of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. Consequential changes to districts, parishes, local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and Coroners' districts are made.
The map forming part of this note gives a general guide to the areas affected. Prints of the detailed boundary maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the district councils whose areas are affected by this Order, and at the office of the Secretary of State for the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.
The areas transferred have approximately the area and population shown below—
Counties	Area (hectares)	Population
Northamptonshire to Buckinghamshire	17.20	Nil
Buckinghamshire to Northamptonshire	207.85	Nil
Buckinghamshire to Hertfordshire	351.77	1,790
Hertfordshire to Buckinghamshire	73.60	37
Buckinghamshire to Oxfordshire	13.06	Nil
Oxfordshire to Buckinghamshire	32.00	Nil
The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.