2000 No. 781
The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2000
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 19921, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated September 1999 on its review of the London borough of Croydon together with its recommendations:
And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect, subject to one modification, to those recommendations:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 172 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2000.
2
This Order shall come into force—
a
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 2nd May 2002, on 10th October 2001;
b
for all other purposes, on 2nd May 2002.
3
In this Order—
“borough” means the London borough of Croydon;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and
any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2000”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19943.
Wards of the London borough of Croydon2
1
The existing wards of the borough4 shall be abolished.
2
The borough shall be divided into twenty-four wards which shall bear the names set out in the Schedule.
3
The wards shall comprise the areas designated on the map by reference to the names of the wards and demarcated by red lines.
4
The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Fieldway and New Addington wards shall be two, and for each of the other wards shall be three.
5
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.
Revocation3
The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
SCHEDULENAMES OF WARDS
Addiscombe
Ashburton
Bensham Manor
Broad Green
Coulsdon East
Coulsdon West
Croham
Fairfield
Fieldway
Heathfield
Kenley
New Addington
Norbury
Purley
Sanderstead
Selhurst
Selsdon and Ballards
Shirley
South Norwood
Thornton Heath
Upper Norwood
Waddon
West Thornton
Woodside
(This note is not part of the Order)