Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
Made
4th October 2001
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 1992(1), has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated May 2001 on its review of the district of East Riding 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 17(2)and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of East Riding (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.
(2) This Order shall come into force—
(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 15th October 2002;
(b)for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
(3) In this Order—
“district” means the district of East Riding;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the District of East Riding (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(3); and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
2.—(1) The existing wards of the district(4) shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-six wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, parishes and parish wards, parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.
(4) 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.
3.—(1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the district of East Riding shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003(5) and every fourth year after 2003.
(2) The term of office of councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly-elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.
4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Bridlington shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be four.
5.—(1) The parish of Cottingham(6) shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Castle, Croxby, Millbeck and Priory; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(2) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the parish wards of Croxby and Millbeck shall be two, for the parish ward of Castle shall be three, and for the parish ward of Priory shall be four.
6.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Driffield shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Driffield North, Driffield South, Driffield South West and Driffield West; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 5 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Driffield North shall be four, for the parish ward of Driffield South shall be two, and for each of the parish wards of Driffield South West and Driffield West shall be five.
7.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Woodmansey shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Dunswell, Minster View, Nurseries and Victoria; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Dunswell shall be one, for each of the parish wards of Minster View and Victoria shall be four, and for the parish ward of Nurseries shall be three.
8.—(1) The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Airmyn shall be nine.
(2) In the parish of Hornsea the number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish ward of North shall be eight and for the parish ward of South shall be six.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
4th October 2001
Article 2
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of Councillors |
| Beverley Rural | The parishes of Beswick, Bishop Burton, Cherry Burton, Dalton Holme, Etton, Leconfield, Leven, Lockington, Lund, Middleton, Newbald, Routh, Tickton and Walkington | 3 |
| Bridlington Central and Old Town | 2 | |
| Bridlington North | 3 | |
| Bridlington South | 3 | |
| Cottingham North | 2 | |
| Cottingham South | 2 | |
| Dale | The parishes of Brantingham, Ellerker, Elloughton-cum-Brough, Rowley, Skidby and South Cave | 3 |
| Driffield and Rural | The parishes of Bainton, Cottam, Driffield, Fimber, Garton, Kirkburn, Sledmere and Tibthorpe | 3 |
| East Wolds and Coastal | The parishes of Barmston, Beeford, Brandesburton, Burton Agnes, Burton Fleming, Carnaby, Foston, Harpham, Hutton Cranswick, Kelk, Kilham, Langtoft, Nafferton, North Frodingham, Rudston, Skerne and Wansford, Skipsea, Thwing, Ulrome, Watton and Wold Newton | 3 |
| Goole North | The parish of Hook and the parish wards of Goole North and Goole North East of the parish of Goole | 2 |
| Goole South | The parish wards of Goole West, Goole Central and South and Goole East of the parish of Goole | 2 |
| Hessle | The parish of Hessle | 3 |
| Howden | The parishes of Asselby, Barmby on the Marsh and Howden | 1 |
| Howdenshire | The parishes of Blacktoft, Broomfleet, Bubwith, Eastrington, Ellerton, Foggathorpe, Gilberdyke, Kilpin, Holme upon Spalding Moor, Hotham, Laxton, Newport, North Cave, Spaldington and Wressle | 3 |
| Mid Holderness | The parishes of Aldbrough, Bilton, Burstwick, Burton Constable, Burton Pidsea, Catwick, Coniston, East Garton, Ellerby, Elstronwick, Hatfield, Humbleton, Rise, Riston, Skirlaugh, Sproatley, Swine, Wawne and Withernwick | 3 |
| Minster and Woodmansey | 3 | |
| North Holderness | The parishes of Atwick, Bewholme, Hornsea, Mappleton, Seaton and Sigglesthorne | 2 |
| Pocklington Provincial | The parishes of Barmby Moor, Catton, Newton on Derwent, Pocklington, Stamford Bridge, Sutton upon Derwent and Wilberfoss | 3 |
| Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland | The parishes of Airmyn, Goole Fields, Gowdall, Pollington, Rawcliffe, Reedness, Snaith and Cowick, Swinefleet and Twin Rivers | 2 |
| South East Holderness | The parishes of Easington, Halsham, Hollym, Holmpton, Keyingham, Ottringham, Patrington, Rimswell, Roos, Skeffling, Sunk Island, Welwick, Withernsea and Halsham | 3 |
| South Hunsley | The parishes of North Ferriby, Swanland and Welton | 2 |
| South West Holderness | The parishes of Hedon, Paull, Preston and Thorngumbald | 3 |
| St Mary's | 3 | |
| Tranby | 2 | |
| Willerby and Kirk Ella | 3 | |
| Wolds Weighton | The parishes of Allerthorpe, Bielby, Bishop Wilton, Bugthorpe, Cottingwith, Everingham, Fangfoss, Fridaythorpe, Full Sutton, Goodmanham, Hayton, Huggate, Kirby Underdale, Londesborough, Market Weighton, Melbourne, Millington, North Dalton, Nunburnholme, Sancton, Seaton Ross, Shipton Thorpe, Skirpenbeck, South Cliffe, Thornton, Warter, Wetwang and Yapham | 3 |
Article 4
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Name of ward | Area of Ward |
| Bridlington North | So much of the district ward of Bridlington North as comprises part of the parish of Bridlington |
| Bridlington Old Town | So much of the district ward of Bridlington Central and Old Town as comprises part of the parish of Bridlington |
| Bridlington South | The district ward of Bridlington South |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the district of East Riding. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.
The modification relates to the name of one of the wards. The Secretary of State has decided the “Goole Rural” ward be changed to “Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland”.
Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 26 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Article 3 provides for the election of all councillors of the district of East Riding to take place in 2003 and every 4 years after that year.
Articles 4 to 8 make electoral changes in the parishes of Airmyn, Bridlington, Cottingham, Driffield, Hornsea and Woodmansey.
The areas of the new district and parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of East Riding District Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.
Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).
S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
See the Humberside (Structural Changes) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/600) as amended by the East Riding of Yorkshire (Parishes) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/154).
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).