2001 No. 3881

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

Made30th November 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 19921, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated June 2001 on its review of the borough2 of Tewkesbury together with its recommendations:

And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect, subject to modifications, to those recommendations:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 173 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 Borough of Tewkesbury (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—

“borough” means the borough of Tewkesbury;

“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 for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19944.

Wards of borough of Tewkesbury2.

(1)

The existing wards of the borough5 shall be abolished.

(2)

The borough shall be divided into twenty-two 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 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 that 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.

Elections of the council of Tewkesbury3.

(1)

The ordinary elections of all councillors of the borough of Tewkesbury shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 20036 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.

Wards of the parish of Ashchurch4.

The parish of Ashchurch 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 borough 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.

Wards of the parish of Bishops Cleeve5.

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Bishops Cleeve shall be abolished.

(2)

The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Cleeve Grange, Cleeve St Michael’s and Cleeve West; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Cleeve Grange shall be three, and for each of the parish wards of Cleeve St Michael’s and Cleeve West shall be six.

Wards of the parish of Churchdown6.

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Churchdown 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 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.

Wards of the parish of Tewkesbury7.

(1)

The existing wards of the parish of Tewkesbury shall be abolished.

(2)

The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.

Revocation8.

The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 is hereby revoked.

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

30th November 2001

SCHEDULE 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

Article 2

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of ward	Area of ward	Number of Councillors
Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff		2
Badgeworth	The parishes of Badgeworth, Boddington, Staverton and Great Witcombe	1
Brockworth	The parish of Brockworth	3
Churchdown Brookfield		2
Churchdown St John's		3
Cleeve Grange		1
Cleeve Hill	The parishes of Prescott, Southam and Woodmancote	2
Cleeve St Michael's		2
Cleeve West		2
Coombe Hill	The parishes of Deerhurst, Elmstone Hardwicke, Leigh, Longford, Norton, Sandhurst, Twigworth and Uckington	2
Highnam with Haw Bridge	The parishes of Ashleworth, Chaceley, Forthampton, Hasfield, Highnam, Maisemore, Minsterworth and Tirley	2
Hucclecote	The parish of Hucclecote	1
Innsworth with Down Hatherley		1
Isbourne	The parishes of Buckland, Dumbleton, Snowshill, Stanton, Teddington and Toddington	1
Northway		2
Oxenton Hill	The parishes of Gotherington, Oxenton and Stoke Orchard	1
Shurdington	The parish of Shurdington	1
Tewkesbury Newtown		1
Tewkesbury Prior’s Park		2
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton		2
Twyning		1
Winchcombe	The parishes of Alderton, Gretton, Hawling, Stanway, Sudeley and Winchcombe	3

SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ASHCHURCHNAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

Article 4

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of ward	Area of ward	Number of Councillors
Newtown	So much of the borough ward of Tewkesbury Newtown as comprises part of the parish of Ashchurch	1
Northway	The borough ward of Northway	12
Rural	So much of the borough ward of Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff as comprises part of the parish of Ashchurch	2

SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF CHURCHDOWNNAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

Article 6

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of ward	Area of ward	Number of Councillors
Brookfield	The borough ward of Churchdown Brookfield	8
RAF Innsworth	So much of the borough ward of Innsworth with Down Hatherley as comprises part of the parish of Churchdown	1
St John's	The borough ward of Churchdown St John's	12

SCHEDULE 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF TEWKESBURYNAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

Article 7

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of ward	Area of ward	Number of Councillors
Mythe	So much of the borough ward of Twyning as comprises part of the parish of Tewkesbury	1
Newtown	So much of the borough ward of Tewkesbury Newtown as comprises part of the parish of Tewkesbury	3
Prior’s Park	The borough ward of Tewkesbury Prior’s Park	6
Town with Mitton	The borough ward of Tewkesbury Town with Mitton	6

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect, subject to modifications, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the borough of Tewkesbury. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

The modifications relate to names of borough and parish wards. The Secretary of State has decided that the wards shown in the first column of the Table below with the names proposed by the Commission should bear the names shown in the second column.

Proposed Ward Name		Ward Name
Borough ward	Parish ward
Grange	Grange	Cleeve Grange
St Michael's	St Michael's	Cleeve St Michael's
Pullar	Pullar	Cleeve West

Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 22 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 borough of Tewkesbury to take place in 2003 and every 4 years after that year.

Articles 4 to 7 make electoral changes in the parishes of Ashchurch, Bishops Cleeve, Churchdown and Tewkesbury.

Article 8 revokes the Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980.

The areas of the new borough 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 Tewkesbury 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.