2002 No. 1786

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The Borough of Torbay (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

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 December 2001 on its review of the borough2 of Torbay together with its recommendations:

And whereas the Electoral Commission3 have decided to give effect, with one modification, to those recommendations:

And whereas a period of not less than six weeks beginning with the submission of the report has expired:

Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 174 and 265 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Borough of Torbay (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.

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.

Interpretation2

In this Order—

  • “borough” means the borough of Torbay;

  • “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 marked “Map of the Borough of Torbay (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—

a

The principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

b

The offices of the Torbay Borough Council.

Wards of the Borough of Torbay3

1

The existing wards of the borough6 shall be abolished.

2

The borough shall be divided into fifteen 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 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 (2) 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.

Maps4

Torbay Borough Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map of the Borough of Torbay (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral Registers5

The Electoral Registration Officer7 for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

Revocation6

The Borough of Torbay (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19798 is revoked.

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission

Pamela GordonCommissioner
Glyn MathiasCommissioner
Neil McIntoshCommissioner
Karamjit SinghCommissioner
Sam YoungerCommissioner
Graham ZellickCommissioner

SCHEDULENAMES OF WARDS AND NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS

article 3

(1)

(2)

Name of Ward

Numbers of Councillors

Berry Head-with-Furzeham

3

Blatchcombe

3

Churston-with-Galmpton

2

Clifton-with-Maidenway

2

Cockington-with-Chelston

3

Ellacombe

2

Goodrington-with-Roselands

2

Preston

3

Roundham-with-Hyde

2

St Marychurch

3

St Mary's-with-Summercombe

2

Shiphay-with-the-Willows

2

Tormohun

3

Watcombe

2

Wellswood

2

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect, with one modification, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the borough of Torbay. The recommendations were submitted to the Secretary of State, but the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 so far as they relate to electoral changes were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission under the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I.2001/3962), with effect from 1st April 2002. That Order provides that recommendations submitted to the Secretary of State before 1st April would have effect as if they had been submitted to the Electoral Commission.

The modification relates to the boundary between the St Marychurch and Tormohun district wards.

The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 15 new wards. That article and the Schedule also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.

Article 5 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 6 revokes the Borough of Torbay (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 (S.I.1979/1496).

The areas of the new borough wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2. Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Torbay Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.