The District of Carrick (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations:
And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect to those recommendations:
Citation, and commencement1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the District of Carrick (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 the day after that on which it is made;
(b)
for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
Interpretation2.
In this Order—
“district” means the District of Carrick;
“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 marked “Map referred to in the District of Carrick (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—
(a)
the principal office of the Electoral Commission
(b)
the offices of Carrick District Council; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the District of Carrick3.
(1)
(2)
The district shall be divided into nineteen 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.
Wards of the parish of Chacewater4.
The parish of Chacewater shall be divided into two 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Falmouth5.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Falmouth shall be abolished.
(2)
The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Arwenack, Boslowick, Penwerris and Trescobeas; and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name.
(3)
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Trescobeas shall be three, for each of the parish wards of Boslowick and Penwerris shall be four, and for the parish ward of Arwenack shall be five.
Wards of the parish of Kenwyn6.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Kenwyn shall be abolished.
(2)
The parish of Kenwyn shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Gloweth, Shortlanesend and Threemilestone; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet (8) by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3)
The number of parish councillors to be elected for each of the parish wards of Gloweth and Shortlanesend shall be three, and for the parish ward of Threemilestone shall be eight.
Wards of the parish of St Newlyn East7.
The parish of St Newlyn East shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Truro8.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Truro shall be abolished.
(2)
The parish of Truro shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Boscawen, Moresk, Tregolls and Trehaverne; the parish wards of Boscawen, Moresk and Tregolls shall comprise the area of the district wards of the same name, and the Trehaverne parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
(3)
The number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be six.
Numbers of parish councillors9.
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Kea shall be eight, and for the parish ward of Baldhu shall be four.
Maps10.
Carrick District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Carrick (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral Registers11.
Revocation12.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
SCHEDULE 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Arwenack | 3 | |
Boscawen | 3 | |
Boslowick | 3 | |
Carland | 1 | |
Feock and Kea | 3 | |
Kenwyn and Chacewater | 3 | |
Moresk | 2 | |
Mount Hawke | 2 | |
Mylor | The parishes of Gwennap, Mylor and Perranarworthal | 3 |
Newlyn and Goonhavern | 2 | |
Penryn | The parish of Penryn | 3 |
Penwerris | 3 | |
Perranporth | 2 | |
Probus | The parishes of Cuby, Ladock, Probus, St Michael Penkevil, and Tregoney and St Clement | 3 |
Roseland | The parishes of Gerrans, Philleigh, Ruanlanihorne, St Just in Roseland and Veryan | 2 |
St Agnes | 2 | |
Tregolls | 2 | |
Trehaverne and Gloweth | 3 | |
Trescobeas | 2 |
SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF CHACEWATER
NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | |
Chacewater | So much of the district ward of Kenwyn and Chacewater as comprises part of the parish of Chacewater | 10 |
Twelveheads | So much of the district ward of Feock and Kea as comprises part of the parish of Chacewater | 2 |
SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ST NEWLYN EAST
NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Mitchell | So much of the district ward of Carland as comprises part of the parish of St Newlyn East | 2 |
St Newlyn East | So much of the district ward of Newlyn and Goodhaven as comprises part of the parish of St Newlyn East | 9 |
This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the District of Carrick. 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 district and provides for the creation of 19 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Articles 4 to 8 make electoral changes in the parishes of Chacewater, Falmouth, Kenwyn, St Newlyn East and Truro.
Article 9 makes provision for the number of parish councillors in the parish wards of Baldhu and Kea.
Article 11 obliges the Electoral Registration officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 12 revokes the District of Carrick (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I 1978/1370), with the exception of article 5.
The areas of the new district and parish 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 Carrick District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.