The District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect to those recommendations:
And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations:
Citation and commencement1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the District of Harborough (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 Harborough;
“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 referred to in the District of Harborough (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 Harborough District Council.
Wards of the district of Harborough3.
(1)
(2)
The district shall be divided into twenty-five 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 Broughton Astley4.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Broughton Astley 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 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.
Wards of the parish of Lutterworth5.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Lutterworth 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 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 four.
Maps6.
Harborough District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral Registers7.
Revocation8.
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 |
Billesdon | The parishes of Billesdon, Cranoe, Frisby, Gaulby, Glooston, Goadby, Illston on the Hill, King’s Norton, Noseley, Rolleston, Slawston, Stonton Wyville and Welham | 1 |
Bosworth | The parishes of Husbands Bosworth, Knaptoft, Mowsley, North Kilworth and South Kilworth | 1 |
Broughton Astley—Astley | 1 | |
Broughton Astley—Broughton | 1 | |
Broughton Astley—Primethorpe | 1 | |
Broughton Astley—Sutton | 1 | |
Dunton | The parishes of Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva, Dunton Bassett, Frolesworth and Leire | 1 |
Fleckney | The parish of Fleckney | 2 |
Glen | The parishes of Burton Overy, Carlton Curlieu, Great Glen, Little Stretton and Wistow | 2 |
Kibworth | The parishes of East Langton, Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt, Shangton, Smeeton Westerby, Thorpe Langton, Tur Langton and West Langton | 3 |
Lubenham | The parishes of Foxton, Gumley, Laughton, Lubenham, Saddington and Theddingworth | 1 |
Lutterworth Brookfield | 1 | |
Lutterworth Orchard | 1 | |
Lutterworth Springs | 1 | |
Lutterworth Swift | 1 | |
Market Harborough—Great Bowden and Arden | 3 | |
Market Harborough—Little Bowden | 2 | |
Market Harborough—Logan | 2 | |
Market Harborough—Welland | 3 | |
Misterton | The parishes of Catthorpe, Cotesbach, Gilmorton, Misterton with Walcote, Shawell, Swinford, and Westrill and Starmore | 1 |
Nevill | The parishes of Allexton, Blaston, Bringhurst, Drayton, Great Easton, Hallaton, Horninghold, Medbourne, Nevill Holt and Stockerston | 1 |
Peatling | The parishes of Arnesby, Bruntingthorpe, Kimcote and Walton, Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva, Shearsby and Willoughby Waterleys | 1 |
Thurnby and Houghton | The parishes of Houghton on the Hill, Scraptoft, Stoughton, and Thurnby and Bushby | 3 |
Tilton | The parishes of Cold Newton, East Norton, Hungarton, Keyham, Launde, Loddington, Lowesby, Marefield, Owston and Newbold, Skeffington, Tilton, Tugby and Keythorpe, and Withcote | 1 |
Ullesthorpe | The parishes of Bittesby, Bitteswell, Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva and Ullesthorpe | 1 |
SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BROUGHTON ASTLEY
NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS
(1) | (2) |
|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward |
Astley | The district ward of Broughton Astley—Astley |
Broughton | The district ward of Broughton Astley—Broughton |
Primethorpe | The district ward of Broughton Astley—Primethorpe |
Sutton | The district ward of Broughton Astley—Sutton |
SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF LUTTERWORTH
NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS
(1) | (2) |
|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward |
Brookfield | The district ward of Lutterworth Brookfield |
Orchard | The district ward of Lutterworth Orchard |
Springs | The district ward of Lutterworth Springs |
Swift | The district ward of Lutterworth Swift |
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 Harborough.
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 25 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 5 make electoral changes in the parishes of Broughton Astley and Lutterworth.
Article 7 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 8 revokes the District of Harborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1112), with the exception of article 8.
The areas of the new district 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 Harborough District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.