The District of Caradon (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 Caradon (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 Caradon;
“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 Caradon (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 Caradon District Council.
Wards of the district of Caradon3.
(1)
(2)
The district shall be divided into twenty two wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
(3)
The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the 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 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.
Wards of the parish of Liskeard4.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Liskeard shall be abolished.
(2)
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Liskeard North and Liskeard South; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be eight.
Wards of the parish of Saltash5.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Saltash shall be abolished.
(2)
The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Saltash Burraton, Saltash Essa, Saltash Pill and Saltash St Stephens; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be four.
Wards of the parish of Torpoint6.
The parish of Torpoint shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Torpoint East and Torpoint West; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be eight.
Numbers of parish councillors7.
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Pelynt shall be ten.
Maps8.
The District of Caradon shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Caradon (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral Registers9.
Revocation10.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Callington | The parish of Callington | 3 |
Calstock | The parish of Calstock | 3 |
Deviock and Sheviock | The parishes of Deviock and Sheviock | 1 |
Dobwalls and District | The parishes of Dobwalls and Trewidland, Morval, St Keyne and St Pinnock | 2 |
Duloe, Lansallos and Pelynt | The parishes of Duloe, Lanreath, Lansallos and Pelynt | 2 |
Landrake and St Dominick | The parishes of Botusfleming, Landrake with St Erney, Landulph, Pillaton, St Dominick and St Mellion | 2 |
Lanteglos and St Veep | The parishes of Broadoak, Boconnoc, Lanteglos, St Veep and St Winnow | 1 |
Liskeard North | 3 | |
Liskeard South | 2 | |
Looe and St Martin | The parishes of Looe and St Martin-by-Looe | 3 |
Lynher | The parishes of Linkinhorne and South Hill | 1 |
Menheniot and St Ive | The parishes of Menheniot and St Ive | 2 |
Millbrook | The parish of Millbrook | 1 |
Rame Peninsula | The parishes of Antony, Maker-With-Rame and St John | 1 |
St Cleer and St Neot | The parishes of St Cleer, St Neot and Warleggan | 2 |
St Germans | The parishes of Quethiock and St Germans | 1 |
Saltash Burraton | 2 | |
Saltash Essa | 2 | |
Saltash Pill | 2 | |
Saltash St Stephens | 2 | |
Torpoint East | 2 | |
Torpoint West | 2 |
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 Caradon. 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 22 new wards. That article and the Schedule also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Articles 4 to 7 make electoral changes in the parishes of Liskeard, Saltash, Torpoint and Pelynt.
Article 9 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 10 revokes the District of Caradon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 (S.I 1980/757), save for article 4, and article 2(1)(b) of the Caradon (Parishes) Order 1999 (S.I 1999/135).
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 Caradon District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.