The District of Chichester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, with one modification, 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 Chichester (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 Chichester;
“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 Chichester (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 Chichester District Council.
Wards of the district of Chichester3.
(1)
(2)
The district shall be divided into twenty-nine 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 Chichester4.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Chichester 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); and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be five.
Wards of the parish of Selsey5.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Selsey shall be abolished.
(2)
The parish 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); 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.
Maps6.
Chichester District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Chichester (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 |
Bosham | The parishes of Bosham and Chidham9 | 2 |
Boxgrove | The parishes of Boxgrove, Eartham, East Dean9, Singleton9, Upwaltham and West Dean | 1 |
Bury | The parishes of Barlavington9, Bignor, Bury, Duncton9, East Lavington, Graffham and Sutton | 1 |
Chichester East | 3 | |
Chichester North | 3 | |
Chichester South | 3 | |
Chichester West | 2 | |
Donnington | The parishes of Appledram and Donnington | 1 |
Easebourne | The parishes of Easebourne and Lodsworth9 | 1 |
East Wittering | The parishes of Earnley9 and East Wittering | 2 |
Fernhurst | 2 | |
Fishbourne | The parish of Fishbourne | 1 |
Funtington | The parishes of Compton, Funtington, Marden and Stoughton | 1 |
Harting | The parishes of Elsted, Harting, Treyford, and Trotton with Chithurst | 1 |
Lavant | The parishes of Lavant and Westhampnett9 | 1 |
Midhurst | The parish of Midhurst | 2 |
North Mundham | The parishes of North Mundham and Oving9 | 1 |
Petworth | The parishes of Ebernoe, Fittleworth, Petworth, Stopham and Tillington | 2 |
Plaistow | The parishes of Loxwood, Lurgashall, Northchapel and Plaistow | 2 |
Rogate | The parishes of Linch, Milland and Rogate | 1 |
Selsey North | 3 | |
Selsey South | 2 | |
Sidlesham | The parishes of Hunston and Sidlesham | 1 |
Southbourne | The parishes of Southbourne9 and West Thorney | 3 |
Stedham | The parishes of Bepton9, Cocking, Heyshott, Stedham with Iping, West Lavington and Woolbeding9 | 1 |
Tangmere | The parish of Tangmere9 | 1 |
Westbourne | The parish of Westbourne | 1 |
West Wittering | The parishes of Birdham9, West Itchenor9 and West Wittering9 | 2 |
Wisborough Green | The parishes of Kirdford and Wisborough Green | 1 |
SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF CHICHESTER NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS
(1) | (2) |
|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward |
East | The district ward of Chichester East |
North | The district ward of Chichester North |
South | The district ward of Chichester South |
West | The district ward of Chichester West |
SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF SELSEY NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
North | The district ward of Selsey North | 8 |
South | The district ward of Selsey South | 6 |
This Order gives effect, with one modification, to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the district of Chichester.
The modification concerns the boundary between the Fernhurst and Rogate 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 district and provides for the creation of 29 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 and 5 make electoral changes in the parishes of Chichester and Selsey.
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 Chichester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/865), with the exception of article 5.
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 Chichester District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.