http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2889/madeThe Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Changes) Order 2002Local governmentPolitical partiesReferendumsElectoral registrationLocal government committeesKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND 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 borough of Oadby and Wigston. 2002 No. 2889 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND The Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 Made 19th November 2002 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas the Boundary Committee for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992, has submitted to the Electoral Commission recommendations dated June 2002 on its review of the borough of Oadby and Wigston:

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:

Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order: Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Borough of Oadby and Wigston (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. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “borough” means the borough of Oadby and Wigston; “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 Borough of Oadby and Wigston (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 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council. Wards of the borough of Oadby and Wigston 3 1 The existing wards of the borough shall be abolished. 2 The borough shall be divided into ten wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of 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. Maps 4 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time. Electoral registers 5 The Electoral Registration Officer 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. Revocation 6 The Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is revoked. Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission Pamela Gordon Commissioner 28th October 2002 Glyn Mathias Commissioner 14th November 2002 Neil McIntosh Commissioner 14h November 2002 Karamjit Singh Commissioner 19th November 2002 Sam Younger Commissioner 19th November 2002 Graham Zellick Commissioner 28th October 2002 SCHEDULE <Strong>NAMES OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS</Strong> article 3
(1)(2)
Name of WardNumber of Councillors
Oadby Brocks Hill2
Oadby Grange3
Oadby St Peter's2
Oadby Uplands2
Oadby Woodlands2
South Wigston3
Wigston All Saints3
Wigston Meadowcourt3
Wigston St Wolstan's3
Wigston Fields3
(This note is not part of the Order)

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 borough of Oadby and Wigston.

The modification concerns the name of the Wigston Fields borough ward.

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 10 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 Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/723).

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 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.

The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England. 1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, to the extent that they relate to electoral arrangements within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962). The non-metropolitan district of Oadby and Wigston has the status of a borough. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. There are amendments to this section made otherwise than by S.I. 2001/3962 that are not relevant to this Order. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. See the Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/723) as amended by the Borough of Oadby and Wigston (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/1625). As to electoral registration officers and the register of local government electors, see sections 8 to 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2). S.I. 1977/723. Articles 8 and 9 of S.I. 1977/723 made provision in respect of the borough electoral cycle. Article 2 of S.I. 1987/1625 makes new provision in respect of the borough electoral cycle. S.I. 1987/1625 is not affected by this Order.