The District of Horsham (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, with modifications, to those recommendations:
Citation and commencement1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the District of Horsham (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 Horsham;
“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 Horsham (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” of which prints are available for inspection at—
(a)
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
(a)
the principal offices of Horsham District Council.
Wards of the district of Horsham3.
(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 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 Henfield4.
(1)
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Henfield and Small Dole; the parish ward of Henfield shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the parish ward of Small Dole shall comprise the rest of the parish.
(2)
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Henfield shall be thirteen, and for the parish ward of Small Dole shall be two.
Wards of the parish of North Horsham5.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of North Horsham shall be abolished.
(2)
The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Holbrook East, Holbrook West, Roffey North and Roffey South. The parish wards of Holbrook East, Holbrook West and Roffey North shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the parish ward of Roffey South shall comprise the rest of the parish.
(3)
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Holbrook East shall be five, for the parish ward of Roffey South shall be four, for the parish ward of Roffey North shall be six, and for the parish ward of Holbrook West shall be four.
Maps6.
Horsham District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Horsham (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
SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Billingshurst and Shipley | The parishes of Billingshurst and Shipley | 3 |
Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote | 2 | |
Broadbridge Heath | The parish of Broadbridge Heath | 1 |
Chanctonbury | The parishes of Ashington, Thakeham, West Chiltington and Wiston | 3 |
Chantry | The parishes of Amberley, Parham, Storrington, Sullington, and Washington | 3 |
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead | The parishes of Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead | 2 |
Denne | 2 | |
Forest | 1 | |
Henfield | 2 | |
Holbrook East | 2 | |
Holbrook West | 2 | |
Horsham Park | 3 | |
Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham | The parishes of Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham | 2 |
Nuthurst | The parishes of Lower Beeding and Nuthurst | 1 |
Pulborough and Coldwatham | The parishes of Coldwatham and Pulborough | 2 |
Roffey North | 2 | |
Roffey South | 2 | |
Rudgwick | The parish of Rudgwick | 1 |
Rusper and Colgate | The parishes of Colgate and Rusper | 1 |
Southwater | The parish of Southwater | 3 |
Steyning | The parishes of Ashurst and Steyning | 2 |
Trafalgar | 2 |
This Order gives effect, with modifications, to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the district of Horsham. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.
The modifications relate to the boundary between Chactonbury and Chantry wards, the naming of Horsham Park ward, and the distribution of parish councillors for North Horsham parish.
Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of twenty two 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 and 5 make electoral changes in the parishes of Henfield and North Horsham.
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 Horsham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1861) 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 Horsham District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.