The District of Malvern Hills (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 Malvern Hills (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 Malvern Hills;
“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 Malvern Hills (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 Malvern Hills District Council; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the district of Malvern Hills3.
(1)
(2)
The district shall be divided into twenty-two 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 Malvern4.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Malvern shall be abolished.
(2)
The parish shall be divided into six 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Malvern Wells5.
(1)
The existing wards of the parish of Malvern Wells shall be abolished.
(2)
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names All Saints and St Peters; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3)
The number of councillors to be elected for the St Peters parish ward shall be seven and for the All Saints parish ward shall be six.
Numbers of parish councillors6.
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Pendock shall be seven.
Maps7.
Malvern Hills District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral registers8.
Revocation9.
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 |
Alfrick and Leigh | The parishes of Alfrick, Bransford, Doddenham, Knightwick, Leigh, Lulsley and Suckley | 2 |
Baldwin | The parish of Astley and Dunley and the parishes of Holt and Shrawley | 1 |
Broadheath | The parishes of Broadheath, Broadwas, Cotheridge and Rushwick | 2 |
Chase | 3 | |
Dyson Perrins | 2 | |
Hallow | The parishes of Grimley and Hallow | 1 |
Kempsey | The parishes of Croome D'Abitot, Kempsey and Severn Stoke | 2 |
Lindridge | The parishes of Bayton, Knighton on Teme, Lindridge, Mamble and Stockton on Teme | 1 |
Link | 3 | |
Longdon | The parishes of Berrow, Bushley, Eldersfield, Holdfast, Longdon, Pendock and Queenhill | 1 |
Martley | The parishes of Kenswick, Martley and Wichenford | 1 |
Morton | The parishes of Birtsmorton, Castlemorton and Welland | 1 |
Pickersleigh | 3 | |
Powick | The parishes of Guarlford, Madresfield, Newland and Powick | 2 |
Priory | 2 | |
Ripple | The parishes of Earl’s Croome, Hill Croome and Ripple | 1 |
Teme Valley | The parishes of Clifton upon Teme, Eastham, Hanley, Lower Sapey, Shelsley Beauchamp, Shelsley Kings, Shelsley Walsh and Stanford with Orleton | 1 |
Tenbury | The parishes of Bockleton, Kyre, Rochford, Stoke Bliss and Tenbury | 2 |
Upton and Hanley | The parishes of Hanley Castle and Upton upon Severn | 2 |
Wells | The parishes of Little Malvern and Malvern Wells | 2 |
West | 2 | |
Woodbury | The parishes of Abberley, Great Witley, Hillhampton, Little Witley and Pensax | 1 |
SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF MALVERNNAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Chase | The district ward of Chase | 4 |
Dyson Perrins | The district ward of Dyson Perrins | 3 |
Link | The district ward of Link | 4 |
North Malvern | So much of the district ward of West as comprises the parish of Malvern | 2 |
Pickersleigh | The district ward of Pickersleigh | 4 |
Priory | The district ward of Priory | 3 |
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 Malvern Hills.
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 6 make electoral changes in the parishes of Malvern, Malvern Wells and Pendock.
Article 8 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 9 revokes article 6 of the Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1867).
The areas of the new district and parish 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 Malvern Hills District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.