The existing wards of the district6 shall be abolished.

The district shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.

The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (2) of that Schedule.

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.