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 borough of Redcar and Cleveland.

The modifications concern the name of Westworth borough ward and the boundary between the Lockwood and Westworth borough wards, which is also the boundary between the Charltons and Margrove Park parish ward and the Lingdale and Stanghow parish ward, in the parish of Lockwood.

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 22 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 to 7 make electoral changes in the parishes of Guisborough, Lockwood, Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, and Skelton and Brotton.

Article 9 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 10 revokes the Borough of Langbaurgh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/720).

The areas of the new borough 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 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.