Citation and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the County of Warwickshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004.

2

This Order, with the exception of article 4, shall come into force –

a

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2005, on the day after that on which it is made;

b

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2005.

3

Article 4 shall come into force –

a

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of a parish councillor for the parish of Stoneleigh to be held on the ordinary day of elections in 2007, on 15th October 2006;

b

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of elections in 2007.

Interpretation2

In this Order –

  • “county” means the county of Warwickshire;

  • “existing”, in relation to an electoral division or ward, means the electoral division or ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

  • references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to district and borough wards in the county6;

  • any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Warwickshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004”, of which prints are available for inspection at –

    1. a

      the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

    2. b

      the offices of Warwickshire County Council; and

    any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.

Electoral divisions of the county of Warwickshire3

1

The existing electoral divisions of the county7 shall be abolished.

2

The county shall be divided into fifty-six electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

3

The electoral divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards, parishes, or parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the electoral division and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division shall be the number specified in respect of the electoral division in column (3) 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.

Wards of the parish of Stoneleigh4

1

The existing wards of the parish of Stoneleigh shall be abolished.

2

The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Burton Green, Stoneleigh and University; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

3

The number of councillors to be elected for the Stoneleigh parish ward shall be four and for each of the Burton Green and University parish wards shall be two.

Maps5

Warwickshire County Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Warwickshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral registers6

The Electoral Registration Officer8 for each district or borough in the county 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.

Revocation7

The County of Warwickshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19819 is revoked, save for article 5.

Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 28th day of October 2004

Sam YoungerChairman of the Commission
Jacqui DixonSecretary to the Commission