2005 No. 173

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005
Made
1st February 2005
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and 1(3)
Whereas the Boundary Committee for England , acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992 , has submitted to the Electoral Commission recommendations dated October 2004 on its review of the county of Norfolk:
And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, with one modification, to those recommendations:
And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations:
Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement
1
1
This Order may be cited as the County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005.
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 Sprowston 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.

Interpretation
2
In this Order –
- “county” means the county of Norfolk;
- “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, borough and city wards in the county ;
- any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005”, of which prints are available for inspection at –
  1. the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
  2. the offices of Norfolk 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 Norfolk
3
1
The existing electoral divisions of the county shall be abolished.
2
The county shall be divided into eighty-four 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 one.
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 Sprowston
4
1
The existing wards of the parish of Sprowston shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Sprowston Central, Sprowston North East, Sprowston South East and Sprowston West; 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 Sprowston South East parish ward shall be seven, for the Sprowston Central parish ward shall be five, for the Sprowston West parish ward shall be two, and for the Sprowston North East parish ward shall be one.

Maps
5
Norfolk County Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral registers
6
The Electoral Registration Officer for each district, borough or city 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.

Revocation
7
The County of Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984 is revoked, save for article 5.
Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 1st day of February 2005
Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission
1st February 2005
Peter Wardle
Chief Executive to the Commission
1st February 2005
SCHEDULE

NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS
article 3
Column (1) | Column (2)
Name of Electoral Division | Area of Electoral Division
In the district of Breckland
Attleborough | Burgh and Haverscroft ward; Queen’s ward
Dereham North | Dereham-Humbletoft ward; Dereham-Neatherd ward; Scarning parish
Dereham South | Dereham-Central ward; Dereham-Toftwood ward
Elmham and Mattishall | Eynsford ward; Swanton Morley ward; Two Rivers ward; Upper Wensum ward
Guiltcross | Buckenham ward; East Guiltcross ward; Harling and Heathlands ward; West Guiltcross ward
Necton and Launditch | Hermitage ward; Launditch ward; Necton ward; Taverner ward; Fransham parish; Gressenhall parish; Longham parish; Wendling parish
Swaffham | Nar Valley ward; Swaffham ward
The Brecks | Conifer ward; Mid Forest ward; Wayland ward; Weeting ward; Wissey ward
Thetford East | Thetford-Castle ward; Thetford-Guildhall ward
Thetford West | Thetford-Abbey ward; Thetford-Saxon ward
Watton | Templar ward; Watton ward
Yare and All Saints | All Saints ward; Haggard de Toni ward; Shipdham ward; Upper Yare ward
In the district of Broadland
Acle | Acle ward; Burlingham ward; Marshes ward
Aylsham | Aylsham ward; Brampton parish; Buxton with Lammas parish
Blofield and Brundall | Brundall ward; Blofield parish
Drayton and Horsford | Drayton North ward; Drayton South ward; Horsford and Felthorpe ward
Hellesdon | Hellesdon North West ward; Hellesdon South East ward
Hevingham and Spixworth | Hevingham ward; Spixworth with St Faiths ward; Frettenham parish
Old Catton | Old Catton and Sprowston West ward
Reepham | Eynesford ward; Great Witchingham ward; Reepham ward
Sprowston | Sprowston Central ward; Sprowston South East parish ward of Sprowston parish
Taverham | Taverham North ward; Taverham South ward
Thorpe St Andrew | Plumstead ward; Thorpe St Andrew South East ward
Woodside | Thorpe St Andrew North West ward; Sprowston North East parish ward of Sprowston parish
Wroxham | Coltishall ward; Wroxham ward; Hemblington parish; South Walsham parish; Upton with Fishley parish; Woodbastwick parish
In the borough of Great Yarmouth
Breydon |
Caister-on-Sea | Caister North ward; Caister South ward
East Flegg | East Flegg ward; Ormesby ward
Gorleston St Andrews | Gorleston ward; St Andrews ward
Lothingland | Bradwell South and Hopton ward; Belton with Browston parish; Fritton and St Olaves parish
Magdalen |
West Flegg | Fleggburgh ward; West Flegg ward
Yarmouth Nelson and Southtown | Nelson ward; Southtown and Cobholm ward
Yarmouth North and Central | Central and Northgate ward; Yarmouth North ward
In the borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
Clenchwarton and King’s Lynn South | Clenchwarton ward; South and West Lynn ward; West Winch parish
Dersingham | Dersingham ward; Valley Hill ward; Ingoldisthorpe parish; Shernborne parish; Snettisham parish
Docking | Docking ward; Heacham ward; Rudham ward; Fring parish; Sedgeford parish
Downham Market | Downham Old Town ward; East Downham ward; North Downham ward; South Downham ward
Feltwell | Denton ward; Hilgay with Denver ward; Wissey ward
Fincham | St Lawrence ward; Watlington ward; Wiggenhall ward; Wimbotsham with Fincham ward; Runcton Holme parish; Shouldham Thorpe parish; Tottenhill parish
Freebridge Lynn | Grimston ward; North Wootton ward; South Wootton ward
Gayton and Nar Valley | Gayton ward; Priory ward; Marham parish; Middleton parish; North Runcton parish; Shouldham parish; Wormegay parish
Gaywood North and Central | Gaywood North Bank ward; Old Gaywood ward
Gaywood South | Fairstead ward; Gaywood Chase ward; Springwood ward
King’s Lynn North and Central | North Lynn ward; St Margarets with St Nicholas ward
Marshland North | Spellowfields ward; Walpole ward; Walton ward
Marshland South | Emneth with Outwell ward; Mershe Lande ward; Upwell and Delph ward
North Coast | Brancaster ward; Burnham ward; Hunstanton ward
In the district of North Norfolk
Cromer | Cromer Town ward; Roughton ward; Suffield Park ward
Fakenham | Lancaster North ward; Lancaster South ward; The Raynhams ward
Holt | High Heath ward; Holt ward; The Runtons ward; East Beckham parish; Gresham parish; Matlask parish; Sustead parish; Upper Sheringham parish; West Beckham parish
Hoveton and Stalham | Hoveton ward; Scottow ward; Stalham and Sutton ward
Melton Constable | Astley ward; Briston ward; Corpusty ward; Wensum ward
Mundesley | Gaunt ward; Mundesley ward; Poppyland ward
North Walsham East | Happisburgh ward; North Walsham East ward; North Walsham North ward
North Walsham West and Erpingham | Erpingham ward; North Walsham West ward; Worstead ward
Sheringham | Sheringham North ward; Sheringham South ward; Beeston Regis parish
South Smallburgh | St Benet ward; Waterside ward; Waxham ward
Wells | Glaven Valley ward; Priory ward; Walsingham ward
In the city of Norwich
Bowthorpe | Bowthorpe ward
Catton Grove | Catton Grove ward
Crome | Crome ward
Eaton | Eaton ward
Lakenham | Lakenham ward
Mancroft | Mancroft ward
Mile Cross | Mile Cross ward
Nelson | Nelson ward
Sewell | Sewell ward
Thorpe Hamlet | Thorpe Hamlet ward
Town Close | Town Close ward
University | University ward
Wensum | Wensum ward
In the district of South Norfolk
Clavering | Ditchingham and Broome ward; Earsham ward; Gillingham ward; Thurlton ward
Costessey | New Costessey ward; Old Costessey ward
Diss and Roydon | Diss ward; Roydon ward
East Depwade | Beck Vale ward; Harleston ward; Scole ward
Forehoe | Cromwells ward; Mulbarton ward; Newton Flotman ward
Henstead | Poringland with the Framinghams ward; Stoke Holy Cross ward; Bramerton parish; Kirby Bedon parish; Surlingham parish
Hingham | Easton ward; Hingham and Deopham ward; Wicklewood ward
Humbleyard | Cringleford ward; Hethersett ward
Loddon | Brooke ward; Chedgrave and Thurton ward; Loddon ward; Alpington parish; Bedingham parish; Hellington parish; Holverston parish; Rockland St Mary parish; Woodton parish; Yelverton parish
Long Stratton | Stratton ward; Tasburgh ward; Hempnall parish; Morning Thorpe parish ; Shelton and Hardwick parish
West Depwade | Bressingham and Burston ward; Bunwell ward; Dickleburgh ward; Forncett ward
Wymondham | Abbey ward; Northfields ward; Rustens ward; Town ward
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect, with one modification, to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the county of Norfolk.
The modification concerns the name of North Walsham West and Erpingham electoral division.
The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2005.
Article 3 abolishes the existing electoral divisions of the county and provides for the creation of 84 new electoral divisions. That article and the Schedule also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new electoral divisions.
Article 4 makes electoral changes in the parish of Sprowston.
Article 6 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer for each district, borough or city in the county of Norfolk to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.
Article 7 revokes the County of Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984, with the exception of article 5.
The areas of the new electoral divisions and of the new parish wards of the parish of Sprowston are demarcated on the map described in article 2. Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Norfolk County Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.
The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England.
1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.
The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).
This section has been amended by section 89(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22), S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.
This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.
See the District of Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3221), the District of Broadland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/157), the Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3228), the Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3227), the District of North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/160), the City of Norwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3222) and the District of South Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/3218).
See the County of Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/1752). The area of the county of Norfolk was altered by the Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/228).
As to electoral registration officers and the register of local government electors, see sections 8 to 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2).
S.I. 1984/1752.
The parish of Morning Thorpe is the same as that referred to as “Morningthorpe” in S.I. 2002/3218.
The parish of Shelton and Hardwick is the same as that referred to as “Shelton” in S.I. 2002/3218.