2006 No. 3109

local government, england

The Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 2006

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Boundary Committee for England1, under section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 19922 (“the 1992 Act”), have conducted a review of the borough of Kettering3 and have submitted to the Electoral Commission4 recommendations dated May 2006.

A period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations.

The Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, without modification, to those recommendations.

Accordingly, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 175 and 266 of the 1992 Act, make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 2006.

2

This Order comes into force—

a

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors7 in 2007, on the day after that on which it is made;

b

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

Interpretation2

In this Order—

  • “borough” means the borough of Kettering;

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

  • “map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 2006”, of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

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

Wards of the borough of Kettering3

1

The existing wards of the borough8 shall be abolished.

2

The borough shall be divided into seventeen wards which shall be named as set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

3

Each ward shall comprise the area described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards 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.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.

5

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 Desborough4

1

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

2

The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Loatland and St Giles.

3

Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 1 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be six.

Map5

Kettering Borough Council shall make a print of the map available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral register6

The registration officer9 for the borough 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 Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 199810, save for article 5, and article 7 of the Kettering (Parishes and Electoral Changes) (No. 2) Order 200111, are revoked.

Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 23rd day of November 2006

seal_r00001Sam YoungerChairman of the Commission
Jacqui DixonSecretary to the Commission

SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

article 3

Column (1)

Column (2)

Column (3)

Name of Ward

Area of Ward

Number of Councillors

All Saints

3

Avondale Grange

2

Barton

2

Brambleside

2

Burton Latimer

Burton Latimer parish

3

Desborough Loatland

Loatland parish ward of Desborough parish

2

Desborough St Giles

St Giles parish ward of Desborough parish

2

Ise Lodge

3

Northfield

1

Pipers Hill

2

Queen Eleanor and Buccleuch

Cranford parish; Geddington parish; Grafton Underwood parish; Newton and Little Oakley parish; Warkton parish; Weekley parish

1

Rothwell

Rothwell parish

3

Slade

Broughton parish; Cransley parish; Harrington parish; Loddington parish; Mawsley parish; Orton parish; Pytchley parish; Thorpe Malsor parish

2

St Michael’s and Wicksteed

3

St Peter’s

2

Welland

Ashley parish; Brampton Ash parish; Braybrooke parish; Dingley parish; Rushton parish; Stoke Albany parish; Sutton Bassett parish; Weston by Welland parish; Wilbarston parish

1

William Knibb

2

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the borough of Kettering following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England to the Electoral Commission.

The Electoral Commission accepted the Boundary Committee’s recommendations without modification.

The electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and replaces them with 17 new ones. That article, the Schedule and the map also establish the names and areas of the new borough wards and the numbers of borough councillors for each ward.

Article 4 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Desborough and replaces them with 2 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 6 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 7 revokes the Borough of Kettering (Electoral Changes) Order 1998, save for article 5, and article 7 of the Kettering (Parishes and Electoral Changes) (No. 2) Order 2001.

The map defined in article 2 shows the new borough and parish wards. It is available at www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/kettering.cfm and, at all reasonable times, at the offices of Kettering Borough Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.