2006 No. 3111
The District of South Northamptonshire (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 district of South Northamptonshire and have submitted to the Electoral Commission3 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, with one modification, to those recommendations.
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the District of South Northamptonshire (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 councillors6 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—
“district” means the district of South Northamptonshire;
“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 District of South Northamptonshire (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 district of South Northamptonshire3
1
The existing wards of the district7 shall be abolished.
2
The district shall be divided into twenty-seven 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.
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 Brackley4
1
The existing wards of the parish of Brackley shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named East, South and West.
3
Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 2 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 five.
Wards of the parish of Towcester5
1
The existing wards of the parish of Towcester shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Brook and Mill.
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 Brook ward shall be ten, and for Mill ward shall be six.
Map6
South Northamptonshire District 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 register7
The registration officer8 for the district 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.
Revocation8
Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 23rd day of November 2006
Sam YoungerChairman of the CommissionSCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Astwell | Helmdon parish; Radstone parish; Syresham parish; Whitfield parish | 1 |
Blakesley and Cote | Adstone parish; Blakesley parish; Cold Higham parish; Litchborough parish; Maidford parish; Pattishall parish; Slapton parish; Tiffield parish; Woodend parish | 2 |
Blisworth and Roade | Blisworth parish; Courteenhall parish; Roade parish | 2 |
Brackley East | East parish ward of Brackley parish | 2 |
Brackley South | South parish ward of Brackley parish | 2 |
Brackley West | West parish ward of Brackley parish | 2 |
Brafield and Yardley | Brafield on the Green parish; Castle Ashby parish; Cogenhoe and Whiston parish; Denton parish; Little Houghton parish; Yardley Hastings parish | 2 |
Cosgrove and Grafton | Cosgrove parish; Grafton Regis parish; Yardley Gobion parish | 1 |
Danvers and Wardoun | Aston le Walls parish; Boddington parish; Chacombe parish; Chipping Warden parish; Culworth parish; Edgcote parish; Eydon parish; Marston St Lawrence parish; Thenford parish; Thorpe Mandeville parish | 2 |
Deanshanger | Deanshanger parish; Wicken parish | 2 |
Grange Park | Grange Park parish | 2 |
Hackleton | Hackleton parish; Quinton parish | 1 |
Harpole and Grange | Gayton parish; Harpole parish; Kislingbury parish; Milton Malsor parish; Rothersthorpe parish | 2 |
Heyfords and Bugbrooke | Bugbrooke parish; Nether Heyford parish; Upper Heyford parish | 2 |
Kings Sutton | Kings Sutton parish | 1 |
Kingthorn | Bradden parish; Greens Norton parish | 1 |
Little Brook | Aynho parish; Croughton parish; Evenley parish | 1 |
Middleton Cheney | Middleton Cheney parish; Overthorpe parish; Warkworth parish | 2 |
Old Stratford | Old Stratford parish | 1 |
Salcey | Ashton parish; Hartwell parish | 1 |
Silverstone | Silverstone parish | 1 |
Steane | Farthinghoe parish; Greatworth parish; Hinton-in-the-Hedges parish; Newbottle parish | 1 |
Tove | Alderton parish; Paulerspury parish; Shutlanger parish; Stoke Bruerne parish | 1 |
Towcester Brook | Brook parish ward of Towcester parish | 3 |
Towcester Mill | Easton Neston parish; Mill parish ward of Towcester parish | 2 |
Washington | Abthorpe parish; Moreton Pinkney parish; Sulgrave parish; Wappenham parish; Weston and Weedon parish | 1 |
Whittlewood | Potterspury parish; Whittlebury parish | 1 |
(This note is not part of the Order)