2018 No. 270
Local Government, England

The Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 20071 Leeds City Council made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England2 for the related alteration of boundaries of wards within the Council’s area.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations and makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92(3) of that Act.

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2018.

(2)

This Order comes into force—

(a)

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary, or relating, to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which it is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Wales3 in 2018.

Alterations of ward boundaries2.

(1)

The areas that cease to be part of the parishes listed in the first column of table 1 in the Schedule and become part of the parishes listed in the second column of that table in consequence of the Leeds (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 20184, cease to be part of the wards listed in the third column of that table and becomes part of the wards listed in the fourth column of that table.

(2)

The areas that cease to be part of the parishes listed in the first column of table 2 in the Schedule and become part of the unparished areas in the second column of that table in consequence of the Leeds (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018, cease to be part of the wards listed in the third column of that table and become part of the wards listed in the fourth column of that table.

(3)

In this article—

“ward” means the wards of the city of Leeds as named in article 3(2) of the Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 20175.

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Jolyon Jackson
Chief Executive
Local Government Boundary Commission for England

SCHEDULERelated alterations of ward boundaries

Article 2

Table 1

Column 1

From parish

Column 2

To parish

Column 3

From ward

Column 4

To ward

Allerton Bywater

Great & Little Preston

Kippax & Methley

Garforth & Swillington

Great & Little Preston

Allerton Bywater

Garforth & Swillington

Kippax & Methley

Table 2

Column 1

From parish

Column 2

To area

Column 3

From ward

Column 4

To ward

Swillington

Unparished area

Garforth & Swillington

Temple Newsam

Swillington

Unparished area

Garforth & Swillington

Rothwell

Horsforth

Unparished area

Horsforth

Otley & Yeadon

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Leeds City Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for alterations of city ward boundaries in the City of Leeds. The alterations relate to parish boundary changes made by the Leeds (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018.

The new ward boundaries apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2018.

Article 2 alters the wards of Garforth & Swillington, Horsforth, Kippax & Methley, Otley & Yeadon, Rothwell and Temple Newsam.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.