2019 No. 65

Local Government, England

The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 20071, Central Bedfordshire Council (“the Council”) made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England2 for the related alteration of the boundaries of district 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 Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2019.

2

This article comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

3

Article 2 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 this Order is made;

b

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England3 in 2019.

Alteration of district ward boundaries2

Each area that ceases to be part of the parish listed in the first column of the table in the Schedule and becomes part of the parish listed in the corresponding entry in the second column of that table, in consequence of the Central Bedfordshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 20184, ceases to be part of the district ward listed in the corresponding entry in the third column of that table and becomes part of the district ward listed in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of that table.

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

seal_r00001Jolyon JacksonChief ExecutiveLocal Government Boundary Commission for England

SCHEDULE

Article 2

(1)

From parish

(2)

To parish

(3)

From district ward

(4)

To district ward

Houghton Conquest

Ampthill

Houghton Conquest & Haynes

Ampthill

Moggerhanger

Blunham

Northill

Sandy

Caddington

Dunstable

Caddington

Dunstable Manshead

Dunstable

Houghton Regis

Dunstable Northfields

Houghton Hall

Sandy

Moggerhanger

Sandy

Northill

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Central Bedfordshire Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of district ward boundaries.

These alterations are a consequence of changes to certain parish boundaries introduced by the Central Bedfordshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018 made under section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 by Central Bedfordshire Council. A hard copy of that Order is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ.

The changes to district ward boundaries under article 2 apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2019.

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