EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Northumberland County Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of county electoral division boundaries.
These alterations are a consequence of changes to certain parish boundaries introduced by the Northumberland (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Parishes of Blyth and Seaton Valley) Order 2018 (“the 2018 Order”) made under section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) by Northumberland County Council.
The changes to the county electoral division boundaries under article 2 and the Schedule apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2021.
The 2018 Order is accessible at: https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Reviews/North%20East/Northumberland/CGR/Final%20Order%20Blyth%20and%20Seaton%20Valley.pdf.
A hard copy of that Order is also available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Northumberland County Council, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2EF.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.