Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2022.

(2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3) Articles 3 and 4 come 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 England(1) in 2023.

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, “ the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2022”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England(2).

(2) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Wards of the borough of Tonbridge and Malling and number of councillors

3.—(1) The existing wards of the borough of Tonbridge and Malling are abolished.

(2) The borough of Tonbridge and Malling is divided into the 19 wards listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1.

(3) Each ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in Schedule 1.

Parish wards of the parishes of Aylesford and Snodland

4.—(1) The existing parish wards of the parishes of Aylesford and Snodland are abolished.

(2) The parish of Aylesford is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2.

(3) The parish of Snodland is divided into two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2.

(4) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

(5) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish ward in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 2.

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

Jolyon Jackson

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

4th November 2022