Citation, commencement and application1
1
This Order may be cited as the West Lothian (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 10th November 2006.
2
This Order shall apply only for the purposes of elections to be held after the date on which section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 20042 comes into force.
Interpretation2
In this Order–
a
a reference to an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and
b
“the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROM–
i
entitled “West Lothian (Electoral Arrangements) 2006”; and
ii
deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.
Electoral arrangements3
1
The area of West Lothian Council shall be divided into 9 electoral wards.
2
The number and name of an electoral ward is as specified in columns 1 and 2 respectively of the Schedule to this Order.
3
The number of councillors to be returned for an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order corresponding to that electoral ward.
4
The boundaries of the electoral wards are as described by the deposited data.