The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987

Statutory Instruments

1987 No. 484

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987

Made

9th March 1987

Coming into force in accordance with Article 2

Whereas in pursuance of section 51(1) of the Local Government Act 1972(1), the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on 1st December 1986 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the Borough of South Ribble:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 51(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Borough of South Ribble (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987.

2.  This Order shall come into force on 7th May 1987, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day it shall come into force forthwith.

3.—(1) The existing wards of the Borough of South Ribble shall be abolished and that borough shall be divided into twenty-two wards which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order, and each such ward shall comprise the areas specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1, which areas are as they will be constituted on 1st April 1987 when Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the South Ribble (Parishes) Order 1987(2) and Articles 4 and 5 of the Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986(3) come into force.

(2) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward constituted by paragraph (1) above shall be the number specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1 of that Schedule.

4.  Where a boundary is described in Schedule 1 to this Order as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line thereof.

5.  The ordinary elections of all councillors for the Borough of South Ribble shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 1987 and every fourth year thereafter.

6.  The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or alteration of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.

Douglas Hurd

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State Home Office

9th March 1987

Article 3(1)

SCHEDULE 1 NAMES AND AREAS OF NEW WARDS

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Name of New Ward	Area of New Ward
All Saints	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the Walton-le-Dale ward meets the southwestern boundary of the parish of Samlesbury and Cuerdale, thence generally southeastwards along that southwestern boundary to the eastern boundary of the Borough of South Ribble, thence generally southeastwards along that eastern boundary to the Blackburn to Preston railway, thence southwestwards along that railway to the M61 motorway, thence northwestwards along that motorway and continuing along the southwestern slip road to the point where it crosses the M6 motorway, thence generally northeastwards along that motorway to the eastern boundary of the Walton-le-Dale ward and continuing northeastwards along that eastern boundary to the point of commencement
Bamber Bridge Central	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the southern boundary of the Walton-le-Dale ward meets the western boundary of the All Saints ward, thence southwards along that western boundary to the northern boundary of the Bamber Bridge South ward, thence generally southwestwards along that northern boundary to the eastern boundary of the Lostock Hall ward, thence westwards and northwards along that eastern boundary and continuing northwards and generally northeastwards along the southern boundary of the Walton-le-Dale ward to the point of commencement
Bamber Bridge South	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the southern boundary of the All Saints ward meets the eastern boundary of that Borough, thence generally southwestwards and northwestwards along that eastern boundary to the northern boundary of the parish of Farington, thence continuing northwestwards along that northern boundary to the road leading to the St. Catherine’s Hospice, thence northwestwards along that road to the River Lostock, thence generally northeastwards along that river to the path leading northwards to the Blackburn to Preston railway, thence northwards along that path to that railway,thence eastwards along that railway to a point opposite the end of the road known as Meanygate, thence northwards to and along that road to the northern curtilage of No. 1 Meanygate, thence eastwards along that northern curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos. 68 to 48 Queensway to the eastern curtilage of the last-mentioned property, thence southeastwards along that eastern curtilage to the rear curtilages of Nos. 10 to 8 Ellen Street, thence northeastwards along those rear curtilages to, and eastwards along, the northern curtilage of the last-mentioned property crossing Ellen Street eastwards in a straight line to the southern curtilage of No. 5 Ellen Street, thence eastwards and northeastwards along that southern curtilage and continuing northeastwards along the rear curtilages of Nos. 3 to 9 Countessway and the southern perimeter of the plots of land south of Nos. 21 to 7 Saint Mary’s Road to the western perimeter of the building south of Nos. 3 to 5 Saint Mary’s Road, thence southeastwards along that western perimeter to, and continuing southeastwards and northeastwards along, the southern curtilage of No. 154b Station Road to Station Road, thence northwestwards along that road to the northern perimeter of Withy Trees Mill, thence northeastwards to and along that northern perimeter to the rear curtilage of No. 25 Maple Drive, thence southeastwards along that rear curtilage to the rear curtilages of Nos. 23 to 9 Maple Drive, thence northeastwards along those rear curtilages, the southeastern curtilage of No. 2 Elm Drive to, and continuing northeastwards along, the southeastern curtilage of No. 1 Elm Drive and the rear curtilages of Nos. 7 to 3 Maple Drive to the southeastern corner of the last-mentioned property, thence southeastwards in a straight line to the rear curtilages of Nos. 63 to 83 Withy Grove Crescent, thence northeastwards along those rear curtilages to Poplar Avenue, thence northwestwards along Poplar Avenue to Larch Grove, thence northeastwards along Larch Grove to the southwestern curtilages of Nos. 13 to 15 Larch Grove, thence southeastwards along those southwestern curtilages to the southeastern curtilage of the last-mentioned property, thence northeastwards along that southeastern curtilage to the rear curtilages of Nos. 24 to 36 Ash Grove, thence continuing northeastwards along those rear curtilages and the rear perimeter of the electricity sub-station and northwestwards along the eastern perimeter of that sub-station to the southeastern perimeter of Ash Grove, being its end, thence northeastwards along that southeastern perimeter and continuing northeastwards along the path leading from Ash Grove to Brindle Road to Brindle Road, thence southeastwards along that road to the southeastern curtilage of No. 85 Brindle Road, thence northeastwards along that southeastern curtilage to the southern perimeter of St. Benedict’s R.C. Primary School, thence continuing northeastwards along that southern perimeterto its end, thence northeastwards in a straight line to the western boundary of the All Saints ward, thence southeastwards to, and eastwards along, the southern boundary of that ward to the point of commencement
Charnock	The Charnock ward of the parish of Penwortham
Farington	The parish of Farington
Howick	The Howick ward of the parish of Penwortham
Hutton and New Longton	The parish of Hutton and the East ward of the parish of Longton
Kingsfold	The Kingsfold ward of the parish of Penwortham
Leyland Central	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the Leyland St. John’s ward meets the southern boundary of the parish of Farington, thence southeastwards along that southern boundary to the Preston to Wigan railway, thence southeastwards along that railway to a point opposite the northeastern corner of No. 10 Wellington Avenue, thence southwestwards to that corner and continuing southwestwards along the rear curtilages of Nos. 10 to 7 Wellington Avenue to the western curtilage of No. 7 Wellington Avenue, thence southeastwards along that western curtilage to a point opposite the northern curtilage of No. 6 Wellington Avenue, thence southwestwards to and along that northern curtilage to the rear curtilage of No. 6 Claremont Avenue, thence northwestwards, southwestwards and southeastwards along that rear curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos. 5 to 2 Claremont Avenue to the rear curtilage of No. 1 Claremont Avenue, thence continuing southeastwards along that rear curtilage and the southern curtilage of that property to Claremont Avenue, thence southwestwards along that avenue to Church Road, thence westwards along that road to the eastern curtilage of No. 129 Church Road, thence northeastwards along that eastern curtilage to the rear curtilage of that property, thence generally northwestwards along that rear curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos. 127 to 111 Church Road to the rear curtilage of No. 1 Winsor Avenue, thence generally northeastwards along that rear curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos. 3 to 23 Winsor Avenue to the rear curtilage of No. 64 Crawford Avenue, thence westwards along that rear curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos. 62 to 18 Crawford Avenue to the western curtilage of the last-mentioned property, thence northwards along that western curtilage to the northern perimeter of Stokes Hall, thence generally westwards along that northern perimeter to the southeastern perimeter of Balcarres Road, thence southwestwards along that southeastern perimeter to the rear curtilage of No. 30 Balcarres Road, thence southwards and generally southwestwards along that rear curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos. 28 to 14 Balcarres Road to the northern perimeter of the bowling green, thence westwards along that northern perimeter to Balcarres Road, thence southwestwards along that road to the northern perimeter of the access road south of No. 5 Balcarres Road, thence westwards to and along that northern perimeter, the southern curtilages of Nos. 2 to 4 Sandy Lane to Sandy Lane, thence northeastwards along that lane to the southern curtilages of Nos. 1 to 7 Victoria Terrace, thence westwards along those southern curtilages, northwards along the western curtilage of No. 7 Victoria Terrace to the access road at the rear of Nos. 7 to 1 Victoria Terrace, thence eastwards along that road to a point opposite the rear curtilages of Nos. 33 to 35 Sandy Lane, thence northwards to and along those rear curtilages and the rear curtilages of Nos. 19 to 1 Haydock Avenue to the southern perimeter of the Leyland Motors Sports and Athletic Club Sports Ground, thence westwards along that southern perimeter to the western perimeter of that sports ground, incorporating the bowling green, tennis courts and football ground on the western side of that sports ground, thence generally northwestwards along that western perimeter to the northern curtilage of No. 18 Vevey Street, thence westwards along that northern curtilage to, and northeastwards along, Vevey Street to, and northwestwards along, Forge Street to the access road at the rears of Nos. 168 to 174 Towngate, thence northeastwards along that access road to the southern curtilage of No. 174 Towngate, thence southeastwards along that southern curtilage and northeastwards along the southeastern curtilage of that property to the rear curtilage of No. 2 King Street, thence southeastwards along that rear curtilage to, and northwards along, the eastern curtilage of that property to King Street, thence northeastwards along King Street to the eastern curtilage of No. 3 King Street, thence northwestwards along that eastern curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos. 182 to 196 Towngate to the northern curtilage of the last-mentioned property, thence westwards along that northern curtilage to Towngate, thence northwards along Towngate and northwestwards along School Lane to the eastern boundary of the Leyland St. John’s ward, thence generally northeastwards along that eastern boundary to the point of commencement
Leyland St. Ambrose	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the Leyland Central ward meets the southern boundary of the parish of Farington, thence generally northeastwards along that southern boundary to the southeastern boundary of the Borough of South Ribble, thence generally southwards and westwards along that southeastern boundary to the Wigan to Preston railway, thence northwestwards along that railway and the eastern boundary of the Leyland Central ward to the point of commencement
Leyland St. John's	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the Moss Side ward meets the southwestern boundary of the parish of Farington, thence southeastwards along that southwestern boundary and eastwards along the southern boundary of the parish of Farington to Wheelton Lane, thence southwestwards and southeastwards along that lane to Golden Hill Lane, thence westwards along that lane to School Lane, thence southeastwards along that lane to Bannister Brook, thence westwards along that brook to a point opposite the eastern curtilage of No. 22 Haig Avenue, thence southeastwards to and along that eastern curtilage and continuing in a straight line crossing Haig Avenue to the western perimeter of St. Mary’s R.C. Infants School, thence southwards and southwestwards along that western perimeter to the rear curtilages of Nos. 13 to 41 Haig Avenue, thence southwestwards along those rear curtilages to the rear curtilages of Nos. 64 to 4 Woodlands Drive, thence southeastwards along those rear curtilages to the rear curtilages of Nos. 3 to 11 and 16 to 14 Eastwood Road, thence southeastwards and southwards along those rear curtilages to and continuing southwards and thence westwards around the eastern and southern perimeters of the area containing the garages south of No. 14 Eastwood Road to the eastern curtilage of No. 68 Westgate, thence northwards along that eastern curtilage to the rear curtilages of Nos. 12 to 2 Eastwood Road, thence westwards along those rear curtilages to and southwestwards along the rear curtilages of Nos. 12 to 2 Woodlands Drive and the southeastern curtilage of No. 131 Broadfield Drive to Broadfield Drive, thence northwestwards along that drive to Elmwood Avenue, thence southwestwards along that avenue to the rear curtilages of Nos. 134 to 106 Broadfield Drive, thence northwestwards along those rear curtilages to the rear curtilages of Nos. 1 to 87 Westfield Drive, thence westwards along those rear curtilages to Redwood Avenue, thence northwards along that avenue to Westfield Drive, thence westwards along that drive to the eastern curtilage of No. 89 Westfield Drive, thence southwestwards along that eastern curtilage to the rear curtilages of Nos. 89 to 107 Westfield Drive, thence westwards and northwestwards along those rear curtilages to the footpath leading to Leyland Lane, thence westwards along that footpath to Leyland Lane, thence northeastwards along that lane to the southern curtilage of No. 242 Leyland Lane, thence northwestwards along that southern curtilage to the rear curtilages of Nos. 242 to 240 Leyland Lane, thence northeastwards along those rear curtilages to the northern perimeter of the coal yard, thence southwestwards along that northern perimeter and southwestwards along the rear curtilages of Nos. 18 to 2 Willow Tree Crescent to the eastern perimeter of the area of land at the rear of Nos. 16 to 22 Western Drive, thence continuing southwestwards along that eastern perimeter and the rear curtilages of Nos. 18 to 4 Western Drive to Western Drive, thence southeastwards along that drive to Cowling Lane, thence southwestwards along that lane and continuing southwestwards along the path at its western end to the eastern boundary of the Moss Side ward, thence generally northwards along that eastern boundary to the point of commencement
Leyland St. Mary's	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the southern boundary of the Leyland St. John’s ward meets the western boundary of the Leyland Central ward, thence generally southwards along that western boundary and generally eastwards along the southern boundary of the Leyland Central ward to the western boundary of the Leyland St. Ambrose ward, thence southeastwards along that western boundary to the southern boundary of the Borough of South Ribble, thence westwards along that southern boundary to the western perimeter of Worden Park, thence northwards along that western perimeter crossing Shawbrook Road to the western curtilage of No. 49 Cumberland Avenue, thence northwestwards along that western curtilage and the rear curtilage of No. 1 Suffolk Close to and crossing Cumberland Avenue in a straight line to the rear curtilages of Nos. 60 to 2 Cumberland Avenue thence continuing northwestwards along those rear curtilages to Royal Avenue, thence northeastwards along that avenue to the southwestern curtilage of No. 20 Royal Avenue, thence northwestwards along that southwestern curtilage to, and northeastwards along, the rear curtilages of Nos. 20 to 2 Royal Avenue to the rear curtilages of Nos. 147 to 179 Fox Lane, thence northwestwards along those rear curtilages to the northwestern curtilage of the last-mentioned property, thence northeastwards along that northwestern curtilage to, and northwestwards along, the rear curtilage of No. 181 Fox Lane to the northern curtilage of No. 1 Queensway, thence westwards along that northern curtilage to the road known as Queensway, thence northeastwards along that road to Fox Lane, thence southeastwards along that lane to the road known as West Paddock, thence northeastwards along that road to the rear curtilage of No. 157 Welsby Road, thence northwestwards to and along that rear curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos. 155 to 97 Welsby Road to the northeastern perimeter of the accessway to the garages northwest of No. 97 Welsby Road, thence continuing northwestwards along that northeastern perimeter and southwestwards along the northwestern perimeter and continuing southwestwards and northwards along the rear curtilages of Nos. 87 to 81 Welsby Road and the eastern curtilage of No. 24 Mill Lane to Mill Lane, thence northeastwards along that lane to the perimeter fence forming the end of that lane, thence southeastwards along that perimeter fence to the southeastern perimeter of Mill Lane, thence southwestwards along that southeastern perimeter to the field fence leading to the rear curtilages of Nos. 28 to 2 Briarwood Close, thence southeastwards along that fence and those rear curtilages to the rear curtilages of Nos. 46 to 2 Redwood Avenue, thence northwards, eastwards and northwards along those rear curtilages to Redwood Avenue, thence northwestwards along that avenue to the southern boundary of the Leyland St. John’s ward, thence generally southwestwards and generally northwestwards along that southern boundary to the point of commencement
Little Hoole and Much Hoole	The parishes of Little Hoole and Much Hoole
Longton Central and West	The Central and West wards of the parish of Longton
Lostock Hall	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the parish of Penwortham meets the western boundary of the Walton-le-Dale ward, thence southeastwards along that western boundary and continuing southeastwards and southwestwards along the western perimeter of the dismantled railway, leading southwestwards to the Preston to Blackburn railway, to and northeastwards along that last-mentioned railway to the western boundary of the Bamber Bridge South ward, thence generally southwestwards along that western boundary to the northern boundary of the parish of Farington, thence southwestwards and northwestwards along that northern boundary and continuing northwestwards and eastwards along the eastern boundary of the parish of Penwortham to the point of commencement
Manor	The Manor ward of the parish of Penwortham
Middleforth Green	The Middleforth Green ward of the parish of Penwortham
Moss Side	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the southern boundary of that Borough meets the eastern boundary of the parish of Much Hoole, thence northeastwards along that eastern boundary and continuing northeastwards along the eastern boundary of the parish of Little Hoole and the southeastern boundary of the parish of Longton to the southwestern boundary of the parish of Farington, thence southeastwards along that southwestern boundary to the road known as Schleswig Way, thence generally southwards along that road to the River Lostock, thence generally southwestwards along that river to the southern boundary of the Borough of South Ribble, thence generally northwestwards along that southern boundary to the point of commencement
Priory	The Priory ward of the parish of Penwortham
Samlesbury and Cuerdale	The parish of Samlesbury and Cuerdale
Seven Stars	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the Moss Side ward meets the southern boundary of that Borough, thence generally northwards along that eastern boundary to the southern boundary of the Leyland St. John’s ward, thence generally eastwards along that southern boundary to the western boundary of the Leyland St. Mary’s ward, thence generally southwards along that western boundary to rejoin the southern boundary of the Borough of South Ribble, thence generally southwestwards and northwestwards along that southern boundary to the point of commencement
Walton-le-Dale	That part of the Borough of South Ribble bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the parish of Penwortham meets the northern boundary of that Borough, thence generally eastwards along that northern boundary to the southwestern boundary of the parish of Samlesbury and Cuerdale, thence southeastwards and northeastwards along that southwestern boundary to the M6 motorway, thence southwestwards along that motorway to a point opposite the northern perimeter of Mosney Wood, thence northwestwards to, and generally westwards along that northern perimeter and southwestwards and southeastwards along the western perimeter of Mosney Wood to the northern perimeter of the area of land, northwest of Nook Farm, thence westwards and southwestwards along that northern perimeter to the western perimeter of that area of land, thence southwards along that western perimeter to the field fence at National Grid reference SD 5664727226, as shown on Ordnance Survey SIM (Survey Information on or from Microfilm) microfilm SD 5627 SE, edition A1 (date of publication 1982), thence generally westwards along that fence to the field fence at National Grid reference SD 5633927226, as shown on Ordnance Survey SIM microfilm SD 5627 SW edition A1 (date of publication 1984), thence southeastwards along that fence to the field fence at National Grid reference SD 5638227096, thence southwestwards along that fence and continuing southwestwards along the rear curtilages of Nos. 209 to 193 Chorley Road to the northwesternmost point of the last-mentioned property, thence westwards in a straight line to the eastern curtilage of No. 189 Chorley Road, thence northeastwards along that eastern curtilage to, and northwestwards along, the rear curtilages of Nos. 189 to 175 Chorley Road to the western curtilage of the last-mentioned property, thence southwestwards along that western curtilage crossing Chorley Road to Duddle Lane, thence continuing southwestwards along that lane to Hennel Brook, thence generally northwestwards along that brook to a prolongated line from the northwestern curtilage of No. 22 Lulworth Place, thence southwestwards along that prolongation, the northwestern curtilage of that property and the northwestern curtilage of No. 27 Lulworth Place and its continuation as a field fence to National Grid reference SD 5542426927, as shown on Ordnance Survey SIM microfilm SD 5526 NW, edition B1 (date of publication 1986), thence continuing southwestwards in a straight line to the field fence at National Grid reference SD 5536826916, thence southwestwards and southeastwards along that field fence to its end, thence southeastwards in a straight line to the rear curtilages of Nos. 23 to 45 Lyndale Avenue, thence southwestwards along those rear curtilages to the southeastern corner of the last- mentioned property, thence southwards in a straight line to the rear curtilage of No. 23 Highfield Avenue, thence southeastwards, southwards, southwestwards and westwards along the rear curtilages of Nos. 23 to 18 Highfield Avenue to the eastern perimeter of the works, south of Highfield Avenue, thence southwards along that eastern perimeter to the point where it meets the northern perimeter of the dismantled railway, southeast of Junction Bridge, thence due south in a straight line to the rear curtilage of No. 7 Green Drive, thence northwestwards along that rear curtilage and the rear curtilages of Nos. 5 to 1 Green Drive and the rear curtilages of Nos. 42 to 48 Todd Lane North and continuing across Todd Lane North to the northern perimeter of No. 85 (Works) Todd Lane North, thence continuing northwestwards along that northern perimeter, the rear curtilages of Nos. 18 to 62 Glendale Avenue, the southwestern perimeter of the dismantled railway to the northeastern perimeter of the Gas Board Depot, thence continuing generally northwestwards along that northeastern perimeter and its continuation as the northeastern perimeter of Penwortham Mills to the eastern boundary of the parish of Penwortham, thence continuing generally northwestwards along that eastern boundary to the point of commencement

Article 3(2)

SCHEDULE 2 NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW WARDS

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Name of New Ward	Number of Councillors
All Saints	3
Bamber Bridge Central	3
Bamber Bridge South	3
Charnock	1
Farington	3
Howick	2
Hutton and New Longton	3
Kingsfold	3
Leyland Central	2
Leyland St. Ambrose	2
Leyland St. John's	3
Leyland St. Mary's	3
Little Hoole and Much Hoole	2
Longton Central and West	3
Lostock Hall	3
Manor	2
Middleforth Green	2
Moss Side	3
Priory	2
Samlesbury and Cuerdale	1
Seven Stars	2
Walton-le-Dale	3

(1)

1972 c. 70.

(2)

S.I. 1987/479.

(3)

S.I. 1986/1909.