The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Arrangements)Order 1990

Statutory Instruments

1990 No. 1941

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Borough of Burnley (Electoral Arrangements)Order 1990

Made

25th September 1990

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 29th May 1990 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the Borough of Burnley;

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 Burnley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1990.

2.  This Order shall come into force on 2nd May 1991 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 on 10th October 1990.

3.—(1) The map referred to in this Order is the map marked “MAP REFERRED TO IN THE BOROUGH OF BURNLEY (ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS) ORDER 1990” and deposited with the Secretary of State.

(2) Copies of the map, marked “COPY OF THE MAP REFERRED TO IN THE BOROUGH OF BURNLEY (ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS) ORDER 1990” shall be deposited with the council of the Borough of Burnley and with the Director General of the Ordnance Survey and such copies shall, at all reasonable times, be open to inspection by any person.

(3) Where a boundary is shown on the map 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.

4.—(1) The existing wards of the Borough of Burnley shall be abolished and that Borough shall be divided into sixteen wards which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, and each such ward shall comprise the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward, and demarcated by red lines thereon.

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

5.  Subject to the provisions of article 6 below, the elections of councillors shall be by thirds.

6.—(1) The whole number of councillors shall be elected at the ordinary elections of councillors in 1991.

(2) Of the councillors elected in 1991 for any ward of the Borough —

(a) one third shall retire in 1992 being, subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) below, the councillor elected by the smallest number of votes;

(b) one third shall retire in 1994 being, subject as aforesaid, the councillor elected by the next smallest number of votes;

(c) the remaining councillor shall retire in 1995.

(3) In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any such year, the person to retire in that year shall be determined by lot.

(4) If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each such year shall be determined by lot.

(5) Where under this article any question is to be determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen, and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting.

David Waddington

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

25th September 1990

Article 4

SCHEDULE NAMES OF AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW WARDS

(1)	(2)
Name of New Ward	Number of Councillors
Bank Hall	3
Barclay	3
Briercliffe	3
Brunshaw	3
Cliviger with Worsthorne	3
Coal Clough with Deerplay	3
Daneshouse	3
Fulledge	3
Gawthorpe	3
Hapton with Park	3
Lanehead	3
Lower-house	3
Queensgate	3
Rosehill	3
Trinity	3
Whittlefield with Ightenhill

(1)

1972 c. 70.