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Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 3111

local government, england

The District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006

Made

23rd November 2006

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Boundary Committee for England(1), under section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992(2) (“the 1992 Act”), have conducted a review of the district of South Northamptonshire and have submitted to the Electoral Commission(3) recommendations dated May 2006.

A period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations.

The Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, with one modification, to those recommendations.

Accordingly, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17(4) and 26(5) of the 1992 Act, make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006.

(2) This Order comes into force—

(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors(6) in 2007, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b)for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“district” means the district of South Northamptonshire;

“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

“map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006”, of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.

Wards of the district of South Northamptonshire

3.—(1) The existing wards of the district(7) shall be abolished.

(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall be named as set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

(3) Each ward shall comprise the area described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.

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

Wards of the parish of Brackley

4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Brackley shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named East, South and West.

(3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be five.

Wards of the parish of Towcester

5.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Towcester shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Brook and Mill.

(3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 1 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for Brook ward shall be ten, and for Mill ward shall be six.

Map

6.  South Northamptonshire District Council shall make a print of the map available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral register

7.  The registration officer(8) for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

Revocation

8.  The District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998(9) and article 4(2)(a) of the South Northamptonshire (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001(10) are revoked.

Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 23rd day of November 2006

Legal seal

Sam Younger

Chairman of the Commission

23rd November 2006

Jacqui Dixon

Secretary to the Commission

23rd November 2006

article 3

SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

Column (1)Column (2)Column (3)
Name of WardArea of WardNumber of Councillors
AstwellHelmdon parish; Radstone parish; Syresham parish; Whitfield parish1
Blakesley and CoteAdstone parish; Blakesley parish; Cold Higham parish; Litchborough parish; Maidford parish; Pattishall parish; Slapton parish; Tiffield parish; Woodend parish2
Blisworth and RoadeBlisworth parish; Courteenhall parish; Roade parish2
Brackley EastEast parish ward of Brackley parish2
Brackley SouthSouth parish ward of Brackley parish2
Brackley WestWest parish ward of Brackley parish2
Brafield and YardleyBrafield on the Green parish; Castle Ashby parish; Cogenhoe and Whiston parish; Denton parish; Little Houghton parish; Yardley Hastings parish2
Cosgrove and GraftonCosgrove parish; Grafton Regis parish; Yardley Gobion parish1
Danvers and WardounAston le Walls parish; Boddington parish; Chacombe parish; Chipping Warden parish; Culworth parish; Edgcote parish; Eydon parish; Marston St Lawrence parish; Thenford parish; Thorpe Mandeville parish2
DeanshangerDeanshanger parish; Wicken parish2
Grange ParkGrange Park parish2
HackletonHackleton parish; Quinton parish1
Harpole and GrangeGayton parish; Harpole parish; Kislingbury parish; Milton Malsor parish; Rothersthorpe parish2
Heyfords and BugbrookeBugbrooke parish; Nether Heyford parish; Upper Heyford parish2
Kings SuttonKings Sutton parish1
KingthornBradden parish; Greens Norton parish1
Little BrookAynho parish; Croughton parish; Evenley parish1
Middleton CheneyMiddleton Cheney parish; Overthorpe parish; Warkworth parish2
Old StratfordOld Stratford parish1
SalceyAshton parish; Hartwell parish1
SilverstoneSilverstone parish1
SteaneFarthinghoe parish; Greatworth parish; Hinton-in-the-Hedges parish; Newbottle parish1
ToveAlderton parish; Paulerspury parish; Shutlanger parish; Stoke Bruerne parish1
Towcester BrookBrook parish ward of Towcester parish3
Towcester MillEaston Neston parish; Mill parish ward of Towcester parish2
WashingtonAbthorpe parish; Moreton Pinkney parish; Sulgrave parish; Wappenham parish; Weston and Weedon parish1
WhittlewoodPotterspury parish; Whittlebury parish1

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of South Northamptonshire following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England to the Electoral Commission.

The Electoral Commission accepted the Boundary Committee’s recommendations with one modification.

The modification concerns the name of Heyfords and Bugbrooke district ward.

The electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and replaces them with 27 new ones. That article and the Schedule also establish the names and areas of the new district wards and the numbers of district councillors for each ward.

Article 4 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Brackley and replaces them with 3 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 5 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Towcester and replaces them with 2 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 7 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 8 revokes the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 and article 4(2)(a) of the South Northamptonshire (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001.

The map defined in article 2 shows the new parish wards. It is available at www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/southnorthants.cfm and, at all reasonable times, at the offices of South Northamptonshire District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.

(1)

The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) (c.41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England.

(2)

1992 c.19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

(3)

The Electoral Commission was established by the 2000 Act (c.41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the 1992 Act (c.19), to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).

(4)

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.

(5)

This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.

(6)

For the ordinary day of election of councillors of local government areas, see section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2), amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50) and section 17 of, and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 3 to, the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c.29).

(7)

See the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2509) and the South Northamptonshire (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3044).

(8)

As to registration officers, and their duties in respect of the register of local government electors, see sections 8 to 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2).

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