The District of East Hampshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of East Hampshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.

(2) This Order shall come into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002;

(b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.

(3) In this Order—

“district” means the district of East Hampshire;

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

any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the East Hampshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(1).

Wards of the district of East Hampshire

2.—(1) The existing wards of the district(2) shall be abolished.

(2) The district shall be divided into thirty-eight wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and 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.

(4) 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 Alton

3.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Alton shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into seven parish wards which shall bear the names Alton Amery, Alton Ashdell, Alton Eastbrooke, Alton Westbrooke, Alton Whitedown, Alton Wooteys and Alton Holybourne.

(3) The parish wards of Alton Amery, Alton Ashdell, Alton Eastbrooke, Alton Westbrooke, Alton Whitedown and Alton Wooteys shall each comprise the area of the district ward of the same name, and the Alton Holybourne parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.

(4) One councillor shall be elected for the Alton Holybourne parish ward and two councillors shall be elected for each of the other parish wards.

Wards of the parish of Horndean

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Horndean Catherington and Lovedean, Horndean Downs, Horndean Hazleton and Blendworth, Horndean Kings and Horndean Murray; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three.

Wards of the parish of Liss

5.—(1) The parish of Liss shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Liss and Liss Forest; the parish ward of Liss shall comprise the area of the district ward of the same name, and the Liss Forest parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.

(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the Liss parish ward shall be ten and for the Liss Forest parish ward shall be three.

Wards of the parish of Petersfield

6.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Petersfield shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names Petersfield Bell Hill, Petersfield Causeway, Petersfield Heath, Petersfield Rother, Petersfield St Marys and Petersfield St Peters; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be two.

Wards of the parish of Rowlands Castle

7.—(1) The parish of Rowlands Castle shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Finchdean and Idsworth, and Rowlands Castle; the parish ward of Rowlands Castle shall comprise the area of the district ward of the same name, and the Finchdean and Idsworth parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.

(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the Finchdean and Idsworth parish ward shall be one and for the Rowlands Castle parish ward shall be eight.

Wards of the parish of Whitehill

8.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Whitehill shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Whitehill Chase, Whitehill Deadwater, Whitehill Hogmoor, Whitehill Pinewood and Whitehill Walldown; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three.

Revocation

9.  The District of East Hampshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Beverley Hughes

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

14th March 2001