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The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021

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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 No. 1425

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021.

(2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3) Article 3 comes into force—

(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;

(b)for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England(1) in 2022.

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England(2).

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

Wards of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and number of councillors

3.—(1) The existing wards of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham are abolished.

(2) The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is divided into the 19 wards listed in the first column of the table in the Schedule.

(3) Each ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in the Schedule.

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England

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Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

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