Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish;

“ward” means a ward of the district from or to which an area is transferred(2), except in the expression “parish ward”, where it means a ward of the parish to which an area is transferred; and

“West Midlands” means the metropolitan county of West Midlands, any reference to Birmingham, to Dudley, to Walsall or to Wolverhampton is a reference to the West Midlands district of that name, and any reference to Sandwell is a reference to the West Midlands district of that name (except in column 3 of the Table in article 5(1) and column 4 of the Table in article 5(2), where it refers to the Birmingham ward of that name).

(1)

Every non-metropolitan county is divided into electoral divisions for the purposes of the election of county councillors (section 6(2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972).

(2)

Every district (whether metropolitan or non-metropolitan) is divided into wards for the purposes of the election of district councillors (section 6(2)(b) and (c) of the Local Government Act 1972.