1998 No. 2570
The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 19921, has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated November 1997 on its review of the borough of Copeland2 together with its recommendations:
And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to those recommendations:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 173 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Borough of Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998.
2
This Order shall come into force on 6th May 1999, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date this Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
3
In this Order–
“the borough” means the borough of Copeland;
“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 Borough of Copeland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19944.
Wards of Copeland2
1
The existing wards of the borough5 shall be abolished.
2
The borough shall be divided into twenty-five wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule (1).
3
The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, parish wards, or parishes and parish wards, or, where no area is 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 that Schedule.
4
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 of the feature.
Wards of the parish of Egremont3
1
The existing wards of the parish of Egremont shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be five.
Wards of the parish of St Bees4
1
The parish of St Bees shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3.
2
The parish wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to wards of the borough, and the numbers of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of St John Beckermet5
1
The parish of St John Beckermet shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4.
2
The parish wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to wards of the borough, and the numbers of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Millom Without6
1
The parish of Millom Without shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 5.
2
The parish wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to wards of the borough, and the numbers of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
Revocation7
The Borough of Copeland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
SCHEDULE 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of ward | Description of area | Number of councillors |
Arlecdon | The Arlecdon parish ward of Arlecdon & Frizington parish, and the parish of Weddicar | 1 |
Beckermet | 2 | |
Bootle | The parishes of Bootle, Muncaster and Waberthwaite | 1 |
Bransty | 3 | |
Cleator Moor North | The North parish ward of Cleator Moor parish | 3 |
Cleator Moor South | The South parish ward of Cleator Moor parish | 2 |
Distington | The parishes of Distington, Lowca and Parton | 3 |
Egremont North | 3 | |
Egremont South | 3 | |
Ennerdale | The parishes of Ennerdale & Kinniside and Lamplugh | 1 |
Frizington | The Frizington parish ward of Arlecdon & Frizington parish | 2 |
Gosforth | The parishes of Gosforth, Nether Wasdale and Ponsonby | 1 |
Harbour | 3 | |
Haverigg | 1 | |
Hensingham | 3 | |
Hillcrest | 2 | |
Holborn Hill | The Holborn Hill parish ward of Millom parish | 2 |
Kells | 2 | |
Millom Without | 1 | |
Mirehouse | 3 | |
Moresby | The parish of Moresby | 1 |
Newtown | The Newtown parish ward of Millom parish | 3 |
St Bees | 1 | |
Sandwith | 2 | |
Seascale | The parishes of Drigg & Carleton, Eskdale, Irton with Santon and Seascale | 2 |
SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF EGREMONTNAMES AND AREAS
(1) | (2) |
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Name of ward | Description of area |
Egremont North | Such part of the parish of Egremont as is within the borough ward of Egremont North |
Egremont South | Such part of the parish of Egremont as is within the borough ward of Egremont South |
SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ST BEESNAMES, AREAS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of ward | Description of area | No. of councillors |
Ingwell | Such part of the parish of St Bees as is within the borough ward of Egremont North | 1 |
Rottington | Such part of the parish of St Bees as is within the borough ward of Sandwith | 1 |
St Bees | The borough ward of St Bees | 12 |
SCHEDULE 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ST JOHN BECKERMETNAMES, AREAS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of ward | Description of area | No. of councillors |
St John | Such part of the parish of St John Beckermet as is within the borough ward of Beckermet | 9 |
Cringlethwaite | Such part of the parish of St John Beckermet as is within the borough ward of Egremont South | 1 |
SCHEDULE 5WARDS OF THE PARISH OF MILLOM WITHOUTNAMES, AREAS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of ward | Description of area | No. of councillors |
Millom Without | Such part of the parish of Millom Without as is within the borough ward of Millom Without | 11 |
Haverigg | Such part of the parish of Millom Without as is within the borough ward of Haverigg | 1 |
(This note is not part of the Order)