The Clackmannanshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 3101 (S. 184)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND

The Clackmannanshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made

4th December 1998

Coming into force

1st January 1999

Whereas under section 17(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1), as read with Schedule 5 to that Act(2), the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on 18 September 1998 submitted to the Secretary of State a report on a review together with its proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Clackmannanshire Council;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Clackmannanshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

Interpretation

2.  In the Schedule to this Order–

(a) a reference to–

(i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and

(ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and

(b) the following abbreviations are used:–

• “EW” for electoral ward;

• “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Electoral arrangements

3.  The area of Clackmannanshire Council shall be divided into 18 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

Henry B McLeish

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

4th December 1998

Article 3

SCHEDULE ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Menstrie

Commencing at NG Ref NN 8637 0131 on the northern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council and Old Wharry Burn; then eastward along the said burn to where it is crossed by a field boundary at NG Ref NN 8639 0131; then southward and southwestward along the said field boundary to the source of the Balquharn Burn at NG Ref NN 8621 0062; then southeastward and generally southward along the said burn to NG Ref NS 8665 9754; then southwestward in a straight line to a point in line with the western boundary of Balquharn Farm NG Ref NS 8661 9740; then southward to and southward along the said boundary to an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 8660 9725; then generally eastward along the said unnamed road to where it crosses the Balquharn Burn at NG Ref NS 8675 9723; then southward along the said burn to its confluence with the River Devon at NG Ref NS 8655 9650; then southwestward along the said river to the western boundary of Clackmannanshire Council at NG Ref NS 8452 9578; then northwestward, eastward, northeastward and eastward along the western and northern boundaries of Clackmannanshire Council to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Alva North

Commencing at NG Ref NN 8637 0131 where the eastern boundary of EW 1 meets the northern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then generally northeastward along the said Council boundary to NG Ref NN 8870 0308; then southeastward in a straight line to the summit of Ben Ever at NG Ref NN 8934 0010; then southeastward in a straight line to the source of the Wood Burn NG Ref NS 9033 9840; then generally southward along the said burn to NG Ref NS 9064 9703; then southward in a straight line to the A91 road at NG Ref NS 9064 9701; then westward along the said road to a point in line with the eastern curtilage of Nos 1/2 Minto Gardens; then southward to and southward along the said curtilage to and westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 1-12 Minto Gardens to and continuing westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 57-67 East Stirling Street to Norton Street; then westward across the said street to and westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 73-89, Nos 93-109 and Nos 119-133 East Stirling Street to the Alva Burn at NG Ref NS 8843 9700; then westward across the said burn to and westward, southeastward and westward along the southern boundary of No 101 Burnside Court to Brook Street; then northward along the said street to a point in line with the rear curtilage of No 59 Stirling Street; then westward to and westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 59, 61, 65-77 and 81/83 Stirling Street to and northward along the western curtilage of Nos 81/83 Stirling Street to and westward along the southern curtilages of Nos 85/87 Stirling Street and Nos 55-61 Cobden Street to Cobden Street; then westward across the said street to and westward along the southern curtilages of Nos 44, 44b and 44a Cobden Street to and westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 103-111 and No 117 Stirling Street to the southern boundary of a church at NG Ref NS 8818 9701;

then westward along the said boundary of the church to and southward and westward along the eastern and southern boundaries of the church hall to the southern curtilage of No 123 Stirling Street; then westward and northward along the southern and western curtilages of the said property to a point in line with the southern curtilage of No 52 Queen Street; then westward in a straight line to and westward along the southern curtilage of No 52 Queen Street to the rear curtilage of No 135 West Stirling Street; then generally westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 135-169 West Stirling Street to the rear curtilage of No 44 Southport; then southward along the said rear curtilage to and westward along the southern curtilage of the said property to and across Southport to the eastern curtilage of No 183 West Stirling Street; then southward along the said curtilage to and westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 183-193 West Stirling Street to Coblecrook Gardens; then westward across the said gardens to and westward along the southern curtilages of Nos 1-20 Coblecrook Gardens and the prolongation thereof in a straight line to a point in line with the eastern curtilage of No 1 Stirling Road; then southward to and along the said curtilage to and generally westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 1-43 Stirling Road to Stirling Road at NG Ref NS 8752 9700; then westward across the said road to and westward along the southern curtilages of Nos 2, 4, and 5 Myretoungate to and westward along the northern curtilage of No 15 Myretoungate to and westward along the southern curtilages of Nos 17, 19, 35 and 37 Myretoungate to Blairdenon Road; then southward along the said road to a point in line with the southern curtilage of No 2 Blairdenon Road; then westward to and along the southern curtilage of No 2 Blairdenon Road to and westward along the rear curtilages of Nos 39-43 Myretoungate to Dumyat Road; then westward across the said road to and westward along the southern curtilages of Nos 4 and 2 Dumyat Road to and northward along the rear curtilage of No 2 Dumyat Road and its prolongation in a straight line to the A91 road at NG Ref NS 8718 9704; then westward along the said road to the eastern boundary of EW 1 at NG Ref NS 8670 9703; then generally northward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 3 Alva South

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8670 9703 where the eastern boundary of EW 1 meets the southern boundary of EW 2; then eastward along the southern boundary of EW 2 to NG Ref NS 9064 9701 on the A91 road; then southeastward in a straight line to an unnamed stream at NG Ref NS 9076 9695; then southeastward along the said unnamed stream to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9082 9687; then generally southwestward along the said field boundary to a point NG Ref NS 9082 9687; then southwestward in a straight line to the River Devon; then generally westward along the said river to the eastern boundary of EW 1; then northward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 4 Tillicoultry West

Commencing at NG Ref NN 8870 0308 where the eastern boundary of EW 2 meets the northern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then northeastward, eastward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to NG Ref NN 9230 0095; then southward in a straight line to a cairn at NG Ref NS 9221 9922; then southwestward in a straight line to a point on a field boundary north of Wester Kirk Craig at NG Ref NS 9180 9827; then southwestward and southeastward along the said field boundary and its prolongation in a straight line to an unnamed stream at NG Ref NS 9184 9778; then southeastward along the said unnamed stream to NG Ref NS 9192 9759; then southwestward in a straight line to the junction of Hillview Terrace and Northhill Street at NG Ref NS 9189 9742; then southwestward along the said street to and southeastward along Hill Street to its junction with High Street; then southeastward along the said street to its junction with Moss Road; then southward along the said road and its continuation as Alexandra Street to where it crosses the River Devon at NG Ref NS 9205 9640; then westward and northwestward along the said river to the eastern boundary of EW 3 at NG Ref NS 9075 9667; then northeastward and northwestward along the said EW boundary to the eastern boundary of EW 2 at NG Ref NS 9064 9701; then northward and northwestward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 5 Tillicoultry East

Commencing at NG Ref NN 9230 0095 where the eastern boundary of EW 4 meets the northern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then generally eastward along the said Council boundary to NG Ref NN 9440 0140; then southward in a straight line to an unnamed stream at NG Ref NS 9436 9870; then southward along the said unnamed stream to where it is crossed by an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 9435 9773; then southward in a straight line to the A91 road at NG Ref NS 9434 9760; then southwestward along the said road to an unnamed road to the west of Wester Sheardale Lodge at NG Ref NS 9425 9755; then southeastward along the said unnamed road to where it crosses the River Devon; then generally southwestward along the said river to the eastern boundary of EW 4; then generally northward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 6 Dollar and Muckhart

Commencing at NG Ref NN 9440 0140 where the eastern boundary of EW 5 meets the northern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then generally northeastward, southeastward, southward and southwestward along the northern and eastern boundaries of Clackmannanshire Council to NG Ref NS 9859 9800 at Vicar’s Bridge on the River Devon; then generally southwestward along the said river to a point in line with a dismantled railway line at NG Ref NS 9682 9696; then northwestward to and along the said dismantled railway line to where it crosses the Dollar Burn at NG Ref NS 9634 9759; then northwestward along the said burn to where it is crossed by the A91; then southwestward to and southwestward, northwestward and southwestward along the said road to the eastern boundary of EW 5; then generally northward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 7 Devon and Clackmannan North

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8935 9600 where an unnamed road crosses the River Devon on the southern boundary of EW 3; then northeastward along the said EW boundary to and generally southeastward, northeastward, eastward, southeastward and northeastward along the southern boundaries of EW 4, EW 5 and EW 6 to the eastern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council at NG Ref NS 9859 9800; then generally southward and southwestward along the said Council boundary to NG Ref NS 9321 9090 at the junction between the A907 and the A977(T); then northwestward along the A907 to where it crosses the Black Devon at NG Ref NS 9160 9232; then northeastward along the Black Devon to NG Ref NS 9299 9391; then northward in a straight line to a point on a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9299 9394; then generally northeastward along the said field boundary to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9317 9411; then northward to and northward and northeastward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9326 9420; then northwestward and northward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9318 9464; then southwestward along the said field boundary to and northwestward along an access road to a property known as Sheriffyards to a track at NG Ref NS 9267 9488; then southwestward and northward along the said track to where it crosses a drain at NG Ref NS 9228 9503; then northwestward along the said drain to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9184 9505; then northwestward along the said field boundary and the prolongation thereof in a straight line to a track at NG Ref NS 9142 9518; then generally southward along the said track to NG Ref NS 9145 9491; then southwestward in a straight line to a field drain at NG Ref NS 9135 9456; then northwestward and southwestward along the said field drain to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9096 9461; then northwestward along the said field boundary to NG Ref NS 9067 9474; then northwestward in a straight line to a track at NG Ref NS 9061 9486; then northward along the said track to a track at NG Ref NS 9058 9500; then southwestward along the said track to the A908 road at NG Ref NS 8998 9487; then westward across the said road to and westward along a track to where it crosses a dismantled railway line at NG Ref NS 8963 9496; then northeastward along the said dismantled railway line to where it is crossed by the B9140 road; then westward along the said road to its junction with an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 8969 9533; then northwestward along the said unnamed road to the point of commencement.

Ward 8 Clackmannan

Commencing at NG Ref NS 9009 9280 on the A907 road; then eastward along the said road to its junction with the B910 road; then southeastward and northeastward along the said road to where it is crossed by the A907 road at NG Ref NS 9162 9228 on the southern boundary of EW 7; then southeastward along the said EW boundary to the eastern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then generally southwestward and northwestward along the eastern and southern boundaries of Clackmannanshire Council to a point in line with the mouth of the Black Devon at NG Ref NS 8923 9027; then northeastward to and generally northward along the Black Devon to where it is crossed by a track at NG Ref NS 9013 9234; then northwestward along the said track to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 9009 9252; then northwestward and northeastward along the said field boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 9 Gartmorn

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8998 9487 on the A908 road on the western boundary of EW 7; then northeastward, southeastward, northward, southeastward and southwestward along the said EW boundary to the northern boundary of EW 8; then southwestward and northwestward along the said EW boundary and continuing northwestward along the A907 road to a point in line with the western boundary of a fire station at NG Ref NS 8966 9286; then northward to and along the said boundary to and northward across a dismantled railway line to and northward and northwestward along the western boundary of the United Distillers warehouses to a point on Hilton Road at NG Ref NS 8945 9341; then northwestward along the said road to and northwestward along Whins Road and its continuation as Hallpark to the junction of the B908 road and the A908 road at NG Ref NS 8931 9392; then northeastward along the A908 road to the point of commencement.

Ward 10 Alloa North

Commencing on a track at NG Ref NS 8813 9463; then southeastward along the said track to and southeastward across an unnamed road to and southeastward along a path to the north of Nos 67-61 Roundelwood to the northeastern curtilage of No 59 Roundelwood; then southeastward along the said curtilage to Roundelwood; then southwestward and southeastward along Roundelwood to and continuing southeastward and eastward along Pompee Road to its junction with Fairfield Road; then southeastward along the said road to a point in line with the eastern boundary of Sauchie Hospital at NG Ref NS 8928 9393; then southwestward to and southwestward and northwestward along the eastern and southern boundaries of the said hospital to Parkhead Road; then southwestward along the said road to and northwestward along Ashley Terrace to its junction with Hill Place; then southwestward along the said place to and southwestward along Hill Street to its junction with Tullibody Road; then northwestward along the said road to a point in line with the rear curtilage of No 283 Ashley Terrace; then northeastward to and along the rear curtilages of Nos 283-249 Ashley Terrace to and continuing northeastward along a field boundary to NG Ref NS 8811 9393; then northward in a straight line to a path at NG Ref NS 8810 9395; then northeastward along the said path and its prolongation in a straight line to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8816 9412; then westward, northwestward and northeastward along the said field boundary to NG Ref NS 8807 9451; then northeastward in a straight line to the point of commencement.

Ward 11 Alloa East

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8830 9335 at the junction of Hill Street and Tullibody Road on the southern boundary of EW 10; then generally northeastward along the said EW boundary to and southeastward along the southern boundary of EW 15 and the western boundary of EW 9 to the A907 road at NG Ref NS 8966 9286; then northwestward along the said road to a point in line with Hillcrest Drive at NG Ref NS 8960 9288; then southward to and along the said drive to a path leading to Devon Road; then southeastward and southward along the said path to a point in line with the rear curtilages of the properties on the southern side of Hillcrest Drive; then westward to and westward and northwestward along the said rear curtilages to and westward along the southern boundary of Hawkhill Primary School and the prolongation thereof in a straight line to a point on Devon Road at NG Ref NS 8896 9282; then northwestward along the said road to a roundabout junction with the A907 road; then northwestward and southwestward along the said road to a roundabout junction with Mar Place; then northwestward along the said place and its continuation as Tullibody Road to the point of commencement.

Ward 12 Alloa Mar

Commencing at NG Ref NS 9009 9280 on the A907 on the western boundary of EW 8; then generally southward and southwestward along the said EW boundary to the southern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then northwestward along the said Council boundary to a point in line with The Shore road at NG Ref NS 8832 9195; then northeastward to and along the said road to a roundabout junction with Bowhouse Road and The Walk; then northeastward along The Walk and its continuation as Broad Street to a point in line with the northern boundary of St John’s Church; then eastward to and along the said boundary to and continuing eastward along the southern boundary of a graveyard to NG Ref NS 8867 9255; then southeastward in a straight line to and southeastward along the southern boundary of a Lodge to the southern boundary of Patons Factory buildings; then southeastward, northeastward and northwestward along the southern and eastern boundaries of the said factory buildings to a point in line with the rear curtilage of No 30 Dunvegan Court; then northeastward to and along the rear curtilages of Nos 30-33 Dunvegan Court and the prolongation thereof in a straight line to a point on Devon Road at NG Ref NS 8897 9281; then northwestward along the said road to the southern boundary of EW 11; then southeastward, northward and southeastward along the southern and eastern boundaries of the said EW boundary to and continuing southeastward along the southern boundary of EW 9 to the point of commencement.

Ward 13 Alloa West

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8703 9338 on a dismantled railway line; then southeastward and eastward along the said dismantled railway line to the western boundary of EW 11; then generally southeastward along the western and southern boundaries of EW 11 to the western boundary of EW 12; then generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to the southern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then generally northwestward, southwestward and westward along the said Council boundary to a point in line with a dismantled railway line at NG Ref NS 8623 9143; then northeastward to and along the said dismantled railway line to NG Ref NS 8651 9204; then northwestward in a straight line to a drain at NG Ref NS 8650 9205; then northeastward along the said drain and the prolongation thereof in a straight line to the point of commencement.

Ward 14 Alloa Claremont

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8720 9385 on Claremont road, Alloa; then generally southeastward along the said road to its junction with Gean Road; then northeastward along the said road and the prolongation thereof in a straight line to NG Ref NS 8769 9409 on Tullibody Road; then southeastward along the said road to and continuing southeastward along the western boundaries of EW 10 and EW 11 to the northern boundary of EW 13; then westward and northwestward along the said EW boundary to a point in line with the western boundary of a cricket ground at NG Ref NS 8703 9338; then northeastward to and along the said boundary to and northeastward across Stirling Road to and northeastward along the western boundary of Arns Brae Pleasure Grounds to and generally northward along the eastern boundary of Braehead Golf Course to NG Ref NS 8720 9384; then northward in a straight line to the point of commencement.

Ward 15 Fairfield

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8838 9618 where the B908 road crosses the River Devon on the southern boundary of EW 3; then generally southeastward along the said EW boundary to the western boundary of EW 7; then generally southeastward along the said EW boundary to the western boundary of EW 9; then southwestward along the said EW boundary to and generally northwestward along the northern boundaries of EW 11 and EW 10 to a point on a track at NG Ref NS 8813 9463; then northward in a straight line to NG Ref NS 8811 9501; then northeastward in a straight line to NG Ref NS 8820 9531 on the B9140 road; then southeastward along the said road to its junction with the B908 road; then generally northward along the said road to the point of commencement.

Ward 16 Muirside

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8573 9596 on the southern boundary of EW 1; then generally northeastward along the said EW boundary to and northeastward and southeastward along the southern boundary of EW 3 to the western boundary of EW 15; then generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to and southwestward along the western boundary of EW 10 to the eastern boundary of EW 14; then northwestward, southwestward and northwestward along the eastern and northern boundaries of EW 14 to NG Ref NS 8720 9384 on the eastern boundary Braehead Golf Course; then northwestward along the eastern and northern boundaries of the said golf course to a path at NG Ref NS 8663 9440; then northwestward along the said path to the northern boundary of Delph Wood at NG Ref NS 8658 9468; then northwestward along the said boundary to a path at NG Ref NS 8639 9483; then northwestward along the said path to Delph Road at NG Ref NS 8619 9494; then northwestward along the said road to the eastern boundary of Tullis Factory to Alloa Road; then northeastward along the said path to and across Alloa Road to Banchory Place; then northeastward along the said place to its junction with Muirside Road; then northwestward along the said road to and northeastward along a path and its continuation as a track leading past Muirside Farm to the B9140 road at NG Ref NS 8635 9566; then southwestward along the said road to and northwestward along Menstrie Road to the point of commencement.

Ward 17 St Serf's

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8452 9578 where the western boundary of Clackmannanshire Council meets the southern boundary of EW 1; then northeastward along the said EW boundary to the western boundary of EW 16; then southeastward, northeastward and generally southwestward along the said EW boundary to Delph Road; then northwestward along the said road to a point in line with the western boundary of Tullis Factory; then northeastward to and northeastward and northwestward along the said factory boundary to and continuing northwestward along the rear curtilages of Nos 5-1 Delph Road and Nos 7-1 Main Street to the northern curtilage of No 1 Main Street; then westward along the said curtilage to Main Street; then northward along the said street to its junction with Stirling Road; then westward along the said road to its junction with Baingle Brae; then southeastward along Baingle Brae to a point in line with the southern curtilage of St Bernadette’s Roman Catholic Church; then southwestward to and along the said curtilage and its continuation in a straight line to Newmills; then southeastward and southwestward along Newmills to NG Ref NS 8568 9494; then southward in a straight line to and southwestward along the southeastern curtilages of Nos 1 to 19 and Nos 21 to 39 The Orchard to the western boundary of Abercromby Primary School NG Ref NS 8566 9487; then southwestward along the said boundary of the said school to and continuing southwestward along the western curtilage of No 40 Lychgate Road to and across Lychgate Road to and along the rear curtilages of Nos 2-8 Ledi Avenue to a field boundary at NG Ref NS 8553 9471; then southwestward along the said field boundary to the A907 road at NG Ref NS 8532 9462; then northwestward and westward along the said road to the western boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then generally northward along the said Council boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 18 Delph and Cambus

Commencing at NG Ref NS 8338 9515 on the western boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then eastward along the said Council boundary to the southern boundary of EW 17; then generally southeastward, northeastward, eastward and southeastward along the said EW boundary to and southeastward along the southern boundary of EW 16 to the western boundary of EW 14; then southwestward along the said EW boundary to and continuing southwestward along the western boundary of EW 13 to the southern boundary of Clackmannanshire Council; then generally northwestward, northeastward, eastward and northward along the southern and western boundaries of Clackmannanshire Council to the point of commencement.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect (with minor modifications of a drafting nature) to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Clackmannanshire Council. The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission in terms of Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The area of Clackmannanshire Council is divided into 18 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. In terms of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the wards apply with effect from the ordinary election of councillors due to take place in May 1999.

(1)

1973 c. 65.

(2)

Schedule 5 was substituted by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), Schedule 13, paragraph 92(67).