1999 No. 2474
The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 1999
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 September 1998 on its review of the borough2 of Epsom and Ewell 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 Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 1999.
2
This Order shall come into force–
a
for the purposes of all 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–
“the borough” means the borough of Epsom and Ewell;
“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 Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Changes) Order 1999”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19944.
Wards of Epsom and Ewell2
1
The existing wards of the borough5 shall be abolished.
2
The borough shall be divided into thirteen wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
3
The wards shall comprise the areas 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 (2) of the Schedule.
4
Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Revocation3
The Borough of Epsom and Ewell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
SCHEDULENAMES OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) |
---|---|
Name of ward | Number of councillors |
Auriol | 2 |
College | 3 |
Court | 3 |
Cuddington | 3 |
Ewell | 3 |
Ewell Court | 3 |
Nonsuch | 3 |
Ruxley | 3 |
Stamford | 3 |
Stoneleigh | 3 |
Town | 3 |
West Ewell | 3 |
Woodcote | 3 |
(This note is not part of the Order)