The Borough of Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999.

(2) This Order shall come into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 4th May 2000, on 10th October 1999;

(b) for all other purposes, on 4th May 2000.

(3) In this Order—

“the borough” means the borough of Amber Valley;

“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

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 Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(1); and

any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.

Wards of Amber Valley

2.—(1) The existing wards of the borough(2) shall be abolished.

(2) The borough shall be divided into twenty-three 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, 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 similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Elections of the council of Amber Valley

3.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this article, the election of councillors for wards of the borough shall be by thirds.

(2) Elections of all councillors for all wards of the borough shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000(3).

(3) The councillors holding office for any ward in the borough immediately before 8th May 2000 shall retire on that date and the newly elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.

(4) The order of retirement of councillors shall be as set out in Schedule 2.

(5) Where the number of councillors elected in 2000 for any ward of the borough is two or more—

(a) the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (6) and (7) below, be the councillor elected by the smallest number of votes; and

(b) the second to retire shall, subject to those paragraphs, be the councillor elected by the next smallest number of votes.

(6) In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any year, the person to retire in that year shall be determined by lot.

(7) If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each year shall be determined by lot.

(8) Where under this article any question is to be determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting.

(9) Except as otherwise provided in the foregoing paragraphs of this article, the term of office of councillors shall be four years and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.

Wards of the town of Belper

4.—(1) The existing wards of the town of Belper shall be abolished.

(2) The town shall be divided into four Town wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; each town ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward specified in respect of the town ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each town ward shall be four.

Wards of the parish of Crich

5.—(1) The existing wards of Crich shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Crich, Fritchley and Whatstandwell; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the names of the wards and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Crich, Fritchley and Whatstandwell wards shall be seven, three and two respectively.

Wards of the town of Heanor and Loscoe

6.—(1) The existing wards of the town of Heanor and Loscoe shall be abolished.

(2) The town shall be divided into three town wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; each town ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward specified in respect of the town ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each town ward shall be seven.

Wards of the town of Ripley

7.—(1) The existing wards of the town of Ripley shall be abolished.

(2) The town shall be divided into nine towns wards which shall bear the names Ambergate, Butterley, Central, East, Elms, Heage, Marehay, North and Waingroves; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 5 by reference to the names of the wards and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the town wards shall be five in the case of East, three in the case of Elms and Heage, two in the case of Ambergate, Butterley, Central, and North, and one in the case of Marehay and Waingroves.

Revocation

8.  The District of Amber Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Beverley Hughes

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

27th September 1999