1999 No. 2926
The District of West Wiltshire (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 March 1999 on its review of the district of West Wiltshire 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 172 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 District of West Wiltshire (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 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002;
b
for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
3
In this Order—
“district” means the district of West Wiltshire;
“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 District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19943.
Wards of West Wiltshire2
1
The existing wards of the district4 shall be abolished.
2
The district 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, or 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 similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Wards of the parish of Bradford-on-Avon3
1
The existing wards of the parish of Bradford-on-Avon 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 six.
Wards of the parish of Melksham4
1
The existing wards of the parish of Melksham shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Melksham Without5
1
The existing wards of the parish of Melksham Without 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 4; 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Trowbridge6
1
The existing wards of the parish of Trowbridge shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 5; 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 four.
Wards of the parish of Warminster7
1
The existing wards of the parish of Warminster 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 6; 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 six.
Wards of the parish of Westbury8
1
The existing wards of the parish of Westbury 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 7; 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 eight.
Revocation9
The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
SCHEDULE 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Description of area | Number of councillors |
Atworth and Whitley | 1 | |
Bradford-on-Avon North | 2 | |
Bradford-on-Avon South | 2 | |
Dilton Marsh | The parishes of Chapmanslade, Corsley, Dilton Marsh, North Bradley and Upton Scudamore | 2 |
Ethandune | The parishes of Bratton Coulston and Edington and the parish ward of Heywood Village of the parish of Heywood | 1 |
Holt | The parishes of Broughton Gifford and Holt | 1 |
Manor Vale | The parishes of Limpley Stoke, Monkton Farleigh, South Wraxall, Westwood and Winsley | 2 |
Melksham North | 2 | |
Melksham Spa | 2 | |
Melksham Without | 2 | |
Melksham Woodrow | 1 | |
Mid Wylye Valley | The parishes of Boyton, Chitterne, Codford, Heytesbury, Knook, Sherrington, Stockton and Upton Lovell | 1 |
Paxcroft | The parishes of Hilperton, Semington and Staverton | 2 |
Shearwater | The parishes of Bishopston, Brixton Deverill, Horningsham, Kingston Deverill, Longbridge Deverill, Norton Bavant and Sutton Veny | 1 |
Southwick and Wingfield | The parishes of Southwick and Wingfield | 1 |
Summerham | The parishes of Bulkington, Great Hinton, Keevil, Steeple Ashton and West Ashton | 1 |
Trowbridge Adcroft | 2 | |
Trowbridge College | 2 | |
Trowbridge Drynham | 2 | |
Trowbridge John of Gaunt | 2 | |
Trowbridge Park | 2 | |
Warminster East | 3 | |
Warminster West | 3 | |
Westbury Ham | 2 | |
Westbury Laverton | 2 |
SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BRADFORD-ON-AVON: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS
(1) | (2) |
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Name of ward | Area of Ward |
Bradford-on-Avon North | So much of the district ward of Bradford-on-Avon North as comprises part of the parish of Bradford-on-Avon |
Bradford-on-Avon South | So much of the district ward of Bradford-on-Avon South as comprises part of the parish of Bradford-on-Avon |
SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF MELKSHAM: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of councillors |
Melksham North | So much of the district ward of Melksham North as comprises part of the parish of Melksham | 6 |
Melksham Spa | So much of the district ward of Melksham Spa as comprises part of the parish of Melksham | 6 |
Melksham Woodrow | The district ward of Melksham Woodrow | 3 |
SCHEDULE 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF MELKSHAM WITHOUT: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
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Name of ward | Area of ward | Number of councillors |
Beanacre and Bowerhill | So much of the district ward of Melksham Without as comprises part of the parish of Melksham Without | 10 |
Shaw and Whitley | So much of the district ward of Atworth and Whitley as comprises part of the parish of Melksham Without | 3 |
SCHEDULE 5WARDS OF THE PARISH OF TROWBRIDGE: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS
(1) | (2) |
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Name of ward | Area of ward |
Trowbridge Adcroft | The district ward of Trowbridge Adcroft |
Trowbridge College | The district ward of Trowbridge College |
Trowbridge Drynham | The district ward of Trowbridge Drynham |
Trowbridge John of Gaunt | The district ward of Trowbridge John of Gaunt |
Trowbridge Park | The district ward of Trowbridge Park |
SCHEDULE 6WARDS OF THE PARISH OF WARMINSTER: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS
(1) | (2) |
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Name of ward | Area of ward |
Warminster East | The district ward of Warminster East |
Warminster West | The district ward of Warminster West |
SCHEDULE 7WARDS OF THE PARISH OF WESTBURY: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS
(1) | (2) |
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Name of ward | Area of ward |
Ham | So much of the district ward of Westbury Ham as comprises part of the parish of Westbury |
Laverton | The district ward of Westbury Laverton |
(This note is not part of the Order)