The County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000

Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 2488

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000

Made

11th September 2000

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992(1), has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated November 1999 on its review of the county of Lincolnshire together with its recommendations:

And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect, subject to modifications, to those recommendations:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) 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 interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000.

(2) This article and articles 2 and 4 shall come into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 3rd May 2001, on 10th October 2000;

(b) for all other purposes, on 3rd May 2001.

(3) Article 3 of this Order shall come into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election of a parish councillor for the parish of Gainsborough to be held on 6th May 2004, on 10th October 2003;

(b) for all other purposes, on 6th May 2004.

(4) In this Order—

“county” means the county of Lincolnshire;

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

references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to borough, city and district wards in the county(3);

• 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 County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(4); and

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

Divisions of the county of Lincolnshire

2.—(1) The existing divisions of the county(5) shall be abolished.

(2) The county shall be divided into seventy-seven divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

(3) The divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards, or wards and parishes or, where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the division and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each division shall be one.

(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Wards of the parish of Gainsborough

3.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Gainsborough(6) shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Gainsborough East, Gainsborough North-East, Gainsborough North-West and Gainsborough South-West; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Gainsborough East parish ward shall be six, for each of the Gainsborough North-West and Gainsborough South-West parish wards shall be five, and for the Gainsborough North-East parish ward shall be two.

Revocation

4.  The County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 and article 4 of the District of West Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 are hereby revoked.

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

Hilary Armstrong

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

11th September 2000

article 2

SCHEDULE NAMES AND AREAS OF DIVISIONS

(1)	(2)
Name of Division	Area of Division
	In the borough of Boston
Boston Coastal	The Coastal, Old Leake and Wrangle wards
Boston East	The Central, Pilgrim and Skirbeck wards
Boston Fishtoft	The Fishtoft and North wards
Boston North West	The Fenside and Witham wards and the parishes of Amber Hill and Holland Fen-with-Brothertoft
Boston Rural	The Five Village and Kirton wards and the parish of Swineshead
Boston South	The Frampton and Holme, South, and Wyberton wards
Boston West	The Staniland North, Staniland South, and West wards
	In the district of East Lindsey
Alford and Sutton	The Alford, Sutton on Sea North and Sutton on Sea South wards
Horncastle and Tetford	The Horncastle and Tetford wards and the parishes of Aswardby, Brinkhill, Harrington, Haugh, Hundleby, Langton by Spilsby, Mavis Enderby, Raithby, Sausthorpe, South Ormsby cum Ketsby, South Thoresby and Swaby
Ingoldmells Rural	The Chapel St Leonards, Ingoldmells and Willoughby with Sloothby wards and the parishes of Ashby with Scremby, Dalby, Partney, Skendleby and Ulceby with Fordington
Louth Marsh	The Grimoldby, Marshchapel, North Somercotes and Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven wards
Louth North	The North Holme, St James' and St Margaret’s wards
Louth Rural North	The Holton le Clay, North Thoresby and Tetney wards
Louth South	The Priory, St Mary's, St Michael’s and Trinity wards
Louth Wolds	The Binbrook, Legbourne, Ludford and Withern with Stain wards
Mablethorpe	The Mablethorpe Central, Mablethorpe East, Mablethorpe North and Trusthorpe and Mablethorpe South wards
Skegness North	The St Clement’s and Winthorpe wards
Skegness South	The Scarbrough and Seacroft wards
Spilsby Fen	The Halton Holegate, Sibsey, Spilsby and Stickney wards
Tattershall Castle	The Coningsby and Tattershall, Frithville and Mareham le Fen wards
Wainfleet and Burgh	The Burgh le Marsh, Croft and Wainfleet and Friskney wards
Woodhall Spa and Wragby	The Roughton, Woodhall Spa and Wragby wards
	In the city of Lincoln
Lincoln Birchwood	The Birchwood ward
Lincoln Boultham	The Boultham ward
Lincoln Bracebridge	The Bracebridge ward
Lincoln East
Lincoln Glebe	The Glebe ward
Lincoln Hartsholme	The Hartsholme ward
Lincoln Moorland	The Moorland ward
Lincoln North
Lincoln Park	The Park ward
Lincoln West
	In the district of North Kesteven
Bassingham Rural	The Bassingham and Brant Broughton wards and the parishes of Eagle and Swinethorpe, Leadenham, North Scarle, Thorpe on the Hill, Welbourn and Wellingore
Billinghay and Metheringham	The Billinghay and Martin wards and the parish of Metheringham
Bracebridge Heath and Waddington	The Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East and Waddington West wards
Branston and Navenby	The Branston and Mere ward and the parishes of Boothby Graffoe, Coleby, Dunston, Harmston, Navenby and Nocton
Heighington and Washingborough	The Heighington and Washingborough ward
Hykeham Forum	The North Hykeham Forum, North Hykeham Moor and North Hykeham Witham wards
Ruskington and Cranwell	The Ashby de la Launde, Cranwell and Byard’s Leap and Ruskington wards
Skellingthorpe and Hykeham South	The North Hykeham Memorial, North Hykeham Mill and Skellingthorpe wards and the parish of Doddington and Whisby
Sleaford	The Sleaford Holdingham, Sleaford Mareham, Sleaford Navigation and Sleaford Westholme wards
Sleaford Rural South	The Heckington Rural, Kyme and Osbournby wards
Sleaford West and Leasingham	The Leasingham and Roxholm, Sleaford Castle and Sleaford Quarrington wards
	In the district of South Holland
Crowland and Whaplode	The Crowland, Holbeach St John’s and Whaplode wards
Donington Rural	The Donington, Gosberton Village and Surfleet wards
Holbeach	The Holbeach Hurn and Holbeach Town wards
Holbeach Rural	The Fleet, Gedney and The Saints wards and the parishes of Lutton and Tydd St Mary
Spalding East and Moulton	The Spalding St Paul’s and Weston and Moulton wards
Spalding Elloe	The Deeping St Nicholas, Pinchbeck and Spalding Castle wards
Spalding South	The Spalding St John’s and Spalding St Mary’s wards
Spalding West	The Spalding Monks House and Spalding Wygate wards
Sutton Elloe	The Sutton Bridge ward and the parishes of Little Sutton and Long Sutton
	In the district of South Kesteven
Bourne Abbey	The Bourne East and Ringstone wards
Bourne Castle	The Bourne West and Thurlby wards
Colsterworth Rural	The Forest, Isaac Newton and Morkery wards
Deeping St James	The Deeping St James ward
Folkingham Rural	The Aveland, Glen Eden, Lincrest and Toller wards
Grantham Barrowby	The Barrowby and Earlesfield wards
Grantham East	The Belmont and Harrowby wards
Grantham North	The Ermine, Peascliffe and St Wulfram’s wards
Grantham North West	The Green Hill and Greyfriars wards
Grantham South	The Grantham St John’s and St Anne’s wards
Hough	The Heath, Loveden, Saxonwell and Witham Valley wards
Market and West Deeping	The Market and West Deeping ward and the parish of Langtoft
Stamford North	The All Saints and St George’s wards
Stamford Rural	The Hillsides and St Mary’s wards and the parishes of Barholm and Stowe, Baston, Tallington and Uffington
Stamford West	The Stamford St John’s ward
	In the district of West Lindsey
Ancholme Cliff	The Hemswell, Middle Rasen and Waddingham and Spital wards
Bardney and Cherry Willingham	The Bardney, Cherry Willingham and Fiskerton wards
Gainsborough Hill
Gainsborough Rural South	The Lea, Scampton, Stow and Torksey wards
Gainsborough Trent
Market Rasen Wolds	The Market Rasen and Wold View wards
Nettleham and Saxilby	The Nettleham and Saxilby wards
North Wolds	The Caistor, Kelsey and Yarborough wards
Scotter Rural	The Scotter and Thonock wards
Welton Rural	The Dunholme, Sudbrooke and Welton wards

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect, subject to the modifications detailed below, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the county of Lincolnshire. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 3rd May 2001.

The modifications relate to names of wards. The Secretary of State has decided that the wards shown in the first column of the Table below with the names proposed by the Commission should be named in accordance with the second column.

Proposed Ward Name	Ward Name
Boston Fen	Boston North West
Metheringham	Billinghay and Metheringham
Waddington Heath	Bracebridge Heath and Waddington

Article 2 abolishes the existing divisions of the county and provides for the creation of 77 new divisions. That article and the Schedule also make provision for the names and areas of the new divisions. One councillor is to be elected for each division.

Article 3 makes electoral changes in the parish of Gainsborough. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on or after 6th May 2004.

Article 4 revokes the County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 and article 4 of the District of West Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 1998.

The areas of the new divisions and of the new wards of the parish of Gainsborough are demarcated on the map described in article 1(4). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Lincolnshire County Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.

(1)

1992 c. 19.

(2)

Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).

(3)

See the Borough of Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2333), the District of East Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2335), the City of Lincoln (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2334), the District of North Kesteven (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2338), the District of South Holland (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2336), the District of South Kesteven (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2337) and the District of West Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2366).

(4)

S.I. 1994/867, to which ther are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(5)

See the County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/1829).

(6)

See the District of West Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2366).