Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the District of Lichfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.
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 Lichfield;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as its 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 District of Lichfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19943; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the district of Lichfield2
1
The existing wards of the district4 shall be abolished.
2
The district shall be divided into twenty-six 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, parish wards, or parishes and parish wards or, where an area is not 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, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Wards of the parish of Burntwood3
1
The existing wards of the parish of Burntwood shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into seven parish wards which shall bear the names All Saints, Boney Hay, Burntwood Central, Chasetown, Chase Terrace, Highfield and Summerfield; the parish wards of All Saints, Boney Hay, Burntwood Central, Chase Terrace, Highfield and Summerfield shall comprise the area of the district wards of the same name, and the Chasetown parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for each of All Saints, Boney Hay, Burntwood Central, Chasetown, Highfield and Summerfield parish wards shall be three, and for the Chase Terrace parish ward shall be four.
Wards of the parish of Drayton Bassett4
The parish of Drayton Bassett 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Hammerwich5
1
The existing wards of the parish of Hammerwich shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Hammerwich, Pool and Triangle; 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 Triangle parish ward shall be seven, for the Hammerwich parish ward shall be three and for the Pool parish ward shall be one.
Wards of the city of Lichfield6
1
The existing wards of the city of Lichfield shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into six city wards which shall bear the names Boley Park, Chadsmead, Curborough, Leomansley, St John’s and Stowe; and each city ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Boley Park, Curborough, Leomansley, St John’s and Stowe city wards shall be five, and for the Chadsmead city ward shall be three.
Number of parish councillors7
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Longdon shall be eleven, of whom three shall be elected for the parish ward of Gentleshaw and eight for the parish ward of Longdon.
Revocation8
The District of Lichfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions