2001 No. 3557
The District of Sevenoaks (Electoral Changes) Order 2001
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 May 2001 on its review of the district of Sevenoaks 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 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 Sevenoaks (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 15th October 2002;
b
for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
3
In this Order—
“district” means the district of Sevenoaks;
“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 for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the District of Sevenoaks (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 Sevenoaks2
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 of similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Elections of the council of Sevenoaks3
1
The ordinary elections of all councillors of the district of Sevenoaks shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 20035 and every fourth year after 2003.
2
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 parish of Chiddingstone4
The parish of Chiddingstone 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 Edenbridge5
1
The existing wards of the parish of Edenbridge shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Edenbridge North and East, and Edenbridge South and West; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for the Edenbridge North and East parish ward shall be eight, and for the Edenbridge South and West parish ward shall be seven.
Wards of the parish of Sevenoaks6
1
The existing wards of the parish of Sevenoaks shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names Sevenoaks, Eastern, Sevenoaks Kippington, Sevenoaks Northern, Sevenoaks St John's, Sevenoaks Town and Sevenoaks Wildernesse; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 9 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Sevenoaks Eastern, Sevenoaks Kippington, Sevenoaks Northern, Sevenoaks St John’s and Sevenoaks Town parish wards shall be three, and for the Sevenoaks Wildernesse parish ward shall be one.
Wards of the parish of Shoreham7
1
The existing wards of the parish of Shoreham 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 Swanley8
1
The existing wards of the parish of Swanley shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Swanley Christchurch, Swanley Hextable, Swanley St Mary's, Swanley Village and Swanley White Oak; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 8 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
3
The number of councillor to be elected for each of the Swanley Christchurch, Swanley St Mary’s and Swanley White Oak parish wards shall be four, for the Swanley Hextable parish ward shall be three, and for the Swanley Village parish ward shall be one.
Numbers of parish councillors9
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Eynsford shall be eight, and for the parish of Hartley shall be thirteen.
Revocation10
The District of Sevenoaks (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
SCHEDULE 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Ash | The parish wards of Ash, New Ash Green North West and New Ash Green South East of Ash-cum-Ridley parish | 3 |
Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge | The parishes of Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge | 3 |
Cowden and Hever | The parishes of Cowden and Hever | 1 |
Crockenhill and Well Hill | 1 | |
Dunton Green and Riverhead | The parishes of Dunton Green and Riverhead | 2 |
Edenbridge North and East | 2 | |
Edenbridge South and West | 2 | |
Eynsford | The parish of Eynsford | 1 |
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth | The parishes of Farningham, and Horton Kirby and South Darenth | 2 |
Fawkham and West Kingsdown | The parishes of Fawkham and West Kingsdown | 3 |
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount | 2 | |
Hartley and Hodsoll Street | The parish of Hartley, and Hodsoll Street and Ridley parish ward of Ash-cum-Ridley parish | 3 |
Hextable | 2 | |
Kemsing | The parish of Kemsing | 2 |
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway | 1 | |
Otford and Shoreham | 2 | |
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone | 1 | |
Seal and Weald | 2 | |
Sevenoaks Eastern | 2 | |
Sevenoaks Kippington | 2 | |
Sevenoaks Northern | 2 | |
Sevenoaks Town and St John's | 3 | |
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village | 3 | |
Swanley St Mary's | 2 | |
Swanley White Oak | 3 | |
Westerham and Crockham Hill | The parish of Westerham | 2 |
SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF CHIDDINGSTONE
NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Chiddingstone | So much of the district ward of Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone as comprises part of the parish of Chiddingstone | 6 |
Chiddingstone Causeway | So much of the district ward of Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway as comprises part of the parish of Chiddingstone | 3 |
SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF SHOREHAM
NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Badgers Mount | So much of the district ward of Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount as comprises part of the parish of Shoreham | 3 |
Shoreham | So much of the district ward of Otford and Shoreham as comprises part of the parish of Shoreham | 6 |
The Well Hill Hundreds | So much of the district ward of Crockenhill and Well Hill as comprises part of the parish of Shoreham | 1 |
(This note is not part of the Order)