2002 No. 1785
The District of South Bucks (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
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 November 2001 on its review of the district of South Bucks together with its recommendations:
And whereas the Electoral Commission2 have decided to give effect to those recommendations:
And whereas a period of not less than six weeks beginning with the submission of the report has expired:
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the District of South Bucks (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
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.
Interpretation2
In this Order—
“district” means the district of South Bucks;
“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 marked “Map of the District of South Bucks (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—
a
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
b
the offices of South Bucks District Council.
Wards of the district of South Bucks3
1
The existing wards of the district5 shall be abolished.
2
The district shall be divided into nineteen 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, 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 Beaconsfield4
1
The existing wards of the parish of Beaconsfield shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Beaconsfield North, Beaconsfield South and Beaconsfield West; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for the Beaconsfield North parish ward shall be six and for each of the Beaconsfield South and Beaconsfield West parish wards shall be five.
Wards of the parish of Burnham5
1
The existing wards of the parish of Burnham shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into four 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 Denham6
1
The existing wards of the parish of Denham 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 Farnham Royal7
The parish of Farnham Royal 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 Gerrards Cross8
1
The existing wards of the parish of Gerrards Cross 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 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Iver9
1
The existing wards of the parish of Iver 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 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Maps10
South Bucks District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map of the District of South Bucks (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral Registers11
The Electoral Registration Officer6 for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
Revocation12
The District of Beaconsfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19807 is revoked, save for article 4.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
SCHEDULE 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Beaconsfield North | 3 | |
Beaconsfield South | 2 | |
Beaconsfield West | 2 | |
Burnham Beeches | 1 | |
Burnham Church | 3 | |
Burnham Lent Rise | 3 | |
Denham North | 2 | |
Denham South | 2 | |
Dorney and Burnham South | 1 | |
Farnham Royal | 3 | |
Gerrards Cross East and Denham South West | 1 | |
Gerrards Cross North | 2 | |
Gerrards Cross South | 2 | |
Hedgerley and Fulmer | The parishes of Fulmer and Hedgerley | 1 |
Iver Heath | 3 | |
Iver Village and Richings Park | 3 | |
Stoke Poges | 3 | |
Taplow | The parish of Taplow | 1 |
Wexham and Iver West | 2 |
SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BURNHAM NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Burnham Beeches | The district ward of Burnham Beeches | 3 |
Burnham Church | The district ward of Burnham Church | 7 |
Burnham Lent Rise | The district ward of Burnham Lent Rise | 8 |
Burnham South | So much of the district ward of Dorney and Burnham South as comprises part of the parish of Burnham | 1 |
SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF DENHAM NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Denham North | The district ward of Denham North | 7 |
Denham South | The district ward of Denham South | 7 |
Denham South West | So much of the district ward of Gerrards Cross East and Denham South West as comprises part of the parish of Denham | 1 |
SCHEDULE 4WARDS OF THE PARISH OF FARNHAM ROYAL NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Farnham Royal North | The district ward of Farnham Royal | 10 |
Farnham Royal South | So much of the district ward of Stoke Poges as comprises part of the parish of Farnham Royal | 1 |
SCHEDULE 5WARDS OF THE PARISH OF GERRARDS CROSS NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Gerrards Cross East | So much of the district ward of Gerrards Cross East and Denham South West as comprises part of the parish of Gerrards Cross | 2 |
Gerrards Cross North | The district ward of Gerrards Cross North | 5 |
Gerrards Cross South | The district ward of Gerrards Cross South | 5 |
SCHEDULE 6WARDS OF THE PARISH OF IVER NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
Iver Heath | The district ward of Iver Heath | 6 |
Iver Village and Richings Park | The district ward of Iver Heath and Richings Park | 7 |
Iver West | So much of the district ward of Wexham and Iver West as comprises part of the parish of Iver | 1 |
(This note is not part of the Order)