2002 No. 2597

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

Made12th October 2002

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas the Boundary Committee for England1, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 19922, has submitted to the Electoral Commission3 recommendations dated June 2002 on its review of the district of Harborough:

And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect to those recommendations:

And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations:

Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 174 and 265 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the District of Harborough (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 the day after that on which it is made;

b

for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.

Interpretation2

In this Order—

“district” means the district of Harborough;
“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 referred to in the District of Harborough (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 Harborough District Council.

Wards of the district of Harborough3

1

The existing wards of the district6 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, 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 Broughton Astley4

1

The existing wards of the parish of Broughton Astley 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 four.

Wards of the parish of Lutterworth5

1

The existing wards of the parish of Lutterworth 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 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 four.

Maps6

Harborough District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral Registers7

The Electoral Registration Officer7 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.

Revocation8

The District of Harborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19798 is revoked, save for article 8.

Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission

Pamela GordonCommissioner12th October 2002

Glyn MathiasCommissioner12th October 2002

Neil McIntoshCommissioner12th October 2002

Karamjit SinghCommissioner12th October 2002

Sam YoungerCommissioner12th October 2002

Graham ZellickCommissioner12th October 2002

SCHEDULE 1NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

Article 3

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward	Number of Councillors
Billesdon	The parishes of Billesdon, Cranoe, Frisby, Gaulby, Glooston, Goadby, Illston on the Hill, King’s Norton, Noseley, Rolleston, Slawston, Stonton Wyville and Welham	1
Bosworth	The parishes of Husbands Bosworth, Knaptoft, Mowsley, North Kilworth and South Kilworth	1
Broughton Astley—Astley		1
Broughton Astley—Broughton		1
Broughton Astley—Primethorpe		1
Broughton Astley—Sutton		1
Dunton	The parishes of Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva, Dunton Bassett, Frolesworth and Leire	1
Fleckney	The parish of Fleckney	2
Glen	The parishes of Burton Overy, Carlton Curlieu, Great Glen, Little Stretton and Wistow	2
Kibworth	The parishes of East Langton, Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt, Shangton, Smeeton Westerby, Thorpe Langton, Tur Langton and West Langton	3
Lubenham	The parishes of Foxton, Gumley, Laughton, Lubenham, Saddington and Theddingworth	1
Lutterworth Brookfield		1
Lutterworth Orchard		1
Lutterworth Springs		1
Lutterworth Swift		1
Market Harborough—Great Bowden and Arden		3
Market Harborough—Little Bowden		2
Market Harborough—Logan		2
Market Harborough—Welland		3
Misterton	The parishes of Catthorpe, Cotesbach, Gilmorton, Misterton with Walcote, Shawell, Swinford, and Westrill and Starmore	1
Nevill	The parishes of Allexton, Blaston, Bringhurst, Drayton, Great Easton, Hallaton, Horninghold, Medbourne, Nevill Holt and Stockerston	1
Peatling	The parishes of Arnesby, Bruntingthorpe, Kimcote and Walton, Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva, Shearsby and Willoughby Waterleys	1
Thurnby and Houghton	The parishes of Houghton on the Hill, Scraptoft, Stoughton, and Thurnby and Bushby	3
Tilton	The parishes of Cold Newton, East Norton, Hungarton, Keyham, Launde, Loddington, Lowesby, Marefield, Owston and Newbold, Skeffington, Tilton, Tugby and Keythorpe, and Withcote	1
Ullesthorpe	The parishes of Bittesby, Bitteswell, Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva and Ullesthorpe	1

SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF BROUGHTON ASTLEY

Article 4

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS

(1)	(2)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward
Astley	The district ward of Broughton Astley—Astley
Broughton	The district ward of Broughton Astley—Broughton
Primethorpe	The district ward of Broughton Astley—Primethorpe
Sutton	The district ward of Broughton Astley—Sutton

SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF LUTTERWORTH

Article 5

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS

(1)	(2)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward
Brookfield	The district ward of Lutterworth Brookfield
Orchard	The district ward of Lutterworth Orchard
Springs	The district ward of Lutterworth Springs
Swift	The district ward of Lutterworth Swift

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the district of Harborough.

The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 25 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.

Articles 4 to 5 make electoral changes in the parishes of Broughton Astley and Lutterworth.

Article 7 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 8 revokes the District of Harborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 (S.I.1979/1112), with the exception of article 8.

The areas of the new district wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2. Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Harborough District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.