2002 No. 3218
The District of South Norfolk (Electoral Changes)Order 2002
Made
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 a report dated July 2002 on its review of the district of South Norfolk together with its recommendations:
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:
Citation and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the District of South Norfolk (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 South Norfolk;
“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 marked “Map referred to in the District of South Norfolk (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 Norfolk District Council.
Wards of the district of South Norfolk3
1
The existing wards of the district6 shall be abolished.
2
The district shall be divided into thirty-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 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 Costessey4
1
The existing wards of the parish of Costessey shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names New Costessey and Old Costessey; and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be eight.
Wards of the parish of Diss5
The parish of Diss 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 Roydon6
The parish of Roydon shall be divided into two 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 Wymondham7
1
The existing wards of the parish of Wymondham shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Abbey, Cromwells, Northfields, Rustens and Town; and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three.
Numbers of parish councillors8
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Cringleford shall be eleven, and for the parish of Hethersett shall be thirteen.
Maps9
South Norfolk District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of South Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral registers10
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.
Revocation11
The District of South Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19778 is revoked,save for article 5.
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 |
Abbey | 1 | |
Beck Vale | The parishes of Pulham Market, Pulham St Mary and Starston | 1 |
Bressingham and Burston | 1 | |
Brooke | The parishes of Bergh Apton, Brooke, Howe, Kirstead, Mundham and Seething | 1 |
Bunwell | The parishes of Aslacton, Bunwell, Carleton Rode and Tibenham | 1 |
Chedgrave and Thurton | The parishes of Ashby St Mary, Carleton St Peter, Chedgrave, Claxton, Langley with Hardley and Thurton | 1 |
Cringleford | The parishes of Bawburgh, Colney, Cringleford, Keswick and Little Melton | 2 |
Cromwells | 1 | |
Dickleburgh | The parishes of Dickleburgh and Rushall, Great Moulton, Tivetshall St Margaret and Tivetshall St Mary | 1 |
Diss | 3 | |
Ditchingham and Broome | The parishes of Broome, Ditchingham, Hedenham and Thwaite | 1 |
Earsham | The parishes of Alburgh, Denton, Earsham, Topcroft and Wortwell | 1 |
Easton | The parishes of Barford, Easton, Great Melton, Marlingford and Wramplingham | 1 |
Forncett | The parishes of Ashwellthorpe, Forncett and Tacolneston | 1 |
Gillingham | The parishes of Ellingham, Geldeston, Gillingham, Hales, Heckingham, Kirby Cane, Raveningham and Stockton | 1 |
Harleston | The parish of Redenhall with Harleston | 2 |
Hempnall | The parishes of Bedingham, Hempnall, Morningthorpe, Shelton and Woodton | 1 |
Hethersett | The parish of Hethersett | 2 |
Hingham and Deopham | The parishes of Deopham and Hingham | 1 |
Loddon | The parishes of Loddon and Sisland | 1 |
Mulbarton | The parishes of Bracon Ash, East Carleton, Ketteringham, Mulbarton and Swardeston | 2 |
New Costessey | 2 | |
Newton Flotman | The parishes of Flordon, Newton Flotman, Swainsthorpe and Wreningham | 1 |
Northfields | 1 | |
Old Costessey | 2 | |
Poringland with the Framinghams | The parishes of Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot and Poringland | 2 |
Rockland | The parishes of Alpington, Bramerton, Hellington, Holverston, Kirby Bedon, Rockland St Mary, Surlingham and Yelverton | 1 |
Roydon | 1 | |
Rustens | 1 | |
Scole | The parishes of Brockdish, Needham and Scole | 1 |
Stoke Holy Cross | The parishes of Bixley, Caistor St Edmund, Stoke Holy Cross and Trowse with Newton | 1 |
Stratton | The parishes of Long Stratton, Tharston and Hapton, and Wacton | 2 |
Tasburgh | The parishes of Saxlingham Nethergate, Shotesham and Tasburgh | 1 |
Thurlton | The parishes of Aldeby, Burgh St Peter, Haddiscoe, Norton Subcourse, Thurlton, Toft Monks and Wheatacre | 1 |
Town | 1 | |
Wicklewood | The parishes of Barnham Broom, Kimberley, Morley, Runhall and Wicklewood | 1 |
SCHEDULE 2WARDS OF THE PARISH OF DISS NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of councillors |
Diss Town | The district ward of Diss | 12 |
Heywood | So much of the district ward of Bressingham and Burston as comprises the parish of Diss | 1 |
SCHEDULE 3WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ROYDON NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
(1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of councillors |
East | The district ward of Roydon | 8 |
West | So much of the district ward of Bressingham and Burston as comprises the parish of Roydon | 1 |
(This note is not part of the Order)