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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the City of Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003.
(2) This Order shall come into force —
(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004, on 15th October 2003;
(b)for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004.
2. In this Order —
“city” means the city of Wolverhampton;
“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 City of Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003”, of which prints are available for inspection at —
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
the offices of Wolverhampton City Council.
3.—(1) The existing wards of the city(1) shall be abolished.
(2) The city shall be divided into twenty wards which shall bear the names set out in the Schedule.
(3) Each ward shall comprise 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 three.
(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.
4.—(1) Elections of all councillors for all wards of the city shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004(2)(3).
(2) The councillors holding office for any ward of the city immediately before the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 shall retire on that date and the newly elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.
(3) Of the councillors elected in 2004 one shall retire in 2006, one in 2007 and one in 2008.
(4) Of the councillors elected in 2004 —
(a)the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), be the councillor elected by the smallest number of votes; and
(b)the second to retire shall, subject to those paragraphs, be the councillor elected by the next smallest number of votes.
(5) In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any year, the person to retire in that year shall be determined by lot.
(6) If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each year shall be determined by lot.
(7) Where under this article any question is to be determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting.
5. Wolverhampton City Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the City of Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
6. The Electoral Registration Officer(4) for the city 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.
7. The Borough of Wolverhampton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980(5) is revoked, save for article 8.
Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 29th day of September 2003
L.S.
Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission
29th September 2003
Jacqui Dixon
Secretary to the Commission
29th September 2003
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