2005 No. 169
The County of Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005
Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and 1(3)
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 September 2004 on its review of the county of Buckinghamshire:
And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, with modifications, 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 County of Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005.
2
This Order, with the exception of articles 4 and 5, 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 2005, on the day after that on which it is made;
b
for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2005.
3
Articles 4 and 5 shall come into force –
a
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of a parish councillor for the parishes of Farnham Royal and Great Marlow to be held on the ordinary day of elections in 2007, on 15th October 2006;
b
for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of elections in 2007.
Interpretation2
In this Order –
“county” means the county of Buckinghamshire;
“existing”, in relation to an electoral division or ward, means the electoral division or ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to district wards in the county6;
any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005”, of which prints are available for inspection at –
- a
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
- b
the offices of Buckinghamshire County Council; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
- a
Electoral divisions of the county of Buckinghamshire3
1
The existing electoral divisions of the county7 shall be abolished.
2
The county shall be divided into forty-seven electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
3
The electoral divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards, parishes, or parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the electoral division and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division shall be the number specified in respect of the electoral division in column (3) of the 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 Farnham Royal4
1
The existing wards of the parish of Farnham Royal shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Farnham Royal Common, Farnham Royal Upp-End and Farnham Royal Village; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for the Farnham Royal Common parish ward shall be seven, for the Farnham Royal Upp-End parish ward shall be three, and for the Farnham Royal Village parish ward shall be one.
Wards of the parish of Great Marlow5
1
The existing wards of the parish of Great Marlow shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Great Marlow and Marlow Bottom; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for the Marlow Bottom parish ward shall be six, and for the Great Marlow parish ward shall be five.
Maps6
Buckinghamshire County Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral registers7
The Electoral Registration Officer8 for each district in the county 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 County of Buckinghamshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19839 is revoked, save for article 5.
Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 1st day of February 2005
SCHEDULENAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS
Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) |
|---|---|---|
Name of Electoral Division | Area of Electoral Division | Number of Councillors |
In the district of Aylesbury Vale | ||
Aston Clinton | Aston Clinton ward | 1 |
Aylesbury East | Bierton ward; Elmhurst and Watermead ward; Oakfield ward | 2 |
Aylesbury North | Aylesbury Central ward; Gatehouse ward; Quarrendon ward; Weedon parish | 2 |
Aylesbury South | Mandeville and Elm Farm ward | 1 |
Aylesbury South East | Bedgrove ward | 1 |
Aylesbury West | Coldharbour ward; Southcourt ward; Walton Court and Hawkslade ward | 2 |
Bernwood | Brill ward; Long Crendon ward; Ashendon parish; Dorton parish; Kingswood parish; Ludgershall parish; Nether Winchendon parish10; Upper Winchendon parish; Westcott parish; Woodham parish; Wotton Underwood parish | 1 |
Buckingham North | Buckingham North ward; Luffield Abbey ward | 1 |
Buckingham South | Buckingham South ward; Tingewick ward; Hillesden parish; Preston Bissett parish; Twyford parish | 1 |
Great Brickhill | Great Brickhill ward; Newton Longville ward; Stewkley ward | 1 |
Grendon Underwood | Steeple Claydon ward; Charndon parish; Edgcott parish; Fleet Marston parish; Grendon Underwood parish; Hogshaw parish; Marsh Gibbon parish; Poundon parish; Quainton parish; Waddesdon parish | 1 |
Haddenham | Haddenham ward | 1 |
Ivinghoe | Cheddington ward; Edlesborough ward; Pitstone ward | 1 |
Wendover and Halton | Wendover ward | 1 |
Wing | Wing ward; Wingrave ward; Creslow parish; Hardwick parish; North Marston parish; Oving parish; Pitchcott parish; Whitchurch parish | 1 |
Winslow | Great Horwood ward; Winslow ward | 1 |
In the district of Chiltern | ||
Amersham | Amersham Common ward; Amersham-on-the-Hill ward; Amersham Town ward; Chesham Bois and Weedon Hill ward | 2 |
Chalfont St Peter | Austenwood ward; Central ward; Gold Hill ward | 1 |
Chesham East | Hilltop and Townsend ward; Newtown ward; Vale ward | 1 |
Chesham North West | Asheridge Vale and Lowndes ward; Ridgeway ward | 1 |
Chess Valley | Ashley Green, Latimer and Chenies ward; St Mary’s and Waterside ward | 1 |
Chiltern Ridges | Ballinger, South Heath and Chartridge ward; Cholesbury, The Lee and Bellingdon ward; Little Missenden ward | 1 |
Great Missenden | Great Missenden ward; Prestwood and Heath End ward | 1 |
Penn, Coleshill and Holmer Green | Holmer Green ward; Penn and Coleshill ward | 1 |
The Chalfonts and Seer Green | Chalfont Common ward; Chalfont St Giles ward; Little Chalfont ward; Seer Green ward | 2 |
In the district of South Bucks | ||
Alderbourne | Denham South ward; Iver Heath ward | 1 |
Beaconsfield | Beaconsfield North ward; Beaconsfield West ward | 1 |
Bulstrode | Beaconsfield South ward; Gerrards Cross South ward; Hedgerley and Fulmer ward | 1 |
Burnham Beeches | Burnham Beeches ward; Burnham Church ward; Farnham Royal Upp-End and Farnham Royal Village parish wards of Farnham Royal parish | 1 |
Gerrards Cross and Denham North | Denham North ward; Gerrards Cross East and Denham South West ward; Gerrards Cross North ward | 1 |
Iver | Iver Village and Richings Park ward; Wexham and Iver West ward | 1 |
Stoke Poges and Farnham Common | Stoke Poges parish; Farnham Royal Common parish ward of Farnham Royal parish | 1 |
Taplow, Dorney and Lent Rise | Burnham Lent Rise ward; Dorney and Burnham South ward; Taplow ward | 1 |
In the district of Wycombe | ||
Abbey | Abbey ward | 1 |
Booker, Cressex and Sands | 1 | |
Bowerdean, Micklefield and Totteridge | Bowerdean ward; Micklefield ward; Totteridge ward | 2 |
Chiltern Valley | Hambleden Valley ward; Lane End parish; Great Marlow parish ward of Great Marlow parish; Danesfield parish ward of Medmenham parish | 1 |
Downley, Disraeli, Oakridge and Castlefield | Disraeli ward; Downley and Plomer Hill ward; Oakridge and Castlefield ward | 2 |
Greater Hughenden | Greater Hughenden ward | 1 |
Hazlemere | Hazlemere North ward; Hazlemere South ward | 1 |
Icknield and Bledlow | Bledlow and Bradenham ward; Icknield ward; Lacey Green, Speen and the Hampdens ward | 1 |
Marlow | Marlow North and West ward; Marlow South East ward; Marlow Bottom parish ward of Great Marlow parish | 2 |
Ryemead, Tylers Green and Loudwater | Ryemead ward; Tylers Green and Loudwater ward | 2 |
Stokenchurch, Radnage and West Wycombe | 1 | |
Terriers and Amersham Hill | Terriers and Amersham Hill ward | 1 |
Thames | Bourne End-cum-Hedsor ward; Flackwell Heath and Little Marlow ward; The Wooburns ward | 2 |
The Risboroughs | The Risboroughs ward | 1 |
(This note is not part of the Order)