Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the County of West Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2005.
(2) This Order, with the exception of article 4, 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) Article 4 shall come into force –
(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of a parish councillor for the parish of Rustington 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.
Interpretation
2. In this Order –
“county” means the county of West Sussex;
“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 and borough wards in the county(1);
any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the County of West Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2005”, of which prints are available for inspection at –
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
the offices of West Sussex County Council; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Electoral divisions of the county of West Sussex
3.—(1) The existing electoral divisions of the county(2) shall be abolished.
(2) The county shall be divided into sixty-two 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 Rustington
4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Rustington shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Rustington East, Rustington North, Rustington West and West Preston; 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 Rustington West parish ward shall be seven, for the Rustington East parish ward shall be six, for the Rustington North parish ward shall be two, and for the West Preston parish ward shall be one.
Maps
5. West Sussex County Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the County of West Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2005” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral registers
6. The Electoral Registration Officer(3) for each district or borough 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.
Revocation
7. The County of West Sussex (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985(4) is revoked, save for article 5.
Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 1st day of February 2005
L.S.
Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission
1st February 2005
Peter Wardle
Chief Executive to the Commission
1st February 2005