The Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2012

Parish wards and numbers of councillors

4.—(1) The existing wards of the following parishes are abolished –

(a) Bridgwater;

(b) Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge;

(c) Frome;

(d) St Cuthbert Out;

(e) Wellington;

(f) Yeovil;

(g) Yeovil Without.

(2) The parish of Bridgwater is divided into nine wards, each listed by name in the first column of the first table in Schedule 2.

(3) The parish of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge is divided into five wards, each listed by name in the first column of the second table in Schedule 2.

(4) The parish of Frome is divided into eight wards, each listed by name in the first column of the third table in Schedule 2.

(5) The parish of Selwood is divided into two wards, each listed by name in the first column of the fourth table in Schedule 2.

(6) The parish of St Cuthbert Out is divided into four wards, each listed by name in the first column of the fifth table in Schedule 2.

(7) The parish of Wellington is divided into five wards, each listed by name in the first column of the sixth table in Schedule 2.

(8) The parish of Yeovil is divided into eleven wards, each listed by name in the first column of the seventh table in Schedule 2.

(9) The parish of Yeovil Without is divided into three wards, each listed by name in the first column of the eighth table in Schedule 2.

(10) Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(11) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of each table in Schedule 2.