2014 No. 1910

Local Government, England

The Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2014

Made14th July 2014

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 20091 (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England2 (“the Commission”) published a report dated January 2014 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of Telford & Wrekin. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations.

A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.

The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act:

Citation and commencement1

1

This Order may be cited as the Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.

2

Except for article 4, this Order comes into force—

a

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2014;

b

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2015.

3

Article 4 comes into force—

a

for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2018;

b

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

Interpretation2

In this Order—

“map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2014”, prints of which are available for inspection at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;
“ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 19833.

Wards of the district of Telford & Wrekin and number of councillors3

1

The existing wards of the district of Telford & Wrekin are abolished.

2

The district of Telford and Wrekin is divided into 30 district wards, each listed by name in the first column of the table in Schedule 1.

3

Each district ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the district ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each district ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in Schedule 1.

5

Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Wards of the parish of Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote and number of councillors4

1

The parish of Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote is divided into two parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 1 in Schedule 2.

2

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

3

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 1 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of Hadley & Leegomery and number of councillors5

1

The existing wards of the parish of Hadley & Leegomery are abolished.

2

The parish of Hadley & Leegomery is divided into five parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 2 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

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

Wards of the parish of Ketley and number of councillors6

1

The existing wards of the parish of Ketley are abolished.

2

The parish of Ketley is divided into two parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 3 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 3 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of Lawley & Overdale and number of councillors7

1

The existing wards of the parish of Lawley & Overdale are abolished.

2

The parish of Lawley & Overdale is divided into four parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 4 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 4 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of Lilleshall, Donnington & Muxton8

1

The existing wards of the parish of Lilleshall, Donnington & Muxton are abolished.

2

The parish of Lilleshall, Donnington & Muxton is divided into five parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 5 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 5 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of Madeley and number of councillors9

1

The existing wards of the parish of Madeley are abolished.

2

The parish of Madeley is divided into four parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 6 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 6 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of Oakengates and number of councillors10

1

The existing wards of the parish of Oakengates are abolished.

2

The parish of Oakengates is divided into three parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 7 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 7 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of St Georges & Priorslee11

1

The existing wards of the parish of St Georges & Priorslee are abolished.

2

The parish of St Georges & Priorslee is divided into four parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 8 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 8 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of Stirchley & Brookside12

1

The existing wards of the parish of Stirchley & Brookside are abolished.

2

The parish of Stirchley & Brookside is divided into three parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 9 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 9 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of The Gorge and number of councillors13

1

The existing wards of the parish of The Gorge are abolished.

2

The parish of The Gorge is divided into three parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 10 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 10 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of Wellington and number of councillors14

1

The existing wards of the parish of Wellington are abolished.

2

The parish of Wellington is divided into seven parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 11 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

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

Wards of the parish of Wrockwardine and number of councillors15

1

The parish of Wrockwardine is divided into two parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 12 in Schedule 2.

2

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

3

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 12 in Schedule 2.

Wards of the parish of Wrockwardine Wood & Trench16

1

The existing wards of the parish of Wrockwardine Wood & Trench are abolished.

2

The parish of Wrockwardine Wood & Trench is divided into four parish wards, each listed by name in the first column of table 13 in Schedule 2.

3

Each parish ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

4

The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of table 13 in Schedule 2.

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on the 14th day of July 2014

Max CallerChairmanLocal Government Boundary Commission for England14th July 2014

SCHEDULE 1

Article 3

Names of district wards and number of councillors

(1) Name of district ward	(2) Number of councillors
Admaston & Bratton	1
Apley Castle	1
Arleston	1
Brookside	2
Church Aston & Lilleshall	1
College	1
Dawley & Aqueduct	3
Donnington	2
Dothill	1
Edgmond & Ercall Magna	2
Ercall	1
Hadley & Leegomery	3
Haygate	1
Horsehay & Lightmoor	2
Ironbridge Gorge	1
Ketley & Overdale	3
Madeley & Sutton Hill	3
Malinslee & Dawley Bank	2
Muxton	2
Newport North & West	2
Newport South & East	2
Oakengates & Ketley Bank	3
Park	1
Priorslee	2
Shawbirch	1
St Georges	2
The Nedge	3
Woodside	2
Wrockwardine	1
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench	2

SCHEDULE 2

Articles 4 to 16

Table 1Wards of the parish of Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Chetwynd Aston	4
Station Road	3

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Chetwynd Aston

Station Road

Table 2Wards of the parish of Hadley & Leegomery and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Apley Castle	4
Hadley Castle	3
Hadley Manor	3
Leegomery	4
Trench Lock	2

Table 3Wards of the parish of Ketley and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Beveley	2
Ketley	9

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Beveley

Ketley

Table 4Wards of the parish of Lawley & Overdale and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Central	4
Dawley Bank	1
Lawley	2
West	1

Table 5Wards of the parish of Lilleshall, Donnington & Muxton and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Donnington East	1
Donnington West	5
Lilleshall	2
Muxton	5
The Humbers	2

Table 6Wards of the parish of Madeley and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Cuckoo Oak	5
Hill Top	1
Madeley	5
Woodside	6

Table 7Wards of the parish of Oakengates and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Hollyhurst	1
North	3
Oakengates	9

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Hollyhurst

North

Oakengates

Table 8Wards of the parish of St Georges & Priorslee and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Snedshill	1
St Georges East	1
St Georges West	4
Priorslee	5

Table 9Wards of the parish of Stirchley & Brookside and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Brookside	7
Holmer Lake	1
Stirchley	5

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Brookside

Holmer Lake

Stirchley

Table 10Wards of the parish of The Gorge and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Coalport & Jackfield	2
Ironbridge Gorge	3
Lightmoor	3

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Coalport & Jackfield

Ironbridge Gorge

Lightmoor

Table 11Wards of the parish of Wellington and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Arleston	3
College	3
Dothill	3
Ercall	3
Haygate	3
Park	3
Shawbirch	3

Table 12Wards of the parish of Wrockwardine and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Admaston & Bratton	7
Wrockwardine	3

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Admaston & Bratton

Wrockwardine

Table 13Wards of the parish of Wrockwardine Wood & Trench and number of councillors

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
East	1
Trench	8
Wrockwardine Wood East	1
Wrockwardine Wood West	1

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of Telford & Wrekin, which is a non-metropolitan district with borough status, following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged.

The electoral changes at district level, and at parish level in all parishes except Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote, apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2015. The electoral changes in the parish of Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district of Telford and Wrekin and replaces them with 30 new ones. That article, the map (as defined in article 2) and Schedule 1 also establish the names, areas and number of councillors of the new district wards.

Articles 4 and 15 create two new parish wards in each of the parishes of (i) Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote and (ii) Wrockwardine respectively. These parishes were formerly unwarded. Those articles, the map and Schedule 2 also establish the names, areas and number of councillors of the new parish wards.

Articles 5 to 14 and 16 abolish the existing wards of the parishes of (i) Hadley & Leegomery, (ii) Ketley (iii) Lawley & Overdale, (iv) Lilleshall, Donnington & Muxton, (v) Madeley, (vi) Oakengates, (vii) St Georges & Priorslee, (viii) Stirchley & Brookside, (ix) The Gorge, (x) Wellington and (xi) Wrockwardine Wood & Trench respectively and replace them with new ones. Those articles, the map and Schedule 2 also establish the names, areas and number of councillors of the new parish wards.

The map defined in article 2 shows the new district and parish wards. It is available at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/west-midlands/shropshire/telford-and-wrekin-fer. The map is also available for inspection at all reasonable times at the offices of Telford & Wrekin Borough Council, Addenbrooke House, Ironmasters Way, Telford, TF3 4NT and at the offices of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England at Layden House, 76 – 86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.