The Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2017.

(2) This Order comes into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary, or relating, to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which it is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England and Wales(1) in 2017.

Alterations of electoral division boundaries

2.—(1) The areas that cease to be part of the parishes listed in the first column of table 1 in the Schedule and become part of the parishes listed in the second column of that table in consequence of the Ashford (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2016(2), cease to be part of the electoral divisions listed in the third column of that table and become part of the electoral divisions listed in the fourth column of that table.

(2) The unparished areas in the first column of table 2 in the Schedule that become part of the parishes listed in the second column of that table in consequence of the Ashford (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2016, cease to be part of the electoral divisions listed in the third column of that table and become part of the electoral divisions listed in the fourth column of that table.

(3) The area that ceases to be part of the parish of Kingsnorth and becomes an unparished area in consequence of the Ashford (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2016, ceases to be part of the electoral division of Ashford Rural South and becomes part of the electoral division of Ashford Rural East.

(4) In this article—

“electoral divisions” means the electoral divisions as named in Schedule 1 to the Kent (Electoral Changes) Order 2016(3).

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Jolyon Jackson

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

2nd February 2017