Citation, commencement and application

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

(2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3) Articles 3 and 4 come into force—

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

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors(1) in 2019.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Surrey Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2017”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England(2).

(2) 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 Surrey Heath and number of councillors

3.—(1) The existing wards of the borough of Surrey Heath are abolished.

(2) The borough of Surrey Heath is divided into 14 wards as listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 1.

(3) Each ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

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

Wards of the parish of Windlesham

4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Windlesham are abolished.

(2) The parish of Windlesham is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 2.

(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 the table in Schedule 2.

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

Jolyon Jackson

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

13th December 2017