2018 No. 1274

Local Government, England

The South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018

Made30th November 2018

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2), (3) and (4)

Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 20071, South Cambridgeshire District Council (“the Council”) made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England2 for the related alteration of the boundaries of county electoral divisions and district wards within the Council’s area.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations and makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92(3) of that Act.

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018.

(2)

This article comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(3)

Article 2 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 this Order is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England3 in 2021.

(4)

Article 3 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 this Order is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2022.

Alteration of county electoral division boundaries2.

(1)

The area that ceases to be part of the parish listed in the first column of table 1 in Schedule 1 and becomes part of the parish listed in the second column of that table in consequence of the South Cambridgeshire District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2017 relating of the Parishes of Haslingfield, Grantchester, and Hauxton4, ceases to be part of the electoral division listed in the third column of that table and becomes part of the electoral division listed in the fourth column of that table.

(2)

The areas that cease to be part of the parishes listed in the first column of table 2 in Schedule 1 and become part of the parishes listed in the second column of that table in consequence of the South Cambridgeshire District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2017 relating of the Parishes of Cambourne, Caxton and Elsworth5, 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 listed in the first column of table 3 in Schedule 1 and becomes part of the parish listed in the second column of that table in consequence of the South Cambridgeshire District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018 relating of the Parishes of Willingham and Over6, ceases to be part of the electoral division listed in the third column of that table and becomes part of the electoral division listed in the fourth column of that table.

Alteration of district ward boundaries3.

The areas that cease to be part of the parishes listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 2 and become part of the parishes listed in the second column of that table in consequence of the South Cambridgeshire District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2017 relating to the Parishes of Cambourne, Caxton and Elsworth, cease to be part of the district ward listed in the third column of that table and become part of the district ward listed in the fourth column of that table.

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

Jolyon Jackson

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

30th November 2018

SCHEDULE 1

Article 2

Table 1

From parish	To parish	From electoral division	To electoral division
Haslingfield	Grantchester	Sawston & Shelford	Hardwick

Table 2

From parish	To parish	From electoral division	To electoral division
Caxton	Cambourne	Papworth & Swavesey	Cambourne
Elsworth	Cambourne	Papworth & Swavesey	Cambourne

Table 3

From parish	To parish	From electoral division	To electoral division
Over	Willingham	Longstanton, Northstowe & Over	Cottenham & Willingham

SCHEDULE 2

Article 3

From parish	To parish	From district ward	To district ward
Caxton	Cambourne	Caxton & Papworth	Cambourne
Elsworth	Cambourne	Caxton & Papworth	Cambourne

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations made by South Cambridgeshire District Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of county electoral division and district ward boundaries.

These alterations are a consequence of changes to certain parish boundaries introduced by three orders made under section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 by South Cambridgeshire District Council. Those orders are: the South Cambridgeshire District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2017 relating of the Parishes of Haslingfield, Grantchester, and Hauxton made 13th March 2017, the South Cambridgeshire District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2017 relating of the Parishes of Cambourne, Caxton and Elsworth made 17th January 2018, and the South Cambridgeshire District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018 relating of the Parishes of Willingham and Over made 19th February 2018.

The changes to county electoral divisions introduced by Article 2 apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2021.

The changes to district ward boundaries introduced by Article 3 apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2022.

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