Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the East Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018.
(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 East Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018”, 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 the district of East Suffolk and number of councillors
3.—(1) The existing wards of the district of East Suffolk are abolished.
(2) The district of East Suffolk is divided into 29 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 parishes of Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Oulton, Oulton Broad and Rushmere St Andrew
4.—(1) The existing wards of the parishes of Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Oulton, Oulton Broad and Rushmere St Andrew are abolished.
(2) The parish of Felixstowe is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of table 1 in Schedule 2.
(3) The parish of Lowestoft is divided into the eight parish wards listed in the first column of table 2 in Schedule 2.
(4) The parish of Oulton is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of table 3 in Schedule 2.
(5) The parish of Oulton Broad is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of table 4 in Schedule 2.
(6) The parish of Rushmere St Andrew is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of table 5 in Schedule 2.
(7) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.
(8) 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 relevant 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
17th December 2018