The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

Made18th January 2019

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

Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 20071, Central Bedfordshire Council (“the Council”) made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England2 for the related alteration of the boundaries of 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 Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2019.

(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 2019.

Alteration of district ward boundaries2.

Each area that ceases to be part of the parish listed in the first column of the table in the Schedule and becomes part of the parish listed in the corresponding entry in the second column of that table, in consequence of the Central Bedfordshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 20184, ceases to be part of the district ward listed in the corresponding entry in the third column of that table and becomes part of the district ward listed in the corresponding entry 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

18th January 2019

SCHEDULE

Article 2

(1) From parish	(2) To parish	(3) From district ward	(4) To district ward
Houghton Conquest	Ampthill	Houghton Conquest & Haynes	Ampthill
Moggerhanger	Blunham	Northill	Sandy
Caddington	Dunstable	Caddington	Dunstable Manshead
Dunstable	Houghton Regis	Dunstable Northfields	Houghton Hall
Sandy	Moggerhanger	Sandy	Northill

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Central Bedfordshire Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of district ward boundaries.

These alterations are a consequence of changes to certain parish boundaries introduced by the Central Bedfordshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018 made under section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 by Central Bedfordshire Council. A hard copy of that Order is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ.

The changes to district ward boundaries under article 2 apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2019.

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