4.—(1) The existing wards of the following parishes are abolished—
(a)Cowes;
(b)Freshwater;
(c)Newport & Carisbrooke;
(d)Ryde;
(e)Sandown;
(f)Shalfleet;
(g)Shanklin; and
(h)Ventnor.
(2) The parish of Cowes is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of table 1 in Schedule 2.
(3) The parish of Freshwater is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of table 2 in Schedule 2.
(4) The parish of Newport & Carisbrooke is divided into the seven parish wards listed in the first column of table 3 in Schedule 2.
(5) The parish of Ryde is divided into the seven parish wards listed in the first column of table 4 in Schedule 2.
(6) The parish of Sandown is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of table 5 in Schedule 2.
(7) The parish of Shalfleet is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of table 6 in Schedule 2.
(8) The parish of Shanklin is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of table 7 in Schedule 2.
(9) The parish of Ventnor is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of table 8 in Schedule 2.
(10) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.
(11) 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.