4.—(1) The existing wards of the parishes of Biggleswade, Dunstable, Eggington, Houghton Regis and Leighton-Linslade are abolished.
(2) The parish of Biggleswade is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of table 1 in Schedule 2.
(3) The parish of Dunstable is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of table 2 in Schedule 2.
(4) The parish of Eggington is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of table 3 in Schedule 2.
(5) The parish of Houghton Regis is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of table 4 in Schedule 2.
(6) The parish of Leighton-Linslade is divided into the nine 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.