Citation and commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021.

(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 in England(1) in 2023.

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021”, 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 borough of Bracknell Forest and number of councillors

3.—(1) The existing wards of the borough of Bracknell Forest are abolished.

(2) The borough of Bracknell Forest is divided into the 15 wards 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 Binfield, Bracknell, Sandhurst, Warfield and Winkfield

4.—(1) The existing wards of the parishes of Binfield, Bracknell, Sandhurst, Warfield and Winkfield are abolished.

(2) The parish of Binfield is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of table 1 in Schedule 2.

(3) The parish of Bracknell is divided into the 13 parish wards listed in the first column of table 2 in Schedule 2.

(4) The parish of Sandhurst is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of table 3 in Schedule 2.

(5) The parish of Warfield is divided into the six parish wards listed in the first column of table 4 in Schedule 2.

(6) The parish of Winkfield is divided into the five 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

22nd July 2021