The Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 1368

Local Government, England

The Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

Made

16th December 2022

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

Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(1) (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England(2) (“the Commission”) published a report dated August 2022(3)stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the borough of Telford & Wrekin. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations.

A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired since the day on which it was laid and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.

The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act.

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022.

(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(4) 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 Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England(5).

(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 Telford & Wrekin and number of councillors

3.—(1) The existing wards of the borough of Telford & Wrekin are abolished.

(2) The borough of Telford & Wrekin is divided into the 32 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.

Changes to parish wards and number of councillors

4.—(1) The existing parish wards of the following parishes are abolished—

(a) Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote,

(b) Dawley Hamlets,

(c) Donnington & Muxton,

(d) Ercall Magna,

(e) Great Dawley,

(f) Hadley & Leegomery,

(g) Ketley,

(h) Lawley & Overdale,

(i) Madeley,

(j) Newport,

(k) Oakengates,

(l) St Georges & Priorslee,

(m) Stirchley & Brookside,

(n) Wellington,

(o) Wrockwardine, and

(p) Wrockwardine Wood & Trench.

(2) The parish of Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2.

(3) The parish of Dawley Hamlets is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2.

(4) The parish of Donnington & Muxton is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 3 in Schedule 2.

(5) The parish of Ercall Magna is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 4 in Schedule 2.

(6) The parish of Great Dawley is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 5 in Schedule 2

(7) The parish of Hadley & Leegomery is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 6 in Schedule 2.

(8) The parish of Ketley is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 7 in Schedule 2.

(9) The parish of Lawley & Overdale is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 8 in Schedule 2.

(10) The parish of Madeley is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 9 in Schedule 2.

(11) The parish of Newport is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 10 in Schedule 2.

(12) The parish of Oakengates is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 11 in Schedule 2.

(13) The parish of St Georges & Priorslee is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 12 in Schedule 2.

(14) The parish of Stirchley & Brookside is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 13 in Schedule 2.

(15) The parish of Wellington is divided into the eight parish wards listed in the first column of Table 14 in Schedule 2.

(16) The parish of Wrockwardine is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 15 in Schedule 2.

(17) The parish of Wrockwardine Wood & Trench is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 16 in Schedule 2

(18) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

(19) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish 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

16th December 2022

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 Wards of the borough of Telford & Wrekin and number of councillors

(1) Name of ward	(2) Number of councillors
Admaston & Bratton	1
Apley Castle	1
Arleston & College	2
Brookside	1
Church Aston & Lilleshall	1
Dawley & Aqueduct	2
Donnington	2
Edgmond	1
Ercall	1
Ercall Magna	1
Hadley & Leegomery	3
Haygate & Park	2
Horsehay & Lightmoor	2
Ironbridge Gorge	1
Ketley	1
Lawley	3
Madeley & Sutton Hill	3
Malinslee & Dawley Bank	2
Muxton	2
Newport East	1
Newport North	1
Newport South	1
Newport West	1
Oakengates & Ketley Bank	3
Overdale & The Rock	1
Priorslee	2
Shawbirch & Dothill	2
St Georges	2
The Nedge	3
Woodside	2
Wrockwardine	1
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench	2

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2 Names of parish wards and number of councillors

Table 1

Parish wards of the parish of Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Chetwynd Aston	4
Station Road	3

Table 2

Parish wards of the parish of Dawley Hamlets

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Aqueduct	3
Horsehay	3
Little Dawley	1
Nightingale Walk	1
Smallhill Road	1

Table 3

Parish wards of the parish of Donnington & Muxton

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Donnington East	2
Donnington West	5
Muxton	5
The Humbers	1

Table 4

Parish wards of the parish of Ercall Magna

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
High Ercall	11
Roden	2

Table 5

Parish wards of the parish of Great Dawley

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Dawley	5
Doseley Road	1
Malinslee	7
Trinity	1

Table 6

Parish wards in the parish of Hadley & Leegomery

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Apley Castle	4
Hadley Castle	7
Hadley Manor	3
Horton	1
Trench Lock	1

Table 7

Parish wards in the parish of Ketley

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Beveley	3
Ketley	8

Table 8

Parish wards in the parish of Lawley & Overdale

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Lawley Common	1
Lawley East	3
Lawley West	1
Overdale & The Rock	2
Town Centre	1

Table 9

Parish wards in the parish of Madeley

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Academy	1
Cuckoo Oak	5
Madeley Village	5
Woodside	6

Table 10

Parish wards in the parish of Newport

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Newport East	3
Newport North	3
Newport South	3
Newport West	3

Table 11

Parish wards in the parish of Oakengates

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Hollyhurst	1
Middle Pool	1
North	3
Oakengates & Wombridge	8

Table 12

Parish wards in the parish of St Georges & Priorslee

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Priorslee	5
St Georges East	1
St Georges West	4
Snedshill	1

Table 13

Parish wards in the parish of Stirchley & Brookside

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Brookside	5
Holmer Lake	1
Stirchley	7

Table 14

Parish wards in the parish of Wellington

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Arleston	3
College	3
Dothill	3
Ercall	3
Haygate	4
Meadows	1
Park	2
Shawbirch	2

Table 15

Parish wards in the parish of Wrockwardine

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Admaston & Bratton	6
Lewis Crescent	1
Wrockwardine	3

Table 16

Parish wards in the parish of Wrockwardine Wood & Trench

(1) Name of parish ward	(2) Number of councillors
Kenwray Drive	1
Trench	8
Wrockwardine Wood East	1
Wrockwardine Wood West	1

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the borough of Telford & Wrekin following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the borough remains unchanged.

Article 3 abolishes the existing electoral wards of the borough of Telford & Wrekin and replaces them with 32 new ones for the purpose of elections held on or after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2023. It establishes the names and areas of the new electoral wards and the number of councillors for each.

Article 4 makes changes to parish wards that are consequential on the changes made by article 3.

The area covered by each ward created by this Order is identified on a map which is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL.

The map may also be accessed at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/shropshire/telford-and-wrekin..

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

(1)

2009 c. 20.

(2)

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

(3)

The report is available for inspection at reasonable times at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL. It is also accessible online at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/shropshire/telford-and-wrekin..

(4)

The ordinary day of election of councillors in England is prescribed by section 37(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), as amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), renumbered by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), and further amended by section 6(16) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

(5)

Prints of the map are available for inspection at reasonable times at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL. It is also accessible online at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/shropshire/telford-and-wrekin..