Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved

1987 No. 483

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987

Made 9th March 1987

Coming into force in accordance with Article 2

Whereas in pursuance of section 51(1) of the Local Government Act 19721, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on 2nd December 1986 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the Borough of Chelmsford:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 51(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:—

S-1 This Order may be cited as the Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral...

1. This Order may be cited as the Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987.

S-2 This Order shall come into force on 7th May 1987 except that...

2. This Order shall come into force on 7th May 1987 except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day it shall come into force forthwith.

S-3 The existing wards of the Borough of Chelmsford shall be...

3.—(1) The existing wards of the Borough of Chelmsford shall be abolished and that borough shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order, and each such ward shall comprise the areas specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1, which areas are either existing areas or, where areas are described by reference to a parish or ward of a parish, those parishes and wards of parishes as they will be constituted on 1st April 1987 when Articles 4, 7, 8 and 10 of the Chelmsford (Parishes) Order 19872come into full force.

(2) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward constituted by paragraph (1) above shall be the number specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1 of that Schedule.

S-4 Where a boundary is described in Schedule 1 to this Order as...

4. Where a boundary is described in Schedule 1 to this Order as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line thereof.

S-5 The ordinary elections of all councillors for the Borough of...

5. The ordinary elections of all councillors for the Borough of Chelmsford shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 1987 and every fourth year thereafter.

S-6 The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or...

6. The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or alteration of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.

Douglas Hurd

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

9th March 1987

SCHEDULE 1

Article 3(1)

SCHEDULE 1

NAMES AND AREAS OF NEW WARDS

NAMES AND AREAS OF NEW WARDS

1

2

Name of New Ward

Area of New Ward

All Saints

That part of the Borough of Chelmsford bounded by a line commencing at the point where the southern boundary of the Patching Hall ward meets the eastern boundary of the St. Andrews ward, thence eastwards, generally southeastwards and eastwards along that southern boundary to the western boundary of the The Lawns ward, thence southeastwards along that western boundary to the northwestern boundary of the Cathedral ward, thence southwestwards along that northwestern boundary and continuing southwestwards along the western boundary of the Old Moulsham ward to the northern boundary of the Waterhouse Farm ward, thence northwestwards, southwestwards and northwestwards along that northern boundary to the eastern boundary of the St. Andrews ward, thence northwards along that eastern boundary to the point of commencement

Baddow Road and Great Baddow Village

The Baddow Road and Village wards of the parish of Great Baddow

Boreham

The parish of Boreham

Broomfield, Pleshey and Great Waltham

The parishes of Broomfield, Great Waltham and Pleshey

Cathedral

That part of the Borough of Chelmsford bounded by a line commencing at the point where the southern boundary of the The Lawns ward meets the River Chelmer, thence northeastwards along that southern boundary to the western boundary of the parish of Springfield, thence southeastwards and southwestwards along that western boundary to the River Chelmer, thence westwards and northwestwards along that river and continuing northwestwards along the River Can to Stone Bridge, thence northeastwards along that bridge and continuing northeastwards and northwestwards along High Street to Tindal Square, thence westwards along that square to Duke Street, thence northwestwards along that street to the railway leading northeastwards from Chelmsford to Colchester, thence northeastwards along that railway to the point of commencement

Chignall, Good Easter, Mashbury, Highwood and Roxwell

The parishes of Chignall, Good Easter, Highwood, Mashbury and Roxwell

East and West Hanningfield

The parishes of East Hanningfield and West Hanningfield

Galleywood

The parish of Galleywood

Goat Hall

That part of the Borough of Chelmsford bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the parish of Writtle meets London Road at Widford Bridge, thence northeastwards, northwards and eastwards along that road to the southern boundary of the Old Moulsham ward, thence eastwards along that southern boundary to the western boundary of the Moulsham Lodge ward, thence generally southwards and eastwards along the western and southern boundaries of that ward to the western boundary of the parish of Great Baddow, thence southwestwards along that western boundary and continuing southwestwards along the western boundaries of the parishes of Galleywood and Stock to the eastern boundary of the parish of Margaretting, thence northwestwards and generally northwards along the eastern boundaries of the parishes of Margaretting and Writtle to the point of commencement

Great and Little Leighs and Little Waltham

The parishes of Great and Little Leighs and Little Waltham

Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon

The parishes of Danbury, Little Baddow and Sandon

Margaretting and Stock

The parishes of Margaretting and Stock

Moulsham Lodge

That part of the Borough of Chelmsford bounded by a line commencing at the point where the southern boundary of the Old Moulsham ward meets the western boundary of the parish of Great Baddow, thence southwestwards along that western boundary to the path to the rear of No. 41 Lime Walk, thence northwestwards and southwestwards along that path to a point opposite the point where the eastern curtilage of No. 47 Petrel Way meets the rear curtilage of that property, thence southwards to that last-mentioned point, thence southwestwards along the rear curtilages of Nos. 47 to 25 Petrel Way to the northwestern corner of the last-mentioned property, thence southwestwards in a straight line to the rear curtilage of No. 23 Petrel Way, thence southwestwards along the rear curtilages of...

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