Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1832 c. 64 |
| Year | 1832 |
(2 & 3 Will. 4) C A P. LXIV.
[11th July 1832]
'WHEREAS by an Act passed in this present Session of Parliament, and intituled Englandand Wales, it is (amongst other things) provided, that each of the Counties enumerated in the Schedule marked (F.) thereto annexed should be divided into Two Divisions, which Divisions should be settled and described by an Act to be passed for that Purpose in this present Parliament, which Act, when passed, should be deemed and taken to be Part of the Act now in recital as fully and effectually as if incorporated therewith; and that Two Knights of the Shire should be chosen for each Division of the said Counties; and that the Court for the Election of such Knights of the Shire should be held at the Place to be named for that Purpose in the Act so to be passed for settling and describing the Divisions of the said Counties: And whereas the Act so to be passed for settling and describing the Divisions of the said Counties, as in the said recited Act is mentioned, is this present Act: And whereas the several Counties enumerated in the said Schedule marked (F.) to the said recited Act annexed are the several Counties whereof the Divisions are herein-after settled and described:' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliamentassembled, and by the Authority of the same, That the Two Divisions of the County of Chester shall respectively be called theNorthern Division and the Southern Division; and that such Northern Division shall include the whole of the respective Hundreds of
Macclesfield
and
Bucklow;
and that such Southern Division shall include the whole of the several Hundreds of
Broxton ,
Eddisbury ,
Nantwich ,
Northwich ,
and
Wirrall ;
and also the City and County of the City of Chester ;
and that the Court for the Election of Knights of the Shire shall be held for such Northern Division at the Town ofKnutsford, and for such Southern Division at the City of Chester .
II Divisions of Cornwall.
II. And be it enacted, That the Two Divisions of the County of Cornwall shall respectively be called theEastern Division and the Western Division ; and that such Eastern Division shall include the whole of the several Hundreds called
East ,
West ,
Lesnewth ,
Stratton ,
and
Trigg ;
and also the following Parishes and Places in the Hundred of Powder ; (that is to say,)
St. Austell ,
St. Blazey ,
St. Denis ,
St. Ewe ,
Fowey ,
Gorran ,
Ladock ,
Lanlivery ,
Lostwithiel ,
Luxulion ,
Mevagissey ,
St. Mewan ,
St. Michael Carhaise ,
Roach ,
St. Sampson's ,
St. Stephen's in Brannel ,
and
Tywardreth ,
together with all such Part of the Hundred of Pydar as will not be include in the Western Division of the County ofCornwall next herein-after described;
and that such Western Division shall include the whole of the respective Hundreds of
Kerrier
and
Penwith ;
all such Part of the Hundred of Powder as will not be included in the Eastern Division of the County ofCornwall , herein-before described;
the following Parishes in the Hundred of Pydar ; (that is to say,)
St. Agnes ,
Crantock ,
Cubert ,
Newlyn ,
St. Enoder ,
and
Perranzabuloe ,
and the Scilly Islands ;
and that the Court for the Election of Knights of the Shire shall be held for such Eastern Division at the Borough ofBodmin , and for such Western Division at the Borough of Truro.
III Divisions of Cumberland.
III. And be it enacted, That the Two Divisions of the County of Cumberland shall respectively be called theEastern Division and the Western Division ; and that such Eastern Division shall include the whole of the several Wards of
Cumberland ,
Eskdale ,
and
Leath ;
and that such Western Division shall include the whole of the respective Wards of
Allerdale above Derwent ,
and
Allerdale below Derwent ;
and that the Court for the Election of Knights of the Shire shall be held for such Eastern Division at the City ofCarlisle , and for such Western Division at the Borough of Cockermouth .
IV Divisions of Derby.
IV. And be it enacted, That the Two Divisions of the County of Derby shall respectively be called theNorthern Division and the Southern Division; and that such Northern Division shall include the whole of the respective Hundreds of
High Peak
and
Scarsdale ;
and also so much of the Wapentake of Wirksworth as, by virtue of the Order made at the Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the County ofDerby held at the Borough of Derby on the Twenty-eighth Day of June One thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, is comprised in theBakewell Division, as established by such Order;
and that such Southern Division shall include the whole of the several Hundreds of
Appletree ,
Morleston and Litchurch ,
and
Repton and Gresley ;
and all such Parts of the Wapentake of Wirksworth as will not be included within the Northern Division of the County ofDerby last herein-before described;
and that the Court for the Election of Knights of the Shire shall be held for such Northern Division at the Town ofBakewell, and for such Southern Division at the County Hall in Derby .
V Divisions of Devon.
V. And be it enacted, That the Two Divisions of the County of Devon shall respectively be called theNorthern Division and the Southern Division ; and that such Northern Division shall include the whole of the several Hundreds of
Bampton ,
Black Torrington ,
Braunton ,
Crediton ,
Fremington ,
Halberton ,
Hartland ,
Hayridge ,
Hemyock ,
North Tawton and Winkleigh ,
Shebbear ,
Sherwill ,
South-Molton ,
Tiverton ,
Witheridge ,
and
West Budleigh ,
and that such Southern Division shall include the whole of the several Hundreds of
Axminster ,
Clyston ,
Colyton ,
Ottery St. Mary ,
East Budleigh ,
Lifton ,
Exminster ,
Teignbridge ,
Haytor ,
Coleridge ,
Stanborough ,
Ermington ,
Plympton ,
Roborough ,
and
Tavistock ,
and also the Castle of Exeter ;
and the Hundred of Wonford , except such Parts of that Hundred as are included in the Limits of the City ofExeter as herein-after described;
and that the Court for the Election of Knights of the Shire shall be held for such Northern Division at the Town ofSouth-Molton , and for such Southern Division at the City of Exeter .
VI Divisions of Durham.
VI. And be it enacted, That the Two Divisions of the County of Durham shall respectively be called theNorthern Division and the Southern Division; and that such Northern Division shall include the whole of the respective Wards of
Chester
and
Easington ;
and that such Southern Division shall include the whole of the respective Wards of
Darlington
and
Stockton ;
and that the Court for the Election of Knights of the Shire shall be held for such Northern Division at the City ofDurham , and for such Southern Division at the Town of Darlington .
VII Divisions of Essex.
VII. And be it enacted, That the Two Divisions of the County of Essex shall respectively be called theNorthern Division and the Southern Division; and that such Northern Division shall include the whole of the several Hundreds of
Clavering ,
Dunmow ,
Freshwell ,
Hinckford ,
Lexden ,
Tendring ,
Thurstable ,
Uttlesford ,
Winstree ,
and
Witham;
and that such Southern Division shall include the whole of the several Hundreds of
Barstable ,
Becontree ,
Chafford ,
Chelmsford ,
Dengie ,
Harlow ,
Ongar ,
Rochford ,
and
Waltham;
and of the Liberty of Havering ;
and that the Court for the Election of Knights of the Shire shall be held for such Northern Division at the Town ofBraintree, and for such Southern Division at the Town of Chelmsford .
VIII Divisions of Gloucester.
VIII. And be it enacted, That the Two Divisions of the County of Gloucester shall respectively be called theEastern Division and the Western Division; and that such Eastern Division shall include the whole of the several Hundreds of
Crowthorne and Minety ,
Brightwell's Barrow ,
Bradley ,
Rapsgate ,
Bisley ,
Longtree ,
Whitstone ,
Kiftsgate ,
Westminster ,
Deerhurst ,
Slaughter ,
Cheltenham ,
Cleeve ,
Tibaldston ,
Tewkesbury ,
and
Dudstone and King's Barton ;
and also the City and County of the City of Gloucester
and the Borough of Cirencester ;
and that such Western Division shall include the whole of the several Hundreds of
Berkley ,
Thornbury ,
Langley and Swineshead ,
Grumbald's Ash ,
Puckle Church ,
Lancaster Duchy ,
Botloe ,
St. Briarvel's ,
Westbury ,
and
Blidesloe ;
and the Hundreds of Henbury and Barton Regis , except such Parts of those Hundreds as are included in the Limits of the City ofBristol as herein-after described;
and that the Court for the Election of Knights of the Shire shall be held for such Eastern Division at the City ofGloucester, and for such Western Division at the Town of Dursley .
IX Divisions of Hants.
IX. And be it enacted, That the Two Divisions of the County of Hants shall respectively be called theNorthern Division and the Southern Division ; and that such Northern Division shall include the whole of the several now existing Divisions of
Alton ,
Andover ,
Basingstoke ,
King's Clere ,
Droxford ,
Odiham ,
Petersfield ,
and
Winchester ,
as the same are now established by virtue of an Order made by His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County ofHants at the Midsummer Quarter Sessions for the said County held at Winchester on the Twenty-eighth Day of June One thousand eight hundred and thirty-one; and also all such other Places, if any, in the said County of Hants , as are locally situated within or are surrounded by the said Sessional...
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