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The County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005

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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2005/173
Year2005

2005 No. 173

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005

Made 1st February 2005

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

Whereas the Boundary Committee for England1, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 19922, has submitted to the Electoral Commission3recommendations dated October 2004 on its review of the county of Norfolk:

And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, with one modification, to those recommendations:

And whereas a period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations:

Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 174and 265of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005.

(2) This Order, with the exception of article 4, shall come into force –

(a)

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2005, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b)

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2005.

(3) Article 4 shall come into force –

(a)

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of a parish councillor for the parish of Sprowston to be held on the ordinary day of elections in 2007, on 15th October 2006;

(b)

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of elections in 2007.

S-2 Interpretation

Interpretation

2. In this Order –

“county” means the county of Norfolk;

“existing”, in relation to an electoral division or ward, means the electoral division or ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to district, borough and city wards in the county6;

any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005”, of which prints are available for inspection at –

(a) the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

(b) the offices of Norfolk County Council; and

any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.

S-3 Electoral divisions of the county of Norfolk

Electoral divisions of the county of Norfolk

3.—(1) The existing electoral divisions of the county7shall be abolished.

(2) The county shall be divided into eighty-four electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

(3) The electoral divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards, parishes, or parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the electoral division and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division shall be one.

(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

S-4 Wards of the parish of Sprowston

Wards of the parish of Sprowston

4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Sprowston shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Sprowston Central, Sprowston North East, Sprowston South East and Sprowston West; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Sprowston South East parish ward shall be seven, for the Sprowston Central parish ward shall be five, for the Sprowston West parish ward shall be two, and for the Sprowston North East parish ward shall be one.

S-5 Maps

Maps

5. Norfolk County Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

S-6 Electoral registers

Electoral registers

6. The Electoral Registration Officer8for each district, borough or city in the county shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

S-7 Revocation

Revocation

7. The County of Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 19849is revoked, save for article 5.

Sam Younger

Chairman of the Commission

1st February 2005

Peter Wardle

Chief Executive to the Commission

1st February 2005

SCHEDULE

article 3

NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

Column (1)

Column (2)

Name of Electoral Division

Area of Electoral Division

In the district of Breckland

Attleborough

Burgh and Haverscroft ward; Queen’s ward

Dereham North

Dereham-Humbletoft ward; Dereham-Neatherd ward; Scarning parish

Dereham South

Dereham-Central ward; Dereham-Toftwood ward

Elmham and Mattishall

Eynsford ward; Swanton Morley ward; Two Rivers ward; Upper Wensum ward

Guiltcross

Buckenham ward; East Guiltcross ward; Harling and Heathlands ward; West Guiltcross ward

Necton and Launditch

Hermitage ward; Launditch ward; Necton ward; Taverner ward; Fransham parish; Gressenhall parish; Longham parish; Wendling parish

Swaffham

Nar Valley ward; Swaffham ward

The Brecks

Conifer ward; Mid Forest ward; Wayland ward; Weeting ward; Wissey ward

Thetford East

Thetford-Castle ward; Thetford-Guildhall ward

Thetford West

Thetford-Abbey ward; Thetford-Saxon ward

Watton

Templar ward; Watton ward

Yare and All Saints

All Saints ward; Haggard de Toni ward; Shipdham ward; Upper Yare ward

In the district of Broadland

Acle

Acle ward; Burlingham ward; Marshes ward

Aylsham

Aylsham ward; Brampton parish; Buxton with Lammas parish

Blofield and Brundall

Brundall ward; Blofield parish

Drayton and Horsford

Drayton North ward; Drayton South ward; Horsford and Felthorpe ward

Hellesdon

Hellesdon North West ward; Hellesdon South East ward

Hevingham and Spixworth

Hevingham ward; Spixworth with St Faiths ward; Frettenham parish

Old Catton

Old Catton and Sprowston West ward

Reepham

Eynesford ward; Great Witchingham ward; Reepham ward

Sprowston

Sprowston Central ward; Sprowston South East parish ward of Sprowston parish

Taverham

Taverham North ward; Taverham South ward

Thorpe St Andrew

Plumstead ward; Thorpe St Andrew South East ward

Woodside

Thorpe St Andrew North West ward; Sprowston North East parish ward of Sprowston parish

Wroxham

Coltishall ward; Wroxham ward; Hemblington parish; South Walsham parish; Upton with Fishley parish; Woodbastwick parish

In the borough of Great Yarmouth

Breydon

Caister-on-Sea

Caister North ward; Caister South ward

East Flegg

East Flegg ward; Ormesby ward

Gorleston St Andrews

Gorleston ward; St Andrews ward

Lothingland

Bradwell South and Hopton ward; Belton with Browston parish; Fritton and St Olaves parish

Magdalen

West Flegg

Fleggburgh ward; West Flegg ward

Yarmouth Nelson and Southtown

Nelson ward; Southtown and Cobholm ward

Yarmouth North and Central

Central and Northgate ward; Yarmouth North ward

In the borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

Clenchwarton and King’s Lynn South

Clenchwarton ward; South and West Lynn ward; West Winch parish

Dersingham

Dersingham ward; Valley Hill ward; Ingoldisthorpe parish; Shernborne parish; Snettisham parish

Docking

Docking ward; Heacham ward; Rudham ward; Fring parish; Sedgeford parish

Downham Market

Downham Old Town ward; East Downham ward; North Downham ward; South Downham ward

Feltwell

Denton ward; Hilgay with Denver ward; Wissey ward

Fincham

St Lawrence ward; Watlington ward; Wiggenhall ward; Wimbotsham with Fincham ward; Runcton Holme parish; Shouldham Thorpe parish; Tottenhill parish

Freebridge Lynn

Grimston ward; North Wootton ward; South Wootton ward

Gayton and Nar Valley

Gayton ward; Priory ward; Marham parish; Middleton parish; North Runcton parish; Shouldham parish; Wormegay parish

Gaywood North and Central

Gaywood North Bank ward; Old Gaywood ward

Gaywood South

Fairstead ward; Gaywood Chase ward; Springwood ward

King’s Lynn North and Central

North Lynn ward; St Margarets with St Nicholas ward

Marshland North

Spellowfields ward; Walpole ward; Walton ward

Marshland South

Emneth with Outwell ward; Mershe Lande ward; Upwell and Delph ward

North Coast

Brancaster ward; Burnham ward; Hunstanton ward

In the district of North Norfolk

Cromer

Cromer Town ward; Roughton ward; Suffield Park ward

Fakenham

Lancaster North ward; Lancaster South ward; The Raynhams ward

Holt

High Heath ward; Holt ward; The Runtons ward...

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