| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2009/698 |
| Year | 2009 |
2009 No. 698
Representation Of The People, EnglandRedistribution Of Seats
The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Amendment) Order 2009
Made 18th March 2009
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 2009
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
The Boundary Commission for England, in accordance with section 3(3) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 19861(“the 1986 Act”), submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 25th July 2008 with respect to the areas comprised in the constituencies of Daventry, South Northamptonshire, Somerton and Frome and Wells, showing the constituencies into which they recommend those areas should be divided.
A draft of this Order together with a copy of the Boundary Commission’s report was laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 3(5) of the 1986 Act to give effect, without modifications, to the recommendations contained in that report, and each House of Parliament has by resolution approved the draft.
Therefore, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order under section 4 of the 1986 Act:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Amendment) Order 2009.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made2.
Parliamentary constituencies in England
2.—(1) The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 20073(“the 2007 Order”) is amended as follows.
(2) For the constituencies of Daventry, South Northamptonshire, Somerton and Frome and Wells as constituted by the Schedule to the 2007 Order (and described by reference to local government areas as they existed on 12th April 2005), substitute the constituencies—
(a)
(a) which are named in column 1 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order;
(b)
(b) which are designated in that column as county constituencies; and
(c)
(c) which comprise the areas which are set out in column 2 of the Table.
(3) The areas set out in column 2 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order are local government areas as they existed on 3rd May 2007.
Electoral registers
3. Each electoral registration officer for the constituencies referred to in article 2 shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULE
Article 2
Name, designation and composition of constituencies of Daventry, South Northamptonshire, Somerton and Frome and Wells
Table
Name and designation |
Composition |
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Daventry (county constituency) |
The District of Daventry wards:- Abbey North, Abbey South, Badby, Barby and Kilsby, Boughton and Pitsford... |
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