SCHEDULE
Article 3
Names of district wards and number of...
The Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2015
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2015/73 |
| Year | 2015 |
2015No. 73
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2015
23rdJanuary2015
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 September 2014 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of Poole. 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 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 and commencement
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2015.
(2) This Order comes into force-
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after it is made;(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2015.Interpretation
2. In this Order-
"map" means the map marked "Map referred to in the Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", prints of which are available for inspection at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;
"ordinary day of election of councillors" has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983( 3).
Wards of the district of Poole and number of councillors
3.-(1) The existing wards of the district of Poole are abolished.
(2) The district of Poole is divided into 16 district wards, each listed by name in the first column of the table in the Schedule.
(3) Each district ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the district ward.
(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each district ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in the Schedule.
(5) 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.
Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on the 23rd day of January 2015 |
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Max Caller Chairman Local Government Boundary Commission for England |
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23rd January 2015 |
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