The Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2024
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Year | 2024 |
| Citation | SI 2024/435 |
2024 No. 435
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2024
Made 26th March 2024
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2), (3) and (4)
Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 20071, Wealden District Council (“the Council”) made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England2for the related alteration of the boundaries of a number of district wards, and the related alteration of the boundary between two county electoral divisions within the Council’s area.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations and makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92(3) of that Act.
Citation, commencement, extent and application
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2024.
(2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
(3) Article 3 comes into force—
(a)
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2024;
(b)
(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England3in 2025.
(4) Article 4 comes into force—
(a)
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2026;
(b)
(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2027.
(5) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.
Interpretation
2. In this Order, “the Council’s Order” means the Wealden (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 20234.
Alteration of county electoral division boundaries
3. In the parish of Willingdon & Jevington—
(a) the area of the parish ward of Watermill that becomes part of the parish ward of Lower Willingdon by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the Polegate & Watermill county electoral division and becomes part of the Willingdon & South Downs county electoral division, and
(b) the area of the parish ward of Watermill that becomes part of the parish ward of Jevington by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the Polegate & Watermill county electoral division and becomes part of the Willingdon & South Downs...
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