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1989 No. 1976
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Borough of Warrington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989
Made
30th October 1989
Coming into force in accordance with article 2
Whereas in pursuance of section 51(1) of the Local Government Act 1972(1), the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on 17th December 1986 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the Borough of Warrington;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 51(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Borough of Warrington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989.
2. This Order shall come into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors (within the meaning of section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(2)) in 1991 except that, for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day, it shall come into force on 10th October 1990.
3.-(1) The existing wards of the Borough of Warrington shall be abolished and that Borough shall be divided into twenty-three wards which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order, and each such ward shall comprise the existing areas specified opposite thereto in column 2 of that Schedule.
(2) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward constituted by this Order shall be the number specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1 of that Schedule.
4. Where a boundary is described in Schedule 1 to this Order as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway, or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line thereof, unless the contrary intention appears.
5. The ordinary elections of all councillors for the Borough of Warrington shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 1991.
David Waddington
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
30th October 1989
Article 3(1)
SCHEDULE 1NAMES AND AREAS OF NEW WARDS
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Name of New Ward | Area of New Ward |
| Appleton, Stretton and Hatton | The parishes of Appleton, Hatton and Stretton |
| Bewsey | That part of the Borough of Warrington bounded by a line commencing at the point where the northern boundary of the parish of Great Sankey meets the eastern boundary of the parish of Burtonwood, thence generally northwards along that eastern boundary to and generally eastwards along the southern boundary of the parish of Winwick to Winwick Road, thence southwards along that road to the northern boundary of the Howley and Whitecross ward (as described below), thence southwards, westwards, northwestwards and westwards along that northern boundary to and generally northeastwards along the eastern boundary of the parish of Great Sankey to the point of commencement |
| Burtonwood | The parish of Burtonwood |
| Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft | The parish of Culcheth and Glazebury; and that part of the parish of Croft bounded by a line commencing at the point where the M62 motorway meets the eastern boundary of the parish of Winwick, thence generally northwestwards along that eastern boundary to and generally northeastwards along the northern boundary of the Borough of Warrington to the southwestern boundary of the parish of Culcheth and Glazebury, thence generally southeastwards along that southwestern boundary to and generally southwestwards along the M62 motorway to the point of commencement |
| Fairfield | That part of the Borough of Warrington bounded by a line commencing at the point where the southern boundary of the Orford ward (as described below) meets the western boundary of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead, thence generally southeastwards along that western boundary to and generally southwards along the River Mersey to the eastern boundary of the Howley and Whitecross ward (as described below), thence northwards, northwestwards, southwestwards, northwestwards and northwards along that eastern boundary to the southern boundary of the Orford ward (as described below), thence eastwards, northeastwards and eastwards along that southern boundary to the point of commencement |
| Grappenhall and Thelwall | The parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall |
| Great Sankey North | The North ward of the parish of Great Sankey |
| Great Sankey South | The South ward of the parish of Great Sankey |
| Howley and Whitecross | That part of the Borough of Warrington bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the parish of Penketh meets the southern boundary of the parish of Great Sankey, thence generally northeastwards and northwards along the southern and eastern boundaries of that parish to the Liverpool to Manchester railway, thence eastwards, southeastwards and eastwards along that railway to and northwards along Winwick Road to Longford Street, thence southeastwards along that street and Orford Lane to Battersby Lane, thence southwards along that lane to the unnamed road leading northeastwards into the works situated to the southeast of the Liverpool to Manchester railway, thence northeastwards along that unnamed road to and eastwards along the path known as Sixpenny Walk to the road known as School Brow, thence northeastwards and southeastwards along that road to its junction with Church Street and Manchester Road, thence northeastwards along Manchester Road to and southeastwards along Salisbury Street to its end, thence in a straight line across St. Elphin's Park Recreation Ground to and southeastwards along the unnamed road leading to Farrel Street to that street, thence eastwards and southeastwards along that street to the road known as Kingsway North, thence southwards along that road to the northern boundary of the Latchford ward (as described below), thence generally westwards, southwards, westwards and southwestwards along that northern boundary to and northwestwards along the eastern boundary of the parish of Penketh to the point of commencement |
| Hulme | That part of the Borough of Warrington bounded by a line commencing at the point where the northern boundary of the Orford ward (as described below) meets the eastern boundary of the Bewsey ward (as described above), thence northwards along that eastern boundary to the southern boundary of the Winwick ward (as described below), thence generally northwards along that southern boundary to the point where it meets the road known as Poplars Avenue, thence generally southeastwards and southwards along that avenue to the point where it meets the northern boundary of the Orford ward (as described below), thence generally westwards, northwards, westwards, northwestwards and southwestwards along that northern boundary to the point of commencement |
| Latchford | That part of the Borough of Warrington bounded by a line commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the parish of Penketh meets the northern boundary of the parish of Walton, thence generally northwards, southwestwards, northwestwards and northwards along that eastern boundary to the River Mersey, thence generally northeastwards along that river to the footbridge across that river at Bank Quay, thence northeastwards along that footbridge and its continuation to the Widnes to Stockport freightline railway at Crossfield Crossing, thence generally eastwards along that railway to where it crosses the River Mersey at Arpley Junction, thence generally eastwards, northwards and eastwards along that river to and southwards along Kingsway Bridge to the point where it passes over an unnamed path leading westwards and southwards to Stringer Crescent, thence westwards and southwards along that path to the path leading from Stringer Crescent to Knutsford Road, thence generally westwards and southwestwards along that path to and eastwards along the northern section of Knutsford Road to a point opposite the eastern curtilage of No. 584 Knutsford Road, thence southwards to and along that eastern curtilage to and westwards along the southern section of Knutsford Road to Wash Lane, thence southwards and generally southwestwards along that lane to a point opposite the northern curtilage of Christ Church, thence southwestwards to and eastwards along that northern curtilage to and southwards along the eastern curtilage of that church to the eastern perimeter of the unnamed road north of No. 32 Wash Lane, thence southeastwards and westwards along the eastern and southern perimeters of that road to and generally southwards along the rear curtilages of Nos. 32 to 48 Wash Lane and the rear of the garages situated to the south of No. 48 Wash Lane to the rear perimeter of the accessway to those garages, thence eastwards and southwards along that rear perimeter to the northern curtilage of the property known as Featherfield thence eastwards along that northern curtilage and southwards along the rear curtilage of that property to the northern perimeter of the Widnes to Stockport freightline railway, thence westwards along that northern perimeter to and southwards along Wash Lane to its end, thence southwards along the track, which extends from the southern end of Wash Lane, to and eastwards along the track leading to the northern bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, thence southwestwards along that canal to the point of commencement |
| Locking Stumps, Gorse Covertand Risley | That part of the parish of Croft bounded by a line commencing at the point where the northeastern boundary of that parish crosses the M62 motorway, thence southeastwards along that northeastern boundary to the northwestern boundary of the parish of Rixton-with-Glazebrook, thence generally southwestwards along that northwestern boundary to the northern boundary of Risley Moss Country Park, thence generally westwards along that northern boundary to the southern end of the road known as Moss Gate, thence northwards along that road to its junction with Killingworth Lane and Ordnance Avenue, thence generally southwestwards along Ordnance Avenue to and northwards along the road known as Oakwood Gate to its junction with Birchwood Way and Birchwood Park Avenue, thence generally southwestwards along Birchwood Way to the western boundary of the parish of Croft, thence generally northwestwards along that western boundary to and generally northeastwards along the M62 motorway to the point of commencement |
| Lymm | The parish of Lymm |
| Oakwood | That part of the parish of Croft not included in the Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft and the Locking Stumps, Gorse Covert and Risley wards |
| Orford | That part of the Borough of Warrington bounded by a line commencing at the point where the northern boundary of the Howley and Whitecross ward (as described above) meets the eastern boundary of the Bewsey ward (as described above) thence generally northwards along that eastern boundary to and northeastwards along Sandy Lane West to Sandy Lane, thence southeastwards, eastwards, southeastwards, southwards and eastwards along that lane and School Road to the road known as Orford Green, thence generally eastwards and southwards along that road to and southwards along the western boundary of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead to the road known as Birchwood Way, thence southwestwards along that road to and crossing Orford Road to and southwestwards along the dismantled railway, to the south of the properties in Withers Avenue, to Hallfields Road, thence southwards along that road to and southwestwards along O'Leary Street to Marsh House Lane, thence westwards along that lane to and westwards along Longford Street to the point of commencement |
| Penketh and Cuerdley | The parishes of Cuerdley and Penketh |
| Poplars | That part of the Borough of Warrington bounded by a line commencing at the point where the northern boundary of the Hulme ward (as described above) meets the southern boundary of the Winwick ward (as described below), thence generally eastwards along that southern boundary to the western boundary of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead, thence generally southwestwards along that western boundary to the northeastern boundary of the Orford ward, thence northwestwards along that northeastern boundary to the southeasternmost point of the Hulme ward (as described above), thence northwards and northwestwards along the northeastern boundary of the Hulme ward to the point of commencement |
| Poulton North | That part of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead bounded by a line commencing at the point where the northern boundary of that parish meets the road known as Birchwood Way, thence southwestwards along that road to the western boundary of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead, thence northeastwards and southwestwards along the eastern and northern boundaries of that parish to the point of commencement |
| Poulton South | That part of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead not included in the Poulton North ward |
| Rixton and Woolston | The parishes of Rixton-with-Glazebrook and Woolston |
| Stockton Heath and Walton | The parishes of Stockton Heath and Walton |
| Westy | That part of the Borough of Warrington bounded by a line commencing at the point where the northern boundary of the parish of Stockton Heath meets the eastern boundary of the Latchford ward (as described above), thence generally northwards along that eastern boundary to and northwards along the River Mersey to the western boundary of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead, thence southwards and westwards along the western and southern boundaries of that parish to the western boundary of the parish of Woolston, thence southwards, eastwards and southwards along that western boundary to and southwestwards along the northern boundary of the parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall to the northern boundary of the parish of Stockton Heath, thence southwestwards along that northern boundary to the point of commencement |
| Winwick | That part of the Borough of Warrington bounded by a line commencing at the point where the western boundary of the parish of Winwick meets the northern boundary of that Borough, thence generally eastwards along that northern boundary to and generally southeastwards along the eastern boundary of the parish of Winwick to the northern boundary of the parish of Poulton-with-Fearnhead, thence generally southwestwards along the northeastern boundary of that parish to and northwestwards along Cinnamon Lane North to Mill Close, thence westwards along that close to its end, thence southwestwards to and northwestwards along the path leading from Mill Close to the southern perimeter of Enfield Park Road, thence northwestwards across that road to the southern end of the unnamed road running northwestwards from the northern perimeter of Enfield Park Road, thence northwestwards along that unnamed road to and westwards along the unnamed path leading to Mill Lane to the eastern perimeter of that lane, thence westwards in a straight line across that lane to the path running westwards from the western perimeter of that lane, thence westwards, southwards, southwestwards, southwards and southwestwards along that path to the southern boundary of the parish of Winwick, thence generally westwards and northwards along the southern and western boundaries of that parish to the point of commencement. |
Article 3(2)
SCHEDULE 2NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW WARDS
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Name of New Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Appleton, Stretton and Hatton | 3 |
| Bewsey | 2 |
| Burtonwood | 3 |
| Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft | 3 |
| Fairfield | 2 |
| Grappenhall and Thelwall | 3 |
| Great Sankey North | 3 |
| Great Sankey South | 3 |
| Howley and Whitecross | 3 |
| Hulme | 2 |
| Latchford | 3 |
| Locking Stumps, Gorse Covert and Risley | 2 |
| Lymm | 3 |
| Oakwood | 2 |
| Orford | 3 |
| Penketh and Cuerdley | 3 |
| Poplars | 2 |
| Poulton North | 3 |
| Poulton South | 3 |
| Rixton and Woolston | 3 |
| Stockton Heath and Walton | 3 |
| Westy | 2 |
| Winwick | 1 |
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