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2002 No. 2604
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The District of Kerrier (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

	Made	12th October 2002
	Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas the Boundary Committee for England[1], acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992[2], has submitted to the Electoral Commission[3] a report dated June 2002 on its review of the district of Kerrier together with its recommendations:

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

     And whereas the Electoral Commission have decided to give effect to those recommendations:

     Now, therefore, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17[4] and 26[5] of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement
     1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the District of Kerrier (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.

    (2) This Order shall come into force -

Interpretation
2. In this Order -

"district" means the District of Kerrier;

"existing", in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

any reference to a map is a reference to the map marked "Map referred to in the District of Kerrier (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", of which prints are available for inspection at -

(a) the principal office of the Electoral Commission

(b) the offices of Kerrier District Council

SCHEDULE 1Article 3

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward	Number of Councillors
Breage and Crowan	The parishes of Breage, Crowan and Germoe	3
Camborne North		3
Camborne South		3
Camborne West		3
Constantine, Gweek and Mawnan	The parishes of Constantine, Gweek and Mawnan	2
Grade-Ruan and Landewednack	The parishes of Grade-Ruan and Landewednack	1
Helston North		3
Helston South		2
Illogan North	The parishes of Illogan and Portreath	3
Illogan South		3
Mabe and Budock	The parishes of Budock, Mabe and St Gluvias	2
Meneage	The parishes of Cury, Gunwalloe, Manaccan, Mawgan-in-Meneage, St Anthony-in-Meneage and St Martin-in-Meneage	1
Mullion	The parish of Mullion	1
Porthleven and Sithney		2
Redruth North		3
Redruth South		3
St Day, Lanner and Carharrack	The parishes of Carharrack, Lanner and St Day	3
St Keverne	The parish of St Keverne	1
Stithians	The parish of Stithians	1
Wendron		1

SCHEDULE 2Article 4

WARDS OF THE PARISH OF CAMBORNE

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward
North	So much of the district ward of Camborne North as comprises the parish of Camborne
South	The district ward of Camborne South
West	The district ward of Camborne West

SCHEDULE 3Article 7

WARDS OF THE PARISH OF REDRUTH

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward
North	The district ward of Redruth North
South	The district ward of Redruth South

SCHEDULE 4Article 8

WARDS OF THE PARISH OF SITHNEY

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of Ward	Area of Ward	Number of Councillors
Lowertown	So much of the district ward of Helston North as comprises part of the parish of Sithney	1
Sithney	So much of the district ward of Porthleven and Sithney as comprises part of the parish of Sithney	8

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the District of Kerrier. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 20 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.

Articles 4 to 9 make electoral changes in the parishes of Camborne, Carn Brea, Illogan, Redruth, Sithney and Wendron.

Article 11 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

Article 12 revokes the District of Kerrier (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I 1978/1356), with the exception of article 8.

The areas of the new district and parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2. Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Kerrier District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.

Notes:

[1] The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England.back

[2] 1992 c. 19. Section 15 was amended by The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962).back

[3] The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962).back

[4] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. There are amendments to this section made otherwise than by S.I. 2001/3962 that are not relevant to this Order.back

[5] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.back

[6] See the District of Kerrier (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I 1978/1356).back

[7] As to electoral registration officers and the register of local government electors, sections 8 to 13 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2).back

[8] S.I. 1978/1356.back

ISBN 0 11 042865 X

Prepared 21 October 2002