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2007 No. 142

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2007

  Made 25th January 2007 
  Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Boundary Committee for England[1], under section 15(4)[2] of the Local Government Act 1992[3] ("the 1992 Act"), have conducted a review of the district of Newark and Sherwood and have submitted to the Electoral Commission[4] recommendations dated July 2006.

     A period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations.

     The Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, without modification, to those recommendations.

     Accordingly, the Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17[5] and 26[6] of the 1992 Act, make the following Order:

Citation and commencement
     1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2007.

    (2) This Order comes into force—

    (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007, on the day after that on which it is made;

    (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.

Interpretation
     2. In this Order—

    "district" means the district of Newark and Sherwood;

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

    "map" means the map marked "Map referred to in the District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2007", of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Electoral Commission: and any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number;

    "ordinary day of election of councillors" has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983[7]; and

    "registration officer" means an officer appointed for the purpose of, and in accordance with, section 8[8] of the Representation of the People Act 1983.

Wards of the district of Newark and Sherwood
     3. —(1) The existing wards of the district[9] shall be abolished.

    (2) The district shall be divided into twenty-five wards which shall be named as set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

    (3) Each ward shall comprise the area described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines.

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of 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 shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Wards of the parish of Balderton
     4. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Balderton shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named Balderton North, Balderton South and Balderton West.

    (3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for Balderton West ward shall be eight, for Balderton North ward shall be seven and for Balderton South ward shall be three.

Wards of the parish of Coddington
     5. —(1) The parish of Coddington shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Coddington East and Coddington West.

    (2) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (3) The number of councillors to be elected for Coddington East ward shall be nine and for Coddington West ward shall be one.

Wards of the parish of Newark
     6. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Newark shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into five wards which shall be named Beacon, Bridge, Castle, Devon and Magnus.

    (3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for Beacon ward shall be six and for each of Bridge, Castle, Devon and Magnus wards shall be three.

Wards of the parish of Southwell
     7. —(1) The existing wards of the parish of Southwell shall be abolished.

    (2) The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named Southwell East, Southwell North and Southwell West.

    (3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

    (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be five.

Map
     8. Newark and Sherwood District Council shall make a print of the map available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Electoral register
     9. The registration officer for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.



Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the


25th day of January 2007

L.S.


Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission

25th January 2007


Peter Wardle
Chief Executive to the Commission

25th January 2007



SCHEDULE
article 3


NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS


Column (1) Column (2) Column (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Balderton North Balderton North parish ward of Balderton parish 2
Balderton West Balderton West parish ward of Balderton parish 2
Beacon Coddington West parish ward of Coddington parish; Beacon parish ward of Newark parish 3
Blidworth Blidworth parish; Lindhurst parish 2
Boughton            2
Bridge Bridge parish ward of Newark parish 2
Castle Castle parish ward of Newark parish 2
Caunton Caunton parish; Egmanton parish; Hockerton parish; Kersall parish; Kneesall parish; Laxton and Moorhouse parish; Maplebeck parish; Ompton parish; Ossington parish; Wellow parish; Winkburn parish 1
Clipstone Clipstone parish 2
Collingham and Meering Besthorpe parish; Collingham parish; Girton parish; Harby parish; Meering parish; North Clifton parish; South Clifton parish; South Scarle parish; Spalford parish; Thorney parish; Wigsley parish 2
Devon Devon parish ward of Newark parish 2
Edwinstowe Edwinstowe parish 2
Farndon Alverton parish; Cotham parish; East Stoke parish; Elston parish; Farndon parish; Hawton parish; Kilvington parish; Staunton parish; Syerston parish; Thorpe parish; Balderton South parish ward of Balderton parish 2
Farnsfield and Bilsthorpe Bilsthorpe parish; Eakring parish; Edingley parish; Farnsfield parish; Halam parish; Kirklington parish; Oxton parish 3
Lowdham Bulcote parish; Caythorpe parish; Epperstone parish; Gonalston parish; Gunthorpe parish; Hoveringham parish; Lowdham parish 2
Magnus Magnus parish ward of Newark parish 2
Muskham Averham parish; Bathley parish; Cromwell parish; Kelham parish; North Muskham parish; South Muskham parish; Staythorpe parish 1
Ollerton            3
Rainworth Rainworth parish; Rufford parish 3
Southwell East Upton parish; Southwell East parish ward of Southwell parish 1
Southwell North Southwell North parish ward of Southwell parish 1
Southwell West Halloughton parish; Southwell West parish ward of Southwell parish 1
Sutton-on-Trent Carlton-on-Trent parish; Grassthorpe parish; Norwell parish; Sutton-on-Trent parish; Weston parish 1
Trent Bleasby parish; Fiskerton cum Morton parish; Rolleston parish; Thurgarton parish 1
Winthorpe Barnby in the Willows parish; Holme parish; Langford parish; Winthorpe parish; Coddington East parish ward of Coddington parish 1


EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of Newark and Sherwood following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England to the Electoral Commission.

The Electoral Commission accepted the Boundary Committee's recommendations without modification.

The electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and replaces them with 25 new ones. That article, the Schedule and the map also establish the names and areas of the new district wards and the numbers of district councillors for each ward.

Article 4 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Balderton and replaces them with 3 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 5 establishes 2 parish wards for the parish of Coddington. That article and the map also establish the areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 6 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Newark and replaces them with 5 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 7 abolishes the existing parish wards of the parish of Southwell and replaces them with 3 new ones. That article and the map also establish the names and areas of the new parish wards and the numbers of parish councillors for each ward.

Article 9 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.

The map defined in article 2 shows the new district and parish wards. It is available at www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/newarkandsher.cfm and, at all reasonable times, at the offices of Newark and Sherwood 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 ("the 2000 Act") (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] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962.back

[3] 1992 c.19.back

[4] The Electoral Commission was established by the 2000 Act (c.41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the 1992 Act (c.19), 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

[5] This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order.back

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

[7] 1983 c.2, section 37 has been amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50) and section 17 of, and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 3 to, the Greater London Authority Act l999 (c.29).back

[8] Section 8 has been amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19) and the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39).back

[9] See the District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/3299).back


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Prepared 31 January 2007
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