Electoral Changes) Order 1999
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451611FOOT01-10-99 00:59:35 Pag Table: STATIN PPSysB Unit: pag1 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1999 No. 2696 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND The District of North East Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 Made ---- 27th September 1999 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992(), has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated November 1998 on its review of the district of North East Derbyshire together with its recommendations: And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect to those recommendations: Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17() and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: Citation, commencement and interpretation 1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the District of North East Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. (2) This Order shall come into force— (a) for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002; (b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003. (3) In this Order— “district” means the district of North East Derbyshire; “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the District of North East Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(); and any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number. Wards of North East Derbyshire 2.—(1) The existing wards of the district() shall be abolished. (2) The district shall be divided into twenty-five wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1. (a) 1992 c.19. (b) Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (c.29). (c) S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. (d) See the District of North East Derbyshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1768). [DETR 1659] 1 451611100101-10-99 00:59:35 PPSysB Pag Table: STATIN Unit: pag1 (3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, or parish wards or, where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule. (4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. Wards of the parish of Clay Cross 3.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Clay Cross shall be abolished. (2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Wards of the town of Dronfield 4.—(1) The existing wards of the town of Dronfield shall be abolished. (2) The town shall be divided into five wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; each town ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the town ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each town ward shall be the number specified in respect of the town ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Wards of the parish of Eckington 5.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Eckington shall be abolished. (2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Wards of the parish of Killamarsh 6.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Killamarsh shall be abolished. (2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 5; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Wards of the parish of North Wingfield 7. The parish of North Wingfield shall be divided into two wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 6; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Wards of the parish of Wingerworth 8.—(1) The parish of Wingerworth shall be divided into four wards which shall bear the names Adlington, Hardwick Wood, Wingerworth and Woodthorpe and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the names of the wards and demarcated by orange lines. (2) The number of councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Wingerworth shall be eleven and for each of the other parish wards shall be one. 2 451611100201-10-99 00:59:35 Pag Table: STATIN PPSysB Unit: pag1 Revocation 9. The District of North East Derbyshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Beverley Hughes Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, 27th September 1999 Transport and the Regions SCHEDULE 1 Article 2 NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS (1) (2) (3) Number of Name of ward Area of ward Councillors Ashover The parish of Ashover 1 Barlow and Holmesfield The parishes of Barlow and Holmesfield 1 Brampton and Walton 2 Clay Cross North 3 Clay Cross South 2 Coal Aston 2 Dronfield North 2 Dronfield South 3 Dronfield Woodhouse 2 Eckington North 2 Eckington South 2 Gosforth Valley 3 Grassmoor The parishes of Grassmoor, Hasland and Winswick, and 2 Temple Normanton Holmewood and Heath 2 Killamarsh East 2 Killamarsh West 3 North Wingfield Central 3 Pilsley and Morton The parishes of Morton, Pilsley and Stretton 3 Renishaw The parish ward of Renishaw of the parish of Eckington 1 Ridgeway and Marsh The parish ward of Ridgeway and Marsh Lane of the parish 1 Lane of Eckington Shirland The parishes of Brackenfield, Shirland and Higham, and 3 Wessington Sutton The parishes of Calow and Sutton cum Duckmanton 2 Tupton 2 Unstone The parish of Unstone 1 Wingerworth 3 3 451611100301-10-99 00:59:35 PPSysB Pag Table: STATIN Unit: pag1 SCHEDULE 2 Article 3 WARDS OF THE PARISH OF CLAY CROSS: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS (1) (2) (3) Number of Name of ward Area of ward Councillors North So much of the district ward of Clay Cross North as 7 comprises part of the parish of Clay Cross South So much of the district ward of Clay Cross South as 4 comprises part of the parish of Clay Cross SCHEDULE 3 Article 4 WARDS OF THE TOWN OF DRONFIELD: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS (1) (2) (3) Number of Name of ward Area of ward Councillors Coal Aston So much of the district ward of Coal Aston as comprises part 3 of the town of Dronfield Dronfield Woodhouse So much of the district ward of Dronfield Woodhouse as 3 comprises part of the town of Dronfield Gosforth Valley So much of the district ward of Gosforth Valley as comprises 5 part of the town of Dronfield North So much of the district ward of Dronfield North as comprises 3 part of the town of Dronfield South So much of the district ward of Dronfield South as comprises 5 part of the town of Dronfield SCHEDULE 4 Article 5 WARDS OF THE PARISH OF ECKINGTON: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS (1) (2) (3) Number of Name of ward Area of ward Councillors North So much of the district ward of Eckington North as 6 comprises part of the parish of Eckington Renishaw So much of the district ward of Renishaw as comprises part 3 of the parish of Eckington Ridgeway and Marsh So much of the district ward of Ridgeway and Marsh Lane 3 Lane as comprises part of the parish of Eckington South So much of the district ward of Eckington South as 5 comprises part of the parish of Eckington 4 451611100301-10-99 00:59:36 Pag Table: STATIN PPSysB Unit: pag1 SCHEDULE 5 Article 6 WARDS OF THE PARISH OF KILLAMARSH: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS (1) (2) (3) Number of Name of ward Area of ward Councillors East So much of the district ward of Killamarsh East as comprises 6 part of the parish of Killamarsh West So much of the district ward of Killamarsh West as 9 comprises part of the parish of Killamarsh SCHEDULE 6 Article 7 WARDS OF THE PARISH OF NORTH WINGFIELD: NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS (1) (2) (3) Number of Name of ward Area of ward Councillors East So much of the district ward of Holmewood and Heath as 1 comprises part of the parish of North Wingfield West So much of the district ward of North Wingfield Central as 9 comprises part of the parish of North Wingfield EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the district of North East Derbyshire.