Local Government Boundary Commission For Report No.277 LOCAL G OVERMEN!1

BOUNDARY COMMISSION

FOR ENGLAND i • REPORT NO. Z77 LOCAL GOVEKNKfOT BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND

CHAIRMAN 1 Sir Edmund Compton GCB KBE.

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Mr J M Rankin QC

MEMBERS Lady Bowdon . Mr J T Brockbank Professor Michael Chishclm Mr R R Thornton CB PL

Mr B P'Harris on- To the Rt Hon Merlyn Rees HP Secretary of State for the Home Department

PROPOSALS FOR REVISED ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH .OF BURY

1. We, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, having carried out our initial review of the electoral arrangements for the metropolitan borough of Bury in accordance with the requirements of section 63 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Act 1972, present our proposals for the future electoral arrangements for that borough* , t

2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in section 60(1) and (2) of the 19V2 Act, notice was given on 28 August 1975 that we were to undertake this review. This was incorporated in a consultation letter addressed to the Bury

Borough Council, copies of which were circulated to County

Council, the Members 'of Parliament for the constituencies concerned and the headquarters of the main political parties. Copies were also sent to the

editors of local newspapers circulating in the area and of the local government press. Notices inserted in the local press announced the start of the review and invited comments from members of the public and from any interested bodies,

3. Bury Borough Council were invited to prepare a draft scheme of represen- i tation for our consideration. In doing so, they were asked to observe the

rules laid down in Schedule 11 to the Local Government Act 1972 and the guide- lines which we set out in our Report No 6 about the proposed size of the

council and the proposed number of councillors for each ward. They were asked also to take into account any views expressed to them following their consultation with local interests. We therefore asked that they should publish details of their provisional proposals about a month before they submitted their draft scheme to us, thus allowing an opportunity for local comment* 4. Section 7(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 requires that in metropolitan districts elections shall be by thirds. Section 6(2)(b) of the Act requires that every metropolitan district should be divided into wards each returning a number of councillors divisible by three.

5. Bury Borough Council submitted their draft scheme of representation on

23 April 1976. They proposed to divide the area into 16 wards each returning

3 members to form a council of 48.

6. We received two comments on the future electoral arrangements for the borough. A local political party offered a complete alternative scheme of warding. This scheme, like the Council's, proposed 16 wards, each returning

3 members, to form a council of 48. The other comment was from a local councillor disagreeing with the Borough Council's draft scheme on various points. We studied the comments, but they did not appear to offer any advantage over the draft scheme submitted by Bury Borough Council. We decided, therefore, to use the Borough Council's draft scheme as the basis of our draft proposals.

We made a number of modifications to the proposed wards to secure improvements in the standard of representation. On the recommendation of Ordnance Survey, we made some minor adjustments to the alignment of some of the boundaries in order to secure boundary lines which were more easily identifiable on the ground.

7» Subject to the changes referred to in paragraph 6 above, the Bury Borough

Council's draft scheme appeared to us to provide a reasonable basis for the future electoral arrangements of the borough in compliance with the rules in

Schedule 11 to the 1972 Act and our guidelines. We formulated our draft proposals accordingly. 8. On 1 November 19?6 we issued our draft proposals and these were sent to all who had received our consultation letter or had commented on the Council's draft scheme. Bury Borough Council were asked to make these draft proposals, and the accompanying map which defined the proposed ward boundaries, available

for inspection at their main offices. Representations on our draft proposals

were invited from those to whom they were circulated and, by public notices,

from other members of the public and interested bodies. We asked that

comments should reach us by 28 December 197&.

9« Bury Borough Council informed us that they approved the draft proposals, subject to minor amendments to some of'the proposed wards. i i 10. The local political party which previously submitted the alternative draft scheme mentioned in paragraph 6 above, requested a boundary alteration between

the proposed Church and. Elton wards. A local councillor also made proposals

for major boundary changes between these two wards. A branch of a local

political party made proposals for boundary alterations between the proposed

Holyrood, St Mary's and Sedgley wards.

11. A local political party, supported by two neighbouring branches and a

local political association requested that the ward boundaries of the proposed

Radcliffe South, Philips Park and wards should be altered. The effect would be that the areas in question remained with their respective

Parliamentary constituencies. The local political associations

were also opposed to the name; Philips Park for that ward.

12. ^n view of these comments we decided that we needed further information

•to enable us to reach a conclusion. Therefore, in accordance with section

65(2) of the 1972 Act and at our request, Mr W Pedley was appointed an

Assistant Commissioner to hold a local meeting and to report to us. 13. The Assistant Commissioner held a meeting at the Town Hall, Bury, on

19 July 1977. A copy (without enclosures) of his report to us of the meeting is attached at Schedule 1 to this report.

1*f. In the light of the evidence submitted at the meeting and of his inspection of the area the Assistant Commissioner recommended that our draft proposals should be adopted subject to a minor alteration to the boundary between the proposed Elton and Ramsbottom wards and the renaming of the proposed Philips Park ward, Pilkington Park ward.

15- we reviewed our draft proposals in the light of the Assistant Commissioner's report. We concluded that the alterations recommended by the Assistant

Commissioner should be adopted and, subject to those amendments, we decided that our draft proposals should be confirmed as our final proposals,

16. Details of these final proposals are set out in Schedules 2 and 3 to this report and on the attached map. Schedule 2 gives the names of the wards and

the number of councillors to be returned by each. A detailed description, of \ the boundaries of the proposed wards, as defined on the map, is set out in

Schedule 3-

PUBLICATION

17. In accordance with Section 6o(5)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, a

copy of this report and a copy of the map are being sent to the Bury

Metropolitan Borough Council and will be available for inspection at the Council's main offices. Copies of this report (without the map) are being sent to those who received the consultation letter and to those who made comments.

L.S.

Signed:

EDMUND COMPTON (CHAIRMAN) i

JOHN M RANKIN (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN) i

PHYLLIS BOWDEN

J T BROCKBANK

i MICHAEL CHISHOLM i D P HARRISON

R R THORNTON

NEIL DIGNEY (Secretary)

/ December 1977 SCHEDULE 1

The Secretary, Local Government Boundary Comnission, Room 123, 20 Albert Embankment, LONDON. SE1 ?TJ.

Sir,

Revisw of Electoral Arrangements Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester

In accordance with my appointment by the Secretary of State as an -Assistant Commissioner and pursuant to the instructions contained in your letter of the 9th June, 1977 I have the honour to submit the following report. 1. Date of Meeting A local meeting was held at the Town Hall, Bury on Tuesday the 19th July, 1977 commencing at 1030 hours .and concluding at 1300 hours. It was not considered necessary to undertake visits or inspections other than those referred to in Paragraph 11. These were done privately and before the meeting. I invited those representing the parties which had submitted comments to1 make such further inspections in the afternoon as they might require but no one wished so to do. • '

2. Attendance The 'signed attendance list accompanies this report . (Annex 1). Those who spoke or participated in the proceedings are listed below: - Metropolitan Borough Mr. E.F. Pethybridge, of Bury: ' Senior Assistant Solicitor with the Chief Executive, Bury M.B. Council. Bury Metropolitan Messrs, B.V/. Lowthian and District Labour H.L. Mellor. Party: Radcliffe Labour ^Party: - . Mr. G. . Acraman.-. :.-r

Whitefield" Conservative "~ "" Messrs .""A'.S.' Kravi'tz Association: _ .- • and Harrison, .;*;.-•

Prestwich'Labour 'Party': " - Mrv* Cordon" C*ohehVA "*"'

Each speaker had the opportunity of commenting on what had been said by'others, in addition to making their own views known. . ; ,^ . .„.

3* The Commission's Draft Proposals...... -,r._ The draft proposals were based on the Metropolitan Borough Council's, draft Scheme submitted .on the.,23rd ; April, 1976. •_•.... •;. -. The draft.scheme submitted offered an uneven standard of representation in the Radcliffe area. After detailed study, with numerical assistance from the Council1 s: Officers , the Commission decided to modify the Council's scheme in relation "t~o alterations of the boundaries between the proposed Redvales, Radcliffe North, Radcliffe Central, Radcliffe South, Urvsworth, Philips Park, Besses, St. Mary's t -."" and Sedgley v/ards in the interest of .electoral, equality. The-Commission-also accepted minor boundary modifications not involving any electorate, recommended by the Ordnance' .••'< Purveyc . . ' C "'•'-•''- •'- *^*^ 1 put tJie Ordnance Survey amendments in detail" to" the meeting before hearing any of those present, none of the amendments were the subject of comment and all were agreed and accepted by the parties represented.

4« Comments on the Draft Proposals A number of written comments v/ere received on the Draft Proposals and are summarised as follov/s:-

Metrooolitan Borough of ^.ry; Three amendments were suggested to the proposed v/ards but only one involved any electorate. For reasons with which I will deal more fully later in this report the Council were of the opinion that:- (i) The description of the boundary of Kedvales ward should be amended by deleting from the sixth line from and including the words "to the Bri'dge" to and including the words "along the said southern boundary" in the twenty third line and substituting the following: - trto the River Roach - thence southwards along the said river to Cemetery Lane, thence north westwards along the said Lane to the Cemetery Access Road, thence westwards along the said access road to the southern boundary of the fb.btball ground,- thence westwards along the said southern boundary and the westwards prolongation thereof." (ii) The description of the boundary of Elton ward should be .amended by deleting from the fourth line • "to the lane leading to Springside View, thence northeastwards along the said .lane to the access road to the west of No. 1 Springside View, then north westwards, north eastwards and south eastwards along the said access road to the aforementioned lane" and substituting the foil owing: - "to the south eastern boundary of Old Hall Primary School, then north eastwards along the said boundary and the north easterly prolongation thereof,to the access road to the north west of No. 1 Springside- View, thence north eastwards and south eastwards along the said access road to the lane leading to Spririgside View."

(iii) The description of the boundary of Unsworth V/ should be amended by deleting from the twenty fourth line "and south westwards along the southern boundary of the said properties to Pole Lane, thence northwards along the said lane to Parr Lane, thence north westwards and " and substitute the following: - "to a point on Pole Lane north west of Hills Nook and adjacent to the northern boundary of Mersey Drive School thence south westwards along the said school boundary to Parr Brook, thence generally south westwards along the said Brook to the un-named path between Nos. 29 and 31 Cunningham Drive, thence northwards along the said path to Parr Lane thence".

Bury Metropolitan District Labour Party; A minor alteration was proposed to the southern boundary of the proposed Elton ward for community interest reasons. Councillor F. Brooks: Suggested an alteration to the boundary between the proposed Elton and Church wards also on the grounds of community interest and in addition claiming that both wards would have equal growth areas available to 'them so that by 19&Q and thereafter they would develop equally, Radcliffe South Labour Party; Concern was expressed that an area between Nipper Lane and Blackford Bridge had been included in the proposed Radcliffe South ward which area it was suggested should be transferred in part to the proposed Unsworth ward and as to the remainder to the proposed Philips Park ward. The grounds for the suggesti on were community of interest, communications, and the retention of the two parts within their respective Parliamentary Constituencies WhitefieId Conservative Association: Expressed concern about the area in the same terms las Radcliffe South Labour Party and the two political parties seemed' to be in complete agreement. The Conservative Association did not like the name given to the proposed Philips Park ward and suggested that it be renamed Whitefield Pilkington and that Besses ward be renamed Whitefield Besses. . . .

Prestwich Labour Party; This branch of the Labour Party suggested amendments to the boundary between the proposed Holyrood and St. Mary1s ward and the proposed St. Mary! s and Sedgley wards. These alterations were proposed in order to improve communications within the wards. Ramsbottom Labour Party: The letter which it was expected contained comments on the proposed scheme was handed to me when I arrived at the Town Hall . I read the contents of the letter but not the case to the persons attending the meeting. The comnents relate to the County Boundary and not to the Municipal "Borough Ward Boundaries. The letter is marked Annex 3.

5. Cases advanced at the Meeting The following paragraphs 6 to 10 inclusive deal with the cases advanced at' the meeting against the Commissions draft proposals. No new proposals arose at the meeting other than that from Ramsbottom Labour Party which I have mentioned in Paragraph 4.

6. Metropolitan Borough of Bury Mr. E.F. Pethybridge presented the case for the Metropolitan Borough and called no witnesses.

(i) Redvales Ward Development within the area which the Council suggest should be added to the proposed Redvales ward comprise s: (a) Three blocks, three storeys high containing together 36 two bedroom flats to the south of Gigg Lane. This has started, and (b) To the south east a second site may be developed following outline planning permission for an Observation and Assessment Centre for Juveniles; the permission was given in 1976. The staff would be residential and although small in number would be members of the electorate. It had to be said, however, that the responsible authority was reconsidering its policy and no date for the development could be given.

(ii) Elton Ward The reason for submitting this amendment is the . possibility of early development on the land contained in the amendment. Although planning, permission is limited to 'thirteen detached dwellings the ov/ners will. of necessity look to the proposed Elton ward rather than the proposed Ramsbottom ward si nc e the land to the nor th i s z oned as T-'/h it e Land, that is to say no alteration in the present use is anticipated* The policy of the Council is that this White Land should be within the "Green Belt" and the County Council recognises it as having a strategic significance in that it forms a natural break between Bury Town Centre and Ramsbottom and Alton Brook. (iii) Unsworth Ward Mr. Pethytrndge referred to the provisions of Section 7& and Schedule 11 of the Local Government - Act 1972. (a) The electorate in Unsworth and Besses wards in the current register on the basis of the Commissions proposal showed Unsworth ward to have an electorate of 6,650 and Besses an electorate of 7.750. It was estimated (.*"<•> that by 19&2^Unsworth ward would have an electorate of 7,250 and Besses ward an electorate of 8,150. The cprooosed Unsworth ward v/ill have .the ' (tit? least number of electors in 19S#. If the Council's amendment is accepted the number of electorate now in the proposed Unsworth ward would be increased to 7,050 and in the proposed Besses ward it would reduce to 7,350. With the increase anticipated this should give figures of 7,676 for Unsworth ward and 7,650 for Besses ward in 19&1.' (b) The Metropolitan Borough Council felt that the new boundaries met the criteria for boundaries. It might be that those proposed by the Commission on Pole Lane and Parr Lane were bigger and more .prominent•but they were not necessarily superior. A road might be a good dividing line. A highway like the M.62 is no doubt good but depending on circumstances a road is not necessarily the best fixed boundary. It could be the focus for activity north and south of that road.

(c) In having regard to local ties it was necessary for the Council to define these words for itself since there was no assistance from statute. The Council construed them to mean irall those things at local level which brought about a sense -of community.11 The southern boundary of the amendment followed the old County Borough and Constituency boundary, The people in the area south of the boundary proposed by the Coranission had a history of association with those to the Worth certainly so far as representation was concerned. It would mean a change of Councillors and residents built" up a relationship with their elected representatives

7 The electorate in the amendment area looked .to the shops and to the licensed houses and garages in Parr Lane. Mr. Euston challenged the CouncilTs amendment saying that the V/estern boundary passed between houses in the same road and should be drawn further to the East. The Council replied that his suggestion was no better than that in the amendment since his line was drawn between houses in the same road. It was difficult to draw a satisfactory boundary line but Mr. Pethjtridge hoped that Mr. Euston would agree that the Council! s suggested amendment was better than the Commissions proposal. It was accepted that the difficulties in gaining access to polling stations which it was thought might arise in the proposed wards would have to be overcome by the Metropolitan Borough Council.

7• Bury Metropolitan District Labour Party The written comment said:- (i) That So£ of the residents would not go to vote since the polling station which they believed they would have to use was too far away, (ii) Local ties would be broken, for example Churches and shops . Moreover the re siden ts in the area should be transferred to Elton ward and properly integrated. The Commission1s from the remainder of Church ward proposal separated them/in that Tifliiteheaa rark came between one part of the ward and the remainder. Mr. Lowthian and Mr. Hell or had little to' add except to say that ''/hi tens ad Park and Elton Brook formed a natural boundary. Mr. Suston and Mr. Hedcalfe supported the amendment. 8. Councillor F. Brooks A representative of the existing Elton ward did not think that the proposals affecting his ward were in keeping with community interest or the geographical nature of the area. He quoted figures relating to the existing Elton ward as amended by the Council's draft Scheme and possibly the 'Commissions proposed scheme. • His proposal was that by an amendment to the boundaries of the proposed Elton and the proposed Church wards the 19#1 electorate would be 9,131 and 7,562 respectively as .against S,325 and &,05£ as anticipated by the proposals of the " Comlssion. He was of the opinion that the growth rate in Church ward would be greater than in Elton ward which had no area available for future development. His proposal would ensure equality in growth are.as .'

9. Radcliffe Labour Party V'Hiitefield Conservative Association The two political groups were agreed that the area between Kipper Lane and 'Manchester Road and thence to Blackford Brifee had no affinity with Radcliffe South. There was no cultural connection with 'that proposed ward- This area had its own Community Centre, and V/hitefield had a long history and tradition and its identity would disappear if it were merged with Radcliffe. Mrs. Joan Amey said that if part of Whitefield comprising the Lily Hill Street are a were transferred to Radcliffe .South there would be problems for the users of the Community Centre referred to above. Mr. Harrison, Chairman of the Conservative Association, submitted a petition (Annex 2) intimating that the signatories (191) wished their property to be-in either Philips Park ward or Unsworth ward, in other words that the present Parliamentary Boundaries should be followed. It was said by both parties that if this was not done complications would arise at election time and even in the day to day representation by different Members of Parliament, The Conservative Association suggested, that the name of Philips Park ward shculd be altered to Whitefield Pilkington to keep old r.ames alive and for the same reason Besses ward should be renamed Whitefield Besses. Mr. Gordon Cohen ss.id that the names should be left alone.

10. Prestwich Labour Party Of the three amendments put in, the Party representative said that the third proposal was the one which they preferred. They had noted that the Corrmission had 'adopted Bury New Road and the Bury/Manchester Railway Line as major boundaries1 but had then !deviated from the basic approach.1 It was their Tview that it would both improve communications within wards and at the same time be more consistent if these boundaries were more generally utilised.1 They suggested: (i) that the boundary between Holyrood ward and St. Mary's ward should be Bury'New Road southwards from the M.62 motorway as far as Poppythorne Lane; and (ii) that the boundary between Sedgely and St. Mary's ward should be Bury New Road from St. WaryT s Road northwards as far as Poppythorne Lane and thence follow that Lane eastwards as far as the Bury/Manchester Railway. If this did not find favour they suggested two alternatives:- Alternative (a): (i) That the boundary between St. Mary's ward and Holyrood ward should follow the Bury/ Manchester Railway northwards from Poppythorne Lane to the M.62 motorway; and (ii) That the boundary between St. Mary's ward and Sedgely should be as (ii) above in the proposed major amendment. Alternative (b): As alternative (a)(i) above. They did not like alternative (b) but if it was a question of figures they would be pleased if it proved acceptable. They favoured the first and major amendment whereby Bury New Road would be taken into Sedg^y ward because this

, 10 road is beinjj; widened on the West side and since it can be regarded ac a slip road for the M.62 motorway, it was better that it should form a boundary between the wards for the reasons of safety. Further, Prestwich Hospital forms an additional and substantial barrier.

11. Inspections I toured the areas covered by the amendments put in by the Metropolitan Borough Council, the several Labour Parties, Whitefield Conservative Association and Councillor Brooks. With the aid of the Ordnance Survey and other maps made available to me I was able to find the various areas and appreciate the arguments contained in the written comments.

12. Assessment of Weight of Arguments In the majority of the written comments and in comments at the meeting there is a general plea that the several amendments are desirable for reason of community interest or because of local ties. I do not accept this in any of the cases argued since a person will not become a different being because of a change of ward. In an urban area social intercourse will not become a thing of the past, indeed it may be enhanced. People will still worship in the same Churches and Chapels and use the same shops, licensed premises and garages. The electorate are now Burgesses of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury and should regard themselves as such. I do not attach any importance to the suggestion that * it will be a. hardship to have a different Councillor. I will now deal with the other points put forward. •

13. Metropolitan Sorough of Bury

REDVALES WARD The development now proceeding will produce 36 two bedroom flats so that one can reasonably anticipate an addition to the electorate of 72. The Child Assessment Centre is a doubtful development but if it should happen then the number of- residential staff will not be great.

11 I do not propose to recommend any alteration in the proposals of the Commission.

ELTON WARD I propose to recommend that this amendment be accepted. The land to the West of the existing houses, which are in the proposed"Elton ward, is to be built upon. The number of electorate likely to be produced is probably quite small since only thirteen plots are available. This,- in itself, hardly .justifies an amendment. However, the planning policy for the land to the North in the proposed Ramsbottom ward makes all the difference hence my intention to recommend acceptance. UNSWORTH WARD That there should be a loss of some 200 electorate in Unswbrth ward between the 1975 register and the present and an increase of some 2&8 in Besses is interesting but not one which I think calls for any adjustment of the boundaries as proposed by the Commission. It was anticipated that Unsworth ward electorate would increase by some 626 by 1931 and Besses by If55 in the same period. Nothing was said to suggest that the reduced number of electorate in Unsworth ward would in any way affect the anticipated increase. I think that it is reasonable to assume that the increase in the number of electorate in the proposed Besses ward is a part of the increase' anticipated by 19&1, otherwise the estimated increase . put in with the Council scheme is very wide of its mark. In any case without a very close examination of the electorate in all the wards, and no evidence was put in about them, regard can only be had to the 1975 figures. I was asked to consider the boundaries, it being argued that the former Borough and Constituency Boundary was as easily identifiable and would remain so. This latter premise I do not accept since .the former

12 no longer exists and the Parliamentary Boundary Commission may not wish to retain the latter. 1 have already expressed my opinion about

local ties (in Paragraph 12. I do not propose to recommend any alteration to the Commission's proposals.

14. Bury Metropolitan Labour Party I do not accept that lack of enthusiasm of the electorate is necessarily a good basis for altering the boundary between the proposed Elton ward and the proposed Church ward. I do not consider that the boundaries suggested by the.Labour Party are in any way superior to those of the proposed ward. I do. not recommend any alteration of this boundary.

15. Councillor F. Brooks The effect of the radical changes suggested by Councillor i Brooks to the proposed Church ward and to the proposed Elton ward are such that Church ward electorate in 1975 is reduced from 7,if3l to 6^675 and the entitlement from 2.30 to 2.50. Elton ward as proposed has an electorate of 7,699 which 1975 figures will be increased to 3,505 making the entitlement 3.19 as against the proposed 2.39. % 1931 Councillor Brook's proposals will give an estimated electorate in Church ward of 7,252 and 9,131 in Elton ward with entitlements of 2.61 and 3-23. Councillor Brooks was of the opinion that there was likely to be more growth in Church .ward than Elton ward and therefore Church ward could be reduced without detriment. Whilst the Metropolitan Borough Council made no comment on this I am aware that the Commission's proposed wards are identical with those in the scheme submitted by the Council and therefore the Council must have taken account of this. Councillor BrookTs proposal creates inequalities in the electorate which may not necessarily be levelled out as he hopes and I do not propose to recommend any amendment .to the Commission's proposals.

13 16. I^adcliffe South Labour Party Whitefield Conservative Association The problems which are aniticpated because the local government ward boundaries and the Parliamentary Constituency boundaries do not coincide are surmountable and the circumstances are not peculiar to this Metropolitan Borough or new because of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Parliamentary Boundary CommiSSiOn will concern itself with constituency problems and to try and adjust ward boundaries to fit boundaries which may disappear is quite unacceptable. I do not recommend any amendment. The name of Philips Park caused the Conservatives some concern. Whilst tradition and history are important the alternative names, Whitefield Pilkington and Whitefield Besses, suggest a pedigree not usually connected with local government. Since Philips Park is not in the proposed ward of that name and the name Pilkington, I was told, has a local connection with "vhitefield, I recommend that Philips Park ward be renamed Pilkington Park ward.

17. Prestwich Branch Labour Party Three amendments were suggested which increased the size of Holyrood ward and the proposed Sedgely ward at the expense of the proposed St, Mary!s ward. The Party preferred the amendment which would transfer 920 electorate to Holyrood ward and 62S to Sedgely ward which if accepted would reduce the estimated electorate of St; Mary's ward in 1931 from 6,875 to, 73327 and increase Holyrood from 3,136 to 9,106. Sedgely ward electorate is estimated to be 3,6*60 in 1931 and this would increase to 9,^33. An imbalance is created, a state which the Commission have tried to avoid. If the second proposal is examined the 1931 figures are as follows:- Estimated Electorate Revised Electorate " " ' 1951 Holyrood • '- 8,186 +. 5$k = 5,770 St.-Mary'.s ' 5,575 - 5&k = 5,291* Sedgely 5,560 + 625 = . 9,if55 St. Mary's- ' #5,291 - 625 = 7,663 .• . (Revised Estimate) (Resultant , _ _• figure) The third proposal which the Party hoped would prove acceptable .in case the other two failed is more limited in that only 55J+ electorate would be transferred to Holyrood ward fr'om St. Mary's with the following 'result.

Ward ' Estimated Electorate Revised Estimate • "•" *" ' _ 1951 Holyrood , . ' 5,156 + 5$k « 5,770 St. Mary's 5,575 - 5&* = 5,291 i I do not like any of these amendments since the first two create inequalities which the Commission sought to remedy arid the third is so small as to suggest change for the sake of change. f V/hilst the .argument preferring alternative features for the boundaries sounded-attractive jthe Commission has only need to have regard to .these and I am not convinced that they are superior to the boundaries contained in the Commissionfs proposals. I do not propose to recommend any of the amendments put in by Prestwich. 15. Ramsbottom Labour Party Since, the proposals contained in the letter are not related to the matters the subject of the meeting, I make no comme nt there on. • 19• Acknowledgments i I record my grateful thanks to all the parties for their assistance at the meeting and to the Metropolitan Borough Council for the excellent arrangements..

15 20. Recommendation I recommend that the draft proposals be approved subject to the following amendments:- Ci) That the description of the boundary of Elton ward be amended by deleting'from the fourth line the words:- Tto the lane leading to Springside View, then north eastwards along the said lane to the access road to the west of l\To. 1 Springside View, then north westwards', north eastwards and south eastwards along the said access road to the aforementioned laneT and substitute the following:- 'to the south eastern boundary of Old Hall Primary School, thence • north eastwards along the said boundary and the north easterly prolongation thereof to the access road to the north west of No. 1 Spring-side Vrew, thence north eastwards and south eastwards along the said access road to the lane leading to Springside View.'

(ii) That the name of the proposed Philips Park ward be altered to Pilkington Park.

I am Sir, Your obedient Servant,

Wilfred J. Pedlfey, i/ Assistant Commissioner

16 . REVIEW OF ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS

Draft Proposals for the Metropolitan Borough of Bury

Local Meeting 19th July, 1977

Attendance List

• Name Address Representing

E F Pethybridge Town Hall, Bury Bury MBC J Luston 1 Hilltop Drive, Tottongton Bury & Radcliffe CLP Peter Wright Bury Times, Market Street • Bury Times M T Butterworth 9 Broad Street, Bury Bury & Radcliffe Conservative Association P E F Ribbon Town Hall, Stretford Trafford Borough Council B Vf Lowthian 10 Greenside Close, Hawksham Bury Metropolitan district Labour Party Gordon E Cohen 63 Glebelands Road, Prestwich Ditto,and Prestwich Branch Labour Party Mrs F Fox 101 Wood Street, Elton Elton Ward LP Mr W J Fox 101 V/ood Street, Elton Elton Ward LP Joan Amey 2 North View, Whitefield Whitefield LP H L Milton 3 Pennine Close, Bury Elton Ward LP T Walsh 130 Walshaw Road « •" LP G Starkey 30 Hipon Close, 'AMtefield Whitefield LP G Acruman 140 Radcliffe New Road Radcliffe LP Cllr. F Brooks 28 Lowercroft Rd, Bury SIton Ward Cllr. D 0 Davies 490 Manchester Rd, Bury Bury LP Carole L Shaw Bolton Evening News, Bdlton Evening News Lower Boodhill Rd, Bury Anthony S Kravitz 2 ?airhaven Ave, v/hitefield V/hitefield Conservative Assoc, G, Harrison 10 Ei^ht Acre, IVhitefield Whitefield Conservative Assoc, SCHEDULE 2

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BURY : NAMES OF PROPOSED WARDS

AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

NAME OF WARD NO OF COUNCILLORS

BESSES 3

CHURCH 3

EAST 3

ELTON . 3

HOLYROOD 3

MOORSIDE 3

PILKINGTON PARK ' 3

RADCLIFFE CENTRAL - 3

RADLIFFE NORTH 3

RADCLIFFE SOUTH 3

RAMSBOTTOM • . 3

REDVALES 3

ST MARY'S 3

SEDGLEY 3

TOTTINGTON 3

UNSWORTH ' 3 SCHiiXJULE 3 METHUKUJTAN BOROUGH UF BURY ; DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WARD BOUNDARIES

BURY BOROUGH

Note: Where the boundary is described as following a road, railway, river, canal or similar feature it should be deemed to follow the centre line of the feature unless otherwise stated.

ST MARY'S WARD

Commencing at a point where the southern boundary of the Borough meets the M62

Motorway,' thence northeastwards along said motorway to Bury Old Road, thence-

southeast ward's along said road to Guest Road, thence southwestwards along said

road to Poppythorn Lane, thence southwestwards along said lane to the Bury-

Manchester railway, thence southeastwards along said railway to a point being

the prolongation northeastwards of the rear boundaries of the properties at

the northwestern side of Deyne Avenue, thence .southwestwards along said pro-

longation 'and rear boundaries to Rectory Lane, thence southeastwards along said lane to'St Mary's Road,' thence westwards along said road to the point opposite the eastern boundary of No 26 St Mary's Road, thence southwards to and along

said boundary to the rear boundary of said property, thence westwards along i said rear boundary and the rear boundaries of Nos 24-^f St Mary's Road and

continuing westwards along the southern boundary of the property known as

Parkside to Bury New Road, thence southeastwards along said road to the southern boundary of the Borough, thence'southwestwards and northwestwards along said borough boundary to the point of commencement.

PILKINGTON PARK WARD

Commencing at a point where the northern boundary of St Mary's Ward meets the southern boundary of the Borough, thence generally northwestwards along said borough boundary to the unnamed road that leads from Higher Heaps to Ringley

Road, thence eastwards along said unnamed road to Ringley Road, thence east- wards along said road to a point opposite the northeastern boundary of parcel number 6861 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD ??05 Edition of 1956, thence to i said northeastern boundary and southeastwards along said boundary for a distance of 50 metres, thence northeastwards in a straight line to the southwestern "boundary of the Post Office (No 159 Ringley Road), thence eastwards along the southern boundary of parcel number 9^68 and the southern boundary of parcel number 0268 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 78/7905 Edition of 1970, the northern boundary of parcel number 0969 and the southern and eastern boundaries of parcel number 1^69) thence in a straight line to the fence intersection oh the eastern side of the access road to Outwood Gate Farm at NG reference SD 785^^5728, thence eastwards and northwards along said fence to the rear boundary of the property known as "Sandhills", thence eastwards, along said boundary and the rear boundaries of the properties known as "Blenheim", "Almona", and "Centreffoy " and continuing northwards along the eastern boundary of ihe last named property to Ringley Road, thence south- eastwards and northeastwards along said road to Dales Lane, thence northwest- wards along said lane to Radcliffe New Road, thence southwards along said road to Bury New Road, thence northeastwards along said road to a point opposite the northern boundary of St Bernadette's RC Primary School, thence northeastwards to and along said northern boundary and northeastwards southeastwards and southwards along the northern and eastern boundaries of Ripon Avenue School to Ripon Avenue, thence southwestwards to and along the eastern boundary of No *+8 Ripon Avenue to the rear boundary of No 8 Baguley Drive, thence southwards along said rear boundary and southeast wards along the rear boundaries of Nos 10 and 7 Baguley Drive and the rear boundaries of Nos *t2-62 Sandown Road to the western boundary of No 22 Millom Drive, thence southwards along said boundary to Millom Drive, thence southeastwards along said drive to Rhodes Drive, thence southwestwards and southeastwards along said drive to Brookdene Road, thence southwestwards and southeastwards along said road to Parr Lane, thence south- westwards along said lane and Moss Lane to the Bury-Manchester railway, thence southeastwards along said railway to the northern boundary of St Mary's Ward, . thence southwestwards along said boundary to the point of commencement. RADCLIFFE SOUTH WARD

Commencing at the point where the northwestern boundary of Pilkington Park Ward meets the southern boundary of the Borough, thence northwestwards along said borough boundary and generally northeastwards along the western boundary of the Borough to the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal, thence eastwards and north- eastwards along said canal to the dismantled railway, thence southeastwards along said railway'to Church Street West, thence northeastwards along said street to the Bury-Manchester railway, thence southeastwards along said railway to the , .thence northeastwards, southeastwards, eastwards and northeastwards along said river to the , thence northeastwards . along said river to Blackford Bridge and Manchester Road, thence southeast- wards along said road arid southwestwards along Bury New Road to the north- western boundary of Pilkington-Park Ward, thence generally southwestwards and westwards along said boundary the point of commencement.

RADCLIFFE CENTRAL WARD. . . '

Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Radcliffe South.Ward meets the western boundary of the Borough, thence northwards along said > • borough boundary to the western boundary .of parcel no 2^00 on OS 1:2500 plan SD 76/7708 Edition of 1970, thence northwards along said boundary and in prolongation thereof to Radcliffe Moor Road, thence eastwards along said road to Countess Lane, thence southwards along, said lane, to Milton Road, thence northeastwards along said road to Wordsworth Avenue, thence northeastwards along said avenue to Coronation Road, thence generally eastwards along said road to Pilkington Road, thence northwards along said road to Lowe Street, thence northeastwards along said street and Alpha Street to Alma Street, thence northwestwards along said street to Cemetery Road, thence northeastwards along said road to the path tiiat leads from the Cemetery House to Coney Green, thence southeastwards along said path and unnamed road to the path that leads

from the north of Coney Green to the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, thence generally eastwards along said path aid in prolongation thereof to said canal at the easternmost point of parcel number 701? as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 7808 Edition of 1957i thence northeastwards along said canal to the bridge, south of the Farmer's Arms (PH), thence due east from said bridge to the River Irwell, thence southeastwards along said river to the northern boundary of Radcliffe South Ward, thence southwestwards along said ward boundary and generally westwards along the northern boundary of Radcliffe

South Ward to the point of commencement.

RADCLIFFE NORTH WARD

Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Radcliffe Central Ward meets the western boundary of the Borough, thence northwestwards and north- eastwards along said borough'boundary and continuing northeastwards and eastwards along the northern boundaries of parcels numbers 7500 8700 and

0018 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD ?V?511 Edition of 196? and the northern boundaries of parcels numbers 0018 and 2825 on OS 1:2500 plan SD 76/7711 Editions of 1967 and in prolongation thereof to the northern boundary of the reservoir thence eastwards and southeastwards along said northern boundary to the overflow, thence southwestwards along said overflow to the northern boundary of the southernmost reservoir, thence southeastwards along said boundary to the stream that flows from said reservoir to the reservoir situated to the north of Waddington Close, thence southwards and southeastwards along said stream to the footpath leading to the access road north of No 63 Lower- croft Road, thence southeastwards along said footpath to said access road, thence northeastwards along said access road to Lowercroft Road thence south- eastwards along said road, crossing Ainsworth Road to the western boundary of the Electricity Sub Station, thence southeastwards along said boundary, the rear boundaries of Nos 51-15 Garstang Drive, Nos 2-12 Warton Close, Nos ^9-5 Freckleton Drive, the western boundary of No 12 Hurst Green Close and con- tinuing along the detail to the eastern boundary of No 1^9 Bury and Bolton Road, thence southeastwards along said boundary to Bury and Bolton Road, ±hence northeastwards along said road to. the track leading to the properties known as Middle Spen Moor, thence southeastwards along said track to the stream that flows into Elton Reservoir, thence generally southeastwards along

said stream to the northern boundary of said reservoir, thence southeastwards

and northeastwards along said boundary and southeastwards and southwestwards

along the eastern boundary of said reservoir to a point opposite the Canal

Feeder that flows into the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, situated south

of the Farmer's Arms (PH), thence southeastwards and northeastwards along said

feeder to said canal, thence southwards along said canal to the northern

boundary of Radcliffe Central Ward, thence southwestwards along said boundary

to the point of commencement.

CHURCH WARD

Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Radcliffe North Ward

meets the western boundary of the Borough, thence northwestwards and north-

eastwards along said borough boundary to Harwood Road, thence northeastwards

and eastwards along said road to Bentley Hall Road, thence southeastwards

along said road to High Street, thence southwards along said street to Sudren i Street, thence eastwards along said street to the footpath leading from

Sudren Street to Leigh Lane, thence generally eastwards along said footpath

'to Leigh Lane, thence eastwards and southeastwards along said lane and Wood

Street to Crostons Road, thence southeastwards along said road to the River

Irwell at Bury Bridge, thence southwestwards along said river to the northern

boundary of Radcliffe Central Ward, thence westwards along said boundary to

the northern boundary of Radcliffe North Ward, thence northwestwards along

said boundary to the point of commencement.

TOTTINGTON WARD

Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Church Ward meets the

western boundary of the Borough, thence generally northwards along said borough

boundary to the western boundary of parcel no 62^3 as shown on OS 1 2500 plan

SD 74/7516 Edition of 1964, thence southwestwards along said boundary and . southeastwards along the southern boundary of said parcel to the eastern boundary of parcel no 6424,thence southwards along said boundary to the southern boundary of parcel no 7626, thence eastwards along said boundary to the eastern boundary of parcel no 7519i thence''southwards along said boundary and the eastern boundary of parcel no 6800 to the northern boundary of parcel no 8700, thence eastwards along eaid northern boundary to Hawkshaw Lane, thence southeastwards along said lane to a point opposite the northern boundary of parcel no 0075 as shown on OS 1 • 2500 plan SD 7V7515 Edition of 196^» thence generally eastwards along said boundary and south- eastwards along the northern boundary of parcel no 0075 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 76/7716 Edition of 196^, northeastwards and southeastwards along the northern and eastern boundaries of parcel no l869i northeastwards and south- eastwards along the northern boundary of parcel No 3269 and southeastwards along the northern boundary of parcel no *t257 to Spenleach Lane, thence southeastwards along said lane to a point opposite the northern boundary of parcel no 6^38 thence northeastwards to and along said boundary, southeast- wards along the eastern boundary

Kirklees Brook, thence southwestwards and southeastwards along said brook to

the footbridge and path'that leads to the rear of No 12 Greenhalgh Moss Lane, ' \ ' thence southwestwards along said footpath to a point opposite the north-

eastern boundary of parcel no 6632 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 78/7912

Edition of 1960, thence northwestwards to and along said boundary south-

westwards along the northern boundaries of parcels nos 66^2 and 6028 and

southeastwards and southwestwards along the western boundary of the last

mentioned parcel to the northwestern boundary of the unnamed property to

the northeast of No 4.14 TottingtonRoad, thence southwestwards along said

northwestern boundary and northwestwards and southwestwards along the north-

eastern and northwestern boundaries of said property, crossing Tottington

Road in a straight line'and continuing southwestwards along Scobell Street

to a point opposite the, rear boundary of No 2 Deacons Crescent, thence south-

westwards to and along said rear boundaries and the rear boundaries of Nos

4-16 Deacons Crescent to the eastern boundary of parcel no 3700, thence

northwestwards along said eastern boundary and westwards along the northern

boundary of said parcel to the footpath leading from Scobell Street to

Walshaw Brook, thence southwards and westwards along said footpath to the foot- path that leads from Walshaw Brook to Walshaw Road, thence southeastwards along

said footpath to Walshaw Road,'thence westwards along said road to Owlerbarrow

Road, thence southwards along said" road to a point opposite the western

boundary of Elton Secondary Modern School, thence southeastwards to and along

said western boundary to the unnamed road leading from Owlerbarrow Road to

Leigh Lane, thence southwestwards along said road to the northern boundary of

Church Ward, thence northwestwards along said boundary to the point of commence-

ment.

ELTON WARD " ' _,,

Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Church Ward meets the i eastern boundary of Tottington Ward, thence generally northeastwards along said eastern boundary to Brand!esholme Road, thence southeastwards along said road to NG reference SD 789121;'2^3, thence northeastwards in a straight line to arid along the southeastern boundary of Old Hall Primary School and in prolongation thereof to the access road to the rear of'nos 1-18 Springside View, thence northeastwards and southeastwards along said access road to the road known as Spririgside View, thence northeastwards along said road to a point opposite the eastern boundary of parcel number 1662 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 78/7913 Edition of 1960, thence northeastwards to and northeastwards and northwestwards along said boundary to the unnamed stream flowing into the River Irwell, thence eastwards along said stream to the River Irwell, thence generally southeastwards along said river to the unnamed stream that flows to the north of Springside Farm, thence northeastwards along said stream to the railway, thence southeastwards along said railway to the River Irwell thence southeastwards and southwestwards along said river to the northern boundary of Church Ward, thence northwestwards along said boundary to the point of, commencement.

RAKSBOTTOM WARD " . . ' . •

Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Tottington Ward meets the western boundary of the Borough thence northwards along said borough boundary to the northern boundary of the Borough, thence generally eastwards along said northern boundary to the eastern boundary of the Borough, thence southwards along said boundary to the footpath that leads from Bury Old Road to,the property known as Bast House, thence southwestwards along said footpath to a point opposite the northwestern boundary of parcel no 4817 as shown on

OS 1:?_500 plan SD 80/8T15 Edition of 1963, thence southwestwards to and along said boundary and continuing along the footpath to Manchester Road, thence southwards along said road and Road to a point opposite the northern boundary of the property known as Robinson-Kay Home, thence southwestwards to and along said boundary and south'eastwards along the western boundary of said property to its southernmost point, thence south-westwards in a straight line from said point to the boundary stone at NG reference SD 799101*f662, thence southwestwards in a strsight line from said Boundary Stone to the

Boundary Stone at NG reference SD 79^11^^*68, thence due west from said

Boundary Stone to the River Irwell, thence due west from said .Boundary

Stone to the River Irwell, thence southeastwards and southwestwards along said river to the northern boundary of Elton Ward, thence southwestwards along said boundary to the eastern boundary of Tottington Ward, thence northwestwards along said boundary and the northern boundary of said ward to the point of commencement.

MOORSIDE WARD

Commencing at the point where Bolton Street meets the eastern boundary of

Elton Ward, thence northwards along said boundary and westwards along the northern boundary cf said ward to the southeastern boundary of Ramsbottom

Ward, thence generally northeastwards along said boundary to the eastern boundary of the Borough, thence southeastwards along said boundary to the southeastern boundary of parcel no 6268'as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 80/8113

Edition of 19631 thence southwestwards along said boundary, the eastern boundary of parcel no 57^7, crossing the path and continuing southwestwards along the eastern boundary of parcel no *+032 to the eastern boundary of parcel no ^032 to the eastern boundary of Lowes Park Golf Course, thence southwards along said boundary and southwestwards along the southeastern boundary of parcel no 537^ as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 80/8112 Edition of

1961 to the unnamed road leading to Higher Gorsey Brow, thence southwestwards in a straight line to the southeastern boundary of parcel no 396^, thence southwestwards along said boundary, the southeastern boundary of parcel no 2651 and the eastern boundary of parcel no 1937 to the northern wall of Clarence

Recreation Ground, thence southeastwards along said'wall to NG reference

SD 8121212278., thence southwestwards in a straight line to the northern most point of the garages on the northern side of Back Delamere Street North, thence southwestwards along the northwestern boundary of said garages, the 10

western boundary of Ladysmith Avenue, the western end of Delamere Street and the wo:.;torn bomui;ir.y of Lite aocona way west of Noe 38-'-^ Halstead Street to Halctead Street, thence southeastward^ along said street to Chesham Road, thence southwestwards along said road to Brqokshaw Street, thence southwards and southwestwards along said street to Brook Street, thence southeastwards and southwestwards along said street to the road known as Moorgate, thence northwestwards and southwestwards along said road to Peel Way, thence southwestwards along said way to Bolton Street, thence northwestwards and southwestwards along said street to the point of commencement.

EAST WARD Commencing at the point where the road known as Moorgate meets the eastern boundary of Moorside Ward, thence northwards and northeastwards along said /L«\Af^A.^ boundary to the eastern of the Borough, thence southeastwards and southwest- A wards along said boundary to a point opposite the western boundary of No 1&H Rochdale Road, thence northeastwards to and along said boundary to Rochdale Road, thence 'northwestwards along said road'to York Street, thence north- wards along said street to VJash Lane, thence northwestwards along said lane to 'the road known as Moorgate, thence northwestwards along said road to the

point of commencement.

REDVALES WARD Commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of Church Ward meets the southern boundary of-Moorside Ward, thence generally s^gfheastwards along said southern boundary to the western boundary of East Ward, thence southwards along said boundary and southeastwards along the .southern boundary of said

T £ward to the eastern boundary of the Borough, thence generally southwestwards along said boundary to the bridge carrying the track between Water Farm and Gigg Lane, thence generally westwards along said track to the southern boundary of .Gigg Lane, thence northwestwards along said boundary and in prolongation thereof to the access track between Gigg Lane and Cemetery Lane situated to the east and to the rear of Nos 1?8-102 Gigg Lane, thence south- wards and westwards along said track to Cemetery Lane, thence northwards along said lane to a point opposite the southern boundary of Gigg Lane, thence westwards to and westwards and southwestwards along said southern

•boundary to the eastern boundary of No 98 Gigg Lane, thence southeastwards along said eastern boundary to the rear boundaries of Nos 98-62 Gigg Lane, thence southwestwards along said boundaries to the western boundary of

No 62 Gigg Lane, thence northwestwards along said western boundary to the northern boundary of parcel number 58**0 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 8009

Edition of 1958, thence southwestwards, southeastwards and southwestwards along said northern boundary to the western boundary of Bankfield Farm, thence northwestwards along said boundary to the southern boundary of Gigg Lane, thence southwestwards along said boundary to Manchester Road, thence south- wards along said road to a point opposite the northern boundary of No 410

Manchester Road, thence southwestwards to and along said boundary and north- westwards along the fence, to the east of the Playground, to Tarn Drive, thence southwestwards along said drive to a point opposite the eastern boundary of No 29 Tarn Drive, thence southeastwards to and along said boundary to the rear boundary of said property and the rear boundaries of Nos 31-53 Tarn

Drive to the eastern boundary of the garages south of the properties in Tarn

Drive, thence southeastwards along said boundary and southwestwards along the southern boundary of the garages and the southern boundary of the access road and the southern end of Whitefield Road to the northernmost point of the footpath leading to New Bridge Mills, thence due west from said point to the northeastern boundary of Radcliffe Central Ward, thence northwestwards along said boundary and northeastwards along the eastern boundary of Church Ward to the point of commencement. 12

TJNSWORTH WARD Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Radcliffe South Ward meets the eastern boundary of Radcliffe Central Ward, thence generally north- wards along said eastern boundary to the southern boundary of Redvales Ward thence northeastwards along said southern boundary to the eastern boundary of the Borough, thence generally southeastwards along said boundary to the southern boundary of the unnamed road leading from Moss Hall Road to the property known as Hill Top, thence southwestwards along said boundary, the northern boundary of parcel number 1500 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 8^/8309 Edition of 1961, and the northern boundary of parcel number 1795 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 8308 Edition of 1957 to the western boundary of parcel number 1795? thence southeastwards along said boundary and in prolongation thereof to Brightley Brook, thence southwestwards along said brook, to and along the southeastern and southern boundaries of the reservoir and continuing west- wards along Brightley Brook to the western boundary of parcel number 6927 as shown on OS 1:2500 plan SD 8208 Edition of 1958, thence southwestwards along said boundary and generally southwards along the western boundaries of parcels numbers 7311 and 7004 to Whittle Brook, thence southeastwards along said brook and southwards along Castle Brook to Griffe Lane, thence southwestwards along said lane to a point due north of NG reference SD 82301072^3 being a point on the southeastern boundary of Unsworth County Comprehensive School, thence due south to said point and southwestwards along said southeastern boundary to the detail being the eastern boundary of the 'garages and properties situated to the south of said school and numbered to the eastern side of Pole Lane, thence southeastwards along said boundary and southwestwards along the southern boundary of said properties to Pole Lane thence northwestwards along said lane to Parr Lane, thence northwestwards and southwestwards along said lane to the northeastern boundary of Pilkingcon Park Ward, thence northwest- wards, northeastwards .'ind southwestwards along said boundary to the point of commencement. BESSES WARD

Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of St Mary's Ward meets the eastern boundary of Pilkington Park Ward, thence northeastwards along said eastern boundary and the eastern boundary of.Unsworth Ward to the eastern boundary of the Borough, thence southeastwards along said boundary to the M62 Motorway, thence southwestwards along said motorway and the northern boundary of St Mary's Ward to the point of commencement.

HOLYROOD WARD

Commencing at the point where the eastern boundary of St Mary's Ward meets the southeastern boundary of Besses Ward, thence northeastwards along said southeastern boundary to the eastern boundary cf the Borough, thence southwards northwestwards and southwestwards along said boundary to the railway, thence northwestwards along said railway and" the eastern boundary of St Mary's

Ward to the point of commencement.

SEEGLEY WARD

Commencing at the point where the southern boundary of the Borough meets the eastern boundary of St Mary's Ward, thence northwestwards and northeastwards along said eastern boundary to the southern boundary of Holyrood Ward, thence southeastwards along said ward boundary to the eastern boundary of the Borough, thence southwards and northeastwards along said eastern boundary and south- westwards along the southern boundary of the Borough to the point of commencement,