The Forest of Dean (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/179
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Forest of Dean (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997.

(2)

(a) Articles 1 to 4 shall come into force on 1st April 1997 except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to any local government election to be held on or after 1st May 1997 those articles shall come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(b) Article 5 shall come into force on 6th May 1999 except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to any local government election to be held on or after that date that article shall come into force on 10th October 1998.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In this Order—

“map” means one of the two maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Forest of Dean (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 ;

any reference to an electoral division is a reference to an electoral division of the county of Gloucestershire;

any reference to a district ward is a reference to a ward of the district of Forest of Dean; and

any reference to a parish ward is a reference to a ward of the parish of West Dean.

(3) For the purposes of any statutory instrument made under Part II of the Local Government Act 1992 (local government changes for England) , 1st April 1997 is specified as the reorganisation date.

Section 3 Transfers from West Dean to Coleford

(1) The area marked A1 on each of the maps shall be transferred from the parish of West Dean and the Broadwell district ward to—

(a) the parish of Coleford; and

(b) the Coleford district ward.

(2) The area marked A2 on each of the maps shall be transferred from the parish of West Dean, the Pillowell district ward and the West Dean electoral division to—

(a) the parish of Coleford;

(b) the Coleford district ward; and

(c) the Coleford electoral division.

Section 4 Changes in electoral areas

(1) The area marked DW1 on map 1 shall be transferred from the Broadwell district ward, the Broadwell parish ward and the Coleford electoral division to—

(a) the Pillowell district ward;

(b) the Pillowell parish ward; and

(c) the West Dean electoral division.

(2) The area marked DW2 on map 2 shall be transferred from the Broadwell district ward, the Broadwell parish ward and the Coleford electoral division to—

(a) the Bream district ward;

(b) the Bream parish ward; and

(c) the West Dean electoral division.

Section 5 Changes in number of district councillors

Column (3) of the Schedule to the District of the Forest of Dean (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 shall be amended as follows—

(a) in the entry in respect of the Bream district ward, for “2” substitute “3”;

(b) in the entry in respect of the Broadwell district ward, for “3” subsitute “2”; and

(c) in the entry in respect of the Coleford district ward, for “3” substitute “5”.