The Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/783
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st May 1997 except that, for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date, it shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2) In this Order—

“the borough” means the borough of Blackpool;

“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, marked “Map of the Borough of Blackpool (Electoral Changes) Order 1997”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 .

Section 2 Wards of Blackpool

(1) The existing wards of the borough shall be abolished.

(2) The borough shall be divided into twenty-two wards bearing the names set out in the Schedule and each ward shall comprise the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines.

(3) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the wards of the borough shall be two.

Section 3 Elections of the council of Blackpool

(1) Elections of all councillors for wards of the borough shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1997, 2000 and 2003 and every fourth year after 2003 .

(2) The term of office of any councillor so elected shall be, in the case of councillors elected in 1997 and 2000, three years and, in any other case, four years.

(3) On the fourth day after any such elections—

(a) the persons who were councillors immediately before those elections shall retire; and

(b) the newly elected councillors shall come into office.

(4) Paragraphs (2) to (5) of article 7 of the Lancashire (Boroughs of Blackburn and Blackpool) (Structural Change) Order 1996 shall be deleted.