The Borough of Blyth Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/2345
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Blyth Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1998.

(2) This Order shall come into force for all purposes on 6th May 1999, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date this Order shall come into force on 10th October 1998.

(3) In this Order–

“the borough” means the borough of Blyth Valley;

“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 Borough of Blyth Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1998”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 .

Section 2 Wards of Blyth Valley

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

(2) The borough shall be divided into twenty wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (2) of that Schedule.

(3) The wards shall comprise the areas designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines.

(4) 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.

Section 3 Revocation

The Borough of Blyth Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked.