The District of Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/2507
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 1998.

(2) This Order shall come into force 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 district” means the district of Daventry;

“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 Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 1998”, 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.

Section 2 Wards of Daventry

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

(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-four wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.

(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, 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 other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Section 3 Elections of the council of Daventry

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this article, the election of councillors for wards of the district shall be by thirds.

(2) Elections of all councillors for wards of the district shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1999 .

(3) The councillors holding office for any ward in the district immediately before 10th May 1999 shall retire on that date and the newly elected councillors for any such ward shall come into office on that date.

(4) The order of retirement of councillors shall be as set out in Schedule 2.

(5) Where the number of councillors elected in 1999 for any ward of the district is two, the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (7) and (8) below, be the councillor elected by the smaller number of votes.

(6) Where the number of councillors elected in 1999 for any ward of the district is three–

(a) the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (7) and (8) below, be the councillor elected by the smallest number of votes; and

(b) the second to retire shall, subject to those paragraphs, be the councillor elected by the next smallest number of votes.

(7) In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any such year, the person to retire in that year shall be determined by lot.

(8) If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each such year shall be determined by lot.

(9) Where under this article any question is to be determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting.

(10) Except as otherwise provided in the foregoing paragraphs of this article, the term of office of councillors shall be four years and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.

Section 4 Wards of the parish of Long Buckby

(1) The parish of Long Buckby shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names of Long Buckby and Long Buckby Wharf and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the Long Buckby and Long Buckby Wharf parish wards shall be twelve and one respectively.

Section 5 Parish council elections

(1) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Sibbertoft and Welford shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1999 and every fourth year thereafter.

(2) The term of office of any parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1999 for the parishes of Byfield, Creaton, Lilbourne, Moulton, Overstone, Spratton, West Haddon, and Yelvertoft shall be three years and elections shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 and every fourth year thereafter.

(3) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Boughton, Braunston, Brixworth, Draughton, East Haddon, Flore, Hollowell, Kilsby, Lamport, Maidwell, Norton, Pitsford, Ravensthorpe, Scaldwell, Weedon Bec, Welton, and Whilton shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000 and every fourth year thereafter.

(4) Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Barby, Brington, Chapel Brampton, Church Brampton, Cold Ashby, Everdon, Guilsborough, Harlestone, Preston Capes, and Woodford cum Membris shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 and every fourth year thereafter.

(5) The ordinary elections of parish councillors for the parishes of Farthingstone and Naseby in 2002 shall not take place; and any such parish councillor holding office immediately before 2nd May 2002 who would, but for this paragraph, have retired on that date shall, unless he resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant, continue to hold office until 1st May 2003.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in the foregoing paragraphs of this article, the term of office of parish councillors shall be four years and all parish councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly elected parish councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.

(7) Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 1st May 2003 in the office of a parish councillor for the parishes of Farthingstone and Naseby as if the references in paragraphs (1) and (4) of that rule to the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired were a reference to 1st May 2003.

Section 6 Parish council elections

The District of Daventry (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked.