The Borough of Spelthorne (Electoral Changes) Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/2479
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Spelthorne (Electoral Changes) Order 1999.

(2) This Order shall come into force–

(a) for the purposes of all proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002;

(b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.

(3) In this Order–

“the borough” means the borough of Spelthorne;

“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and

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 Spelthorne (Electoral Changes) Order 1999”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 .

Section 2 Wards of Spelthorne

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

(2) The borough shall be divided into thirteen wards which shall bear the names–

Ashford Common

Ashford East

Ashford North and Stanwell South

Ashford Town

Halliford and Sunbury West

Laleham and Shepperton Green

Riverside and Laleham

Shepperton Town

Staines

Staines South

Stanwell North

Sunbury Common

Sunbury East.

(3) Each ward shall comprise 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 three.

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

Section 3 Revocation

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