The District of Salisbury (Electoral Changes) Order 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/2924
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Salisbury (Electoral Changes) Order 1999.

(2) This Order shall come into force—

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

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

(3) In this Order—

“district” means the district of Salisbury;

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

Section 2 Wards of Salisbury

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

(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-eight 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 similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Section 3 Wards of the town of Amesbury

The town of Amesbury shall be divided into two town wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each town ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the town ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each town ward shall be the number specified in respect of the town ward in column (3) of that Schedule.

Section 4 Wards of the parish of Laverstock

The parish of Laverstock shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.

Section 5 Wards of the parish of Redlynch

The parish of Redlynch shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.

Section 6 Revocation

The District of Salisbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 is hereby revoked.