The Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Changes)Order 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/3587
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.

(2) This Order shall come into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 15th October 2002;

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

(3) In this Order—

“borough” means the borough of Gravesham;

“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 for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, 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 borough of Gravesham

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

(2) The borough shall be divided into eighteen wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes, or, where an area is not 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 the Schedule.

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

Section 3 Elections of the council of Gravesham

(1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the borough of Gravesham shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003 and every fourth year after 2003.

(2) 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 Meopham

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Camer and Meopham Green, Culverstone and Harvel, and Nurstead and Hook Green; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be four.

Section 5 Revocation

The Borough of Gravesham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is hereby revoked.