The District of North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/2239
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the District of North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.

(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.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“district” means the district of North Dorset;

“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 marked “Map referred to in the District of North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—

(a) the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

(b) the offices of North Dorset District Council.

Section 3 Wards of the district of North Dorset

(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 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 that 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 4 Wards of the parish of Blandford Forum

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Blandford Damory Down, Blandford Hilltop, Blandford Langton St Leonards, Blandford Old Town and Blandford Station; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Blandford Damory Down, Blandford Hilltop, Blandford Langton St Leonards and Blandford Station parish wards shall be three and for the Blandford Old Town parish ward shall be four.

Section 5 Wards of the parish of Gillingham

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; 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 Wards of the parish of Shaftesbury

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards that shall bear the names Shaftesbury Central, Shaftesbury Christy's, Shaftesbury Grosvenor and Shaftesbury Underhill; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three.

Section 7 Maps

North Dorset District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Section 8 Electoral registers

The Electoral Registration Officer for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

Section 9 Revocation

The District of North Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 is revoked, save for article 4.