The City of Wakefield (Electoral Changes) Order 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/3087
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the City of Wakefield (Electoral Changes) Order 2003.

(2) This Order, with the exception of articles 5 and 6, shall come into force —

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004.

(3) Articles 5 and 6 shall come into force —

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of a parish councillor for the parishes of Featherstone and Normanton to be held on the ordinary day of elections in 2007, on 15th October 2006;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of elections in 2007.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order —

“city” means the city of Wakefield;

“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 marked “Map referred to in the City of Wakefield (Electoral Changes) Order 2003”, of which prints are available for inspection at —

the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

the offices of the council of the city of Wakefield; and

any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.

Section 3 Wards of the city of Wakefield

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

(2) The city shall be divided into twenty-one wards which shall bear the names set out in the Schedule.

(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, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Section 4 Elections of the council of the city of Wakefield

(1) Elections of all councillors for all wards of the city shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 .

(2) The councillors holding office for any ward of the city immediately before the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 shall retire on that date and the newly elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.

(3) Of the councillors elected in 2004 for any ward of the city one shall retire in 2006, one in 2007 and one in 2008.

(4) Of the councillors elected in 2004 for any ward of the city —

(a) the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), 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.

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

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

(7) 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.

Section 5 Wards of the parish of Featherstone

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names Ackton Pasture, Central, East, North-West, South and Western Gales Way; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheets 2 and 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the North-West and South parish wards shall be three, for each of the Central and East parish wards shall be two, and for each of the Ackton Pasture and Western Gales Way parish wards shall be one.

Section 6 Wards of the parish of Normanton

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Altofts, Normanton, Normanton Common and Woodhouse; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheets 1 and 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Altofts and Normanton parish wards shall be seven, for the Woodhouse parish ward shall be six, and for the Normanton Common parish ward shall be two.

Section 7 Maps

The council of the city of Wakefield shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the City of Wakefield (Electoral Changes) Order 2003” 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 city 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 City of Wakefield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 is revoked, save for articles 8 and 9(7).