The County of Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/2812
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the County of Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2004.

(2) This Order, with the exception of article 4, 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 2005, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2005.

(3) Article 4 shall come into force –

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of a parish councillor for the parish of Sidmouth 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 –

“county” means the county of Devon;

“existing”, in relation to an electoral division or ward, means the electoral division or ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;

references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to district, borough and city wards in the county ;

any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2004”, of which prints are available for inspection at –

the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and

the offices of Devon County Council; and

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

Section 3 Electoral divisions of the county of Devon

(1) The existing electoral divisions of the county shall be abolished.

(2) The county shall be divided into sixty-two electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

(3) The electoral divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards, parishes, or parish wards and the number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division shall be one.

(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 Sidmouth

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into eight parish wards which shall bear the names East, North, Primley, Salcombe Regis, Sidbury, Sidmouth Village, South and West; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 1 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, South and West parish wards shall be three and for each of the East, Primley, Salcombe Regis, Sidbury and Sidmouth Village parish wards shall be two.

Section 5 Maps

Devon County Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2004” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Section 6 Electoral registers

The Electoral Registration Officer for each district, borough or city in the county 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 7 Revocation

The County of Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order (1981) is revoked, save for article 5.