The District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/3111
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006.

(2) This Order comes 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 2007, on the day after that on which it is made;

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

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“district” means the district of South Northamptonshire;

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

“map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006”, of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Electoral Commission; 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 district of South Northamptonshire

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

(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall be named as set out in column (1) of the Schedule.

(3) Each ward shall comprise the area described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards.

(4) 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.

(5) 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 Brackley

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named East, South and West.

(3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be five.

Section 5 Wards of the parish of Towcester

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Brook and Mill.

(3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 1 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for Brook ward shall be ten, and for Mill ward shall be six.

Section 6 Map

South Northamptonshire District Council shall make a print of the map available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

Section 7 Electoral register

The 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 8 Revocation

The District of South Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 and article 4(2)(a) of the South Northamptonshire (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001 are revoked.