The District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/143
• Sections: 10

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007.

(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 North Wiltshire;

“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 North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007”, 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;

“ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ; and

“registration officer” means an officer appointed for the purpose of, and in accordance with, section 8 of the Representation of the People Act 1983.

Section 3 Wards of the district of North Wiltshire

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

(2) The district shall be divided into thirty-five 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 Calne

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into six wards which shall be named Abberd, Chilvester, Lickhill, Marden, Priestley and Quemerford.

(3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each of Lickhill and Marden wards shall be four, for each of Abberd, Priestley and Quemerford wards shall be three and for Chilvester ward shall be two.

Section 5 Wards of the parish of Chippenham

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into nine wards which shall be named Allington, Avon, Hill Rise, London Road, Monkton Park, Park, Pewsham, Redland and Westcroft/Queens.

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

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each of Avon, Park, Pewsham, Redland wards shall be three and for each of Allington, Hill Rise, London Road, Monkton Park and Westcroft/Queens wards shall be two.

Section 6 Wards of the parish of Chippenham Without

(1) The existing wards of the parish of Chippenham Without shall be abolished.

(2) The parish shall be divided into three wards which shall be named Cepen Park Central, Cepen Park South and Chippenham Without.

(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 Chippenham Without ward shall be five and for each of Cepen Park Central and Cepen Park South wards shall be one.

Section 7 Wards of the parish of Corsham

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into five wards which shall be named Corsham, Gastard, Neston, Pickwick and Rudloe.

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

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each of Corsham and Pickwick wards shall be seven, for Neston ward shall be three, for Gastard ward shall be two and for Rudloe ward shall be one.

Section 8 Wards of the parish of Wootton Bassett

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

(2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Wootton Bassett North and Wootton Bassett South.

(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 each ward shall be eight.

Section 9 Map

North Wiltshire 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 10 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.