The Hackney (Electoral Changes) Order 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/2795
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Hackney (Electoral Changes) Order 2013.

(2) This Order comes into force—

(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of councillors for wards, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2014.

(3) In this article, “ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 .

Section 2 Wards of the London borough of Hackney and number of councillors

(1) The existing wards of the London borough of Hackney are abolished.

(2) The London borough is divided into 21 wards, each listed by name in the first column of the Schedule.

(3) Each ward comprises the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column 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 is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

(6) In this article, “map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Hackney (Electoral Changes) Order 2013”, prints of which are available for inspection at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.