The Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/3335
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2014.

(2) This Order comes into force—

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

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2015.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2014”, prints of which are available for inspection at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;

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

Section 3 Wards of the district of Braintree and number of councillors

(1) The existing wards of the district of Braintree are abolished.

(2) The district of Braintree is divided into 26 district wards, each listed by name in the first column of the table in the Schedule.

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

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each district ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in 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.

Section 4 Wards of the parish of Halstead and number of councillors

(1) The existing wards of the parish of Halstead are abolished.

(2) The parish of Halstead is divided into four parish wards named respectively—

(a) Holy Trinity North;

(b) Holy Trinity South;

(c) St Andrew’s North;

(d) St Andrew’s South.

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

(4) Three councillors are to be elected for each parish ward.

Section 5 Wards of the parish of Witham and number of councillors

(1) The existing wards of the parish of Witham are abolished.

(2) The parish of Witham is divided into five parish wards named respectively—

(a) Central;

(b) Hatfield;

(c) North;

(d) South;

(e) West.

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

(4) Two councillors are to be elected for each of Central and Hatfield parish wards.

(5) Four councillors are to be elected for each of North, South and West parish wards.