The Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2017

• Citation: S.I. 2017/128
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2017.

(2) Except for article 3, this Order comes into force—

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

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019.

(3) Article 3 comes into force—

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

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2017.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the 2015 Order ” means the Vale of White Horse District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2015 ;

“county electoral division” means an electoral division established by article 4 of the Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 ;

“district ward” means a district ward established by article 3 of the Vale of White Horse (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 ;

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

Section 3 Related alterations of county electoral division boundaries

(1) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Fyfield and Tubney and becomes part of the parish of Marcham in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Kingston & Cumnor county electoral division and becomes part of Sutton Courtenay & Marcham county electoral division.

(2) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Besselsleigh and becomes part of the parish of St Helen Without in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Kingston & Cumnor county electoral division and becomes part of Sutton Courtenay & Marcham county electoral division.

(3) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Harwell and becomes part of the parish of Sutton Courtenay in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Hendreds & Harwell county electoral division and becomes part of Sutton Courtenay & Marcham county electoral division.

Section 4 Related alterations of district ward boundaries

(1) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Fyfield and Tubney and becomes part of the parish of Marcham in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Thames district ward and becomes part of Marcham district ward.

(2) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Besselsleigh and becomes part of the parish of Cumnor in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Thames district ward and becomes part of Cumnor district ward.

(3) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Cumnor and becomes part of the parish of Besselsleigh in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Cumnor district ward and becomes part of Thames district ward.

(4) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Besselsleigh and becomes part of the parish of St Helen Without in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Thames district ward and becomes part of Wootton district ward.

(5) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Marcham and becomes part of the parish of St Helen Without in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Marcham district ward and becomes part of Wootton district ward.

(6) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Sutton Courtenay and becomes part of the parish of Milton in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Sutton Courtenay district ward and becomes part of Drayton district ward.

(7) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Milton and becomes part of the parish of Sutton Courtenay in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Drayton district ward and becomes part of Sutton Courtenay district ward.

(8) Each area that ceases to be part of the parish of Harwell and becomes part of the parish of Sutton Courtenay in consequence of the 2015 Order ceases to be part of Blewberry & Harwell district ward and becomes part of Sutton Courtenay district ward.