The Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) (No. 2) Order 2024

• Citation: S.I. 2024/1380
• Sections: 16

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) (No. 2) Order 2024.

(2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

(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 on which this Order is made;

(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2025.

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

(a) “ the Council’s Order ” means the Wiltshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (No. 3) Order 2024 ;

(b) a reference to the “ Map ” is a reference to the map appended to the Council’s Order and any reference to an “ area ” is a reference to an area identified on a sheet of that map by way of the letter assigned to it.

Section 3 Related alterations

The Schedule makes provision for changes to the boundaries of certain county electoral divisions in Wiltshire related to alterations to the boundaries of certain parishes and parish wards in Wiltshire, arising as a consequence of the Council’s Order.

Section 1

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked B on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish of Trowbridge and becomes part of the parish of North Bradley.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Trowbridge Drynham county electoral division and becomes part of the Southwick county electoral division.

Section 2

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked C on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish ward of Salisbury St Francis & Stratford and becomes part of the parish ward of Salisbury Milford.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Salisbury St Francis & Stratford county electoral division and becomes part of the Salisbury Milford county electoral division.

Section 3

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked D on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to part of the parish ward of Salisbury Milford and becomes part of the parish ward of Salisbury St Francis & Stratford.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Salisbury Milford county electoral division and becomes part of the Salisbury St Francis & Stratford county electoral division.

Section 4

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked E on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish of Royal Wootton Bassett and becomes part of the parish of Brinkworth.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Royal Wootton Bassett South & West county electoral division and becomes part of the Brinkworth county electoral division.

Section 5

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked F on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish ward of Chippenham Hardens & Central becomes part of the parish ward of Chippenham Pewsham.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Chippenham Hardens & Central county electoral division and becomes part of the Chippenham Pewsham county electoral division.

Section 6

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked G on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish ward of Trowbridge Grove and becomes part of the parish ward of Trowbridge Lambrok.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Trowbridge Grove county electoral division and becomes part of the Trowbridge Lambrok county electoral division.

Section 7

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked H on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish of Calne Without and becomes part of the parish of Calne.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Calne Rural county electoral division and becomes part of the Calne Central county electoral division.

Section 8

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked I on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish ward of Calne Chilvester & Abberd and becomes part of the parish ward of Calne Central.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Calne Chilvester & Abberd county electoral division and becomes part of the Calne Central county electoral division.

Section 9

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked J on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish ward of Bradford-on-Avon North and becomes part of the parish ward of Bradford-on-Avon South.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Bradford-on-Avon North county electoral division and becomes part of the Bradford-on-Avon South county electoral division.

Section 10

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked K on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish ward of Melksham South and becomes part of the parish ward of Melksham Forest.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Melksham South county electoral division and becomes part of the Melksham Forest county electoral division.

Section 11

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked L on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish ward of Melksham Forest and becomes part of the parish ward of Melksham South.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Melksham Forest county electoral division and becomes part of the Melksham South county electoral division.

Section 12

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked M on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish ward of Melksham Forest and becomes part of the parish ward of Melksham South.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Melksham Forest county electoral division and becomes part of the Melksham South county electoral division.

Section 13

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the area marked N on the Map, being the area which by virtue of the Council’s Order ceases to be part of the parish of Dilton Marsh and becomes part of the parish of Westbury.

(2) The area ceases to be part of the Ethandune county electoral division and becomes part of the Westbury East county electoral division.