- Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 3239 (S. 198)
The Aberdeenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998
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| Made | 21st December 1998 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st January 1999 |
Whereas under section 17(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973[1], as read with Schedule 5 to that Act[2], the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland on 16th October 1998 submitted to the Secretary of State a report on a review together with its proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Aberdeenshire Council;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Aberdeenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.
Interpretation
2. In the Schedule to this Order-
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(a) a reference to-
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(i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and
(ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as a reference to the centre line of the feature concerned; and
(b) the following abbreviations are used:-
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"EW" for electoral ward;
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"NG Ref" for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.
Electoral arrangements
3.
The area of Aberdeenshire Council shall be divided into 68 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.
Henry B McLeish
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
21st December 1998
Ward 1 Durn
Commencing at NG Ref NJ 5232 6764 on the northern boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally eastward along the said Council boundary to the mouth of the Burn of Boyne at NG Ref NJ 6165 6607; then generally southwestward along the said burn to its confluence with the Bicker Burn at NG Ref NJ 5899 5934; then generally southeastward along the said burn to a drain at NG Ref NJ 6017 5832; then southeastward and southwestward along the said drain to a point in line with a drain on Reidside Moss at NG Ref NJ 6004 5707; then northwestward to and along the said drain to its confluence with the Park Burn at NG Ref NJ 5916 5798; then southward along the said burn to where it is crossed by the B9023 road at NG Ref NJ 5911 5727; then generally northwestward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5874 5755; then southwestward to and southwestward and westward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5850 5751; then southward and southwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5827 5697; then southward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5823 5644; then westward and northwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5800 5661; then southwestward and northwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5786 5650; then southwestward along the said field boundary and its prolongation in a straight line to a footpath at NG Ref NJ 5751 5615; then northwestward along the said path and its prolongation in a straight line to the northeastern boundary of a field at NG Ref NJ 5726 5626; then northwestward and southeastward along the northeastern and south eastern boundaries of the said field and its continuation in a straight line to a point on an unnamed road at NG Ref NJ 5710 5613; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to an unnamed road leading passed a property known as Auldtown; then generally westward along the said unnamed road to and northwestward along an unnamed road leading to the A95 road to a point in line with a drain at NG Ref NJ 5643 5564; then generally northward along the said drain to where it is crossed by the A95 road; then southwestward along the said road to and northwestward and northeastward along the B9022 road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5680 5799; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to a track at NG Ref NJ 5616 5750; then southwestward along the said track to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5508 5702; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to the western boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally northwestward along the said Council boundary to the point of commencement.
Ward 2 Banff West and Boyndie
Commencing at NG Ref NJ 6165 6607 on the northern boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally eastward along the said Council boundary to NG Ref NJ 6823 6464; then southward to and along the western curtilage of No 19 Scotstown to and eastward along a dismantled railway line to a point in line with the western curtilage of No 22 Scotstown; then southward to and along the said curtilage and its prolongation in a straight line to the western boundary of an Ambulance Depot; then southward along the said depot boundary and the western curtilages of the properties of Wellavilla and No 77 Harvey Place to Harvey Place; then eastward along the said place to and southeastward along Moray View to its junction with Victoria Place; then northwestward along the said place to a point in line with the western curtilage of No 17 Victoria Place at NG Ref NJ 6832 6430; then southward to and along the said curtilage and the rear curtilage of No 29 Duncan Street to and westward along the northern boundary of a Depot to the eastern curtilage of No 1 Provost Gordon Terrace; then generally southward along the said curtilage, the rear curtilages of Nos 5-16 Guthrie's Haven and Nos 24-20 Alberta Place to the southern curtilage of No 20 Alberta Place; then westward along the said curtilage and its prolongation in a straight line to the rear curtilage of No 18 Alberta Place; then southward along the rear curtilages of Nos 18-2 Alberta Place and its prolongation in a straight line to Tannery Street; then eastward along the said street to its junction with Whinhill Road; then generally southwestward along the said road to its junction with an unnamed road at NG Ref NJ 6759 6347; then southwestward to and along the said unnamed road to its junction with Colleonard Road; then northeastward and southeastward along the said road to a point in line with the western curtilage of No 22 Colleonard Road; then southeastward to and along the said curtilage to and continuing southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 2, 6, 8 and 16 Doocot Park, the western boundary of a Dovecote and Nos 18 and 15 Edward Avenue to Sandyhill Road (A97); then southwestward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6793 6284; then southeastward to and along the said field boundary and its prolongation in a straight line to a drain at NG Ref NJ 6798 6278; then southeastward along the said drain to the River Deveron; then generally southward and southeastward along the said river to a point in line with an unnamed burn at NG Ref NJ 6839 6094; then southeastward to and generally southeastward along the said unnamed burn to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6868 6067; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to an unnamed road leading to the A97 road at NG Ref NJ 6854 6019; then northwestward along the said unnamed road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6781 6064; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6771 6044; then northwestward and generally southwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6723 6022; then southeastward along the said field boundary to an unnamed road leading between Kirkton of Alvah and the B9121 road; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to NG Ref NJ 6674 5908 and a point in line with the northeastern curtilage of the properties known as Bythstone; then northwestward and southwestward along the said curtilage to and southeastward along the B9121 road to a track leading to a property known as Mill of Ryland; then southwestward, southward and eastward along the said track to where it crosses the Burn of Brydock; then generally southeastward along the said burn to its confluence with the Burn of Ryland; then generally southwestward along the said burn to its source at NG Ref NJ 6536 5718; then southwestward in a straight line to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6535 5711;
then southwestward along the said field boundary to where it meets a drain at NG Ref NJ 6477 5610; then southwestward along the said drain to where it is crossed by an unnamed road leading to the A97 road; then southwestward along the said road to its junction with a track at NG Ref NJ 6436 5581; then southwestward along the said track and its prolongation in a straight line to the Rosy Burn at NG Ref NJ 6412 5512; then generally westward and northwestward along the said burn to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6258 5639; then northwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6223 5652; then northeastward and northwestward along the said field boundary to a drain at NG Ref NJ 6238 5683; then northwestward along the said drain and its prolongation in a straight line to the source of the Reidside Burn; then northwestward, westward and southwestward along the said burn to its confluence with a drain at NG Ref NJ 6053 5635; then northwestward along the said drain and its prolongation in a straight line to a drain at NG Ref NJ 5988 5660; then northeastward along the said drain to the eastern boundary of EW 1; then generally northeastward, northwestward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.
Ward 3 Banff
Commencing at NG Ref NJ 6823 6464 on the northern boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then northeastward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to and generally southwestward along the River Deveron to NG Ref NJ 6807 6276 and the eastern boundary of EW 2; then generally northward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.
Ward 4 Aberchirder
Commencing at NG Ref NJ 6839 6094 on the eastern boundary of EW 2; then northwestward and northward along the said EW boundary to a point in line with the northern boundary of Montcoffer Wood at NG Ref NJ 6804 6222; then southeastward to and generally southeastward and northeastward along the northern boundary of the said wood to a point on an unnamed road leading to a distillery at NG Ref NJ 6967 6281; then southward along the said unnamed road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6970 6235; then northeastward to and along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6981 6239; then northeastward along the said field boundary and its prolongation in a straight line to an unnamed road leading to Gellyhill; then northeastward and southeastward along the said unnamed road to and southward along the B9026 road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7085 6271; then southeastward to and along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7152 6266; then northeastward along the said field boundary to where it is crossed by a dismantled railway line; then northeastward across the said dismantled railway line to and northeastward along a field boundary to the Burn of Myrehouse at NG Ref NJ 7171 6309; then southeastward along the said burn to and southeastward along an unnamed burn to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7254 6265; then southeastward to and along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7348 6232; then southeastward along the said field boundary and its prolongation in a straight line to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7355 6210; then northeastward, southeastward and northeastward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7369 6204; then southeastward along the said field boundary to and across an unnamed road leading passed the properties known as Easter and Upper Outseat to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7388 6175; then southeastward along the said field boundary to a drain at NG Ref NJ 7406 6169; then southwestward and southeastward along the said drain to its confluence with the Burn of Bruntyards; then generally northeastward and southeastward along the said burn and continuing southeastward along a field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7583 6061; then northeastward and southeastward along the said field boundary to a drain at NG Ref NJ 7590 6063;
then southeastward along the said drain to where it is crossed by A98 (T) road; then southeastward along the said road to where it crosses the Crihie Burn; then generally southeastward along the said burn to where it is crossed by an unnamed road at NG Ref NJ 7637 5870; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to an unnamed road leading passed the property known as Mains of Fisherie; then generally northeastward along the said unnamed road to an unnamed road leading passed a property known as Auchlinn at NG Ref NJ 7680 5810; then southeastward and southwestward along the said unnamed road to and generally southeastward and northeastward along an unnamed road leading passed a property known as Woodside of Auchlinn to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7807 5714; then southeastward to and along the said field boundary to a track leading passed a property known as Newton of Walkerhill; then southwestward along the said track to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7805 5673; then southeastward to and along the said field boundary to the Craigston Burn; then southwestward along the said burn to and southeastward along the Burn of Litterty to its confluence with a drain at NG Ref NJ 7753 5531; then southwestward along the said drain to and continuing southwestward along a field boundary to the Cot Burn NG Ref NJ 7645 5479; then northwestward along the said burn to the Craigston Burn; then generally westward, southwestward and northwestward along the said burn to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7313 5515; then southwestward and northwestward along the said field boundary to and southwestward along a path leading to the properties known as Dummies Cottages to a dismantled railway line north of Plaidy NG Ref NJ 7294 5501; then generally southwestward along the said dismantled railway line to and across the A947 road to and continuing southwestward along the said dismantled railway line to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7274 5408; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to the Burn of Luncarty at NG Ref NJ 7222 5343; then generally southwestward along the said burn to the River Deveron NG Ref NJ 7030 5269; then generally southeastward, southwestward and northwestward along the said river to the western boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally northwestward along the said Council boundary to the southern boundary of EW 1; then northeastward, southward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to and generally southeastward and northeastward along the southern and eastern boundaries of EW 2 to the point of commencement.
Ward 5 Macduff
Commencing at the mouth of the River Deveron where the eastern boundary of EW 3 meets the northern boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally northeastward and eastward along the said Council boundary to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7235 6470; then southeastward to and along the said field boundary to an access road to Cornhill at NG Ref NJ 7251 6419; then southwestward along the said access road to and northwestward along the A98 road to its junction with Old Gamrie Road; then southwestward, northwestward and southwestward along the said road to its junction with Duff Street; then generally southward along the said street to its junction with Barnhill Road; then westward along the said road and southwestward along its continuation as a track to a point in line with the eastern curtilage of the Dounemount House (Nursing Home); then southeastward to and generally southeastward, southwestward and northwestward along the eastern, southern and western curtilages of the said house to Gellymill Road; then southwestward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6984 6355; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary and its prolongation in a straight line to a dismantled railway line; then northwestward and northward along the said dismantled railway line to NG Ref NJ 6961 6365; then westward in a straight line to the eastern boundary of EW 3; then northward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.
Ward 6 Gamrie-King Edward
Commencing at NG Ref NJ 7235 6470 where the eastern boundary of EW 5 meets the northern boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally northeastward and southeastward along the said Council boundary to the mouth of the Tore Burn at NG Ref NJ 8390 6588; then generally southward along the said burn to where it is crossed by a track at NG Ref NJ 8224 6000; then generally southward and southeastward along the said track to NG Ref NJ 8252 5922; then eastward to and generally southeastward along the Burn of Darralees to where it is crossed by the A98 (T) road; then southeastward along the said road to where it crosses a drain at NG Ref NJ 8432 5673; then southwestward along the said drain to its confluence with the Red Burn; then southwestward along the said burn to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 8364 5422; then southeastward to and southeastward and southwestward along the said field boundary to and across an unnamed road leading to New Byth to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 8336 5306; then southwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 8329 5284; then southwestward and northwestward along the said field boundary to an unnamed road leading to a property known as Newton of Bogenlea at NG Ref NJ 8205 5324; then westward across the said road to and northwestward along a field boundary to the B9027 road at NG Ref NJ 8198 5326; then southwestward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 8196 5321; then northwestward to and along the said field boundary to an unnamed road at NG Ref NJ 8151 5376; then northwestward across the said unnamed road to and along a field boundary to an unnamed road leading to a property known as Nether Tillymauld; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 8093 5411; then northwestward to and along the said field boundary to and southwestward and northwestward along a drain to and continuing southwestward along a field boundary to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7946 5476; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 7944 5476; then northwestward along the said field boundary to the Burn of Rusk NG Ref NJ 7807 5519; then southwestward along the said burn to and northwestward along the Burn of Litterty to the eastern boundary of EW 4; then generally northwestward, westward and southwestward along the eastern and northern boundaries of EW 4 to and northward along the eastern boundary of EW 2 to the southern boundary of EW 3; then southeastward, northeastward and northward along the southern and eastern boundaries of EW 3 to and generally northeastward along the southern and eastern boundaries of EW 5 to the point of commencement.
Notes:
[1] 1973 c.65.back
[2] Schedule 5 was substituted by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39), Schedule 13, paragraph 92(67).back
