- Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2604
The Borough of Scarborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2000
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| Made | 22nd September 2000 | ||
| Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) |
Whereas the Local Government Commission for England, acting pursuant to section 15(4) of the Local Government Act 1992[1], has submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated November 1999 on its review of the borough[2] of Scarborough together with its recommendations:
And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect, subject to one modification, to those recommendations:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17[3] and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Scarborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2000.
(2) This Order shall come into force -
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(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002;
(b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
(3) In this Order -
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"borough" means the borough of Scarborough;
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"existing", in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
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any reference to the map is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked "Map of the Borough of Scarborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2000", and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994[4]; and
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any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the borough of Scarborough
2.
- (1) The existing wards of the borough[5] shall be abolished.
(2) The borough shall be divided into twenty-five wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes or, where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Wards of the parish of Filey
3.
The parish of Filey shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Glaisdale
4.
The parish of Glaisdale shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
Wards of the parish of Newby and Scalby
5.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Newby and Scalby shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Newby and Scalby; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Newby parish ward shall be eight, and for the Scalby parish ward shall be five.
Wards of the parish of Whitby
6.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Whitby shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names Abbey, Ruswarp, Stakesby, Town North, Town South and West Cliff; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 13 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Abbey parish ward shall be five, for each of the Stakesby and West Cliff parish wards shall be four, and for each of the Ruswarp, Town North and Town South parish wards shall be two.
Revocation
7.
The Borough of Scarborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
22nd September 2000
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Castle | 2 | |
| Cayton | The parishes of Cayton, Gristhorpe, Lebberston and Osgodby | 2 |
| Central | 2 | |
| Danby | 1 | |
| Derwent Valley | The parishes of Brompton, East Ayton, Hutton Buscel, Snainton, West Ayton and Wykeham | 2 |
| Eastfield | The parish of Eastfield | 3 |
| Esk Valley | 2 | |
| Falsgrave Park | 2 | |
| Filey | 3 | |
| Fylingdales | The parishes of Fylingdales and Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre | 1 |
| Hertford | 2 | |
| Lindhead | The parishes of Burniston and Cloughton | 1 |
| Mayfield | 2 | |
| Mulgrave | The parishes of Aislaby, Barnby, Borrowby, Ellerby, Hinderwell, Hutton Mulgrave, Lythe, Mickleby, Newholm-cum-Dunsley, Newton Mulgrave, Roxby and Ugthorpe | 2 |
| Newby | 3 | |
| North Bay | 2 | |
| Northstead | 2 | |
| Ramshill | 2 | |
| Scalby, Hackness and Staintondale | 2 | |
| Seamer | The parishes of Irton and Seamer | 2 |
| Stepney | 2 | |
| Streonshalh | 2 | |
| Weaponness | 2 | |
| Whitby West Cliff | 2 | |
| Woodlands | 2 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Filey | The borough ward of Filey | 12 |
| Primrose Valley | So much of the borough ward of Hertford as comprises the parish of Filey | 1 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Lealholm | So much of the borough ward of Danby as comprises the parish of Glaisdale | 3 |
| Glaisdale | So much of the borough ward of Esk Valley as comprises the parish of Glaisdale | 4 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect, subject to one modification, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the borough of Scarborough. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 1st May 2003.
The Secretary of State has decided that the ward for which the Commission proposed the name "Falsgrave" shall bear the name "Falsgrave Park".
Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of twenty-five new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.
Articles 3 to 6 make electoral changes in the parishes of Filey, Glaisdale, Newby and Scalby and Whitby.
Article 7 revokes the Borough of Scarborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977.
The areas of the new borough and parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Scarborough Borough Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.
Notes:
[1] 1992 c. 19.back
[2] The non-metropolitan district of Scarborough has the status of a borough.back
[3] Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).back
[4] S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back
[5] See the Borough of Scarborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1065).back
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