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Statutory Instruments
local government, england
Made
25th January 2007
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Boundary Committee for England(1), under section 15(4)(2) of the Local Government Act 1992(3) (“the 1992 Act”), have conducted a review of the borough(4) of Castle Morpeth and have submitted to the Electoral Commission(5) recommendations dated August 2006.
A period of not less than six weeks has expired since the receipt of those recommendations.
The Electoral Commission have decided to give effect, without modification, to those recommendations.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2007.
(2) This Order comes into force—
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007, on the day after that on which it is made;
(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2007.
2. In this Order—
“borough” means the borough of Castle Morpeth;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
“map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2007”, of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Electoral Commission: and any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number;
“ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(8); and
“registration officer” means an officer appointed for the purpose of, and in accordance with, section 8(9) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
3.—(1) The existing wards of the borough(10) shall be abolished.
(2) The borough shall be divided into seventeen wards which shall be named as set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
(3) Each ward shall comprise the area described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards.
(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of 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 shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
4.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Hepscott shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two wards which shall be named Hepscott and Hepscott Stobhill Manor.
(3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(4) The number of councillors to be elected for Hepscott ward shall be five and for Hepscott Stobhill Manor ward shall be two.
5.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Morpeth shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four wards which shall be named Morpeth Kirkhill, Morpeth North Central, Morpeth South and Morpeth Stobhill.
(3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(4) The number of councillors to be elected for Morpeth North Central ward shall be five, for Morpeth South ward shall be four, and for each of Morpeth Kirkhill and Morpeth Stobhill wards shall be three.
6.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Ponteland shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four wards which shall be named Ponteland East, Ponteland North, Ponteland South and Ponteland West.
(3) Each ward shall comprise the area designated on sheets 4 and 5 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each of Ponteland East, Ponteland North, Ponteland South and Ponteland West wards shall be three.
7.—(1) The existing wards of the parish of Wallington Demesne shall be abolished.
(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the parish of Wallington Demesne shall be nine.
8. Castle Morpeth Borough Council shall make a print of the map available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
9. The registration officer for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 25th day of January 2007
Sam Younger
Chairman of the Commission
25th January 2007
Peter Wardle
Chief Executive to the Commission
25th January 2007
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| Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Chevington | East Chevington parish; West Chevington parish ward of Tritlington and West Chevington parish | 2 |
| Hartburn | Belsay parish; Hartburn parish; Meldon parish; Netherwitton parish; Wallington Demesne parish | 1 |
| Heddon-on-the-Wall | Heddon-on-the-Wall parish | 1 |
| Longhorsley | Longhorsley parish; Thirston parish | 1 |
| Lynemouth and Ellington | Cresswell parish; Ellington and Linton parish; Lynemouth parish | 3 |
| Morpeth Kirkhill | Morpeth Kirkhill parish ward of Morpeth parish | 2 |
| Morpeth North Central | Morpeth North Central parish ward of Morpeth parish | 3 |
| Morpeth South | Morpeth South parish ward of Morpeth parish | 2 |
| Morpeth Stobhill | Hepscott Stobhill Manor parish ward of Hepscott parish; Morpeth Stobhill parish ward of Morpeth parish | 2 |
| Pegswood and Hebron | Hebron parish; Longhirst parish; Pegswood parish; Tritlington parish ward of Tritlington and West Chevington parish | 3 |
| Ponteland East | Ponteland East parish ward of Ponteland parish | 2 |
| Ponteland North | Ponteland North parish ward of Ponteland parish | 2 |
| Ponteland South | Ponteland South parish ward of Ponteland parish | 2 |
| Ponteland West | Ponteland West parish ward of Ponteland parish | 2 |
| Stamfordham | Capheaton parish; Matfen parish; Stamfordham parish | 1 |
| Stannington and Mitford | Mitford parish; Stannington parish; Whalton parish; Hepscott parish ward of Hepscott parish | 2 |
| Ulgham | Ulgham parish; Widdrington Station and Stobswood parish; Widdrington Village parish | 2 |
The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of the Electoral Commission, established by the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 14 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) (c.41). The Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962) transferred to the Electoral Commission the functions of the Local Government Commission for England. Back [1]
This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. Back [2]
The non-metropolitan district of Castle Morpeth has the status of a borough. Back [4]
The Electoral Commission was established by the 2000 Act (c.41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the 1992 Act (c.19), to the extent that they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission on 1st April 2002 (S.I. 2001/3962). Back [5]
This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962 and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order. Back [6]
This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962. Back [7]
1983 c.2, section 37 has been amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50) and section 17 of, and paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 3 to, the Greater London Authority Act l999 (c.29). Back [8]
Section 8 has been amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19) and the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39). Back [9]
See the Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/2344). Back [10]
The Borough of Castle Morpeth (Electoral Changes) Order 2007