Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Electoral Changes) Order 2000.

(2) This Order shall come into force-

(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 2nd May 2002, on 10th October 2001;

(b)for all other purposes, on 2nd May 2002.

(3) In this Order-

"borough" means the Royal borough of Kingston upon Thames;

"existing", in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and

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 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Electoral Changes) Order 2000", and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(3).

Wards of the Royal borough of Kingston upon Thames

2.-(1) The existing wards of the borough(4) shall be abolished.

(2) The borough shall be divided into sixteen wards which shall bear the names set out in the Schedule.

(3) The wards shall comprise the areas designated on the map by reference to the names of the wards and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be three.

(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.

Revocation

3. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is hereby revoked.

article 2(2)

SCHEDULENAMES OF WARDS

Alexandra

Berrylands

Beverley

Canbury

Chessington North and Hook

Chessington South

Coombe Hill

Coombe Vale

Grove

Norbiton

Old Malden

St James

St Mark's

Surbiton Hill

Tolworth and Hook Rise

Tudor

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the Royal borough of Kingston upon Thames. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 2nd May 2002.

Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 16 new wards. That article and the Schedule also make provision for the names of the new wards. Each ward will be represented by 3 councillors.

Article 3 revokes the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977.

The areas of the new 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 the Council of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 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.