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| Made | 4th December 2001 | ||
| Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) |
(3) In this Order -
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the district of Forest Heath
2.
- (1) The existing wards of the district[4] shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into fourteen 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 parish wards or, where an area is not 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.
Elections of the council of Forest Heath
3.
- (1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the district of Forest Heath shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003[5] and every fourth year after 2003.
(2) The term of office of councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly-elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.
Wards of the parish of Brandon
4.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Brandon shall be abolished.
(2) The parish of Brandon 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 district 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 Mildenhall
5.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Mildenhall shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Great Heath, Market and West Row; the parish wards of Great Heath and Market shall comprise the area of the district wards of the same name, and the parish ward of West Row shall consist of the rest of the parish.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Great Heath and Market parish wards shall be six, and for the West Row parish ward shall be three.
Wards of the parish of Newmarket
6.
- (1) The existing wards of the parish of Newmarket shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names All Saints, Severals, St Mary's and Studlands Park; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the All Saints parish ward shall be four, for the Severals parish ward shall be five, for the St Mary's parish ward shall be seven and for the Studlands Park parish ward shall be two.
Numbers of parish councillors
7.
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Red Lodge shall be nine.
Revocation
8.
The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
4th December 2001
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| All Saints | The parish ward of Granby of the parish of Newmarket | 2 |
| Brandon East | 3 | |
| Brandon West | 2 | |
| Eriswell and The Rows | 2 | |
| Exning | The parish of Exning | 1 |
| Great Heath | 2 | |
| Iceni | The parishes of Cavenham, Gazeley, Higham, Icklingham and Tuddenham | 1 |
| Lakenheath | The parish of Lakenheath | 2 |
| Manor | The parishes of Barton Mills, Freckenham and Worlington | 1 |
| Market | 2 | |
| Red Lodge | The parishes of Herringswell and Red Lodge | 2 |
| St Mary's | 3 | |
| Severals | 3 | |
| South | The parishes of Dalham, Kentford and Moulton | 1 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Name of Ward | Area of Ward | Number of Councillors |
| Brandon East | So much of the Brandon East district ward as comprises part of the parish of Brandon | 8 |
| Brandon West | So much of the district ward of Brandon West as comprises part of the parish of Brandon | 6 |
[2] Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).back
[3] S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back
[4] See the District of Forest Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1860).back
[5] For the ordinary day of election of councillors of local government areas, see section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), 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 1999 (c. 29).back
