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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2001 No. 4066
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Borough of Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001

	Made	20th December 2001
	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 August 2001 on its review of the borough[2] of Bedford together with its recommendations:

     And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect 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 Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.

    (2) This article and articles 2, 3, 8(2), 9 and 10 shall come into force -

(3) Articles 6, 7 and 8(1) shall come into force -

(4) Articles 4 and 5 shall come into force -

(5) In this Order -

"borough" means the borough of Bedford;

"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 for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked "Map of the Borough of Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994[4].

Wards of the borough of Bedford
     2. - (1) The existing wards of the borough[5] shall be abolished.

    (2) The borough shall be divided into twenty-six 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 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 Bedford
     3. - (1) Subject to the following provisions of this article, the election of councillors for wards of the borough shall be by thirds.

    (2) Elections of all councillors for all wards of the borough shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002[6].

    (3) The councillors holding office for any ward of the borough immediately before 6th May 2002 shall retire on that date and the newly-elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date.

    (4) The order of retirement of councillors shall be as set out in Schedule 2.

    (5) Where the number of councillors elected in 2002 for any ward of the borough is two or more -

SCHEDULE 1Article 2

NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of ward	Area of ward	Number of Councillors
Brickhill		3
Bromham	The parishes of Biddenham and Bromham	3
Carlton	The parishes of Carlton and Chellington, Felmersham, Pavenham and Stevington	1
Castle		3
Cauldwell		3
Clapham	The parishes of Bletsoe, Clapham, Milton Ernest and Thurleigh	2
De Parys		2
Eastcotts		1
Goldington		3
Great Barford		2
Harpur		3
Harrold	The parishes of Harrold, Odell, Podington and Wymington	1
Kempston East		2
Kempston North		2
Kempston South		3
Kingsbrook		3
Newnham		2
Oakley	The parish of Oakley	1
Putnoe		3
Queen's Park		2
Riseley	The parishes of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, Dean and Shelton, Pertenhall, Riseley and Swineshead	1
Roxton	The parishes of Colmworth, Little Barford, Little Staughton, Roxton, Staploe and Wilden	1
Sharnbrook	The parishes of Knotting and Souldrop, Melchbourne and Yielden, and Sharnbrook	1
Turvey		1
Wilshamstead		2
Wootton	The parishes of Stewartby and Wootton	3

SCHEDULE 2Article 3(4)

ORDER OF RETIREMENT OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Name of ward	Number of Councillors to retire in 2003	Number of Councillors to retire in 2004	Number of Councillors to retire in 2006
Brickhill	1	1	1
Bromham	1	1	1
Carlton	1	0	0
Castle	1	1	1
Cauldwell	1	1	1
Clapham	1	1	0
De Parys	1	1	0
Eastcotts	0	1	0
Goldington	1	1	1
Great Barford	1	1	0
Harpur	1	1	1
Harrold	0	0	1
Kempston East	0	1	1
Kempston North	0	1	1
Kempston South	1	1	1
Kingsbrook	1	1	1
Newnham	0	1	1
Oakley	0	0	1
Putnoe	1	1	1
Queen's Park	0	1	1
Riseley	0	0	1
Roxton	1	0	0
Sharnbrook	1	0	0
Turvey	1	0	0
Wilshamstead	1	0	1
Wootton	1	1	1

SCHEDULE 3Article 4

WARDS OF THE PARISH OF EASTCOTTS NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of ward	Area of ward	Number of Councillors
Rural	So much of the borough ward of Eastcotts as comprises the parish of Eastcotts	12
Urban	So much of the borough ward of Kingsbrook as comprises the parish of Eastcotts	3

SCHEDULE 4Article 5

WARDS OF THE PARISH OF KEMPSTON NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of ward	Area of ward	Number of Councillors
Ampthill Road	So much of the borough ward of Cauldwell as comprises the parish of Kempston	1
East	So much of the borough ward of Kempston East as comprises the parish of Kempston	4
North	So much of the borough ward of Kempston North as comprises the parish of Kempston	4
South	So much of the borough ward of Kempston South as comprises the parish of Kempston	4

SCHEDULE 5Article 6

WARDS OF THE PARISH OF KEMPSTON RURAL NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of ward	Area of ward	Number of Councillors
Hardwick	So much of the borough ward of Kempston South as comprises the parish of Kempston Rural	4
Rural	So much of the borough ward of Turvey as comprises the parish of Kempston Rural	9

SCHEDULE 6Article 7

WARDS OF THE PARISH OF RENHOLD NAMES AND AREAS OF WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Name of ward	Area of ward	Number of Councillors
Renhold North	So much of the borough ward of Great Barford as comprises the parish of Renhold	6
South West	So much of the borough ward of Goldington as comprises the parish of Renhold	3

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 borough of Bedford. 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 26 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and area of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.

Article 3 makes provision for a whole council election in 2002 and for reversion to elections by thirds in subsequent years. Schedule 2 regulates the order of retirement of councillors.

Articles 4 to 8 make electoral changes in the parishes of Eastcotts, Kempston, Kempston Rural, Renhold, Bromham and Elstow.

Article 9 makes changes to the arrangement for the parish elections for the borough.

Article 10 revokes the Borough of North Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979.

The areas of the new borough 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 Bedford Borough Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government 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 Bedford 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 North Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1663).back

[6] 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

[7] S.I. 1986/2215, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back

ISBN 0 11 039124 1

Prepared 7 January 2002

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