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Statutory Instruments
Local Government, England
Made
16th December 2022
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009( 1) (“ the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England( 2) (“ the Commission”) published a report dated August 2022( 3)stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the borough of Telford & Wrekin. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations.
A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired since the day on which it was laid and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.
The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022.
(2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
(3) Articles 3 and 4 come into force—
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;
(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England( 4) in 2023.
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.
2.—(1) In this Order, “ the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Telford & Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2022”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England( 5).
(2) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
3.—(1) The existing wards of the borough of Telford & Wrekin are abolished.
(2) The borough of Telford & Wrekin is divided into the 32 wards listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 1.
(3) Each ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the ward.
(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in Schedule 1.
4.—(1) The existing parish wards of the following parishes are abolished—
(a) Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote,
(b) Dawley Hamlets,
(c) Donnington & Muxton,
(d) Ercall Magna,
(e) Great Dawley,
(f) Hadley & Leegomery,
(g) Ketley,
(h) Lawley & Overdale,
(i) Madeley,
(j) Newport,
(k) Oakengates,
(l) St Georges & Priorslee,
(m) Stirchley & Brookside,
(n) Wellington,
(o) Wrockwardine, and
(p) Wrockwardine Wood & Trench.
(2) The parish of Chetwynd Aston & Woodcote is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2.
(3) The parish of Dawley Hamlets is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2.
(4) The parish of Donnington & Muxton is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 3 in Schedule 2.
(5) The parish of Ercall Magna is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 4 in Schedule 2.
(6) The parish of Great Dawley is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 5 in Schedule 2
(7) The parish of Hadley & Leegomery is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 6 in Schedule 2.
(8) The parish of Ketley is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 7 in Schedule 2.
(9) The parish of Lawley & Overdale is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 8 in Schedule 2.
(10) The parish of Madeley is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 9 in Schedule 2.
(11) The parish of Newport is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 10 in Schedule 2.
(12) The parish of Oakengates is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 11 in Schedule 2.
(13) The parish of St Georges & Priorslee is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 12 in Schedule 2.
(14) The parish of Stirchley & Brookside is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 13 in Schedule 2.
(15) The parish of Wellington is divided into the eight parish wards listed in the first column of Table 14 in Schedule 2.
(16) The parish of Wrockwardine is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 15 in Schedule 2.
(17) The parish of Wrockwardine Wood & Trench is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 16 in Schedule 2
(18) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.
(19) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish ward in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 2.
Article 3
(1) Name of ward |
(2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Admaston & Bratton | 1 |
Apley Castle | 1 |
Arleston & College | 2 |
Brookside | 1 |
Church Aston & Lilleshall | 1 |
Dawley & Aqueduct | 2 |
Donnington | 2 |
Edgmond | 1 |
Ercall | 1 |
Ercall Magna | 1 |
Hadley & Leegomery | 3 |
Haygate & Park | 2 |
Horsehay & Lightmoor | 2 |
Ironbridge Gorge | 1 |
Ketley | 1 |
Lawley | 3 |
Madeley & Sutton Hill | 3 |
Malinslee & Dawley Bank | 2 |
Muxton | 2 |
Newport East | 1 |
Newport North | 1 |
Newport South | 1 |
Newport West | 1 |
Oakengates & Ketley Bank | 3 |
Overdale & The Rock | 1 |
Priorslee | 2 |
Shawbirch & Dothill | 2 |
St Georges | 2 |
The Nedge | 3 |
Woodside | 2 |
Wrockwardine | 1 |
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench | 2 |
Article 4
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Chetwynd Aston | 4 |
Station Road | 3 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Aqueduct | 3 |
Horsehay | 3 |
Little Dawley | 1 |
Nightingale Walk | 1 |
Smallhill Road | 1 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Donnington East | 2 |
Donnington West | 5 |
Muxton | 5 |
The Humbers | 1 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
High Ercall | 11 |
Roden | 2 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Dawley | 5 |
Doseley Road | 1 |
Malinslee | 7 |
Trinity | 1 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Apley Castle | 4 |
Hadley Castle | 7 |
Hadley Manor | 3 |
Horton | 1 |
Trench Lock | 1 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Beveley | 3 |
Ketley | 8 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Lawley Common | 1 |
Lawley East | 3 |
Lawley West | 1 |
Overdale & The Rock | 2 |
Town Centre | 1 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Academy | 1 |
Cuckoo Oak | 5 |
Madeley Village | 5 |
Woodside | 6 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Newport East | 3 |
Newport North | 3 |
Newport South | 3 |
Newport West | 3 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Hollyhurst | 1 |
Middle Pool | 1 |
North | 3 |
Oakengates & Wombridge | 8 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Priorslee | 5 |
St Georges East | 1 |
St Georges West | 4 |
Snedshill | 1 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Brookside | 5 |
Holmer Lake | 1 |
Stirchley | 7 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Arleston | 3 |
College | 3 |
Dothill | 3 |
Ercall | 3 |
Haygate | 4 |
Meadows | 1 |
Park | 2 |
Shawbirch | 2 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Admaston & Bratton | 6 |
Lewis Crescent | 1 |
Wrockwardine | 3 |
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors |
---|---|
Kenwray Drive | 1 |
Trench | 8 |
Wrockwardine Wood East | 1 |
Wrockwardine Wood West | 1 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the borough of Telford & Wrekin following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the borough remains unchanged.
Article 3 abolishes the existing electoral wards of the borough of Telford & Wrekin and replaces them with 32 new ones for the purpose of elections held on or after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2023. It establishes the names and areas of the new electoral wards and the number of councillors for each.
Article 4 makes changes to parish wards that are consequential on the changes made by article 3.
The area covered by each ward created by this Order is identified on a map which is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL.
The map may also be accessed athttps://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/shropshire/telford-and-wrekin..
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
The report is available for inspection at reasonable times at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL. It is also accessible online athttps://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/shropshire/telford-and-wrekin..
The ordinary day of election of councillors in England is prescribed by section 37(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), as amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), renumbered by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), and further amended by section 6(16) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).
Prints of the map are available for inspection at reasonable times at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL. It is also accessible online athttps://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/shropshire/telford-and-wrekin..