Local Government Act 1985

PART IIElectoral Arrangements

Amendments of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972

2(1)The principal Act shall be amended as follows.

(2)In section 47(1)(i) after the words " any local government area " there shall be inserted the words " or the Inner London Education Area" .

(3)In subsection (2) of section 50 after the words " every principal area in England " there shall be inserted the words " and the Inner London Education Area " and in subsection (3) of that section after the words " a principal area in England " there shall be inserted the words " or the Inner London Education Area" .

(4)After section 60(7) there shall be inserted—

“(8)In subsections (2) and (5) above references to the council of a local government area and to the principal council of an area include the Inner London Education Authority as respects the Inner London Education Area.”

(5)After section 67(5) there shall be inserted—

“(6)In subsection (5)(c) and (d) above references to councillors for an electoral area include references to members of the Inner London Education Authority and the reference to a local government area includes a reference to the Inner London Education Area.”

(6)In section 78(1) after paragraph (b) of the definition of " electoral arrangements " there shall be inserted—

(7)In section 78(2) for the words "in Schedule 11 to this Act" there shall be substituted the words " in paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 11 to this Act; and in considering the electoral arrangements for the Inner London Education Area for the purposes of this Pari of this Act the Secretary of State and the English Commission shall so far as is reasonably practicable comply with the rules set out in paragraph 5 of that Schedule. "

(8)After paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the principal Act there shall be inserted—

“Inner London Education Area

5(1)This paragraph applies to the consideration by the Secretary of State or the English Commission of the electoral arrangements for elections of members of the Inner London Education Authority.

(2)The number of members shall be not less than forty-eight or more than fifty-eight.

(3)The whole of the City and the Temples shall be included with part of the City of Westminster in the same electoral division.

(4)Every other electoral division of the Inner London Education Area shall he wholly within a single inner London borough.

(5)Having regard to any change in the number or distribution of the local government electors in that Area likely to take place within the period of five years immediately following the consideration, the number of local government electors shall be, as nearly as may be, the same in every electoral division in that Area.

(6)Subject to the foregoing provisions in this paragraph, in considering the electoral arrangements referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above regard shall be had to—

(a)the desirability of fixing boundaries which are and will remain easily identifiable;

(b)any local ties which would be broken by the fixing of any particular boundary ; and

(c)the boundaries of the wards of the inner London boroughs.”

Initial review of electoral arrangements

3(1)As soon as practicable after the coming into force of this Schedule the English Commission shall review the electoral arrangements for the Inner London Education Area for the purpose of considering future electoral arrangements for that Area on the basis of its division into electoral divisions each returning one member and the Commission shall formulate proposals for those arrangements accordingly.

(2)The provisions of Part IV of the principal Act shall apply to a review under this paragraph as they apply to a review under section 50 of that Act, but in its application to a review under this paragraph section 51 of that Act shall have effect as if it required—

(a)the Commission to submit their report not later than two years after the coming into force of this Schedule ; and

(b)the Secretary of State to make an order under that section giving effect to the proposals of the Commission under this paragraph (whether as submitted to him or with modifications).