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The Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2011

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Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 167

Local Government, England

The Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2011

Made

28th January 2011

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(1) (“the 2009 Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England(2) published a report dated October 2010 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of Stoke-on-Trent(3).

A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations for electoral changes and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(1) of the 2009 Act makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2011.

(2) This Order comes into force—

(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the elections of councillors, on the day after that on which it is made;

(b)for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2011.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2011”, of which prints are available for inspection at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;

“ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(4).

Wards of the district of Stoke-on-Trent and number of councillors

3.—(1) The existing wards of the district of Stoke-on-Trent are abolished.

(2) The district is divided into thirty-seven wards each bearing a name listed in column 1 of the Schedule.

(3) Each ward comprises the area designated 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 column 2 of the Schedule.

(5) 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.

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on the 28th day of January 2011

Legal seal

Max Caller

Chairman

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

28th January 2011

Article 3

SCHEDULENames of district wards and numbers of councillors

12
Name of District WardNumber of Councillors
Abbey Hulton and Townsend2
Baddeley, Milton and Norton3
Bentilee and Ubberley2
Birches Head and Central Forest Park2
Blurton East1
Blurton West and Newstead1
Boothen and Oak Hill1
Bradeley and Chell Heath1
Broadway and Longton East1
Burslem Central1
Burslem Park1
Dresden and Florence1
Eaton Park1
Etruria and Hanley1
Fenton East1
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant1
Ford Green and Smallthorne1
Goldenhill and Sandyford1
Great Chell and Packmoor2
Hanford and Trentham2
Hanley Park and Shelton1
Hartshill and Basford1
Hollybush and Longton West1
Joiner’s Square1
Lightwood North and Normacot1
Little Chell and Stanfield1
Meir Hay1
Meir North1
Meir Park1
Meir South1
Moorcroft1
Penkhull and Stoke1
Sandford Hill1
Sneyd Green1
Springfields and Trent Vale1
Tunstall1
Weston Coyney1

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of Stoke-on-Trent following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged.

The electoral changes apply in respect of local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2011.

Article 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and replaces them with 37 new ones. That article, the map and the Schedule also establish the names and areas of the new wards and the number of councillors for each ward.

The map defined in article 2 shows the new district wards. It is available at www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/staffordshire/stoke-on-trent-electoral-review and, at all reasonable times, at the offices of the council of the district of Stoke-on-Trent and at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England at Layden House, 76 – 86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.

(2)

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 (c.20).

(3)

The non-metropolitan district of Stoke-on-Trent has the status of a city.

(4)

1983 c.2. Section 37 has been amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50), section 17 of the Greater London Authority Act l999 (c.29) and section 60 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.28).

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