Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 483

The Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1987 No. 483

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987

Made	9th March 1987

Coming into force in accordance with Article 2

Whereas in pursuance of section 51(1) of the Local Government Act 1972^[1], the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on 2nd December 1986 submitted to me proposals for the future electoral arrangements for the Borough of Chelmsford:

Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon me by sections 51(2) and 67 of that Act, I hereby make the following Order:—

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987.

    2.    This Order shall come into force on 7th May 1987 except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day it shall come into force forthwith.

    3.—(1)  The existing wards of the Borough of Chelmsford shall be abolished and that borough shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall bear the names set out in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order, and each such ward shall comprise the areas specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1, which areas are either existing areas or, where areas are described by reference to a parish or ward of a parish, those parishes and wards of parishes as they will be constituted on 1st April 1987 when Articles 4, 7, 8 and 10 of the Chelmsford (Parishes) Order 1987^[2] come into full force.

    (2)  The number of councillors to be elected for each ward constituted by paragraph (1) above shall be the number specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order opposite to the name of the ward as given in column 1 of that Schedule.

    4.    Where a boundary is described in Schedule 1 to this Order as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line thereof.

    5.    The ordinary elections of all councillors for the Borough of Chelmsford shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 1987 and every fourth year thereafter.

    6.    The registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or alteration of the register of local government electors as may be necessary on account of the coming into force of this Order.

Douglas Hurd

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office

9th March 1987

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Notes:

[1] 1972 c. 70.

[2] S.I. 1987/478.

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