Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 1977

The London Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2000

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2000 No. 1977

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The London Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2000

	Made	20th July 2000
	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 January 2000 on its review of the London borough of Greenwich together with its recommendations:

    And whereas the Secretary of State has decided to give effect, with modifications, to those recommendations:

    Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17[2] 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 London Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2000.

    (2) This Order shall come into force -

(3) In this Order -

"borough" means the London borough of Greenwich;

"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 of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked "Map of the London Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2000", and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994[3].

Wards of the London borough of Greenwich
    2. - (1) The existing wards of the borough[4] shall be abolished.

    (2) The borough shall be divided into seventeen wards which shall bear the names set out in the Schedule.

    (3) The wards shall comprise the areas designated on the map by reference to the names of the wards and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be three.

    (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.

Revocation
    3.The London Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is hereby revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Beverley Hughes
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

20th July 2000

SCHEDULEarticle 2(2)

NAMES OF WARDS

Abbey Wood

Blackheath Westcombe

Charlton

Coldharbour and New Eltham

Eltham North

Eltham South

Eltham West

Glyndon

Greenwich West

Kidbrooke with Hornfair

Middle Park and Sutcliffe

Peninsula

Plumstead

Shooters Hill

Thamesmead Moorings

Woolwich Common

Woolwich Riverside

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect, with modifications, to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the London borough of Greenwich. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 2nd May 2002.

The modifications relate to names of wards and to the moving of Spencer Gardens from Eltham North ward to Eltham West ward.

The Secretary of State has decided that the wards shown in the first column of the Table below with the names proposed by the Commission should be named in accordance with the second column.

Proposed Ward Name	Ward Name
Blackheath Parks	Middle Park and Sutcliffe
Coldharbour	Coldharbour and New Eltham
Greenwich Town	Greenwich West
Griffin	Glyndon

Article 2 abolishes the existing wards of the borough and provides for the creation of 17 new wards. That article and the Schedule also make provision for the names of the new wards. Each ward will be represented by 3 councillors.

Article 3 revokes the London Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977.

The areas of the new 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 the Council of the London Borough of Greenwich and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.

Notes:

[1] 1992 c. 19.back

[2] Section 17 is amended by section 39(4) and (5) of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).back

[3] S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back

[4] See the London Borough of Greenwich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1764).back

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