LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. 2 This Order shall come into force— a for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 15th October 2002; b for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003. 3 In this Order— “district” means the district of Forest of Dean; “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 for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 . Wards of the district of Forest of Dean 2 1 The existing wards of the district shall be abolished. 2 The district shall be divided into twenty-seven wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1. 3 The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes and parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of that Schedule. 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. Elections of the council of the district of Forest of Dean 3 1 The ordinary elections of all councillors of the district of Forest of Dean shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003 and every fourth year after 2003. 2 The term of office of councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly-elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire. Wards of the parish of Cinderford 4 The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Cinderford East and Cinderford West; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for the Cinderford East parish ward shall be six, and for the Cinderford West parish ward shall be nine. Wards of the parish of Coleford 5 The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Coleford Central and Coleford East; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for the Coleford Central parish ward shall be five, and for the Coleford East parish ward shall be eight. Wards of the parish of Drybrook 6 The parish of Drybrook shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Wards of the parish of Lydney 7 1 The parish of Lydney shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Lydney East, Lydney North and Lydney West; the parish wards of Lydney East and Lydney North shall comprise the area of the district wards of the same name, and the Lydney West parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish. 2 The number of councillors to be elected for the Lydney East parish ward shall be nine, and for the Lydney North and Nydney West parish wards shall be three. Wards of the parish of Newent 8 1 The existing wards of the parish of Newent shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Wards of the parish of West Dean 9 1 The existing wards of the parish of West Dean shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule. Revocation 10 The District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 is hereby revoked. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions Alan Whitehead Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 30th November 2001