LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the City of Norwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. 2 This Order shall come into force— a for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 6th May 2004, on 15th October 2003; b for all other purposes, on 6th May 2004. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “city” means the city of Norwich; “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 marked “Map referred to in the City of Norwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” of which prints are available for inspection at— a the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and b the offices of Norwich City Council Wards of the city of Norwich 3 1 The existing wards of the city shall be abolished. 2 The city shall be divided into thirteen wards which shall bear the names set out in the Schedule. 3 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 of similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature. Elections of the council of Norwich 4 1 Elections of all councillors for all wards of the city shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 . 2 The councillors holding office for any ward of the city immediately before 10th May 2004 shall retire on that date and the newly elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date. 3 Of the councillors elected in 2004 for any ward of the city— a the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), be the councillor elected by the smallest number of votes; and b the second to retire shall, subject to those paragraphs, be the councillor elected by the next smallest number of votes. 4 In the case of an equality of votes between any persons elected which makes it uncertain which of them is to retire in any year, the person to retire in that year shall be determined by lot. 5 If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each year shall be determined by lot. 6 Where under this article any question is to be determined by lot, the lot shall be drawn at the next practicable meeting of the council after the question has arisen and the drawing shall be conducted under the direction of the person presiding at the meeting. Maps 5 Norwich City Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the City of Norwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time. Electoral Registers 6 The Electoral Registration Officer for the city shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order. Revocation 7 The City of Norwich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is revoked, save for articles 8 and 9(6). Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission Pamela Gordon Commissioner 12th December 2002 Glyn Mathias Commissioner 12th December 2002 Neil McIntosh Commissioner 12th December 2002 Karamjit Singh Commissioner 18th December 2002 Sam Younger Commissioner 12th December 2002 Graham Zellick Commissioner 12th December 2002