LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the District of Stroud (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001. 2 This article and articles 3, 4, 7 and 12 shall come into force— a for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 2nd May 2002, on the day after that on which it is made; b for all other purposes, on 2nd May 2002. 3 Article 2 shall come into force on 1st April 2002. 4 Articles 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of this Order shall come into force— a for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of parish councillors for the parishes of Cam, Minchinhampton, Rodborough, Stroud, Thrupp and Dursley, to be held on 1st May 2003, on 15th October 2002; b for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003. 5 In this Order— “district” means the district of Stroud; “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; 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 Stroud (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994 ; and any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number. Transfers between parishes 2 The area on sheet 1 shaded in blue and designated by the letter “A”, shall cease to form part of the parish of Moreton Valence and shall become part of the parish of Longney. Wards of the district of Stroud 3 1 The existing wards of the district shall be abolished. 2 The district shall be divided into thirty 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 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 Stroud 4 1 Subject to the following provisions of this article, the election of councillors for wards of the district shall be by thirds. 2 Elections of all councillors for all wards of the district shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 . 3 The councillors holding office for any ward of the district immediately before 6th May 2002 shall retire on that date and the newly-elected councillors for those wards shall come into office on that date. 4 The order of retirement of councillors shall be as set out in Schedule 2. 5 Where the number of councillors elected in 2002 for any ward of the district is two or more— a the first to retire shall, subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), 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. 6 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. 7 If an election of councillors for any ward is not contested, the person to retire in each year shall be determined by lot. 8 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. 9 Except as otherwise provided in the preceding paragraphs of this article, 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 Cam 5 1 The existing wards of the parish of Cam shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Central, Lower, Upper and Woodfield; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 5 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines. 3 The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be four. Wards of the parish of Minchinhampton 6 1 The existing wards of the parish of Minchinhampton shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Amberley, Box, Brimscombe, North and South; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 6 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines. 3 The number of councillors to be elected for the Box parish ward shall be one, for the Amberley parish ward shall be two, for the Brimscombe and South parish wards shall be three, and for the North parish ward shall be six. Wards of the parish of Randwick 7 The parish of Randwick shall be divided into two 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 Rodborough 8 1 The existing wards of the parish of Rodborough shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Butterow, North, South and West; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 7 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines. 3 The number of councillors to be elected for the South parish ward shall be one, for the Butterow parish ward shall be two, for the North parish ward shall be four, and for the West parish ward shall be five. Wards of the parish of Stroud 9 1 The existing wards of the parish of Stroud shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names Central, Farmhill and Paganhill, Slade, Trinity, Uplands and Valley; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three. Wards of the parish of Thrupp 10 The parish of Thrupp shall be divided into two 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. Numbers of parish councillors 11 The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Dursley shall be seventeen, of whom six shall be elected for each of the parish wards of Central and Highfields and five for the parish ward of Kingshill. Parish Elections 12 1 The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1999 for the parishes of Chalford, Coaley, Elmore, Hardwicke, Longney and Slimbridge shall be three years. 2 The term of office of every parish councillor elected on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2000 for the parishes of Alkington, Berkeley, Ham and Stone, Hamfallow, Haresfield, Randwick and Whitminster shall be two years. 3 Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Alkington, Arlingham, Berkeley, Bisley with Lypiatt, Chalford, Coaley, Elmore, Frampton on Severn, Fretherne with Saul, Ham and Stone, Hamfallow, Haresfield, Hardwicke, Hinton, Longney, Nympsfield, Randwick, Slimbridge, Stinchcombe, Uley, Whitminster and Whiteshill and Ruscombe shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2002 and every fourth year after 2002. 4 The ordinary elections of parish councillors for the parish of North Nibley in 2002 shall not take place; and any such parish councillor holding office immediately before 5th May 2002 who would, but for this paragraph, have retired on that date shall, unless he resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant, continue to hold office until the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2003. 5 Elections of all parish councillors for the parish of North Nibley shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2003 and every fourth year after 2003. 6 The ordinary elections of parish councillors for the parishes of Cranham, Eastington, Frocester, Hillesley and Tresham, Kings Stanley, Kingswood, Leonard Stanley, Miserden, Painswick, Pitchcombe and Woodchester in 2003 shall not take place; and any such parish councillor holding office immediately before 6th May 2003 who would, but for this paragraph, have retired on that date shall, unless he resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant, continue to hold office until the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004. 7 Elections of all parish councillors for the parishes of Brookthorpe with Whaddon, Cranham, Eastington, Frocester, Harescombe, Hillesley and Tresham, Kings Stanley, Kingswood, Leonard Stanley, Miserden, Painswick, Pitchcombe, Standish, Upton St Leonards and Woodchester shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004 and every fourth year after 2004. 8 The term of office of any parish councillor to whom paragraphs (3) and (5) of this article apply shall be four years; all parish 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. 9 Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 5th May 2003 in the office of a parish councillor for the parish of North Nibley as if the reference in paragraph (1) and (4) of that rule to the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired were a reference to 5th May 2003. 10 Rule 8 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 (filling of casual vacancies) shall have effect, in the case of a casual vacancy occurring before 6th May 2004 in the office of a parish councillor for the parishes of Cranham, Eastington, Frocester, Hillesley and Tresham, Kings Stanley, Kingswood, Leonard Stanley, Miserden, Painswick, Pitchcombe and Woodchester as if the reference in paragraph (1) and (4) of that rule to the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired were a reference to 6th May 2004. Revocation 13 The District of Stroud (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 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