LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the County of Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. 2 This Order, with the exception of articles 4 and 5, shall come into force – a for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2005, on the day after that on which it is made; b for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2005. 3 Articles 4 and 5 shall come into force – a for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of a parish councillor for the parishes of Godalming and Windlesham to be held on the ordinary day of elections in 2007, on 15th October 2006; b for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of elections in 2007. Interpretation 2 In this Order – “county” means the county of Surrey; “existing”, in relation to an electoral division or ward, means the electoral division or ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to district and borough wards in the county ; any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2004”, of which prints are available for inspection at – the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and the offices of Surrey County Council; and any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number. Electoral divisions of the county of Surrey 3 1 The existing electoral divisions of the county shall be abolished. 2 The county shall be divided into eighty electoral divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule. 3 The electoral divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards, parishes, or parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the electoral division and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division shall be one. 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. Wards of the parish of Godalming 4 1 The existing wards of the parish of Godalming shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names Godalming Binscombe, Godalming Central, Godalming Charterhouse, Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall, Godalming Holloway, and Godalming Ockford; 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 each of the Godalming Binscombe, Godalming Charterhouse, Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall, and Godalming Holloway parish wards shall be four, and for each of the Godalming Central and Godalming Ockford parish wards shall be two. Wards of the parish of Windlesham 5 1 The existing wards of the parish of Windlesham shall be abolished. 2 The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Bagshot, Lightwater East, Lightwater West and Windlesham; 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 of the Bagshot and Windlesham parish wards shall be six, for the Lightwater East parish ward shall be four, and for the Lightwater West parish ward shall be two. Maps 6 Surrey County Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the County of Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2004” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time. Electoral registers 7 The Electoral Registration Officer for each district or borough in the county 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 8 The County of Surrey (Electoral Arrangements) Order (1980) is revoked, save for article 5. Sealed with the seal of the Electoral Commission on the 28th day of October 2004 Sam Younger Chairman of the Commission 28th October 2004 Jacqui Dixon Secretary to the Commission 28th October 2004