The Fife Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1993

Made: 15th April 1993

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2)

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233 of the said Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Fife Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1993.

• (2) This Order shall come into force on 5th May 1994 provided that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that day the Order shall come into force on 10th October 1993.

Interpretation

2

In the Schedule to this Order–

• (a) a reference to–

• (i) an electoral division shall be construed as a reference to that electoral division as constituted in this Order;

• (ii) a road, footpath, railway line, river, burn or canal shall, where the context so admits, be construed as the centre line of the feature concerned; and

• (iii) the boundary or boundaries of a parish is to a line corresponding as nearly as may be to the line of the boundary or boundaries of the parish concerned as already published on Ordnance Survey Maps;

• (b) the following abbreviations are used:–

• “ED” for Electoral Division; and

• “grid reference” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Change of electoral arrangements

3

The existing electoral divisions of the Fife Region shall be abolished and the said Region shall be divided into forty-six electoral divisions having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

4

The boundaries of the electoral divisions constituted by this Order shall be defined and mered by Ordnance Survey.

Revocation

5

Without prejudice to its continuing in effect for the purposes of defining the electoral divisions prior to the coming into force of this Order, the Fife Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977([^f00002]) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE — DESCRIPTIONS OF BOUNDARIES OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

ELECTORAL DIVISION 1: Burntisland and Auchtertool

Commencing on the southern boundary of Fife Region at the western boundary of Kirkcaldy District; then generally northward along the said boundary to the Gelly Burn; then generally eastward along the Gelly Burn to the line of field boundaries leading southeastward from grid reference NT 2160 9273 then southeastward along the said field boundaries to the track from Glenniston to Little Glenniston; then southward along the said track to field boundary leading southward to the northern boundary of the former Auchtertool parish; then southward along the said boundary and generally eastward along the northern boundaries of the former Auchtertool parish to the track leading northeastward from the targets in Target Wood; then generally southeastward along field boundaries to the boundary defining the west side of Balbarton Brae, passing to the west of all dwellings at East Balbarton; then continuing by field boundaries generally southeastward, southwestward and southeastward, passing to the east of Shankery Cottages and the Kipps, continuing southeastward to southeast of the Kipps at grid reference NT 2436 9070; then in a straight line southwestward to the Tiel Burn; then northwestward, and generally southwestward along the Tiel Burn to east of Lambert’s Mill at grid reference NT 2361 9008; then westward and southward along field boundaries to the unnumbered road between Baidlin Toll and East Balbardie; then generally southeastward along the said road to East Balbardie joining the A907 road from Kirkcaldy to Orrock; then generally southwestward along the said road to join the access road to Balbie; then following the eastern boundary of the former Burntisland parish, passing along the eastern curtilage of the Kingswood Hotel, and continuing in a straight line southeastward to join the southern boundary of Fife Region and Kirkcaldy District; then generally southwestward and northwestward along the said regional and district boundary to the point of commencement.

Note:ED1 includes the islands in the Firth of Forth in the former Kinghorn parish.

ELECTORAL DIVISION 2: Kinghorn and Linktown

ELECTORAL DIVISION 3: Dunearn and Torbain

ELECTORAL DIVISION 4: Dunnikier and Fair Isle

ELECTORAL DIVISION 5: Raith Valley

ELECTORAL DIVISION 6: Hayfield and Bennochy

ELECTORAL DIVISION 7: Pathhead, Sinclairtown and Smeaton

ELECTORAL DIVISION 8: Dysart and Gallatown

ELECTORAL DIVISION 9: Buckhaven, Thornton and Wemyss

ELECTORAL DIVISION 10: Methil, Denbeath and Muiredge

ELECTORAL DIVISION 11: Methilhill and Mountfleurie

ELECTORAL DIVISION 12: Leven

ELECTORAL DIVISION 13: Kennoway and Windygates

ELECTORAL DIVISION 14: Markinch, Pitcoudie and Star

ELECTORAL DIVISION 15: Auchmuty, Woodside and Coaltown of Balgonie

ELECTORAL DIVISION 16: Pitleuchar and Stenton

ELECTORAL DIVISION 17: Rimbleton and South Parks

ELECTORAL DIVISION 18: Glenwood and Newcastle

ELECTORAL DIVISION 19: Leslie and Collydean

ELECTORAL DIVISION 20: Cardenden and Kinglassie

ELECTORAL DIVISION 21: St Andrews West and Strathkinness

ELECTORAL DIVISION 22: St Andrews East

ELECTORAL DIVISION 23: Auchtermuchty and Newburgh

ELECTORAL DIVISION 24: Falkland and Howe of Fife

ELECTORAL DIVISION 25: Cupar

ELECTORAL DIVISION 26: Crail and Anstruther

ELECTORAL DIVISION 27: Pittenweem, St Monans, Elie and Largo

ELECTORAL DIVISION 28: Motray and Central

ELECTORAL DIVISION 29: Newport and Tayport

ELECTORAL DIVISION 30: Kincardine and Valleyfield

ELECTORAL DIVISION 31: Cairneyhill, Oakley and Saline

ELECTORAL DIVISION 32: Dunfermline North West

ELECTORAL DIVISION 33: Dunfermline Central and Crossford

ELECTORAL DIVISION 34: Limekilns and Rosyth West

ELECTORAL DIVISION 35: Kelty

ELECTORAL DIVISION 36: Townhill and Halbeath

ELECTORAL DIVISION 37: Dunfermline, Garvock and Blacklaw

ELECTORAL DIVISION 38: Dunfermline, Woodmill and Linburn

ELECTORAL DIVISION 39: Dunfermline Pitcorthie

ELECTORAL DIVISION 40: Rosyth East and South

ELECTORAL DIVISION 41: Benarty and Lumphinnans

ELECTORAL DIVISION 42: Lochgelly

ELECTORAL DIVISION 43: Cowdenbeath

ELECTORAL DIVISION 44: Aberdour and Moss-Side

ELECTORAL DIVISION 45: Dalgety Bay

ELECTORAL DIVISION 46: Inverkeithing and North Queensferry

Signed

Ian Lang — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 15th April 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for a change to electoral arrangements for the Fife Region (the Region) as described in the Schedule to the Fife Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (the 1977 Order).

The effect of the proposals is to divide the Region into 46 electoral divisions as described in the Schedule to this Order.

The 1977 Order is revoked by this Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1973 c. 65.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1977/1983.