The Grampian Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1993

Made: 16th 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 Grampian 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 Grampian Region shall be abolished and the said Region shall be divided into fifty-seven 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 Grampian Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978([^f00002]) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE — DESCRIPTIONS OF BOUNDARIES OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS FOR

Electoral Division 1: Elgin North-East

Commencing on the River Lossie in line with the eastern boundary of Quarry Wood, Elgin; then due northward in a straight line to and southeastward and northeastward along the northern boundary of Quarry Wood to the unclassified road past Woodside Stud; then continuing northeastward crossing the said road to and along the track at the northern boundary of the woodland southeast of Woodside Stud to and southeastward along the B9012 road to the northern boundary of Spynie Hospital; then northeastward along the northern boundaries of Spynie Hospital, Bishopmill Quarries and the property known as Woodlands to the track leading to Covesea Road; then continuing northeastward along the said track, passing to the west and north of the properties at the junction with Covesea Road, to and southeastward along Covesea Road to the northern curtilages of properties on the north sides of Argus Place and Esmonde Gardens; then northeastward along the said curtilages to and northward along the rear curtilages of adjoining properties on the west side of Lossiemouth Road to Lossiemouth Road; then northward along Lossiemouth Road to the line of field boundaries leading eastward from grid reference NJ 2183 6479 and passing immediately to the north of Muir of Linksfield; then generally eastward along the said field boundaries to and southward along the access road to Spynie to the unclassified road leading past Linksfield Crossing and Wester Calcots; then generally southeastward and southward along the said road and its prolongation in a straight line to the northern boundary of Kirkhill Wood; then generally southeastward along the northern and eastern boundaries of the said wood to and westward along the River Lossie to its confluence with the Burn of Linkwood; then generally southwestward along the said burn to the bridge carrying the Keith to Elgin railway; then westward along the said railway to where it is crossed by New Elgin Road; then northwestward along New Elgin Road, Moss Street, Commerce Street, Lossie Wynd and continuing in a generally northwestward direction to and along the line of the unnamed 19footpath to the former Bishopmill Bridge over the River Lossie; then generally westward along the said river to the point of commencement.

Electoral Division 2: Elgin South-West

Electoral Division 3: Ernedal

Electoral Division 4: Innes-Heldon

Electoral Division 5: Burghsea

NOTE: ED 5 includes islands in the parishes of Duffus and Drainie

Electoral Division 6: Buckie

Electoral Division 7: Rathford-Lennox

Electoral Division 8: Keith-Strathisla

Electoral Division 9: Speyside-Glenlivet

Electoral Division 10: Deveron

Electoral Division 11: Banff and Portsoy

Electoral Division 12: Lower Deveron and Upper Ythan

Electoral Division 13: Mid Buchan

Electoral Division 14: Peterhead South

Electoral Division 15: Peterhead North

Electoral Division 16: Fraserburgh North

Electoral Division 17: Fraserburgh South

Electoral Division 18: Ugie, Cruden and Boddam

Electoral Division 19: West Gordon

Electoral Division 20: Donside

Electoral Division 21: South Gordon

Electoral Division 22: Kintore and Newmachar

Electoral Division 23: Inverurie

Electoral Division 24: Garioch

Electoral Division 25: East Gordon

Electoral Division 26: Formartine

Electoral Division 27: West Don

Electoral Division 28: Danestone

Electoral Division 29: Middleton

Electoral Division 30: Balgownie

Electoral Division 31: Brimmond

Electoral Division 32: Northfield

Electoral Division 33: Woodside

Electoral Division 34: St Machar

Electoral Division 35: Linksfield

Electoral Division 36: Mastrick

Electoral Division 37: Cairncry

Electoral Division 38: Summerfield

Electoral Division 39: Rosemount

Electoral Division 40: Causewayend

Electoral Division 41: Hazelhead

Electoral Division 42: Rubislaw

Electoral Division 43: St Nicholas

Electoral Division 44: Peterculter

Electoral Division 45: Craigton

Electoral Division 46: Auchinyell

Electoral Division 47: Holburn

Electoral Division 48: Ferryhill

Electoral Division 49: Torry

Electoral Division 50: Kincorth

Electoral Division 51: Nigg

Electoral Division 52: Deeside

Electoral Division 53: Banchory–Ternan

Electoral Division 54: Drumoak–Portlethen

Electoral Division 55: Stonehaven–Fetteresso

Electoral Division 56: Stonehaven–Auchenblae

Electoral Division 57: Mearns

Signed

Ian Lang — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 16th 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 Grampian Region (the Region) as described in the Schedule to the Grampian Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (the 1978 Order).

The effect of the proposals is to divide the Region into 57 electoral divisions as described in the Schedule to this Order.

The 1978 Order is revoked by this Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1973 c. 65.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1978/882.