The Lothian Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1993

Made: 27th 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 Lothian 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 expedient of defining a line beyond Mean Low Water Springs has been adopted to apportion islands to the appropriate electoral division; and

• (c) 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 Lothian Region shall be abolished and the said Region shall be divided into forty-nine 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 Lothian Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978([^f00002]) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE — DESCRIPTIONS OF BOUNDARIES OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS FOR

Electoral Division 1: Linlithgow/Winchburgh

Commencing on the northern boundary of Lothian Region and West Lothian District at the northwestern boundary of the said district; then generally eastward along the northern boundary of the said region and district to and generally southward along the eastern boundary of West Lothian District to the Union Canal at grid reference NT 0929 7335; then northwestward in a straight line to grid reference NT 0798 7399 on the eastern boundary of the former parish of Ecclesmachan; then northwestward on the said former parish boundary to grid reference NT 0769 7424 where the prolongation of the track leading to Glendevon Cottages intersects the said former parish boundary on the unclassified road to the west of Fauchledean; then northeastward on the said track to where it intersects the dismantled railway passing south of Glendevon Cottages; then generally northwestward and northeastward on the said dismantled railway to its intersection with the northern boundary of the former parish of Ecclesmachan on an unnamed burn; then generally northwestward, westward, southward and westward on the said former parish boundary to the Ecclesmachan burn at grid reference NT 0328 7393; then northwestward along the property boundary to and generally northwestward along the track and road leading to and past Ochiltree Mill to its junction with an unclassified road; then northward along the said unclassified road to its junction with the unclassified road southwest of Wester Ochiltree; then generally westward and southwestward passing to the south of property known as Riccarton and westward to the junction of the unclassified road east of the property known as Ferniebank; then southward and southwestward along said road to where it meets the Crinkle Burn on the northwest edge of Ballencrieff Reservoir at grid reference NS 9788 7108; then generally westward along said burn to its confluence with Couston Water; then generally northwestward along the said water to wherethe Couston Water is crossed by the A801 road; then northward along the said A801 road past Avoncrook on the west to where it crosses the Brunton Burn; then generally northwestward along the said burn to its confluence with the River Avon and the western boundary of Lothian Region and West Lothian District north of Crawhill Farm; then generally northeastward along the said western boundary of Lothian Region and West Lothian District to the point of commencement.

Electoral Division 2: Bathgate West/Armadale

Electoral Division 3: Whitburn

Electoral Division 4: Bathgate East/Blackburn

Electoral Division 5: Deans/Knightsridge

Electoral Division 6: Craigshill/Ladywell

Electoral Division 7: Dedridge/West Calder

Electoral Division 8: Broxburn/Uphall

Electoral Division 9: Murieston/East Calder

Electoral Division 10: Balerno/Baberton

Electoral Division 11: Queensferry/Kirkliston

Electoral Division 12: Cramond/Blackhall

Electoral Division 13: Drylaw/Muirhouse

Electoral Division 14: Granton/Pilton

Electoral Division 15: Trinity/Newhaven

Electoral Division 16: Corstorphine North

Electoral Division 17: Murrayfield/Dean

Electoral Division 18: New Town/Stockbridge

Electoral Division 19: Calton/Broughton

Electoral Division 20: Lorne/Harbour

Electoral Division 21: Corstorphine South

Electoral Division 22: Longstone/Craiglockhart

Electoral Division 23: Moat/Stenhouse

Electoral Division 24: Dalry/Shandon

Electoral Division 25: Fountainbridge/Tollcross

Electoral Division 26: St Giles'/Holyrood

Electoral Division 27: Meadowbank/Mountcastle

Electoral Division 28: Links/Restalrig

Electoral Division 29: Portobello/Milton

Electoral Division 30: S ighthill/Broomhouse

Electoral Division 31: Colinton/Firrhill

Electoral Division 32: Merchiston/Morningside

Electoral Division 33: Sciennes/Marchmont

Electoral Division 34: Prestonfield/Mayfield

Electoral Division 35: Braidburn/Fairmilehead

Electoral Division 36: Alnwickhill/Kaimes

Electoral Division 37: Inch/Gilmerton

Electoral Division 38: Craigmillar/Duddingston

Electoral Division 39: Penicuik

Electoral Division 40: Loanhead

Electoral Division 41: Bonnyrigg/Newtongrange

Electoral Division 42: Dalkeith

Electoral Division 43: Mayfield/Gorebridge

Electoral Division 44: Musselburgh/Fisherrow

Electoral Division 45: Preston/Levenhall

Electoral Division 46: Fa'side

Electoral Division 47: Luffness

Note: ED47 includes islands in the former parish of Dirleton.

Electoral Division 48: Haddington

Electoral Division 49: Tantallon

Signed

Ian Lang — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 27th 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 the change of electoral arrangements for the Lothian Region (the Region) as described in the Schedule to the Lothian Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (the 1978 Order).

The effect of the proposals is to divide the Region into 49 electoral divisions as described in the Schedule to the Order.

The 1978 Order is revoked by this Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1973 c. 65.