The Strathclyde Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1993

Made: 7th October 1993

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2)

Now, therefore, in exercise of 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 Strathclyde 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 should 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 published on the monochrome edition of the 1:50,000 First Series Ordnance Survey Maps which were published between 1976 and 1984[^f00002];

• (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;

• “MLWS” for the shoreline at Mean Low Water Springs; and

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

Change of electoral arrangements

3

The existing electoral divisions of the Strathclyde Region shall be abolished and the said Region shall be divided into one hundred and four 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.

Revocations

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Without prejudice to their continuing in effect for the purposes of defining the electoral divisions prior to the coming into force of this Order, the Strathclyde Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979[^f00003] and Articles 2 of the Strathclyde Region (Electoral Arrangements) Amendment Order 1979[^f00004] and of the Strathclyde Region and Clydesdale District (Electoral Arrangements) Amendment Order 1984[^f00005] and Article 3 of the Central and Strathclyde Regions and Stirling District (Croftamie) (Electoral Arrangements) Amendment Order 1983[^f00006] are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE — DESCRIPTIONS OF BOUNDARIES OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS FOR STRATHCLYDE REGION

ARGYLL AND BUTE DISTRICT

Electoral Division 1: Kintyre

Commencing at a point where the A83 road crosses the Abhainn Strathain at Sloc nam Fearna at grid reference NR 8627 7398; then eastward to MLWS, then due eastward to the centre of Loch Fyne; then southeastward along the said loch to and generally southward and northward along the eastern and southern boundaries of Argyll and Bute District and generally northeastward between the Isles of Gigha and Islay and eastward between Gigha and Ardpatrick Point to and through West Loch Tarbert to a point at the head of the loch due south of the junction between the B8024 road and the unclassified road connecting the said road to the A83 road; then due north to and generally northward along the B8024 road and continuing generally northward along the A83 road to the point of commencement.

Note: ED 1 includes the parish of Gigha and Cara and all islands in the parishes of Southend, Campbeltown, Killean and Kilchenzie, Saddell and Skipness, and Kilcalmonell.

Electoral Division 2: Mid Argyll and Islay

Electoral Division 3: Lorn and Mull

Electoral Division 4: Bute and West Cowal

Electoral Division 5: Dunoon and East Cowal

DUMBARTON DISTRICT

Electoral Division 6: Dumbarton

Electoral Division 7: Helensburgh

then generally southeastward along the said boundary and the adjoining field boundary to the northern boundary of Walton Wood; then southeastward and southward along the northern and eastern boundaries of the said wood to the unnamed burn flowing southeastward into Whiteleys Burn; then generally southeastward along the said unnamed burn and Whiteleys Burn to the western boundary of ED 6; then southward along the said ED boundary to the point of commencement.

Electoral Division 8: Vale of Leven

CITY OF GLASGOW DISTRICT

Electoral Division 9: Drumchapel/Blairdardie

Electoral Division 10: Yoker/Knightswood

Electoral Division 11: Jordanhill/Kelvindale

Electoral Division 12: Scotstoun/Broomhill

Electoral Division 13: Hyndland/Hillhead

Electoral Division 14: Woodside/North Kelvinside

Electoral Division 15: Anderston/City

Electoral Division 16: Milton/Possil

Electoral Division 17: Summerston/Maryhill

Electoral Division 18: Carntyne/Robroyston

Electoral Division 19: Royston/Dennistoun

Electoral Division 20: Springburn/Barmulloch

Electoral Division 21: Calton/Dalmarnock

Electoral Division 22: Greenfield/Barlanark

Electoral Division 23: Shettleston/Tollcross

Electoral Division 24: Baillieston/Mount Vernon

Electoral Division 25: Garthamlock/Easterhouse

Electoral Division 26: Govan/Drumoyne

Electoral Division 27: Kingston/Pollokshields

Electoral Division 28: Hillington/Cardonald

Electoral Division 29: Crookston/Mosspark

Electoral Division 30: South Pollok/Arden

Electoral Division 31: Carnwadric/Newlands

Electoral Division 32: Langside/Shawlands

Electoral Division 33: Gorbals/Govanhill

Electoral Division 34: Battlefield/Croftfoot

Electoral Division 35: Toryglen/Kings Park

Electoral Division 36: Castlemilk/Carmunock

Electoral Division 37: Rutherglen/Fernhill

Electoral Division 38: Cambuslang/Halfway

CLYDEBANK DISTRICT

Electoral Division 39: Clydebank/Kilpatrick (South)

Electoral Division 40: Clydebank/Kilpatrick (North)

BEARSDEN AND MILNGAVIE DISTRICT

Electoral Division 41: Milngavie/Kilmardinny

Electoral Division 42: Bearsden

STRATHKELVIN DISTRICT

Electoral Division 43: Kirkintilloch

Electoral Division 44: Strathkelvin North

Electoral Division 45: Bishopbriggs

Electoral Division 46: Chryston

CUMBERNAULD AND KILSYTH DISTRICT

Electoral Division 47: Cumbernauld North

Electoral Division 48: Cumbernauld South

Electoral Division 49: Kilsyth and Condorrat

MONKLANDS DISTRICT

Electoral Division 50: Coatbridge North and East

Electoral Division 51: Coatbridge South

Electoral Division 52: Airdrie North

Electoral Division 53: Airdrie South

MOTHERWELL DISTRICT

Electoral Division 54: Dalziel

Electoral Division 55: Wishaw

Electoral Division 56: Clydevale

Electoral Division 57: Fortissat

Electoral Division 58: Bellshill and Tannochside

Electoral Division 59: North Calder

HAMILTON DISTRICT

Electoral Division 60: Blantyre and Burnbank

Electoral Division 61: Bothwell and Hamilton North

Electoral Division 62: Hamilton West

Electoral Division 63: Hamilton South

Electoral Division 64: Larkhall and Stonehouse

EAST KILBRIDE DISTRICT

Electoral Division 65: Calderwood/St Leonards

Electoral Division 66: Westwood Mains

Electoral Division 67: Murray/Greenhills

Electoral Division 68: Avondale/Hairmyres and Stewartfield

EASTWOOD DISTRICT

Electoral Division 69: Eastwood North

Electoral Division 70: Eastwood South

Electoral Division 71: Eastwood Newton Mearns

CLYDESDALE DISTRICT

Electoral Division 72: Lanark and Lesmahagow

Electoral Division 73: Tinto

Electoral Division 74: Carluke

RENFREW DISTRICT

Electoral Division 75: Linwood and Paisley North

Electoral Division 76: Paisley Gleniffer

Electoral Division 77: Paisley Central

Electoral Division 78: Paisley Abercorn

Electoral Division 79: Barrhead

Electoral Division 80: Johnstone

Electoral Division 81: Renfrew

Electoral Division 82: Gryffe

Electoral Division 83: Bargarran

INVERCLYDE DISTRICT

Electoral Division 84: Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm

Electoral Division 85: Greenock Central East

Electoral Division 86: Greenock South West

Electoral Division 87: Inverclyde West

CUNNINGHAME DISTRICT

Electoral Division 88: Irvine Central

Electoral Division 89: Irvine South

Electoral Division 90: Kilwinning and Stevenston

Electoral Division 91: Garnock Valley

Electoral Division 92: Saltcoats and Ardrossan

Electoral Division 93: Largs, West Kilbride and Arran

KILMARNOCK AND LOUDOUN DISTRICT

Electoral Division 94: Kilmarnock Central

Electoral Division 95: Kilmarnock South

Electoral Division 96: Stewarton and Kilmarnock North

Electoral Division 97: Irvine Valley

KYLE AND CARRICK DISTRICT

Electoral Division 98: Prestwick and North Ayr

Electoral Division 99: Ayr Central

Electoral Division 100: Ayr South, Coylton and Annbank

Electoral Division 101: North Kyle

Electoral Division 102: Carrick

CUMNOCK AND DOON VALLEY DISTRICT

Electoral Division 103: Cumnock

Electoral Division 104: New Cumnock and Doon Valley

Signed

Fraser of Carmyllie — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 7th October 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 the electoral arrangements for the Strathclyde Region (the Region) as described in the Schedule to the Strathclyde Region (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 (the 1979 Order), as amended by the Strathclyde Region (Electoral Arrangements) Amendment Order 1979, the Central and Strathclyde Regions and Stirling District (Croftamie) (Electoral Arrangements) Amendment Order 1983 and the Strathclyde Region and Clydesdale District (Electoral Arrangements) Amendment Order 1984.

Copies of the Ordnance Survey Maps referred to in Article 2(a)(iii) are no longer published by them; but copies of them can be obtained by post, upon payment of a charge, from Ordnance Survey, Old Map Sales, Romsey Road, Southampton SO9 4DH or any Ordnance Survey Network Superplan Agent.

The effect of the proposals is to divide the Region into 104 electoral divisions as described in the Schedule to this Order.

The 1979 Order and the relevant articles of the said Amending Orders are revoked by this Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1973 c. 65.

[^f00002]: These Maps are no longer published by Ordnance Survey; but copies of them can be obtained by post, upon payment of a charge, from Ordnance Survey as specified in the Explanatory Note.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1979/673, as amended by S.I. 1979/1757, 1983/535 and 1984/449.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1979/1757.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1984/449.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1983/535.