The East Renfrewshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made: 4th December 1998

Coming into force: 1st January 1999

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17(2) and 233(3) of, and Schedule 5 to, 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

This Order may be cited as the East Renfrewshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

Interpretation

2

In the Schedule to this Order–

• (a) a reference to–

• (i) an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and

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

• (b) the following abbreviations are used:–

• “EW” for electoral ward;

• “NG Ref” for National Grid Reference as published on Ordnance Survey Maps.

Electoral arrangements

3

The area of East Renfrewshire Council shall be divided into 20 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Liboside

Commencing at NG Ref NS 4516 5897 on the northern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council where it crosses the Killoch Water; then generally southeastward and eastward along the said water to where it is crossed by an unnamed road at NG Ref NS 4688 5818; then southeastward along the said unnamed road to its junction with Fereneze Road at NG Ref NS 4709 5792; then southeastward and eastward along the said road to and generally southwestward and southward along Station Brae to its junction with Lochlibo Road at NG Ref NS 4725 5747; then northeastward along the said road to and southeastward along Holehouse Brae to its junction with Main Street at NG Ref NS 4759 5702; then northeastward along the said street to and southeastward along Station Road to its junction with Kingston Road at NG Ref NS 4797 5710; then southward along the said road to where it is crossed by the Glasgow/Neilston Railway Line at NG Ref NS 4797 5707; then generally eastward along the said railway line to where it meets the former council boundary of Eastwood District at NG Ref NS 5043 5721; then generally southwestward along the said former council boundary to the southern boundary of East Renfrewshire Council at NG Ref NS 4695 5176; then generally northwestward, northeastward and eastward along the said Council boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Barrhead North

Ward 3 North Neilston and West Arthurlie

Ward 4 Barrhead Central

Ward 5 Barrhead East

Ward 6 Auchenback

Ward 7 Greenfarm

Ward 8 Thornliebank

Ward 9 Giffnock North

Ward 10 Merrylea Park

Ward 11 Netherlee

Ward 12 Crookfur

Ward 13 Giffnock South

Ward 14 Stamperland

Ward 15 Broom

Ward 16 Kirkhill

Ward 17 Clarkston

Ward 18 Busby

Ward 19 Mearns

Ward 20 Eaglesham

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 4th December 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect (with minor modifications of a drafting nature) to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of East Renfrewshire Council. The proposals follow on the review of the whole of Scotland undertaken by the Commission in terms of Schedule 5 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The area of East Renfrewshire Council is divided into 20 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. In terms of paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, the wards apply with effect from the ordinary election of councillors due to take place in May 1999.

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