The Scottish Borders (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 Scottish Borders (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

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The area of Scottish Borders Council shall be divided into 34 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Eyemouth and District South

Commencing at NG Ref NT 9560 6260 at Fancove Head on the eastern boundary of Scottish Borders Council area; then westward to NG Ref NT 9400 6260 at the Eye Water; then generally southwestward along the said water to NG Ref NT 9336 6124; then southeastward in a straight line to NG Ref NT 9350 6087 on the Edinburgh to London railway line; then northeastward along the said railway line to NG Ref NT 9405 6106 at the unclassified road leading to Flemington Farm; then generally southeastward and southwestward along the said road to NG Ref NT 9390 6000 at its junction with the unclassified road to Ayton; then generally southeastward along the said road to NG Ref NT 9442 5914 at the unclassified road from Lamberton Moor to Bastleridge; then generally westward along the unnamed road leading to Prenderguest to its junction with an unnamed road at NG Ref NT 9322 5899 and southeastward along the said unnamed road leading to Foulden Hill to NG Ref NT 9340 5858; then southwestward in a straight line to NG Ref NT 9170 5820 on the unnamed road leading from Whiterig to Moorpark; then southeastward along the said road to the track leading to Moor Park Farm; then generally northwestward along the said track to NG Ref NT 9057 5797 at the B6355 road; then northeastward in a straight line to NG Ref NT 9076 6024 at the Horn Burn; then generally eastward along the said burn to its confluence with the Eye Water; then generally northwestward along the said water to NG Ref NT 8996 6204; then northward along an unnamed tributary to where it is crossed by the A1(T) road; then northwestward in a straight line to NG Ref NT 8942 6431 at the Ale Water; then generally southeastward along the said water to NG Ref NT 9154 6344 at the unclassified road south of Alemill; then generally eastward and northeastward along the said road to NG Ref NT 9375 6421 at its junction with the A1107 and B6355 roads and Northburn Road; then northeastward along Northburn Road to NG Ref NT 9432 6445 on the southern curtilage of the property known as No 62 Northburn Road; then northward along the eastern curtilage of the said property continuing northward, eastward and northeastward along the eastern curtilages of the properties in North Street to NG Ref NT 9433 6453 on the eastern boundary of Scottish Borders Council area; then generally southward along the said boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Chirnside and District

Ward 3 Coldstream and District

Ward 4 Duns and District South

Ward 5 Duns and District North

Ward 6 Eyemouth and District North

Ward 7 Kelso and District North

Ward 8 Kelso Central

Ward 9 Kelso and District South

Ward 10 Jedburgh and District East

Ward 11 Jedburgh and District West

Ward 12 Hermitage

then generally northwestward along the said track to and northeastward along the said unnamed road to the southern curtilage of Orchard Farm; then southeastward and northeastward along the southern and eastern curtilages of Orchard Farm and its prolongation in a straight line to a point NG Ref NT 5243 1490 to an unnamed road; then northeastward, northwestward and northeastward along the said unnamed road to a point in line with the western curtilage of the property known as Firden located on the south side of the said unnamed road; then southeastward and northeastward along the western and southern curtilages of the said property to the A6088 road; then generally southeastward along the A6088 road to the point where it is crossed by The Dean Burn and the western boundary of EW 11; then generally southwestward, southeastward, northeastward and southeastward along the said boundary to the southern boundary of the Scottish Borders Council area; then generally southwestward and northwestward along the said boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 13 Burnfoot and Mansfield

Ward 14 Silverbuthall

Ward 15 Weensland

Ward 16 Teviot and Central

Ward 17 Wilton

Ward 18 Galawater and Lauderdale

Ward 19 Earlston, Gordon and District

Ward 20 Melrose and District

Ward 21 Scott’s View

Ward 22 Alewater and Denholm

Ward 23 Old Selkirk

Ward 24 Forest

Ward 25 Netherdale

Ward 26 Lower Langlee and Tweedbank

Ward 27 Upper Langlee and Ladhope

Ward 28 Kilnknowe and Clovenfords

Ward 29 Mossilee and Central

Ward 30 Innerleithen and Walkerburn

Ward 31 Peebles and District South

Ward 32 Peebles and District East

Ward 33 Peebles and Upper Tweed

Ward 34 West Linton and District

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 to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Scottish Borders 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 Scottish Borders Council is divided into 34 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. The Order makes minor modifications to the boundaries of Wards 22 and 23 as compared to the proposals submitted to the Secretary of State by the Commission. 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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