The Dumfries and Galloway (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made: 11th 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 Dumfries and Galloway (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 Dumfries and Galloway Council shall be divided into 47 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Rhins South

Commencing at NG Ref NW 9815 5721 on the western boundary of Dumfries and Galloway Council; then northeastward in a straight line to the junction of the A764 road and an unclassified road leading to Knock and Maize; then northeastward in a straight line to NG Ref NX 0186 5923 on the southern shore of Knockquhassen Reservoir; then generally westward, northward and northeastward along the southern, western and northern shores of the said reservoir to the Crailloch Burn; then generally northeastward and southeastward along the said burn to its confluence with the Piltanton Burn; then southward along the said burn to where it is crossed by an unnamed road at Upper Piltanton Bridge; then generally northeastward along the said road to a minor road leading southeastward to Ochtrelure and Dunbae; then southeastward and northeastward along the said road to and eastward along a track to Spout Wells and an unnamed road leading from Dunbae to the A77 road; then northeastward along the said unnamed road to its junction with the A77 road; then generally southeastward along the said road to its junction with the A716 road; then southeastward along the said road to its junction with the B7077 road; then generally eastward along the said road to its junction with the B7084 road; then southwestward along the said road to its junction with a track leading to a rifle range at NG Ref NX 1191 5402; then southeastward along the said track and continuing southeastward in a straight line to the southern boundary of Dumfries and Galloway Council in Luce Bay; then generally southward, westward and northward along the southern and western boundaries of Dumfries and Galloway Council to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Rhins North

Ward 3 Stranraer North

Ward 4 Stranraer South

Ward 5 Stranraer East

Ward 6 Luce

Ward 7 Whithorn

Ward 8 Wigtown

Ward 9 Cree

Ward 10 Stewartry West

Ward 11 Kirkcudbright – Tarff

Ward 12 Kirkcudbright – Bengairn

Ward 13 Stewartry North

Ward 14 Castle Douglas – Dee

Ward 15 Castle Douglas – Urr

Ward 16 Dalbeattie – Craignair

Ward 17 Dalbeattie – Milton

Ward 18 Criffel

Ward 19 Cairn Valley

Ward 20 Sanquhar and District

Ward 21 Kirkconnel

Ward 22 Mid Nithsdale

Ward 23 Lincluden

Ward 24 Lochside

Ward 25 Palmerston

Ward 26 Maxwelltown

Ward 27 Troqueer

Ward 28 Loreburn

Ward 29 Marchmount

Ward 30 Lochar

Ward 31 Heathhall

Ward 32 Nithsdale East

Ward 33 Georgetown

Ward 34 Lochvale

Ward 35 Caerlaverock

Ward 36 Hoddom and Kinmount

Ward 37 Annan West

Ward 38 Annan Central

Ward 39 Annan East

Ward 40 Chapelcross

Ward 41 Solway Border

Ward 42 Canonbie and Kirtle

Ward 43 Langholm and Upper Eskdale

Ward 44 Dryfe and Lockerbie East

Ward 45 Lockerbie and Upper Annandale

Ward 46 Lochmaben

Ward 47 Moffat

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 11th 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 Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway Council is divided into 47 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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