The Dundee City (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 Dundee City (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 Dundee City Council shall be divided into 29 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Ninewells

Commencing at NG Ref NO 3526 3007 on the western boundary of Dundee City Council; then northwestward along the said Council boundary to a roundabout junction with the A85 road and the A90(T) road; then northeastward along the A90(T) road to and southward along Myrekirk Road to and eastward along South Road to its junction with Buttar’s Loan and a point in line with the rear curtilage of No 31 Overton Gardens; then southward to and southeastward along the said curtilage to and continuing southeastward along the rear curtilages of Nos 33 and 34 Overton Gardens and the western curtilages of Nos 23 and 28 Netherton Terrace to the rear curtilage of No 28 Netherton Terrace; then southward in a straight line to the junction of Arran Drive and Charleston Drive at NG Ref NO 3678 3136; then generally westward along Charleston Drive to and southeastward along Dickson Avenue to a roundabout junction with Ninewells Avenue and Glamis Road; then generally southwestward along Ninewells Avenue to NG Ref NO 3648 3021; then northwestward in a straight line to the eastern boundary of Invergowrie House NG Ref NO 3624 3030; then southward and westward along the eastern and southern boundaries of the said house to a point in line with a track leading to Perth Road at NG Ref NO 3580 3030; then southward to and along the said track to and generally westward along Perth Road to its junction with Riverside Avenue; then southeastward along the said avenue to a railway bridge on the Edinburgh/Aberdeen Railway Line; then southwestward along the said railway line to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Camperdown

Ward 3 Balgay

Ward 4 Lochee West

Ward 5 Riverside

Ward 6 Brackens

Ward 7 Ardler

Ward 8 Balgowan

Ward 9 Claverhouse

Ward 10 Whitfield

Ward 11 Longhaugh

Ward 12 Pitkerro

Ward 13 Douglas

Ward 14 Barnhill

Ward 15 Balgillo

Ward 16 Broughty Ferry

Ward 17 West Ferry

Ward 18 Craigiebank

Ward 19 Strathmartine

Ward 20 Lochee East

Ward 21 Tay Bridges

Ward 22 Logie

Ward 23 Law

Ward 24 East Port

Ward 25 Baxter Park

Ward 26 Hilltown

Ward 27 Bowbridge

Ward 28 Stobswell

Ward 29 Fairmuir

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 to proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland for the future electoral arrangements for the area of Dundee City 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 Dundee City Council is divided into 29 electoral wards as described in the Schedule to the Order. The Order makes minor modifications to the boundaries of Wards 4, 19, 20 and 29 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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