The Aberdeenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made: 21st 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 Aberdeenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st January 1999.

Interpretation

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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 Aberdeenshire Council shall be divided into 68 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Durn

Commencing at NG Ref NJ 5232 6764 on the northern boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally eastward along the said Council boundary to the mouth of the Burn of Boyne at NG Ref NJ 6165 6607; then generally southwestward along the said burn to its confluence with the Bicker Burn at NG Ref NJ 5899 5934; then generally southeastward along the said burn to a drain at NG Ref NJ 6017 5832; then southeastward and southwestward along the said drain to a point in line with a drain on Reidside Moss at NG Ref NJ 6004 5707; then northwestward to and along the said drain to its confluence with the Park Burn at NG Ref NJ 5916 5798; then southward along the said burn to where it is crossed by the B9023 road at NG Ref NJ 5911 5727; then generally northwestward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5874 5755; then southwestward to and southwestward and westward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5850 5751; then southward and southwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5827 5697; then southward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5823 5644; then westward and northwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5800 5661; then southwestward and northwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5786 5650; then southwestward along the said field boundary and its prolongation in a straight line to a footpath at NG Ref NJ 5751 5615; then northwestward along the said path and its prolongation in a straight line to the northeastern boundary of a field at NG Ref NJ 5726 5626; then northwestward and southeastward along the northeastern and south eastern boundaries of the said field and its continuation in a straight line to a point on an unnamed road at NG Ref NJ 5710 5613; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to an unnamed road leading passed a property known as Auldtown; then generally westward along the said unnamed road to and northwestward along an unnamed road leading to the A95 road to a point in line with a drain at NG Ref NJ 5643 5564; then generally northward along the said drain to where it is crossed by the A95 road; then southwestward along the said road to and northwestward and northeastward along the B9022 road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5680 5799; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to a track at NG Ref NJ 5616 5750; then southwestward along the said track to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5508 5702; then southwestward to and along the said field boundary to the western boundary of Aberdeenshire Council; then generally northwestward along the said Council boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Banff West and Boyndie

then southwestward along the said field boundary to where it meets a drain at NG Ref NJ 6477 5610; then southwestward along the said drain to where it is crossed by an unnamed road leading to the A97 road; then southwestward along the said road to its junction with a track at NG Ref NJ 6436 5581; then southwestward along the said track and its prolongation in a straight line to the Rosy Burn at NG Ref NJ 6412 5512; then generally westward and northwestward along the said burn to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6258 5639; then northwestward along the said field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 6223 5652; then northeastward and northwestward along the said field boundary to a drain at NG Ref NJ 6238 5683; then northwestward along the said drain and its prolongation in a straight line to the source of the Reidside Burn; then northwestward, westward and southwestward along the said burn to its confluence with a drain at NG Ref NJ 6053 5635; then northwestward along the said drain and its prolongation in a straight line to a drain at NG Ref NJ 5988 5660; then northeastward along the said drain to the eastern boundary of EW 1; then generally northeastward, northwestward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 3 Banff

Ward 4 Aberchirder

Ward 5 Macduff

Ward 6 Gamrie-King Edward

Ward 7 Buchan North

then southeastward along the said drain to where it is crossed by a track leading to a property known as Lawcairn; then westward along the said track to and southwestward along an unnamed road to where it meets an unnamed road at NG Ref NJ 8829 5902; then northwestward along the said unnamed road to where it meets an unnamed road at NG Ref NJ 8805 5904; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to and southeastward along an access road to a property known as West Craigmaud to a point in line with the northern boundary of the said property; then generally eastward, southward and westward along the northern, eastern and southern boundaries of the said property to and southeastward along an access road to West Craigmaud to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 8808 5848; then southwestward and southward along the said field boundary to the Gonar Burn; then generally northwestward and southwestward along the said burn to and northwestward along the Glasslaw Burn to where it meets a drain at NG Ref NJ 8641 5848; then southwestward along the said drain to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 8609 5803; then southeastward along the said field boundary to an unnamed road leading passed a property known as Garvelside; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to where it crosses a drain at NG Ref NJ 8597 5788; then southeastward and southward along the said drain to and across the Gonar Burn to and generally southeastward and southwestward along a drain to a track leading passed a property known as Stewartfield NG Ref NJ 8595 5751; then southwestward, southward, eastward and southward along the said track to the A98 (T) road; then westward along the said road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 8590 5682; then southward to and generally southward along the said field boundary to a drain at NG Ref NJ 8594 5616; then eastward, southward and eastward along a drain to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 8624 5585; then southeastward to and along the said field boundary to and continuing southeastward along the western boundary of a property known as Backhill to an access road to the said property; then southward along the said access road to and southwestward along an unnamed road leading to a property known as Hindhillock to a point in line with a drain at NG Ref NJ 8588 5525; then southwestward to and southwestward, westward and northwestward along the said drain to its confluence with the Red Burn; then southwestward along the said burn to the eastern boundary of EW 6; then generally northward, northwestward and northeastward along the said EW boundary to the point of commencement.

Ward 8 Fraserburgh West

Ward 9 Fraserburgh North

Ward 10 Fraserburgh East

Ward 11 Fraserburgh South

Ward 12 Buchan North East

Ward 13 South Buchan

Ward 14 Central Buchan

Ward 15 Lonmay and St Fergus

Ward 16 Mintlaw-Old Deer

Ward 17 Mintlaw-Longside

Ward 18 Boddam-Inverugie

Ward 19 Blackhouse

Ward 20 Buchanhaven

Ward 21 Peterhead Central-Roanheads

Ward 22 Clerkhill

Ward 23 Dales-Towerhill

Ward 24 Cruden

Ward 25 Turriff West

Ward 26 Turriff East

Ward 27 Upper Ythan

Ward 28 Fyvie-Methlick

Ward 29 Tarves

Ward 30 Ythan

Ward 31 Ellon Town

Ward 32 Logie Buchan

Ward 33 Meldrum

Ward 34 Udny-Slains

Ward 35 Belhelvie

Ward 36 Insch

then northwestward along the said field boundary to and northeastward along the Temple Stripe burn to NG Ref NJ 6144 2756; then northeastward in a straight line to NG Ref NJ 6146 2757; then northwestward in a straight line to NG Ref NJ 6145 2761 on the Aberdeen/Inverness railway line; then northwestward along the said railway line to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5806 2954; then northeastward to and along the said field boundary to an access track to Wardhead; then southeastward along the said access track to and northward, eastward and southward along the western, northern and eastern curtilages of Wardhead to an access track at NG Ref NJ 5830 2980; then southeastward along the said access track to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5849 2968; then northeastward to and along the said field boundary to and northeastward along an unnamed burn to a drain at NG Ref NJ 5879 3034; then northeastward along the said drain to and across an unnamed road leading passed a property known as Coldhome, to and southeastward along a field boundary to an access road at NG Ref NJ 5907 3077; then northwestward along the said access road to NG Ref NJ 5888 3111; then eastward to and northwestward along a field boundary to an unnamed road leading passed a property known as Brankston; then southwestward along the said unnamed road to a point in line with a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5882 3128; then northwestward to and along the said field boundary to and northwestward and northeastward along a field boundary to a field boundary at NG Ref NJ 5836 3271; then northeastward in a straight line to and northeastward and northward along the Burn of Stodfold to the point of commencement.

Ward 37 Chapel and Gadie

Ward 38 Inverurie North

Ward 39 Inverurie Central

Ward 40 Inverurie South and Port Elphinstone

Ward 41 Kintore and Keithhall

Ward 42 Newmachar and Fintray

Ward 43 Kemnay

Ward 44 Echt

Ward 45 Kinellar and Westhill North

Ward 46 Westhill Central

Ward 47 Elrick

Ward 48 Huntly West

Ward 49 Huntly East

Ward 50 Strathbogie

Ward 51 Donside and Cromar

Ward 52 Alford

Ward 53 Upper Deeside

Ward 54 Aboyne

Ward 55 Mid Deeside

Ward 56 Banchory West

Ward 57 Banchory East and Crathes

Ward 58 Lower Deeside

Ward 59 Portlethen North

Ward 60 Portlethen South

Ward 61 Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore

Ward 62 Stonehaven North and Fetteresso

Ward 63 Stonehaven Central

Ward 64 Stonehaven South

Ward 65 Mearns North

Ward 66 Mearns Central

Ward 67 Inverbervie, Gourdon and Johnshaven

Ward 68 Mearns South

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 21st 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 Aberdeenshire 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 Aberdeenshire Council is divided into 68 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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