The Moray (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998

Made: 16th 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 Moray (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 Moray Council shall be divided into 26 wards, having the names, contents and boundaries set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE — ELECTORAL WARDS

Ward 1 Elgin – Bishopmill West

Commencing on the River Lossie at NG Ref NJ 1937 6260; then northward in a straight line to the northern boundary of Oak Wood where it meets the eastern boundary of Quarry Wood; then northeastward to the junction of the track and the unclassified road southeast of Woodside Stud; then continuing northeastward along the said track to the B9012 road; then southeastward along the said road to a point in line with the northern boundary of Spynie Hospital; then northeastward in a straight line to the said boundary and the line of a field boundary; then northwestward, northeastward, southeastward and northeastward along the line of field boundaries to NG Ref NJ 2132 6454 and continuing northeastward in a straight line to NG Ref NJ 2183 6479 on Lossiemouth Road; then generally southward along Lossiemouth Road to the junction with North Street; then generally southward along the said street to the River Lossie; then generally westward along the said river to the point of commencement.

Ward 2 Elgin – Bishopmill East

Ward 3 Elgin – Cathedral

Ward 4 Elgin – Central West

Ward 5 New Elgin West

Ward 6 New Elgin East

Ward 7 Forres East

Ward 8 Forres Central

Ward 9 Finderne

Ward 10 Forres West and Altyre

Ward 11 Burghsea

Ward 12 Heldon and Laich

Ward 13 Lossiemouth East

Ward 14 Lossiemouth West

Ward 15 Lhanbryde and Birnie

Ward 16 Innes

Ward 17 Lennox

Ward 18 Buckie West

Ward 19 Buckie Central

Ward 20 Buckie East and Findochty

Ward 21 Rathford

Ward 22 Fife – Keith and Strathisla

Ward 23 Keith

Ward 24 Rural Keith and Rothes

Ward 25 Speyside

Ward 26 Glenlivet

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 16th 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 Moray 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 Moray Council is divided into 26 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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