The Isle of Wight (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

Made: 28th January 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act.

Citation and commencement

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Isle of Wight (Electoral Changes) Order 2020.

• (2) This article and article 2 come into force on 15th October 2020.

• (3) Articles 3 and 4 come into force—

• (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2020;

• (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England[^f00003] in 2021.

Interpretation

2

• (1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Isle of Wight (Electoral Changes) Order 2020”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England[^f00004].

• (2) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Divisions of the Isle of Wight and number of councillors

3

• (1) The existing electoral divisions of the Isle of Wight are abolished.

• (2) The Isle of Wight is divided into the 39 electoral divisions listed in Schedule 1.

• (3) Each division comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the division.

• (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each division is one.

Wards of the parishes of Cowes, Freshwater, Newport & Carisbrooke, Ryde, Sandown, Shalfleet, Shanklin and Ventnor

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• (1) The existing wards of the following parishes are abolished—

• (a) Cowes;

• (b) Freshwater;

• (c) Newport & Carisbrooke;

• (d) Ryde;

• (e) Sandown;

• (f) Shalfleet;

• (g) Shanklin; and

• (h) Ventnor.

• (2) The parish of Cowes is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of table 1 in Schedule 2.

• (3) The parish of Freshwater is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of table 2 in Schedule 2.

• (4) The parish of Newport & Carisbrooke is divided into the seven parish wards listed in the first column of table 3 in Schedule 2.

• (5) The parish of Ryde is divided into the seven parish wards listed in the first column of table 4 in Schedule 2.

• (6) The parish of Sandown is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of table 5 in Schedule 2.

• (7) The parish of Shalfleet is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of table 6 in Schedule 2.

• (8) The parish of Shanklin is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of table 7 in Schedule 2.

• (9) The parish of Ventnor is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of table 8 in Schedule 2.

• (10) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

• (11) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 2.

SCHEDULE 1 — Electoral divisions of the Isle of Wight

1

Bembridge

2

Binstead & Fishbourne

3

Brading & St Helens

4

Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet

5

Carisbrooke & Gunville

6

Central Rural

7

Chale, Niton & Shorwell

8

Cowes Medina

9

Cowes North

10

Cowes South & Northwood

11

Cowes West & Gurnard

12

East Cowes

13

Fairlee & Whippingham

14

Freshwater North & Yarmouth

15

Freshwater South

16

Haylands & Swanmore

17

Lake North

18

Lake South

19

Mountjoy & Shide

20

Nettlestone & Seaview

21

Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey

22

Newport Central

23

Newport West

24

Osborne

25

Pan & Barton

26

Parkhurst & Hunnyhill

27

Ryde Appley & Elmfield

28

Ryde Monktonmead

29

Ryde North West

30

Ryde South East

31

Ryde West

32

Sandown North

33

Sandown South

34

Shanklin Central

35

Shanklin South

36

Totland & Colwell

37

Ventnor & St Lawrence

38

Wootton Bridge

39

Wroxall, Lowtherville & Bonchurch

SCHEDULE 2 — Names of parish wards and number of councillors

Signed

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Jolyon Jackson — Chief Executive — Local Government Boundary Commission for England — 28th January 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the Isle of Wight following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the Isle of Wight for electoral purposes remains unchanged.

Article 3 abolishes the existing electoral divisions of the Isle of Wight and replaces them with 39 new ones for the purpose of elections held on or after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2021. It establishes the names and areas of the new electoral divisions and the number of councillors for each.

Article 4 makes changes to parish wards which are consequential on the changes made by article 3. The changes to parish wards introduced by article 4 come into force for the purpose of parish elections in 2021.

The area covered by each division or parish ward created by this Order is identified on a map which is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0TL.

The map may also be accessed at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/south-east/isle-of-wight/isle-of-wight.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2009 c. 20.

[^f00002]: The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

[^f00003]: The ordinary day of election of councillors in England is prescribed by section 37(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), as amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and section 6(16) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

[^f00004]: Prints of the map are available for inspection at reasonable times at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0TL. It is also accessible online at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/south-east/isle-of-wight/isle-of-wight.