The London Borough of Islington (Electoral Changes) Order 2020

Made: 10th September 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 London Borough of Islington (Electoral Changes) Order 2020.

• (2) This article and article 2 come into force on 15th October 2021.

• (3) Article 3 comes into force—

• (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2021;

• (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2022[^f00003].

Interpretation

2

• (1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the London Borough of Islington (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.

Wards of the London Borough of Islington and number of councillors

3

• (1) The existing wards of the London Borough of Islington are abolished.

• (2) The London Borough of Islington is divided into the 17 wards listed in the Schedule.

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

• (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is three.

SCHEDULE — Wards of the London Borough of Islington

1

Arsenal

2

Barnsbury

3

Bunhill

4

Caledonian

5

Canonbury

6

Clerkenwell

7

Finsbury Park

8

Highbury

9

Hillrise

10

Holloway

11

Junction

12

Laycock

13

Mildmay

14

St Mary’s & St James’

15

St Peter’s & Canalside

16

Tollington

17

Tufnell Park

Signed

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

Jolyon Jackson — Chief Executive — Local Government Boundary Commission for England — 10th September 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

Article 3 abolishes the existing electoral wards of the London Borough of Islington and replaces them with 17 new ones for the purpose of elections held on or after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2022. It establishes the names and areas of the new electoral wards and that there are to be 3 councillors for each ward.

The area covered by each 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/greater-london/greater-london/islington.

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/greater-london/greater-london/islington.