The Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025

Made: 11th February 2025

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

Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007[^f00001], Shropshire Council (“the Council”) made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England[^f00002] for the related alteration of the boundary between two county electoral divisions within the Council’s area.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations and makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92(3) of that Act.

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025.

• (2) This article comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

• (3) Article 2 (alteration of county electoral division boundary) comes into force—

• (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;

• (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England[^f00003] in 2025.

• (4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

Alteration of county electoral division boundary

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• (1) The area marked B on the map that ceases to be part of the parish of Berrington and becomes part of the parish of Shrewsbury by virtue of that Order, ceases to be part of the Severn Valley county electoral division and becomes part of the Oteley & Reabrook county electoral division.

• (2) In this article, “the map” means the map referred to in the Shropshire (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2025[^f00004] and “the area marked B” is a reference to the area identified on a sheet of that map by way of that letter.

Signed

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

Ailsa Irvine — Chief Executive — Local Government Boundary Commission for England — 11th February 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Explanatory Note

This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Shropshire Council (“the Council”) to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations to the boundary between two county electoral divisions within the Council’s area.

The alteration is as consequence of changes to parish boundaries and warding arrangements under the Shropshire (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2025, which was made by the Council under sections 86 and 240(10) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28). A hard copy of that Order is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND. It is also available online at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/sites/default/files/2025-02/sealed%20order.pdf.

The changes described in article 2 (in relation to county electoral divisions) apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2025.

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

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2007 c. 28. Section 92 was amended by paragraph 32 of Schedule 4 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 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 (“the 2009 Act”). The functions of the Electoral Commission under Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 were transferred under section 60 of the 2009 Act to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on 1st April 2010.

[^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), renumbered by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), and further amended by section 6(16) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

[^f00004]: That Order was made by Shropshire Council on 5th February 2025, and is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND. Such Orders are not required to be made by statutory instrument. It is also available online at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/sites/default/files/2025-02/sealed order.pdf.

Editorial notes

[^key-1ffc49fe5d5d8e2e3713ea768e988e34]: Art. 1 in force at 12.2.2025, see art. 1(2)

[^key-ac8ee9ba7dc21628f19f99362a03b333]: Art. 2 in force at 12.2.2025 for specified purposes, see art. 1(3)(a)

[^key-c618f634181dd6cca7d7f68fbe946036]: Words in art. 2(1) substituted (11.3.2025) by The Shropshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/309), arts. 1(2), 2

[^key-06c06cef7614ee552f66d6d1c91fae16]: Art. 2 in force at 6.5.2025 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)(b)