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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of South Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 6th May 1999, except that for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to an election to be held on or after that date this Order shall come into force on 10th October 1998.
(3) In this Order—
 “the district” means the district of South Somerset;
 “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
 any reference to “the map” is a reference to the map prepared by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions marked “Map of the District of South Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994.
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(1) The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into thirty-nine wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 1.
(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of that Schedule by reference to parishes, or, where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of that ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or other similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Chard shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Chard Avishayes, Chard Combe, Chard Crimchard, Chard Holyrood and Chard Jocelyn and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the ward of the district bearing the same name and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Yeovil shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 2; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2) of that Schedule and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be six.
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(1) The parish of East Coker shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3.
(2) The parish wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards of the district, and the numbers of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
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(1) The parish of Huish Episcopi shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4.
(2) The parish wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards of the district, and the numbers of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
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(1) The parish of Mudford shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 5.
(2) The parish wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards of the district, and the numbers of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
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(1) The parish of Stoke sub Hamdon shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 6.
(2) The parish wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards of the district, and the numbers of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
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(1) The parish of West Coker shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 7.
(2) The parish wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards of the district, and the numbers of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be the number specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
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The District of South Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,Department of the Environment,Transport and the Regions
5th October 1998
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2


(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Description of area Number of councillors
Blackdown The parishes of Buckland St Mary, Combe St Nicholas, Wambrook and Whitestaunton 1
Blackmoor Vale The parishes of Abbas and Templecombe, Charlton Horethorne, Compton Pauncefoot, Corton Denham, Henstridge, Holton, Horsington, Maperton and North Cheriton 2
Bruton The parish of Bruton 1
Brympton The parish of Brympton 2
Burrow Hill The parishes of Barrington, Kingsbury Episcopi, Muchelney, Puckington and Stocklinch 1
Camelot The parishes of Marston Magna, Queen Camel, Rimpton, Sparkford and West Camel 1
Cary The parishes of Alford, Ansford, Babcary, Castle Cary, Lovington, North Barrow, North Cadbury, South Barrow, South Cadbury and Yarlington 2
Chard Avishayes  1
Chard Combe  1
Chard Crimchard  1
Chard Holyrood  1
Chard Jocelyn  1
Coker  2
Crewkerne The parishes of Crewkerne and Misterton 3
Curry Rivel The parishes of Curry Rivel and Drayton 1
Eggwood The parishes of Dinnington, Hinton St George and Merriott 1
Hamdon  1
Ilminster The parishes of Ilminster and Whitelackington 2
Islemoor The parishes of Beercrocombe, Curry Mallet, Fivehead, Hambridge and Westport, Ilton, Isle Abbots and Isle Brewers 1
Ivelchester  1
Langport and Huish  1
Martock The parishes of Ash, Long Load and Martock 2
Milborne Port The parish of Milborne Port 1
Neroche The parishes of Ashill, Broadway, Donyatt and Horton 1
Northstone The parishes of Barton St David, Charlton Mackrell, Keinton Mandeville, Kingsdon and Kingweston 1
Parrett The parishes of Chiselborough, East Chinnock, Haselbury Plucknett, North Perrott and West Chinnock 1
St Michael's  1
South Petherton The parishes of Lopen, Seavington St Mary, Seavington St Michael, Shepton Beauchamp and South Petherton 2
Tatworth and Forton The parish of Tatworth and Forton 1
Tower The parishes of Bratton Seymour, Brewham, Charlton Musgrove, Cucklington, Pen Selwood, Pitcombe, Shepton Montague and Stoke Trister 1
Turn Hill  1
Wessex The parishes of Compton Dundon and Somerton 2
Wincanton The parish of Wincanton 2
Windwhistle The parishes of Chaffcombe, Chillington, Cricket St.Thomas, Cudworth, Dowlish Wake, Kingstone, Knowle St Giles, Wayford, West Crewkerne and Winsham 1
Yeovil Central  3
Yeovil East  3
Yeovil South  3
Yeovil West  3
Yeovil Without  3
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4


(1) (2)
Name of ward Description of area
Yeovil Central The Yeovil Central district ward
Yeovil East The Yeovil East district ward
Yeovil West The Yeovil West district ward
Yeovil South Such part of the parish of Yeovil as is within the district ward of Yeovil South
SCHEDULE 3
Article 5


(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Description of area Number of councillors
East Coker Such part of the parish of East Coker as is within the district ward of Coker 11
Wraxhill Such part of the parish of East Coker as is within the district ward of Yeovil South 2
SCHEDULE 4
Article 6


(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Description of area Number of councillors
Huish Episcopi Such part of the parish of Huish Episcopi as is within the district ward of Langport and Huish 8
Wearne and Combe Such part of the parish of Huish Episcopi as is within the district ward of Turn Hill 1
SCHEDULE 5
Article 7


(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Description of area Number of councillors
Mudford Such part of the parish of Mudford as is within the district ward of Ivelchester 5
Mudford Urban Such part of the parish of Mudford as is within the district ward of Yeovil Without 2
SCHEDULE 6
Article 8


(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Description of area Number of councillors
Stanchester Such part of the parish of Stoke sub Hamdon as is within the district ward of St Michael's 1
Stoke sub Hamdon Such part of the parish of Stoke sub Hamdon as is within the district ward of Hamdon 10
SCHEDULE 7
Article 9


(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Description of area Number of councillors
Sampson’s Wood Such part of the parish of West Coker as is within the district ward of Yeovil South 3
West Coker Such part of the parish of West Coker as is within the district ward of Coker 7