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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of East Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999.
(2) This Order shall come into force–
(a) for the purpose of all proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002;
(b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
(3) In this Order–
 “the district” means the district of East Devon;
 “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; and
 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 East Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999”, 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-two wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
(3) The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes, parish wards, or parishes and parish wards 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 the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.
(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, waterway or 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 Exmouth shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Brixington, Halsdon, Littleham, Town and Withycombe Raleigh; and those wards shall comprise the areas of the wards of the district bearing the names Exmouth Brixington, Exmouth Halsdon, Exmouth Littleham, Exmouth Town and Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh, respectively.
(3) The number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be five.
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(1) The parish of Gittisham shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Gittisham Vale and Gittisham Village.
(2) The Gittisham Vale parish ward shall comprise so much of the district ward of Honiton St Michael’s as comprises the parish of Gittisham and the Gittisham Village parish ward shall comprise so much of the district ward of Feniton and Buckerell as comprises the parish of Gittisham.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Gittisham Vale shall be three and the number of councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Gittisham Village shall be four.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Honiton shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Honiton St Michael’s and Honiton St Paul's.
(3) The Honiton St Michael’s parish ward shall comprise so much of the district ward of Honiton St Michael’s as comprises the parish of Honiton and the Honiton St Paul’s parish ward shall comprise the area of the Honiton St Paul’s district ward.
(4) The number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be nine.
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The District of East Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Beverley Hughes
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
6th September 1999
SCHEDULE
Article 2


(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Description of area Number of councillors
Axminster Rural The parish of Hawkchurch and the parish wards of Raymonds Hill and Weycroft in the parish of Axminster 1
Axminster Town The parish ward of Town in the parish of Axminster 2
Beer and Branscombe The parishes of Beer and Branscombe 1
Broadclyst The parishes of Broad Clyst, Clyst Honiton, Clyst Hydon, Clyst St Lawrence, Poltimore and Rockbeare 2
Budleigh The parishes of Budleigh Salterton and East Budleigh 3
Clyst Valley The parishes of Clyst St George, Clyst St Mary, Farringdon and Sowton 1
Coly Valley The parishes of Colyton, Farway, Northleigh, Offwell, Southleigh and Widworthy 2
Dunkeswell The parishes of Combe Raleigh, Dunkeswell and Sheldon 1
Exe Valley The parishes of Brampford Speke, Huxham, Nether Exe, Rewe, Stoke Canon and Upton Pyne 1
Exmouth Brixington  3
Exmouth Halsdon  3
Exmouth Littleham  3
Exmouth Town  3
Exmouth Withycombe  3
Raleigh  
Feniton and Buckerell  1
Honiton St Michael's  3
Honiton St Paul's  2
Newbridges The parishes of Dalwood, Kilmington, Musbury and Shute 1
Newton Poppleford and Harpford The parish of Newton Poppleford and Harpford 1
Ottery St Mary Rural The parish of Aylesbeare and the parish wards of North, Tipton St John and West Hill in the parish of Ottery St Mary 2
Ottery St Mary Town The parish ward of Town in the parish of Ottery St Mary 2
Otterhead The parishes of Cotleigh, Luppitt, Monkton, Stockland and Upottery 1
Raleigh The parishes of Bicton, Colaton Raleigh and Otterton and the parish ward of Woodbury Salterton in the parish of Woodbury 1
Seaton The parish of Seaton 3
Sidmouth Rural The parish wards of Salcsombe Regis and Sidbury in the parish of Sidmouth 1
Sidmouth Sidford The parish wards of North, Primley and Sidmouth Village in the parish of Sidmouth 3
Sidmouth Town The parish wards of East, South and West in the parish of Sidmouth 3
Tale Vale The parishes of Awliscombe, Broadhembury, Payhembury and Plymtree 1
Trinity The parishes of Axmouth, Combpyne Rousdon and Uplyme 1
Whimple The parishes of Talaton and Whimple 1
Woodbury and Lympstone The parish of Lympstone and the parish wards of Exton and Woodbury in the parish of Woodbury 2
Yarty The parishes of All Saints, Chardstock, Membury and Yarcombe 1