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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Wear Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999.
(2) This Order shall come into force–
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to elections to be held on 1st May 2003, on 10th October 2002;
(b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
(3) In this Order–
 “district” means the district of Wear Valley;
 “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 Wear Valley (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 nineteen 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 and parish wards, or 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 that 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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The parish of Wolsingham shall be divided into two 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 the number specified in respect of the parish ward in column (3) of that Schedule.
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The District of Wear Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Beverley Hughes
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
7th September 1999
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Bishop Auckland Town  2
Cockton Hill  3
Coundon  3
Crook North  1
Crook South  3
Dene Valley  2
Escomb  2
Henknowle  2
Howden  1
Hunwick  1
St John’s Chapel The parish wards of Ireshopeburn, Lanehead, St John’s Chapel, Wearhead and Westgate of the parish of Stanhope 1
Stanhope The parishes of Edmondbyers and Hunstanworth and the parish wards of Eastgate, Frosterley, Rookhope, Stanhope Rural and Stanhope Urban of the parish of Stanhope 2
Tow Law and Stanley  3
West Auckland  3
Wheatbottom and Helmington Row  2
Willington Central  3
Willington West End  1
Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear  2
Woodhouse Close  3
SCHEDULE 2
Article 3


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Thornley So much of the district ward of Tow Law and Stanley as comprises the parish of Wolsingham 1
Wolsingham So much of the district ward of Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear as comprises the parish of Wolsingham 10