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(1) This Order may be cited as the County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000.
(2) This article and articles 2 and 4 shall come into force—
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 3rd May 2001, on 10th October 2000;
(b) for all other purposes, on 3rd May 2001.
(3) Article 3 of this Order shall come into force—
(a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election of a parish councillor for the parish of Gainsborough to be held on 6th May 2004, on 10th October 2003;
(b) for all other purposes, on 6th May 2004.
(4) In this Order—
 “county” means the county of Lincolnshire;
 “existing”, in relation to a division or ward, means the division or ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;references to wards, unless the context otherwise requires, are references to borough, city and district wards in the county;
 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 County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 27 of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994; and
 any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
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(1) The existing divisions of the county shall be abolished.
(2) The county shall be divided into seventy-seven divisions which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
(3) The divisions shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to wards, or wards and parishes or, where no area is so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the division and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each division shall be one.
(4) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse 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 Gainsborough shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Gainsborough East, Gainsborough North-East, Gainsborough North-West and Gainsborough South-West; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Gainsborough East parish ward shall be six, for each of the Gainsborough North-West and Gainsborough South-West parish wards shall be five, and for the Gainsborough North-East parish ward shall be two.
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The County of Lincolnshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 and article 4 of the District of West Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 are hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
11th September 2000
SCHEDULE
article 2


(1) (2)
Name of Division Area of Division
 In the borough of Boston
Boston Coastal The Coastal, Old Leake and Wrangle wards
Boston East The Central, Pilgrim and Skirbeck wards
Boston Fishtoft The Fishtoft and North wards
Boston North West The Fenside and Witham wards and the parishes of Amber Hill and Holland Fen-with-Brothertoft
Boston Rural The Five Village and Kirton wards and the parish of Swineshead
Boston South The Frampton and Holme, South, and Wyberton wards
Boston West The Staniland North, Staniland South, and West wards
 In the district of East Lindsey
Alford and Sutton The Alford, Sutton on Sea North and Sutton on Sea South wards
Horncastle and Tetford The Horncastle and Tetford wards and the parishes of Aswardby, Brinkhill, Harrington, Haugh, Hundleby, Langton by Spilsby, Mavis Enderby, Raithby, Sausthorpe, South Ormsby cum Ketsby, South Thoresby and Swaby
Ingoldmells Rural The Chapel St Leonards, Ingoldmells and Willoughby with Sloothby wards and the parishes of Ashby with Scremby, Dalby, Partney, Skendleby and Ulceby with Fordington
Louth Marsh The Grimoldby, Marshchapel, North Somercotes and Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven wards
Louth North The North Holme, St James' and St Margaret’s wards
Louth Rural North The Holton le Clay, North Thoresby and Tetney wards
Louth South The Priory, St Mary's, St Michael’s and Trinity wards
Louth Wolds The Binbrook, Legbourne, Ludford and Withern with Stain wards
Mablethorpe The Mablethorpe Central, Mablethorpe East, Mablethorpe North and Trusthorpe and Mablethorpe South wards
Skegness North The St Clement’s and Winthorpe wards
Skegness South The Scarbrough and Seacroft wards
Spilsby Fen The Halton Holegate, Sibsey, Spilsby and Stickney wards
Tattershall Castle The Coningsby and Tattershall, Frithville and Mareham le Fen wards
Wainfleet and Burgh The Burgh le Marsh, Croft and Wainfleet and Friskney wards
Woodhall Spa and Wragby The Roughton, Woodhall Spa and Wragby wards
 In the city of Lincoln
Lincoln Birchwood The Birchwood ward
Lincoln Boultham The Boultham ward
Lincoln Bracebridge The Bracebridge ward
Lincoln East
Lincoln Glebe The Glebe ward
Lincoln Hartsholme The Hartsholme ward
Lincoln Moorland The Moorland ward
Lincoln North
Lincoln Park The Park ward
Lincoln West
 In the district of North Kesteven
Bassingham Rural The Bassingham and Brant Broughton wards and the parishes of Eagle and Swinethorpe, Leadenham, North Scarle, Thorpe on the Hill, Welbourn and Wellingore
Billinghay and Metheringham The Billinghay and Martin wards and the parish of Metheringham
Bracebridge Heath and Waddington The Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East and Waddington West wards
Branston and Navenby The Branston and Mere ward and the parishes of Boothby Graffoe, Coleby, Dunston, Harmston, Navenby and Nocton
Heighington and Washingborough The Heighington and Washingborough ward
Hykeham Forum The North Hykeham Forum, North Hykeham Moor and North Hykeham Witham wards
Ruskington and Cranwell The Ashby de la Launde, Cranwell and Byard’s Leap and Ruskington wards
Skellingthorpe and Hykeham South The North Hykeham Memorial, North Hykeham Mill and Skellingthorpe wards and the parish of Doddington and Whisby
Sleaford The Sleaford Holdingham, Sleaford Mareham, Sleaford Navigation and Sleaford Westholme wards
Sleaford Rural South The Heckington Rural, Kyme and Osbournby wards
Sleaford West and Leasingham The Leasingham and Roxholm, Sleaford Castle and Sleaford Quarrington wards
 In the district of South Holland
Crowland and Whaplode The Crowland, Holbeach St John’s and Whaplode wards
Donington Rural The Donington, Gosberton Village and Surfleet wards
Holbeach The Holbeach Hurn and Holbeach Town wards
Holbeach Rural The Fleet, Gedney and The Saints wards and the parishes of Lutton and Tydd St Mary
Spalding East and Moulton The Spalding St Paul’s and Weston and Moulton wards
Spalding Elloe The Deeping St Nicholas, Pinchbeck and Spalding Castle wards
Spalding South The Spalding St John’s and Spalding St Mary’s wards
Spalding West The Spalding Monks House and Spalding Wygate wards
Sutton Elloe The Sutton Bridge ward and the parishes of Little Sutton and Long Sutton
 In the district of South Kesteven
Bourne Abbey The Bourne East and Ringstone wards
Bourne Castle The Bourne West and Thurlby wards
Colsterworth Rural The Forest, Isaac Newton and Morkery wards
Deeping St James The Deeping St James ward
Folkingham Rural The Aveland, Glen Eden, Lincrest and Toller wards
Grantham Barrowby The Barrowby and Earlesfield wards
Grantham East The Belmont and Harrowby wards
Grantham North The Ermine, Peascliffe and St Wulfram’s wards
Grantham North West The Green Hill and Greyfriars wards
Grantham South The Grantham St John’s and St Anne’s wards
Hough The Heath, Loveden, Saxonwell and Witham Valley wards
Market and West Deeping The Market and West Deeping ward and the parish of Langtoft
Stamford North The All Saints and St George’s wards
Stamford Rural The Hillsides and St Mary’s wards and the parishes of Barholm and Stowe, Baston, Tallington and Uffington
Stamford West The Stamford St John’s ward
 In the district of West Lindsey
Ancholme Cliff The Hemswell, Middle Rasen and Waddingham and Spital wards
Bardney and Cherry Willingham The Bardney, Cherry Willingham and Fiskerton wards
Gainsborough Hill
Gainsborough Rural South The Lea, Scampton, Stow and Torksey wards
Gainsborough Trent
Market Rasen Wolds The Market Rasen and Wold View wards
Nettleham and Saxilby The Nettleham and Saxilby wards
North Wolds The Caistor, Kelsey and Yarborough wards
Scotter Rural The Scotter and Thonock wards
Welton Rural The Dunholme, Sudbrooke and Welton wards