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(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001.
(2) This Order shall come into force—
(a) for the purpose of 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—
 “borough” means the borough of East Staffordshire;
 “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made; andany 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 Borough of East Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, 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 borough shall be abolished.
(2) The borough shall be divided into twenty-one 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 an area is not 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, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
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The parish of Outwoods 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 borough 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 parish of Stretton shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the borough 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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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Uttoxeter shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names of Heath and Town; each ward shall comprise the area of the borough ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be eight.
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The District of East Staffordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 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
10th April 2001
SCHEDULE 1
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Abbey The parishes of Croxden, Leigh and Uttoxeter Rural 1
Anglesey  2
Bagots The parishes of Abbots Bromley, Blithfield and Kingstone 1
Branston  3
Brizlincote  2
Burton  1
Churnet The parishes of Denstone and Rocester 1
Crown The parishes of Draycott in the Clay, Hanbury and Marchington 1
Eton Park  2
Heath  2
Horninglow  3
Needwood The parishes of Barton-under-Needwood, Dunstall, Tatenhill and Wychnor 2
Rolleston on Dove The parish of Rolleston on Dove 1
Shobnall  2
Stapenhill  3
Stretton  3
Town  2
Tutbury and Outwoods  2
Weaver The parishes of Ellastone, Mayfield, Okeover, Ramshorn, Stanton and Wootton 1
Winshill  3
Yoxall The parishes of Hoar Cross, Newborough and Yoxall 1
SCHEDULE 2
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Outwoods North So much of the borough ward of Tutbury and Outwoods as comprises the parish of Outwoods 8
Outwoods South So much of the borough ward of Branston as comprises the parish of Outwoods 3
SCHEDULE 3
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Stretton So much of the borough ward of Stretton as comprises part of the parish of Stretton 9
Stretton South Central So much of the borough ward of Horninglow as comprises part of the parish of Stretton 1
Stretton South East So much of the borough ward of Eton Park as comprises part of the parish of Stretton 1