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(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Ribble Valley (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 15th October 2002;
(b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
(3) In this Order—
 “borough” means the borough of Ribble Valley;
 “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 for Transport, Local Government and the Regions marked “Map of the Borough of Ribble Valley (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-four 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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(1) The ordinary elections of all councillors of the borough of Ribble Valley shall be held simultaneously on the ordinary day of election of non-metropolitan district councillors in 2003 and every fourth year after 2003.
(2) The term of office of councillors shall be four years; and all councillors shall retire on the day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in the year of retirement and the newly-elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.
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The parish of Billington and Langho 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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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Clitheroe shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Edisford and Low Moor, Littlemoor, Primrose, Salthill and St Mary's; each parish 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 two.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Longridge shall be abolished.
(2) The parish 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 four.
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The Borough of Ribble Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 is hereby revoked.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of Statefor Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Transport,Local Government and the Regions
3rd July 2001
SCHEDULE 1
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(1) Name of Ward (2) Area of Ward (3) Number of Councillors
Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley The parishes of Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley, Bashall Eaves and Dutton 1
Alston and Hothersall  2
Billington and Old Langho  2
Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn The parishes of Bolton-by-Bowland, Bowland Forest Low, Easington, Newton and Slaidburn 1
Chatburn The parishes of Chatburn, Downham and Twiston 1
Chipping The parishes of Bowland Forest High, Bowland-with-Leagram and Chipping 1
Clayton-le-Dale with Ramsgreave The parishes of Clayton-le-Dale, Osbaldeston, Ramsgreave and Salesbury 2
Derby and Thornley  2
Dilworth  2
Edisford and Low Moor  2
Gisburn, Rimington The parishes of Gisburn, Gisburn Forest, Horton, Middop, Newsholme, Paythorne and Rimington 1
Langho  2
Littlemoor  2
Mellor The parishes of Balderstone and Mellor 2
Primrose  2
Read and Simonstone The parishes of Read and Simonstone 2
Ribchester The parish of Ribchester 1
St Mary's  2
Sabden The parish of Sabden 1
Salthill  2
Waddington and West Bradford The parishes of Grindleton, Sawley, Waddington and West Bradford 2
Whalley The parishes of Great Mitton, Little Mitton and Whalley 2
Wilpshire The parish of Wilpshire 2
Wiswell and Pendleton The parishes of Mearley, Pendleton, Wiswell and Worston 1
SCHEDULE 2
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(1) Name of Ward (2) Area of Ward (3) Number of Councillors
Billington and Old Langho The borough ward of Billington and Old Langho 5
Langho So much of the borough ward of Langho as comprises part of the parish of Billington and Langho 4
SCHEDULE 3
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(1) Name of Ward (2) Area of Ward
Alston So much of the borough ward of Alston and Hothersall as comprises part of the parish of Longridge
Derby So much of the borough ward of Derby and Thornley as comprises part of the parish of Longridge
Dilworth The borough ward of Dilworth