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(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of North Lincolnshire (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 North Lincolnshire;
 “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
 any 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 North Lincolnshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001”, 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 wards of the borough shall be abolished.
(2) The borough shall be divided into seventeen 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 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 parish of Burringham shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Ashby Parkland and Burringham Village; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 2 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the Ashby Parkland parish ward shall be four and for the Burringham Village parish ward shall be six.
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(1) The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Keadby with Althorpe shall be fifteen.
(2) The existing wards of the parish of Keadby with Althorpe shall be abolished.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
4th October 2001
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2

(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Area of ward Number of Councillors
Ashby  3
Axholme Central The parishes of Belton and Epworth 2
Axholme North The parishes of Amcotts, Crowle, Eastoft, Garthorpe and Fockerby, Keadby with Althorpe, and Luddington and Haldenby 2
Axholme South The parishes of Haxey, Owston Ferry, West Butterwick and Wroot 2
Barton The parish of Barton-upon-Humber 3
Bottesford The parish of Bottesford 3
Brigg and Wolds The parishes of Barnetby le Wold, Bonby, Brigg, Elsham, Horkstow, Melton Ross, Saxby All Saints, South Ferriby, Worlaby and Wrawby 3
Broughton and Appleby The parishes of Appleby, Broughton and Roxby cum Risby 2
Brumby  3
Burringham and Gunness The parishes of Burringham and Gunness 1
Burton upon Stather and Winterton The parishes of Alkborough, Burton upon Stather, Flixborough, West Halton, Whitton, Winteringham and Winterton 3
Crosby and Park  3
Ferry The parishes of Barrow upon Humber, Croxton, East Halton, Goxhill, Kirmington, New Holland, North Killingholme, South Killingholme, Thornton Curtis, Ulceby and Wooton 3
Frodingham  2
Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens  3
Ridge The parishes of Cadney, East Butterwick, Hibaldstow, Holme, Kirton in Lindsey, Manton, Messingham, Redbourne and Scawby 3
Town  2