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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Mid Suffolk (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—
 “district” means the district of Mid Suffolk;
 “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 District of Mid Suffolk (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 district shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into thirty 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 district of Mid Suffolk 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 fourth 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 Combs 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 parish of Haughley shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 3; 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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(1) The wards of the parish of Stowmarket 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 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 five.
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The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is hereby revoked.
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 December 2001
SCHEDULE 1
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Bacton and Old Newton The parishes of Bacton, Gipping and Old Newton with Dagworth 1
Badwell Ash The parishes of Badwell Ash, Finningham, Great Ashfield, Hunston, Langham, Stowlangtoft, Westhorpe and Wyverstone 1
Barking and Somersham The parishes of Barking, Baylham, Nettlestead, Offton, Somersham and Willisham 1
Bramford and Blakenham The parishes of Bramford, Flowton, Great Blakenham and Little Blakenham 2
Claydon and Barham The parishes of Akenham, Barham, Claydon, Hemingstone, Henley and Whitton 2
Debenham The parishes of Aspall, Debenham and Winston 1
Elmswell and Norton The parishes of Elmswell, Norton and Tostock 2
Eye The parish of Eye 1
Fressingfield The parishes of Fressingfield, Mendham, Metfield and Weybread 1
Gislingham The parishes of Burgate, Gislingham, Mellis, Thornham Magna, Thornham Parva and Wortham 1
Haughley and Wetherden  1
Helmingham and Coddenham The parishes of Ashbocking, Coddenham, Crowfield, Gosbeck, Framsden, Helmingham and Pettaugh 1
Hoxne The parishes of Athelington, Denham, Horham, Hoxne, Redlingfield, Syleham and Wingfield 1
Mendlesham The parishes of Cotton, Mendlesham and Wickham Skeith 1
Needham Market The parishes of Needham Market and Badley 2
Onehouse The parishes of Buxhall, Great Finborough, Harleston, Onehouse and Shelland 1
Palgrave The parishes of Brome and Oakley, Palgrave, Stuston, Thrandeston and Yaxley 1
Rattlesden The parishes of Drinkstone, Felsham, Gedding and Rattlesden 1
Rickinghall and Walsham The parishes of Botesdale, Hinderclay, Redgrave, Rickinghall Inferior, Rickinghall Superior, Walsham-le-Willows and Wattisfield 2
Ringshall  1
Stowmarket Central  2
Stowmarket North  3
Stowmarket South  2
Stowupland The parishes of Creeting St Peter or West Creeting and Stowupland 1
Stradbroke and Laxfield The parishes of Laxfield, Stradbroke and Wilby 1
The Stonhams The parishes of Creeting St Mary, Stonham Aspal, Stonham Earl and Stonham Parva 1
Thurston and Hessett The parishes of Beyton, Hessett and Thurston 2
Wetheringsett The parishes of Braiseworth, Mickfield, Occold, Stoke Ash, Thorndon, Thwaite and Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford 1
Woolpit The parish of Woolpit 1
Worlingworth The parishes of Ashfield-cum-Thorpe, Bedfield, Bedingfield, Brundish, Kenton, Monk Soham, Rishangles, Southold, Tannington and Worlingworth 1
SCHEDULE 2
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Combs North So much of the district ward of Stowmarket South as comprises part of the parish of Combs 2
Combs South So much of the district ward of Ringshall as comprises part of the parish of Combs 7
SCHEDULE 3
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Haughley North So much of the district ward of Haughley and Wetherden as comprises part of the parish of Haughley 14
Haughley South So much of the district ward of Stowmarket North as comprises part of the parish of Haughley 1
SCHEDULE 4
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(1) (2)
Name of Ward Area of Ward
Central The district ward of Stowmarket Central
North So much of the district ward of Stowmarket North as comprises part of the parish of Stowmarket
South So much of the district ward of Stowmarket South as comprises part of the parish of Stowmarket