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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Suffolk Coastal (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 Suffolk Coastal;
 “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 Suffolk Coastal (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-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 district of Suffolk Coastal 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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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Felixstowe shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Felixstowe East, Felixstowe North, Felixstowe South, Felixstowe South East and Felixstowe West; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name; and the number of councillors to be elected for each of the parish wards of Felixstowe East, Felixstowe North, Felixstowe South and Felixstowe South East shall be three and for the parish ward of Felixstowe West shall be four.
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(1) The parish of Kesgrave shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Kesgrave East and Kesgrave West; the parish ward of Kesgrave West shall comprise the area of the district ward of the same name, and the Kesgrave East parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
(2) The number of councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Kesgrave East shall be nine and for the parish ward of Kesgrave West shall be six.
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The parish of Martlesham 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 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 Woodbridge shall be abolished.
(2) The parish of Woodbridge shall be divided into four 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 four.
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The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 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
Article 2


(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Area of ward Number of Councillors
Aldeburgh The parishes of Aldeburgh and Aldringham cum Thorpe 2
Earl Soham The parishes of Brandeston, Charsfield, Cretingham, Earl Soham, Easton, Hoo, Kettleburgh, Letheringham and Monewden 1
Farlingaye  1
Felixstowe East  2
Felixstowe North  2
Felixstowe South  2
Felixstowe South East  2
Felixstowe West  3
Framlingham The parishes of Badingham, Dennington, Framlingham and Saxtead 2
Grundisburgh The parishes of Great Bealings, Culpho, Little Bealings and Grundisburgh 1
Hacheston The parishes of Bruisyard, Cransford, Great Glemham, Hacheston, Little Glemham, Marlesford, Parham, Rendham and Swefling 1
Hollesley with Eyke The parishes of Boyton, Butley, Capel St Andrew, Chillesford, Eyke, Hollesley and Wantisden 1
Kesgrave East  3
Kesgrave West  2
Kyson  1
Leiston The parishes of Leiston and Knodishall 3
Martlesham  2
Melton and Ufford The parishes of Melton, Pettistree and Ufford 2
Nacton The parishes of Brightwell, Bucklesham, Foxhall, Hemley, Levington, Nacton, Newbourne, Purdis Farm, Stratton Hall and Waldringfield 2
Orford and Tunstall The parishes of Blaxhall, Gedgrave, Iken, Orford, Sudbourne and Tunstall 1
Otley The parishes of Boulge, Burgh, Bredfield, Clopton, Dallinghoo, Debach, Hasketon and Otley 1
Peasenhall The parishes of Chediston, Cookley, Cratfield, Heveningham, Huntingfield, Linstead Magna, Linstead Parva, Peasenhall, Sibton, Ubbeston and Walpole 1
Rendlesham The parishes of Campsey Ash and Rendlesham 1
Riverside  1
Rushmere St Andrew The parish of Rushmere St Andrew 3
Saxmundham The parishes of Kelsale cum Carlton, Saxmundham and Theberton 2
Seckford  1
Snape The parish of Benhall, Farnham, Friston, Snape, Sternfield and Stratford St Andrew 1
Sutton The parishes of Alderton, Bawdsey, Bromeswell, Ramsholt, Shottisham and Sutton 1
Trimleys with Kirton The parishes of Falkenham, Kirton, Trimley St Martin and Trimley St Mary 3
Walberswick and Wenhaston The parishes of Bramfield, Blythburgh, Thorington, Walberswick, and Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet 1
Wickham Market The parish of Wickham Market 1
Witnesham The parishes of Playford, Tuddenham St Martin, Swilland, Westerfield and Witnesham 1
Yoxford The parishes of Darsham, Dunwich, Middleton, Westleton and Yoxford 1
SCHEDULE 2
Article 6


(1) (2) (3)
Name of ward Area of ward Number of Councillors
Martlesham The district ward of Martlesham 12
Martlesham North So much of the district ward of Riverside as comprises part of the parish of Martlesham  2
Martlesham West So much of the district ward of Kesgrave East as comprises part of the parish of Martlesham  1
SCHEDULE 3
Article 7


(1) (2)
Name of ward Area of ward
Woodbridge Farlingaye The district ward of Farlingaye
Woodbridge Kyson The district ward of Kyson
Woodbridge Riverside So much of the district ward of Riverside as comprises part of the parish of Woodbridge
Woodbridge Seckford The district ward of Seckford