
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Borough of Bournemouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
(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.
2 
In this Order—
 “borough” means the borough of Bournemouth;
 “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 marked “Map of the Borough of Bournemouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at—
(a) the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
(b) the offices of Bournemouth Borough Council.
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(1) The existing wards of the borough shall be abolished.
(2) The borough shall be divided into eighteen wards which shall bear the names set out in the Schedule.
(3) The wards shall comprise the areas 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 three.
(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.
4 
Bournemouth Borough Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map of the Borough of Bournemouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
5 
The Electoral Registration Officer for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
6 
The Borough of Bournemouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is revoked, save for article 8.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
11th July 2002Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
11th July 2002Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
11th July 2002Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
11th July 2002Sam Younger
Commissioner
11th July 2002Graham Zellick
Commissioner
11th July 2002
SCHEDULE
Article 3


Name of Ward
Boscombe East
Boscombe West
Central
East Cliff and Springbourne
East Southbourne and Tuckton
Kinson North
Kinson South
Littledown and Iford
Moordown
Queen’s Park
Redhill and Northbourne
Strouden Park
Talbot and Branksome Woods
Throop and Muscliff
Wallisdown and Winton West
Westbourne and West Cliff
West Southbourne
Winton East