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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of South Bucks (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.
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In this Order—
 “district” means the district of South Bucks;
 “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 District of South Bucks (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 South Bucks District Council.
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(1) The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into nineteen 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 existing wards of the parish of Beaconsfield shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Beaconsfield North, Beaconsfield South and Beaconsfield 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 the Beaconsfield North parish ward shall be six and for each of the Beaconsfield South and Beaconsfield West parish wards shall be five.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Burnham shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four 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 Denham 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 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 Farnham Royal shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of Schedule 4; 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 Gerrards Cross 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 5; 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 Iver 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 6; 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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South Bucks District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map of the District of South Bucks (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
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The Electoral Registration Officer for the district 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.
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The District of Beaconsfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 is revoked, save for article 4.
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 1
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Beaconsfield North  3
Beaconsfield South  2
Beaconsfield West  2
Burnham Beeches  1
Burnham Church  3
Burnham Lent Rise  3
Denham North  2
Denham South  2
Dorney and Burnham South  1
Farnham Royal  3
Gerrards Cross East and Denham South West  1
Gerrards Cross North  2
Gerrards Cross South  2
Hedgerley and Fulmer The parishes of Fulmer and Hedgerley 1
Iver Heath  3
Iver Village and Richings Park  3
Stoke Poges  3
Taplow The parish of Taplow 1
Wexham and Iver West  2
SCHEDULE 2
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Burnham Beeches The district ward of Burnham Beeches 3
Burnham Church The district ward of Burnham Church 7
Burnham Lent Rise The district ward of Burnham Lent Rise 8
Burnham South So much of the district ward of Dorney and Burnham South as comprises part of the parish of Burnham 1
SCHEDULE 3
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Denham North The district ward of Denham North 7
Denham South The district ward of Denham South 7
Denham South West So much of the district ward of Gerrards Cross East and Denham South West as comprises part of the parish of Denham 1
SCHEDULE 4
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Farnham Royal North The district ward of Farnham Royal 10
Farnham Royal South So much of the district ward of Stoke Poges as comprises part of the parish of Farnham Royal 1
SCHEDULE 5
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Gerrards Cross East So much of the district ward of Gerrards Cross East and Denham South West as comprises part of the parish of Gerrards Cross 2
Gerrards Cross North The district ward of Gerrards Cross North 5
Gerrards Cross South The district ward of Gerrards Cross South 5
SCHEDULE 6
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Iver Heath The district ward of Iver Heath 6
Iver Village and Richings Park The district ward of Iver Heath and Richings Park 7
Iver West So much of the district ward of Wexham and Iver West as comprises part of the parish of Iver 1