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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Harborough (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 the day after that on which it is made;
(b) for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
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In this Order—
 “district” means the district of Harborough;
 “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 referred to in the District of Harborough (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 Harborough District Council.
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(1) The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-five 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 Broughton Astley 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 four.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Lutterworth 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 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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Harborough District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Harborough (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 Harborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 is revoked, save for article 8.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
12th October 2002Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
12th October 2002Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
12th October 2002Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
12th October 2002Sam Younger
Commissioner
12th October 2002Graham Zellick
Commissioner
12th October 2002
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Billesdon The parishes of Billesdon, Cranoe, Frisby, Gaulby, Glooston, Goadby, Illston on the Hill, King’s Norton, Noseley, Rolleston, Slawston, Stonton Wyville and Welham 1
Bosworth The parishes of Husbands Bosworth, Knaptoft, Mowsley, North Kilworth and South Kilworth 1
Broughton Astley—Astley  1
Broughton Astley—Broughton  1
Broughton Astley—Primethorpe  1
Broughton Astley—Sutton  1
Dunton The parishes of Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva, Dunton Bassett, Frolesworth and Leire 1
Fleckney The parish of Fleckney 2
Glen The parishes of Burton Overy, Carlton Curlieu, Great Glen, Little Stretton and Wistow 2
Kibworth The parishes of East Langton, Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt, Shangton, Smeeton Westerby, Thorpe Langton, Tur Langton and West Langton 3
Lubenham The parishes of Foxton, Gumley, Laughton, Lubenham, Saddington and Theddingworth 1
Lutterworth Brookfield  1
Lutterworth Orchard  1
Lutterworth Springs  1
Lutterworth Swift  1
Market Harborough—Great Bowden and Arden  3
Market Harborough—Little Bowden  2
Market Harborough—Logan  2
Market Harborough—Welland  3
Misterton The parishes of Catthorpe, Cotesbach, Gilmorton, Misterton with Walcote, Shawell, Swinford, and Westrill and Starmore 1
Nevill The parishes of Allexton, Blaston, Bringhurst, Drayton, Great Easton, Hallaton, Horninghold, Medbourne, Nevill Holt and Stockerston 1
Peatling The parishes of Arnesby, Bruntingthorpe, Kimcote and Walton, Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva, Shearsby and Willoughby Waterleys 1
Thurnby and Houghton The parishes of Houghton on the Hill, Scraptoft, Stoughton, and Thurnby and Bushby 3
Tilton The parishes of Cold Newton, East Norton, Hungarton, Keyham, Launde, Loddington, Lowesby, Marefield, Owston and Newbold, Skeffington, Tilton, Tugby and Keythorpe, and Withcote 1
Ullesthorpe The parishes of Bittesby, Bitteswell, Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva and Ullesthorpe 1
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4

(1) (2)
Name of Ward Area of Ward
Astley The district ward of Broughton Astley—Astley
Broughton The district ward of Broughton Astley—Broughton
Primethorpe The district ward of Broughton Astley—Primethorpe
Sutton The district ward of Broughton Astley—Sutton
SCHEDULE 3
Article 5

(1) (2)
Name of Ward Area of Ward
Brookfield The district ward of Lutterworth Brookfield
Orchard The district ward of Lutterworth Orchard
Springs The district ward of Lutterworth Springs
Swift The district ward of Lutterworth Swift