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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Blaby (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 Blaby;
 “existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Blaby (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 Blaby District Council; andany reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
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(1) The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into eighteen 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 Blaby shall be abolished.
(2) The parish 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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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Braunstone shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Fosse, Millfield, Ravenhurst and Winstanley; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Ravenhurst parish ward shall be ten, for the Winstanley parish ward shall be five and for each of the Fosse and Millfield parish wards shall be three.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Enderby shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Enderby, St John’s and West Enderby; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Enderby parish ward shall be eight and for each of the St John’s and West Enderby parish wards shall be four.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Glenfields shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Ellis, Faire and Stone; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 3 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for the Ellis parish ward shall be ten, for the Faire parish ward shall be seven and for the Stone parish ward shall be four.
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The parish of Kirby Muxloe 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 existing wards of the parish of Narborough shall be abolished.
(2) The parish 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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The parish of Whetstone shall be divided into two 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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Blaby District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Blaby (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 Blaby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 is revoked, save for article 4.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
28th October 2002Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
14th November 2002Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
14th November 2002Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
19th November 2002Sam Younger
Commissioner
19th November 2002Graham Zellick
Commissioner
19th November 2002
SCHEDULE 1
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Blaby South  2
Cosby with South Whetstone  2
Countesthorpe The parishes of Countesthorpe and Kilby 3
Croft Hill The parishes of Croft, Elmesthorpe and Potters Marston 1
Ellis  2
Enderby and St John's  2
Fairestone  2
Forest  3
Millfield  1
Muxloe  2
Narborough and Littlethorpe  2
Normanton The parishes of Huncote, Leicester Forest West and Thurlaston 1
North Whetstone  2
Pastures  2
Ravenhurst and Fosse  3
Saxondale  3
Stanton and Flamville The parishes of Aston Flamville, Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton and Wigston Parva 3
Winstanley  3
SCHEDULE 2
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Blaby North So much of the district ward of Saxondale as comprises the parish of Blaby 8
Blaby South The district ward of Blaby South 10
SCHEDULE 3
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Hinckley Road So much of the district ward of Forest as comprises the parish of Kirby Muxloe 1
Kirby The district ward of Muxloe 13
SCHEDULE 4
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Narborough and Littlethorpe The district ward of Narborough and Littlethorpe 12
Pastures So much of the district ward of Pastures as comprises the parish of Narborough 7
SCHEDULE 5
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
North Whetstone The district ward of North Whetstone 4
South Whetstone So much of the district ward of Cosby with South Whetstone as comprises the parish of Whetstone 11