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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Chichester (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 Chichester;
 “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 Chichester (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 Chichester District Council.
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(1) The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-nine 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 Chichester 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); and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be five.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Selsey 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 3; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward specified in respect of the parish ward in column (2); 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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Chichester District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Chichester (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 Chichester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is revoked, save for article 5.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
28th October 2002Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
14th November 2002Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
14th November 2002Karamjit Sing
Commissioner
19th November 2002Sam Younger
Commissioner
19th November 2002Graham Zellick
Commissioner
28th October 2002
SCHEDULE 1
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Bosham The parishes of Bosham and Chidham 2
Boxgrove The parishes of Boxgrove, Eartham, East Dean, Singleton, Upwaltham and West Dean 1
Bury The parishes of Barlavington, Bignor, Bury, Duncton, East Lavington, Graffham and Sutton 1
Chichester East  3
Chichester North  3
Chichester South  3
Chichester West  2
Donnington The parishes of Appledram and Donnington 1
Easebourne The parishes of Easebourne and Lodsworth 1
East Wittering The parishes of Earnley and East Wittering 2
Fernhurst The parishes of Fernhurst and Linchmere 2
Fishbourne The parish of Fishbourne 1
Funtington The parishes of Compton, Funtington, Marden and Stoughton 1
Harting The parishes of Elsted, Harting, Treyford, and Trotton with Chithurst 1
Lavant The parishes of Lavant and Westhampnett 1
Midhurst The parish of Midhurst 2
North Mundham The parishes of North Mundham and Oving 1
Petworth The parishes of Ebernoe, Fittleworth, Petworth, Stopham and Tillington 2
Plaistow The parishes of Loxwood, Lurgashall, Northchapel and Plaistow 2
Rogate The parishes of Linch, Milland and Rogate 1
Selsey North  3
Selsey South  2
Sidlesham The parishes of Hunston and Sidlesham 1
Southbourne The parishes of Southbourne and West Thorney 3
Stedham The parishes of Bepton, Cocking, Heyshott, Stedham with Iping, West Lavington and Woolbeding 1
Tangmere The parish of Tangmere 1
Westbourne The parish of Westbourne 1
West Wittering The parishes of Birdham, West Itchenor and West Wittering 2
Wisborough Green The parishes of Kirdford and Wisborough Green 1
SCHEDULE 2
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(1) (2)
Name of Ward Area of Ward
East The district ward of Chichester East
North The district ward of Chichester North
South The district ward of Chichester South
West The district ward of Chichester West
SCHEDULE 3
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
North The district ward of Selsey North 8
South The district ward of Selsey South 6