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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Arun (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 Arun;
 “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 Arun (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 Arun District Council.
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(1) The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into twenty-six 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 Aldwick 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 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 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 Bognor Regis shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Hotham, Marine, Orchard and Pevensey; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, 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 Felpham 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 eight.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Littlehampton shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Beach, Brookfield, Ham, River and Wick with Toddington; each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward shall be three.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Rustington 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 4; 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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The parish 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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Arun District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Arun (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 Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 is revoked, save for article 8.
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
28th October 2002
SCHEDULE 1
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Aldwick East  2
Aldwick West  2
Angmering The parishes of Angmering and Poling 3
Arundel The parishes of Arundel, Burpham, Houghton, Lyminster, South Stoke and Warningcamp 2
Barnham The parishes of Aldingbourne, Barnham and Eastergate 3
Beach  2
Bersted The parish of Bersted 3
Brookfield  2
East Preston with Kingston  3
Felpham East  2
Felpham West  2
Ferring The parish of Ferring 2
Findon The parishes of Clapham, Findon and Patching 1
Ham  2
Hotham  2
Marine  2
Middleton-on-Sea The parish of Middleton-on-Sea 2
Orchard  2
Pagham and Rose Green  3
Pevensey  2
River  2
Rustington East  2
Rustington West  3
Walberton The parishes of Madehurst, Slindon and Walberton 1
Wick with Toddington  2
Yapton  2
SCHEDULE 2
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Aldwick East The district ward of Aldwick East 6
Aldwick West The district ward of Aldwick West 6
Rose Green So much of the district ward of Pagham and Rose Green as comprises part of the parish of Aldwick 2
SCHEDULE 3
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(1) (2)
Name of Ward Area of Ward
Felpham East So much of the district ward of Felpham East as comprises part of the parish of Felpham
Felpham West The district ward of Felpham West
SCHEDULE 4
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Rustington East The district ward of Rustington East 6
Rustington West The district ward of Rustington West 9
West Preston So much of the district ward of East Preston with Kingston as comprises part of the parish of Rustington 1
SCHEDULE 5
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Hoe Lane So much of the district ward of Felpham East as comprises part of the parish of Yapton 1
Yapton Village So much of the district ward of Yapton as comprises part of the parish of Yapton 9