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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of Mid Sussex (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 Mid Sussex;
 “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 Mid Sussex (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 Mid Sussex 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 and parish wards 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 Burgess Hill shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names Burgess Hill Dunstall, Burgess Hill Franklands, Burgess Hill Leylands, Burgess Hill Meeds, Burgess Hill St Andrews and Burgess Hill Victoria; and 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 Cuckfield Rural shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Ansty, Brook Street and Borde Hill, and Staplefield; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet (7) by reference to the names of the wards and demarcated by orange lines.
(3) The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish ward of Brook Street and Borde Hill shall be one, for the parish ward of Staplefield shall be three and for the parish ward of Ansty shall be five.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of East Grinstead shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into six parish wards which shall bear the names East Grinstead Ashplats, East Grinstead Baldwins, East Grinstead Herontye, East Grinstead Imberhorne, East Grinstead Town and East Grinstead Worsted; the parish wards of East Grinstead Ashplats, East Grinstead Baldwins, East Grinstead Herontye, East Grinstead Imberhorne and East Grinstead Town shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name, and the parish ward of East Grinstead Worsted shall consist of the rest of the parish.
(3) The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish ward of East Grinstead Worsted shall be one, for the parish wards of East Grinstead Baldwins, East Grinstead Herontye, and East Grinstead Town shall be three, and for the parish wards of East Grinstead Ashplats and East Grinstead Imberhorne shall be four.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Haywards Heath shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Haywards Heath Ashenground, Haywards Heath Bentswood, Haywards Heath Franklands, Haywards Heath Heath and Haywards Heath Lucastes; and each parish ward shall comprise the area of the district ward bearing the same name.
(3) The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish wards of Haywards Heath Ashenground, Haywards Heath Franklands, Haywards Heath Heath and Haywards Heath Lucastes parish wards shall be three, and for the parish ward of Haywards Heath Bentswood shall be four.
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The parish of Lindfield Rural 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 parish 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 Slaugham 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 parish 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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Mid Sussex District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of Mid Sussex (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 Mid Sussex (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 is revoked.
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
Ardingly and Balcombe  2
Ashurst Wood  1
Bolney  1
Burgess Hill Dunstall  2
Burgess Hill Franklands  2
Burgess Hill Leylands  2
Burgess Hill Meeds  2
Burgess Hill St Andrews  2
Burgess Hill Victoria  2
Copthorne and Worth The parish ward of Copthorne and Worth of the parish of Worth 2
Crawley Down and Turners Hill The parish ward of Crawley Down of the parish of Worth and the parish of Turners Hill 3
Cuckfield The parishes of Cuckfield and Cuckfield Rural 2
East Grinstead Ashplats  2
East Grinstead Baldwins  2
East Grinstead Herontye  2
East Grinstead Imberhorne  2
East Grinstead Town  2
Hassocks The parish of Hassocks 3
Haywards Heath Ashenground  2
Haywards Heath Bentswood  2
Haywards Heath Franklands  2
Haywards Heath Heath  2
Haywards Heath Lucastes  2
High Weald  2
Hurstpierpoint and Downs The parish of Fulking, the parish of Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common, and the parishes of Newtimber, Poynings and Pyecombe 3
Lindfield  3
SCHEDULE 2
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Lindfield Rural East So much of the district ward of High Weald as comprises the parish of Lindfield Rural 4
Lindfield Rural West So much of the district ward of Lindfield as comprises the parish of Lindfield Rural 5
SCHEDULE 3
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(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Handcross and Pease Pottage So much of the district ward of Ardingly and Balcombe as comprises the parish of Slaugham 10
Slaugham and Warninglid So much of the district ward of Bolney as comprises the parish of Slaugham 3