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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of South Norfolk (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.
2 
In this Order—
 “district” means the district of South Norfolk;
 “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 South Norfolk (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 South Norfolk District Council.
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(1) The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
(2) The district shall be divided into thirty-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 Costessey shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names New Costessey and Old Costessey; 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 eight.
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The parish of Diss 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.
6 
The parish of Roydon 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 Wymondham shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Abbey, Cromwells, Northfields, Rustens and Town; 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.
8 
The number of parish councillors to be elected for the parish of Cringleford shall be eleven, and for the parish of Hethersett shall be thirteen.
9 
South Norfolk District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of South Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
10 
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 South Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 is revoked,save for article 5.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
12th December 2002Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
12th December 2002Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
12th December 2002Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
18th December 2002Sam Younger
Commissioner
12th December 2002Graham Zellick
Commissioner
12th December 2002
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of councillors
Abbey  1
Beck Vale The parishes of Pulham Market, Pulham St Mary and Starston 1
Bressingham and Burston  1
Brooke The parishes of Bergh Apton, Brooke, Howe, Kirstead, Mundham and Seething 1
Bunwell The parishes of Aslacton, Bunwell, Carleton Rode and Tibenham 1
Chedgrave and Thurton The parishes of Ashby St Mary, Carleton St Peter, Chedgrave, Claxton, Langley with Hardley and Thurton 1
Cringleford The parishes of Bawburgh, Colney, Cringleford, Keswick and Little Melton 2
Cromwells  1
Dickleburgh The parishes of Dickleburgh and Rushall, Great Moulton, Tivetshall St Margaret and Tivetshall St Mary 1
Diss  3
Ditchingham and Broome The parishes of Broome, Ditchingham, Hedenham and Thwaite 1
Earsham The parishes of Alburgh, Denton, Earsham, Topcroft and Wortwell 1
Easton The parishes of Barford, Easton, Great Melton, Marlingford and Wramplingham 1
Forncett The parishes of Ashwellthorpe, Forncett and Tacolneston 1
Gillingham The parishes of Ellingham, Geldeston, Gillingham, Hales, Heckingham, Kirby Cane, Raveningham and Stockton 1
Harleston The parish of Redenhall with Harleston 2
Hempnall The parishes of Bedingham, Hempnall, Morningthorpe, Shelton and Woodton 1
Hethersett The parish of Hethersett 2
Hingham and Deopham The parishes of Deopham and Hingham 1
Loddon The parishes of Loddon and Sisland 1
Mulbarton The parishes of Bracon Ash, East Carleton, Ketteringham, Mulbarton and Swardeston 2
New Costessey  2
Newton Flotman The parishes of Flordon, Newton Flotman, Swainsthorpe and Wreningham 1
Northfields  1
Old Costessey  2
Poringland with the Framinghams The parishes of Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot and Poringland 2
Rockland The parishes of Alpington, Bramerton, Hellington, Holverston, Kirby Bedon, Rockland St Mary, Surlingham and Yelverton 1
Roydon  1
Rustens  1
Scole The parishes of Brockdish, Needham and Scole 1
Stoke Holy Cross The parishes of Bixley, Caistor St Edmund, Stoke Holy Cross and Trowse with Newton 1
Stratton The parishes of Long Stratton, Tharston and Hapton, and Wacton 2
Tasburgh The parishes of Saxlingham Nethergate, Shotesham and Tasburgh 1
Thurlton The parishes of Aldeby, Burgh St Peter, Haddiscoe, Norton Subcourse, Thurlton, Toft Monks and Wheatacre 1
Town  1
Wicklewood The parishes of Barnham Broom, Kimberley, Morley, Runhall and Wicklewood 1
SCHEDULE 2
Article 5


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of councillors
Diss Town The district ward of Diss 12
Heywood So much of the district ward of Bressingham and Burston as comprises the parish of Diss 1
SCHEDULE 3
Article 6


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of councillors
East The district ward of Roydon 8
West So much of the district ward of Bressingham and Burston as comprises the parish of Roydon 1