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(1) This Order may be cited as the District of North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2003.
(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 North 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 North 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 North 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-four 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 Cromer shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Cromer Town and Suffield Park; 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 Fakenham 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 eight.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of North Walsham shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names North Walsham East, North Walsham North and North Walsham West; 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 the parish wards of North Walsham North and North Walsham West shall be five, and for the parish ward of North Walsham East shall be six.
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(1) The existing wards of the parish of Sheringham shall be abolished.
(2) The parish shall be divided into two parish wards which shall bear the names Sheringham North and Sheringham South; 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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North Norfolk District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map referred to in the District of North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2003” 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 North Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 is revoked, save for article 5.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
23rd January 2003Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
23rd January 2003Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
23rd January 2003Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
23rd January 2003Sam Younger
Commissioner
23rd January 2003Graham Zellick
Commissioner
27th January 2003
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3


(1) (2) (3)
Name of Ward Area of Ward Number of Councillors
Astley The parishes of Briningham, Fulmodeston, Hindolveston, Melton Constable, Swanton Novers, Thurning and Wood Norton 1
Briston The parish of Briston 1
Chaucer The parishes of Beeston Regis, East Beckham, Gresham, Matlask, Sustead, Upper Sheringham and West Beckham 1
Corpusty The parishes of Baconsthorpe, Bodham, Corpusty, Edgefield, Hempstead, Itteringham, Little Barningham and Plumstead 1
Cromer Town  2
Erpingham The parishes of Alby with Thwaite, Aldborough, Colby, Erpingham, Hanworth, Ingworth and Wickmere 1
Glaven Valley The parishes of Blakeney, Brinton, Field Dalling, Letheringsett with Glandford, Morston, Stody, Thornage and Wiveton 1
Gaunt The parishes of Antingham, Gimingham, Knapton, Swafield and Trunch 1
Happisburgh The parishes of Dilham, Happisburgh, Honing and Witton 1
High Heath The parishes of Cley next the Sea, High Kelling, Kelling, Salthouse and Weybourne 1
Holt The parish of Holt 2
Hoveton The parishes of Ashmanhaugh and Hoveton 1
Lancaster North  2
Lancaster South  2
Mundesley The parishes of Bacton, Mundesley and Paston 2
North Walsham East  2
North Walsham North  2
North Walsham West  2
Poppyland The parishes of Northrepps, Overstrand, Sidestrand and Trimingham 1
Priory The parishes of Binham, Hindringham, Holkham, Langham, Stiffkey, Warham and Wells-next-the-Sea 2
Roughton The parishes of Felbrigg, Roughton, Southrepps and Thorpe Market 1
Scottow The parishes of Scottow, Sloley, Smallburgh and Tunstead 1
Sheringham North  2
Sheringham South  2
St Benet The parishes of Barton Turf, Horning and Neatishead 1
Stalham and Sutton The parishes of Stalham and Sutton 2
Suffield Park  2
The Raynhams The parishes of Dunton, Helhoughton, Hempton, Pudding Norton, Raynham and Tattersett 1
The Runtons The parishes of Aylmerton and Runton 1
Walsingham The parishes of Barsham, Great Snoring, Sculthorpe, Walsingham and Wighton 1
Waterside The parishes of Catfield, Hickling, Ludham and Potter Heigham 2
Waxham The parishes of Brumstead, East Ruston, Horsey, Ingham, Lessingham and Sea Palling 1
Wensum The parishes of Gunthorpe, Kettlestone, Little Snoring, Ryburgh, Stibbard and Thursford 1
Worstead The parishes of Felmingham, Skeyton, Suffield, Swanton Abbott, Westwick and Worstead 1
SCHEDULE 2
Article 5


(1) (2)
Name of Ward Area of Ward
Fakenham North The district ward of Lancaster North
Fakenham South The district ward of Lancaster South