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(1) This Order may be cited as the Renfrewshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 28th November 2006.
(2) This Order shall apply only for the purposes of elections to be held after the date on which section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 comes into force.
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In this Order–
(a) a reference to an electoral ward is a reference to that electoral ward as constituted in this Order; and
(b) “the deposited data” means the data recorded on the DVD-ROM–
(i) entitled “Renfrewshire (Electoral Arrangements) 2006”; and
(ii) deposited with the Scottish Ministers at their offices at Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.
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(1) The area of Renfrewshire Council shall be divided into 11 electoral wards.
(2) The number and name of an electoral ward is as specified in columns 1 and 2 respectively of the Schedule to this Order.
(3) The number of councillors to be returned for an electoral ward is as specified in the entry in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order corresponding to that electoral ward.
(4) The boundaries of the electoral wards are as described by the deposited data.
TOM McCABE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
17th November 2006
SCHEDULE
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Number of electoral ward Name of electoral ward Number of councillors to be returned
1 Renfrew North 3
2 Renfrew South & Gallowhill 3
3 Paisley East & Ralston 4
4 Paisley North West 4
5 Paisley South 4
6 Paisley South West 4
7 Johnstone South, Elderslie & Howwood 4
8 Johnstone North, Kilbarchan & Lochwinnoch 3
9 Houston, Crosslee & Linwood 4
10 Bishopton, Bridge of Weir & Langbank 3
11 Erskine & Inchinnan 4