The Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 59(9) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; draft to lie for forty days pursuant to section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, during which period either House of Parliament may resolve that the Order be not made.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2022 No. [****]

Local Government, England

The Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022

Made

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Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(1) (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England(2) (“the Commission”) published a report dated February 2022(3) stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the district of Mid Sussex. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations.

A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired since the day on which it was laid and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.

The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act.

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022.

(2) This article and article 2 come into force on 15th October 2022.

(3) Articles 3 and 4 come into force—

(a)for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2022;

(b)for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England(4) in 2023.

(4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England(5).

(2) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.

Wards of the district of Mid Sussex and number of councillors

3.—(1) The existing wards of the district of Mid Sussex are abolished.

(2) The district of Mid Sussex is divided into the 27 wards listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 1.

(3) Each ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the ward.

(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the table in Schedule 1.

Wards of the parishes of Ansty & Staplefield, Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Lindfield Rural and number of councillors

4.—(1) The existing wards of the parishes of Ansty & Staplefield, Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Lindfield Rural are abolished.

(2) The parish of Ansty & Staplefield is divided into the seven parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2.

(3) The parish of Burgess Hill is divided into the 11 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2.

(4) The parish of East Grinstead is divided into the nine parish wards listed in the first column of Table 3 in Schedule 2.

(5) The parish of Haywards Heath is divided into the nine parish wards listed in the first column of Table 4 in Schedule 2.

(6) The parish of Lindfield Rural is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 5 in Schedule 2.

(7) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.

(8) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that ward in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 2.

Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Name

Chief Executive

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

Date

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1Wards of the district of Mid Sussex and numbers of councillors

(1)

Name of ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill2
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South1
Burgess Hill Dunstall2
Burgess Hill Franklands2
Burgess Hill Leylands2
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds2
Burgess Hill St Andrews2
Burgess Hill Victoria1
Copthorne & Worth2
Crawley Down2
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty2
Downland Villages1
East Grinstead Ashplats2
East Grinstead Baldwins1
East Grinstead Herontye1
East Grinstead Imberhorne2
East Grinstead Town2
Handcross & Pease Pottage1
Hassocks3
Haywards Heath Ashenground2
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath2
Haywards Heath Franklands2
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore2
Haywards Heath North1
Hurstpierpoint2
Lindfield2
Lindfield Rural & High Weald2

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2Names of parish wards and numbers of councillors

Table 1

Parish wards of the parish of Ansty & Staplefield

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Ansty2
Brook Street & Borde Hill1
Northern Arc East1
Northern Arc West1
Rocky Lane North2
Rocky Lane South1
Staplefield1

Table 2

Parish wards of the parish of Burgess Hill

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Burgess Hill Dunstall1
Burgess Hill Franklands3
Burgess Hill Gatehouse1
Burgess Hill Hammonds North1
Burgess Hill Leylands2
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds2
Burgess Hill Norman1
Burgess Hill St Andrews3
Burgess Hill St Johns1
Burgess Hill Victoria East2
Burgess Hill Victoria West1

Table 3

Parish wards of the parish of East Grinstead

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

East Grinstead Ashplats North4
East Grinstead Ashplats South1
East Grinstead Baldwins2
East Grinstead Herontye2
East Grinstead Imberhorne4
East Grinstead Sackville1
East Grinstead South1
East Grinstead Town North1
East Grinstead Town South3

Table 4

Parish wards of the parish of Haywards Heath

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Haywards Heath Ashenground2
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath East3
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath West1
Haywards Heath Franklands3
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore3
Haywards Heath Lucastes Boltro1
Haywards Heath North Central1
Haywards Heath North East1
Haywards Heath North West1

Table 5

Parish wards of the parish of Lindfield Rural

(1)

Name of parish ward

(2)

Number of councillors

Scayne’s Hill & Rural4
The Hollow1
Walstead4

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes to electoral arrangements for the district of Mid Sussex following recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The area of the district remains unchanged.

Article 3 abolishes the existing electoral wards of the district of Mid Sussex and replaces them with 27 new ones for the purpose of elections held on or after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2023. It establishes the names and areas of the new electoral wards and the number of councillors for each.

Article 4 makes changes to parish wards that are consequential on the changes made by article 3.

The area covered by each ward created by this Order is identified on a map which is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL.

The map may also be accessed at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/south-east/west-sussex/mid-sussex.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

(2)

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

(3)

The report is available for inspection at reasonable times at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL. It is also accessible online at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/south-east/west-sussex/mid-sussex.

(4)

The ordinary day of election of councillors in England is prescribed by section 37(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), as amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), renumbered by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), and further amended by section 6(16) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

(5)

Prints of the map are available for inspection at reasonable times at the principal office of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 1st Floor, Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL. It is also accessible online at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/south-east/west-sussex/mid-sussex.