uksi/2019/65 — The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2019

2019 No. 65 Local Government, England The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 Made 18th January 2019 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3) Under section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 , Central Bedfordshire Council (“the Council”) made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for the related alteration of the boundaries of district wards within the Council’s area. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations and makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92(3) of that Act. Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2019. 2 This article comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made. 3 Article 2 comes into force— a for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made; b for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2019. Alteration of district ward boundaries 2 Each area that ceases to be part of the parish listed in the first column of the table in the Schedule and becomes part of the parish listed in the corresponding entry in the second column of that table, in consequence of the Central Bedfordshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018 , ceases to be part of the district ward listed in the corresponding entry in the third column of that table and becomes part of the district ward listed in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of that table. Sealed with the seal of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England Jolyon Jackson Chief Executive Local Government Boundary Commission for England 18th January 2019 SCHEDULE Article 2 (1) From parish (2) To parish (3) From district ward (4) To district ward Houghton Conquest Ampthill Houghton Conquest & Haynes Ampthill Moggerhanger Blunham Northill Sandy Caddington Dunstable Caddington Dunstable Manshead Dunstable Houghton Regis Dunstable Northfields Houghton Hall Sandy Moggerhanger Sandy Northill EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order) This Order gives effect to recommendations made by Central Bedfordshire Council to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for related alterations of district ward boundaries. These alterations are a consequence of changes to certain parish boundaries introduced by the Central Bedfordshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018 made under section 86 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 by Central Bedfordshire Council. A hard copy of that Order is available for inspection at reasonable times at the offices of Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5TQ. The changes to district ward boundaries under article 2 apply in respect of elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2019. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.