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The Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

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Contents: 7 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application
  3. 2 Interpretation
  4. 3 Divisions of Shropshire and number of councillors
  5. 4 Parish wards of the parishes of Adderley, Albrighton, Atcham, Bicton, Bridgnorth, Donington with Boscobel, Great Hanwood, Ludford, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Pimhill, Shifnal, Shrewsbury, Uffington and Whitchurch Urban, and number of councillors
  6. SCHEDULE 1 Divisions of Shropshire and number of councillors
  7. SCHEDULE 2 Name of parish wards and number of councillors

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7 provisions

Title and introductory text

2024 No. 123 Local Government, England The Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 Made 5th February 2024 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 (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (“the Commission”) published a report dated October 2023 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for Shropshire. 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.

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1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024. (2) This article and article 2 come into force on 15th October 2024. (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 2024; (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2025. (4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

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2 Interpretation

(1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Shropshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024”, held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. (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.

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3 Divisions of Shropshire and number of councillors

(1) The existing divisions of Shropshire are abolished. (2) Shropshire is divided into the 72 divisions listed in the first column of the table in Schedule 1. (3) Each division comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the division. (4) The number of councillors to be elected for each division is the number specified in relation to that division in the second column of the table in Schedule 1.

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4 Parish wards of the parishes of Adderley, Albrighton, Atcham, Bicton, Bridgnorth, Donington with Boscobel, Great Hanwood, Ludford, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Pimhill, Shifnal, Shrewsbury, Uffington and Whitchurch Urban, and number of councillors

(1) The existing parish wards of the parishes of Adderley, Albrighton, Atcham, Bicton, Bridgnorth, Donington with Boscobel, Great Hanwood, Ludford, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Pimhill, Shifnal, Shrewsbury, Uffington and Whitchurch Urban are abolished. (2) The parish of Adderley is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2. (3) The parish of Albrighton is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2. (4) The parish of Atcham is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 3 in Schedule 2. (5) The parish of Bicton is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 4 in Schedule 2. (6) The parish of Bridgnorth is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 5 in Schedule 2. (7) The parish of Donington with Boscobel is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 6 in Schedule 2. (8) The parish of Great Hanwood is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 7 in Schedule 2. (9) The parish of Ludford is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 8 in Schedule 2. (10) The parish of Ludlow is divided into the seven parish wards listed in the first column of Table 9 in Schedule 2. (11) The parish of Market Drayton is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 10 in Schedule 2. (12) The parish of Oswestry is divided into the seven parish wards listed in the first column of Table 11 in Schedule 2. (13) The parish of Pimhill is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 12 in Schedule 2. (14) The parish of Shifnal is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 13 in Schedule 2. (15) The parish of Shrewsbury is divided into the 17 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 14 in Schedule 2. (16) The parish of Uffington is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 15 in Schedule 2. (17) The parish of Whitchurch Urban is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 16 in Schedule 2. (18) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward. (19) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish ward in the second column of the relevant table in Schedule 2.

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SCHEDULE 1 Divisions of Shropshire and number of councillors

Article 3 (1) Name of division | (2) Number of councillors Abbey | 1 Albrighton | 1 Bagley | 1 Battlefield | 1 Bayston Hill | 1 Belle Vue | 1 Bicton Heath | 1 Bishop’s Castle | 1 Bridgnorth Castle | 1 Bridgnorth East | 1 Bridgnorth South & Alveley | 1 Bridgnorth West & Tasley | 1 Broseley | 1 Brown Clee | 1 Burnell | 1 Castlefields & Ditherington | 1 Cheswardine | 1 Chirbury & Worthen | 1 Claverley & Worfield | 1 Clee | 1 Cleobury Mortimer | 1 Clun | 1 Column & Sutton | 1 Copthorne | 1 Corvedale | 1 Craven Arms | 1 Ellesmere Urban | 1 Harlescott | 1 Highley | 1 Hodnet | 1 Llanymynech | 1 Longden | 1 Loton | 1 Ludlow East | 1 Ludlow North | 1 Ludlow South | 1 Market Drayton East & Rural | 1 Market Drayton North | 1 Market Drayton South | 1 Meole | 1 Monkmoor | 1 Much Wenlock | 1 Oswestry North | 1 Oswestry North East | 1 Oswestry South | 1 Oswestry South East | 1 Oteley & Reabrook | 1 Porthill | 1 Prees | 1 Quarry & Coton Hill | 1 Radbrook | 1 Rea Valley | 1 Ruyton & Baschurch | 1 Selattyn & Gobowen | 1 Severn Valley | 1 Shawbury | 1 Shifnal North | 1 Shifnal Rural | 1 Shifnal South | 1 St Martin’s | 2 St Oswald | 1 Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers | 1 Sundorne & Old Heath | 1 Tern | 1 The Meres | 1 The Strettons | 1 Underdale | 1 Wem | 2 Whitchurch North | 1 Whitchurch South | 1 Whitchurch West | 1 Whittington | 1

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SCHEDULE 2 Name of parish wards and number of councillors

Article 4 Table 1 Parish wards of the parish of Adderley (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Adderley Rural | 5 Western Way | 2 Table 2 Parish wards of the parish of Albrighton (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Albrighton Rural | 1 Albrighton Village | 14 Table 3 Parish wards of the parish of Atcham (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Atcham Rural | 3 Hendrick Crescent | 4 Table 4 Parish wards of the parish of Bicton (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Bicton Rural | 6 Bicton Urban | 3 Table 5 Parish wards of the parish of Bridgnorth (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Bridgnorth Castle | 6 Bridgnorth East | 5 Bridgnorth Morfe | 2 Bridgnorth West | 3 Table 6 Parish wards of the parish of Donington with Boscobel (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Boscobel | 1 Cosford | 6 Windsor Road | 3 Table 7 Parish wards of the parish of Great Hanwood (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Hanwood Bank & Hanwood | 8 Upper Edgebold | 1 Table 8 Parish wards of the parish of Ludford (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Ludford Rural | 5 Rockgreen | 2 Table 9 Parish wards of the parish of Ludlow (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Bringewood | 2 Clee View | 2 Corve | 2 Gallows Bank | 3 Hayton | 2 Rockspring | 2 Whitcliffe | 2 Table 10 Parish wards of the parish of Market Drayton (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Market Drayton East | 2 Market Drayton North | 5 Market Drayton South | 5 Table 11 Parish wards of the parish of Oswestry (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Cabin Lane | 2 Cambrian | 2 Carreg Llwyd | 4 Castle | 3 Gatacre | 3 Maserfield | 2 Victoria | 2 Table 12 Parish wards of the parish of Pimhill (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Bomere Heath | 8 Fitz | 2 Leaton | 1 Preston Gubbals | 1 Walford Heath | 1 Table 13 Parish wards of the parish of Shifnal (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Shifnal North | 7 Shifnal Rural | 1 Shifnal South | 7 Table 14 Parish wards of the parish of Shrewsbury (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Abbey | 1 Bagley | 1 Battlefield | 1 Belle Vue | 1 Bowbrook | 1 Castlefields & Ditherington | 1 Column | 1 Copthorne | 1 Harlescott | 1 Meole | 1 Monkmoor | 1 Porthill | 1 Quarry & Coton Hill | 1 Radbrook | 1 Sundorne | 1 Sutton & Reabrook | 1 Underdale | 1 Table 15 Parish wards of the parish of Uffington (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Pimley Manor | 2 Uffington Rural | 3 Table 16 Parish wards of the parish of Whitchurch Urban (1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors Whitchurch North | 6 Whitchurch South | 3 Whitchurch West | 6

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