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The Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2024

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Title and introductory text

2024 No. 1177 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND The Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 Made 12th November 2024 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2), (3) and (4) 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 May 2024 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for Surrey. 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 Surrey (Electoral Changes) Order 2024. (2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made. (3) Article 3 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 2027. (4) Article 4 comes into force— (a) for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on 15th October 2026; (b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2027. (5) 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 Surrey (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 Surrey and number of councillors

(1) The existing divisions of Surrey are abolished. (2) Surrey is divided into the 81 divisions listed 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 one.

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4 Parish wards of the parishes of Ash, Horley, Witley & Milford and Worplesdon and number of councillors

(1) The existing parish wards of Ash, Horley, Witley & Milford and Worplesdon are abolished. (2) The parish of Ash is divided into the four parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2. (3) The parish of Horley is divided into the five parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2. (4) The parish of Witley & Milford is divided into the three parish wards listed in the first column of Table 3 in Schedule 2. (5) The parish of Worplesdon is divided into the two parish wards listed in the first column of Table 4 in Schedule 2. (6) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward. (7) 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 Surrey

Article 3 Addlestone Ash Ashford Ashtead Bagshot, Windlesham & Chobham Banstead, Woodmansterne & Chipstead Bookham & Fetcham West Camberley East Camberley West & Frimley Caterham Hill Caterham Valley Chertsey Cobham & Oxshott South Cranleigh & Ewhurst Dorking Dorking Hills Dorking Rural Earlswood & Reigate South Egham Englefield Green & Virginia Water Epsom Town & Downs Epsom West Esher, Claygate & Oxshott North Ewell Court, Auriol & Cuddington Ewell Village, Stoneleigh & Nonsuch Farnham Central Farnham North Farnham South Frimley Green & Mytchett Godalming North Godalming South, Milford & Witley Godstone Goldsworth East & Horsell Village Guildford East Guildford North Guildford South East Guildford South West Guildford West Haslemere Heatherside & Parkside Hersham Horley East Horley West, Salfords & Sidlow Horsleys Knaphill & Goldsworth West Laleham & Shepperton Leatherhead & Fetcham East Lightwater, West End & Bisley Lingfield Long Ditton, Hinchley Wood & Weston Green Lower Sunbury & Halliford Merstham & Banstead South Nork & Tattenhams Oxted Redhill East & North Earlswood Redhill West & Meadvale Reigate Shalford Shere Staines Staines South & Ashford West Stanwell, Stanwell Moor & Ashford North Sunbury Common & Ashford Common Tadworth, Walton & Kingswood Thames Ditton & East Molesey The Byfleets Thorpe, Longcross & Ottershaw Walton Walton South & Oatlands Warlingham Waverley Eastern Villages Waverley Western Villages West Ewell West Molesey Weybridge Woking North Woking South Woking South East Woking South West Woodham & New Haw Worplesdon

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Schedule 2 Names of parish wards and number of councillors

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