A new pattern of wards is being developed for Lancaster City Council.
Wednesday, 5th May 2021, 12:30 pm
Current wards in Lancaster City Council. Credit: contains Ordnance Survey data (c) Crown copyright and database rights 2020
The Local Government Boundary Commission has decided that the number of councillors in Lancaster should be 60, the same as now.
The Local Government Boundary Commission wants to hear what residents and organisations think about their local area. A ten week consultation on the proposals will run until July 12 2021.
The Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It is reviewing Lancaster City Council to make sure councillors represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements help the council work effectively. It wants to be sure that its proposals reflect community ties and identities.
A new pattern of wards is being developed for Oldham Council.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided that the number of councillors in Oldham should be 60, the same as now.
The Local Government Boundary Commission wants to hear what residents and organisations think about their local area. A ten-week consultation on the proposals will run until 16 March 2021.
The Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It s reviewing Oldham Council to make sure councillors represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements help the council work effectively. It also wants to be sure that its proposals reflect community ties and identities.
Bury Council set the budget for 2019/20 at a meeting on February 20 A NEW pattern of electoral wards is being developed for Bury Council, and residents are being invited to give their views. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided that the number of councillors on Bury Council should be 51, the same as now. The Commission wants to hear what residents and organisations think about the political map in their local area. A ten-week consultation on the proposals begins today and will run until March 16, 2021. The Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It is reviewing Bury Council to make sure councillors represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements help the council work effectively. It wants to be sure that its proposals reflect community ties and identities.
Further south, most of what is now the Ascot ward becomes Swinley Forest ward. Crowthorne stays as Crowthorne, albeit with some slight boundary changes. Little Sandhurst and Wellington and Central Sandhurst are mostly combined to create a single Sandhurst ward. And finally, Owlsmoor and College Town currently two separate wards are almost entirely amalgamated to create a single ward. Publishing the recommendations, Professor Colin Mellors, Chair of the Commission, said: “We are very grateful to people in Bracknell Forest. We looked at all the views they gave us. They helped us improve our earlier proposals. “We believe the new arrangements will guarantee electoral fairness while maintaining local ties.”