Electoral Review
Bedford Borough Review of
Warding Arrangements
The Local Government Boundary Commission
for England has now published its decisions on the future
Warding Arrangements for the Borough of Bedford. We must await
the necessary Orders to be adopted by Parliament for the decisions
to be implemented, the intention is that the Commission's decisions
will be in place for the elections to be held next year to the
Borough Council.
For more information, including a summary of their report as
well as maps, please click
here to see the relevant page on the Local Government Boundary
Commission for England's website.
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Previous stages of the
Electoral Review
In July 2010 Bedford Borough Council issued
its response to the Local Government Boundary Commission for
England’s Draft Recommendations detailed below.
To view the Council’s submission, please
follow the link below:
Council's
Response to the LGBCE's Draft Recommendations
The Council also submitted the document below
with its submission:
Representations
from Parish Councils and Residents
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The Local Government Boundary Commission for
England, formerly the Boundary Committee for England, has issued
draft recommendations for the review of ward boundaries within the
Borough of Bedford which started in August 2009.
These recommendations are based on the
acceptance by the LGBCE for the Council to have 40 elected
Councillors; allocated as 20 Councillors for Bedford Town, 5 Councillors for
Kempston Town and 15
Councillors for the rural areas of the Borough.
The view the draft recommendations, please follow the link
below:
Draft
recommendations from the Local Government Boundary Commission for
England for Bedford
Prior to this stage of the electoral review,
the Borough Council submitted the following in support of its
proposals on the overall number of Councillors to represent the
Borough and on the Warding Arrangements.
Bedford Borough Council's submission to the Boundary
Committee concerning Council size can be viewed below:
Submission
on Council Size for Electoral Review of Bedford Borough
Council
Bedford Borough Council's submission to the Boundary
Committee concerning Warding Arrangements can be viewed
below:
Submission
on Warding Arrangements for Electoral Review of Bedford Borough
Council
The Council also submitted the document below
with its submissions:
Representations
from Parish Councils
For further information about the electoral review visit:
http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/eastern/bedfordshire
Background
Information
Below are details of the electorate following the Annual Canvass
in 2008 for each existing Borough Ward and Parish in the
Borough. In addition to the overall Borough Ward and Parish
electorate there are details of the constituent Polling Districts
and Parishes (and if relevant Parish Wards). This information
has been provided to the Boundary Committee for England and will be
used by the Borough Council in the process of establishing
appropriate ward arrangements for the future. Five year
projections from the figures shown can be viewed below and
also have been presented to the Boundary Committee. Apart
from the Boundary Committee and the Council, anyone else is free to
use the information below.
Existing
Electoral Arrangements
Parish
Electoral Arrangements
Polling
Districts Five-year Projections
Current Ward and Polling
District Maps for Bedford Borough
Brickhill
Bromham
Carlton
Castle
Cauldwell
Clapham
De
Parys
Eastcotts
Goldington
Great
Barford
Harpur
Harrold
Kempston
East
Kempston
North
Kempston
South
Kingsbrook
Newnham
Oakley
Putnoe
Queens
Park
Riseley
Roxton
Sharnbrook
Turvey
Wilshamstead
Wootton