About principal area boundary reviews
We may undertake principal area boundary reviews (PABR's) of the external boundary of a district or county either at the request of the Department for Communities and Local Government, at the request of a local council or on our own initiative.
Current PABRs
The LGBCE is currently conducting principal area boundary reviews (PABR's) in
East Hertfordshire & Stevenage and Northumberland & Gateshead
Visit the above pages for more information.
The Commission recently completed a PABR in St Albans & Welwyn Hatfield.
Guidance for PABRs
PABR: technical guidance (PDF) - this guidance introduces a new programme of boundary reviews to deal with the external boundaries of local authorities: from clearing up minor anomalies to whole-council mergers.
In November 2010, the LGBCE consulted all principal local authorities in England about the new guidance and put forward a series of proposals to shorten review timetables. The guidance, published on 24 May 2011, will be effective for all future PABRs and electoral reviews. Click here to read both consultation papers and responses.
Records and Resources
We hold a record of all boundary reviews conducted by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England between 1972 and 1992, when that organisation was replaced by the Local Government Commission for England.
Details of these reviews are now available on the Records and Resources page.