Derbyshire electoral review
The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Derbyshire County Council to deliver electoral equality for voters in local elections. The aim of the review is to recommend division boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of electors. At present, some councillors represent many more, or fewer, electors than other elected members elsewhere in the county which means the value of your vote varies depending on where you live in Derbyshire.
Our review aims to ensure that each Derbyshire councillor represents roughly the same number of voters and that division boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities.
Draft Recommendations
On 2 April 2012 we published our draft recommendations for the further electoral review (FER) of Derbyshire County Council. These can be found using the links below.
- Draft recommendations for Derbyshire County Council (PDF)
- Summary of the report (PDF)
- News release on draft recommendations for Derbyshire
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Derbyshire County Council (PDF)
Maps of the area recommendations:
- Sheet 1 - Overview (PDF)
- Sheet 2 - Map 2a Dronfield town, Map 2b Chesterfield town (PDF)
- Sheet 3 - Map 3a Eckington, Map 3b Staveley (PDF)
- Sheet 4 - Map 4a Old Bolsover, Map 4b Grassmoor and North Wingfield (PDF)
- Sheet 5 - Map 5a South Normanton, Map 5b Condor, Map5c Ilkeston town, Map 5d Hartlington Upper Quarter (PDF)
- Sheet 6 - Map 6a Ockbrook and Borrowash, Map 6b Long Eaton, Map 6c Swadlincote town (PDF)
Please note: some of these maps are very large and may take some time to download.
To make a submission to the Derbyshire electoral review, you can use our online submissions form, via email to reviews@lgbce.org.uk or write to us at the following address:
The Review Officer (Derbyshire) Local Government Boundary Commission for England Layden House 76-86 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG
Further Information Gathering
On 9 August 2011 the Commission launched a period of information gathering with Derbyshire County Council. From 9 August 2011 to 6 December 2011 we invited Derbyshire County Council and members of the council to provide information to develop a new pattern of division arrangements for Derbyshire.
Below are the submissions we received:
The letter sent the Chief Executive of Derbyshire (PDF) provides details of the Commission's decision on council size and these Electoral figures (XLS) show the electorate in Derbyshire.
Preliminary Council Size
Following preliminary discussions with Derbyshire County Council, we recieved two submission on council size.
The Commission was minded to recommend a council size of 64 for Derbyshire.
You may wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance (PDF), which contains detailed guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.