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Daventry electoral review
Recommendations become law
The Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2012, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new boundaries in Daventry, was made on 24 January 2012 and was published 27 January 2012.
New ward arrangements for Daventry have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections on 2 May 2013.
The order for Daventry can be viewed through the following link: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/160/contents/made
Draft order laid in Parliament
On 2 November 2011 the Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 was laid in draft in Parliament.
To view a copy of the draft order for Daventry click here (PDF)
The draft order if made would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's review of electoral arrangements in Daventry and published on 27 September 2011.
The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Daventry in 2012.
The draft order refers to a map. The map comprises the following sheets:
Final Recommendations on future electoral arrangements in Daventry
On 27 September 2011 we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Daventry. These are available through the links below:
- Final Recommendations for Daventry District Council (PDF)
- Summary of the Report (PDF)
- Read our news release
You can see the maps of the proposed recommended boundaries
Please note: some of these maps may be very large and may take some time to download.
We have now completed our electoral review of Daventry District Council. The changes we have proposed must be approved by Parliament. A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will be laid in Parliament. The draft Order will provide for new electoral arrangements for the council to be implemented at the local elections in 2012.
Opinion Survey
We would like to invite you to participate in our online opinion survey. This survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, in order to identify improvements that can be made. We would be grateful if you could spare some time to complete the survey. Click here to go to the opinion survey.
Stage Three
Draft recommendations
On 29 March 2011 we published our draft recommendations for the further electoral review (FER) of Daventry District Council. Between 29 March and 20 June we invited comments on the ward boundaries in the authority.
Consultation ended on 20 June 2011.
Below are the representations we received:
Local Authority
Daventry District Council submission (PDF) and letter to Max Caller (PDF)
Councillors and Political Groups
Daventry Constituency Conservative Association (PDF)
Daventry Constituency Labour Party (PDF)
Parish and Town Councils
Braunston Parish Council (PDF)
Brixworth Parish Council (PDF)
Hannington Parish Council (PDF)
Lilbourne Parish Council (PDF)
Scaldwell Parish Council (PDF)
West Haddon Parish Council (PDF)
Yelvertoft Parish Council (PDF)
Local Residents
We also received the following submissions after June 20.
Daventry District Council letter to LGBCE (PDF), submission (PDF), map of preferred scheme (PDF), map of considered option (PDF), councillors submissions (PDF),ward size comparisons (PDF), and council size clarification (PDF).
Our draft recommendations can be found using the links below.- Draft recommendations for Daventry District Council (PDF)
- Summary of the report (PDF)
- News release on draft recommendations for Daventry
- Letter sent to the Managing Director of Daventry District Council (PDF)
Maps of the area recommendations:
Please note: some of these maps are very large and may take some time to download.
Stage One
On 28 September 2010, we started the second period of consultation for a pattern of wards for Daventry District Council. Between 28 September and 20 December, we invited comments on the ward boundaries for the authority.
Read our news release
Letter to the Managing Director of Daventry District Council (PDF)
You may find the maps of the parished areas (PDF) and wards (PDF) in Daventry useful. Here are the electoral figures (XLS) for Daventry. We are currently seeking further evidence from the authority to support its 2016 electorate forecast. Therefore, the forecast may be subject to change.
Consultation closed on 20 December 2010.
Below are the submissions we received:
Local authority
Daventry District Council (PDF)
Councillors and Political Groups
Daventry Constituency Party Labour Group (PDF)
Parish and town councils
We received 21 submissions from parish and town councils in Daventry. 17 of these submissions are contained in one PDF document. At the front of the document there is a list of names with internal links to the relevant submissions
All Parish and town councils (PDF)
In addition, we have received submissions from the following parish councils
Braunston Parish Council Submission (PDF) and a survey carried out by the Parish Council (PDF)
West Haddon Parish Council (PDF)
Local organisations
Borough Hill Residents Association (PDF)
Local residents
Preliminary council size consultation
On 20 July 2010 we started the further electoral review (FER) of Daventry District Council. During the six week preliminary stage of the review, we invited proposals for the council size of the council.
Consultation closed 30 August 2010
We only considered comments on council size at this time, and we will consider detailed electoral arrangements for Daventry during two further periods of consultation later in 2010.
Below are the submissions we received:
Daventry District Council (PDF)
Councillors and political groups
Daventry Constituency Labour Party (PDF)
Parish councils
Staverton Parish Council (PDF)
Weedon Bec Parish Council (PDF)
Local organisations
Borough Hill Residents Association (PDF)
Local residents
We produced two different documents to support people where there is an electoral review being conducted in their area:
Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Daventry District Council at the beginning of the review (PDF)