Harlow
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Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Dates: 23 May 2023 - 14 Jul 2023
Previous stages
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Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Dates: 4 Apr 2022 - 4 Apr 2022
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We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Dates: 4 Oct 2022 - 12 Dec 2022
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We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Dates: 10 May 2022 - 18 Jul 2022
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We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Dates: 10 May 2022 - 18 Jul 2022
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
We are carrying out an electoral review of Harlow because it has been a long time since the last review and the number of electors per councillor varies a lot across the council.
| 25 April 2022 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 10 May - 18 July 2022 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 4 October - 12 December 2022 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 4 April 2023 | We publish our recommendations |
| May 2023 | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| May 2024 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
Visit our 'How reviews work' pages for more information on the review process.
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Making our recommendation into law
Our recommendations have become law
The Harlow (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was made on 14 July 2023.
Officers within the council will now make sure the new arrangements are in place for elections held after May 2024.
Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations
A Draft Harlow (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was laid in Parliament on 23 May 2023.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Previous stages
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 4 April 2023.
Consultation on proposals
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Initial consultation
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Harlow Council should have 33 councillors.
Previous Reviews
Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive