Northumberland

A review of the number of councillors, electoral divisions and division names for Northumberland County Council
Currently in review

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Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Dates: 8 Dec 2023 - 8 Dec 2023

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 30 Oct 2023

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 2 May 2023 - 10 Jul 2023

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 22 Nov 2022 - 6 Feb 2023

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 22 Nov 2022 - 6 Feb 2023

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 Northumberland because the number of electors per councillor varies a lot across the council.

22 November 2022 We decide how many councillors there should be
22 November - 6 February 2023 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
2 May - 10 July 2023 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
3 October 2023 We publish our recommendations
November 2023 We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
2025 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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Making our recommendation into law

Effective date

The Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was made on 7 February 2024.

Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations

The Draft Northumberland (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was laid in Parliament on 7 December 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 3 October 2023.

As a result of our draft recommendations on new division patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils: Alnwick, Amble, Ashington, Blyth, Choppington, Cramlington, East Bedlington, Hexham, Morpeth, Newbiggin, Ponteland, Prudhoe, Seaton Valley, West Bedlington, and Widdrington Station and Stobswood.

Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of divisions. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change. 

As a result of our draft recommendations on new division patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our revised proposals.

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations on our proposals.   

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Northumberland County Council should have 67 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive

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