West Somerset electoral review
Recommendations become law
The West Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2011, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new boundaries in West Somerset, was made on 28 January 2011 and was published on 2 February 2011). New ward arrangements for West Somerset have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections on 5 May 2011.
The order for West Somerset can be viewed through the following link:
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/168/contents/made
Draft order laid in Parliament
On 29 November 2010 the West Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 was laid in draft in Parliament.
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 West Somerset and published on 12 October 2010.
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 West Somerset in 2011.
The draft order refers to a map. The map comprises the following sheets:
Final recommendations on future electoral arrangements in West Somerset
Final recommendations
On 12 October 2010 we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in West Somerset . These are available through the links below.
- Final recommendations for West Somerset District Council (PDF)
- Summary of the report (PDF)
- News release on the final recommendations for West Somerset
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of West Somerset District Council (PDF)
Maps of the area recommendations:
Please note: some of these maps may be very large and may take some time to download.
Stage Three
Draft recommendations
On 25 May 2010 we published our draft recommendations for the further electoral review (FER) of West Somerset District Council. These can be found using the links below.
- Draft recommendations for West Somerset District Council (PDF)
- Summary of the report (PDF)
- News release on draft recommendations for West Somerset
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of West Somerset District Council (PDF)
Maps of the area recommendations:
Please note: some of these maps may be very large and may take some time to download.
On 25 May 2010 we began a consultation on our draft recommendations in West Somerset. Between 25 May 2010 and 19 July 2010 we invited comments on the ward boundaries in the authority.
Consultation closed on 19 July 2010.
Below are the representations we received:
Local authority
Councillors
Political groups
West Somerset Labour Party (PDF)
West Somerset Council Conservative Group (PDF)
Parish and town councils
Stage One
On 27 October 2009, we started the further electoral review (FER) of West Somerset Council. Between 27 October and 18 January, we invited comments on the appropriate council size (number of members elected to the district council) and ward boundaries for the authority.
Consultations closed on 18 January 2010
The representations we received are available to view below:
Local authority
Councillors
Parish Councils
Carhampton Parish Council (PDF)
The links below contain more information:
Press release
Letter sent to the Chief Executive of West Somerset Council (PDF)
You may find the electorate figures (XLS) (and their rationale (PDF)) provided by the council and a map of parished areas (PDF) useful. Please also read our advice on how to propose a pattern of wards (PDF).
We produced two different documents to support people where there is an electoral review being conducted in their area:
- Electoral reviews: what they are and how you can get involved (PDF) provides straightforward information for members of the public who want to get involved in the review.
- Electoral reviews: technical guidance (PDF) contains more detailed guidance on the review process and includes details of the legislation that reviews are conducted under.