Staffordshire County Council electoral review
Recommendations become law
The Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new division boundaries in Staffordshire, was made on 20 March 2012 and published on 23 March 2012.
New electoral division arrangements for Staffordshire have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the next scheduled county elections on 2 May 2013.
The order for Staffordshire can be viewed through the following link: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/875/contents/made
Draft order laid in Parliament
On 30 January 2012 the Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 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 Staffordshire and published 18 October 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 Staffordshire in 2013.
The draft order refers to a map. The map comprises the following sheets:
- Map 1 - Overview (PDF)
- Maps 2a and 2b - Division boundaries in the north of Stafford borough and north-west of Staffordshire Moorlands district (PDF)
- Map 3 - Division boundaries in the east of Newcastle-under-Lyme borough (PDF)
- Map 4 - Division boundaries in the south of Stafford borough (PDF)
- Maps 5a, 5b and 5c - Division boundaries in the east and south east of East Staffordshire borough, and the west of Lichfield district (PDF)
- Map 6 - Division boundaries in the north of Tamworth borough (PDF)
- Maps 7a and 7b - Division boundaries in the south of Tamworth borough and the north east of Cannock Chase district (PDF)
- Map 8 - Division boundaries in the north of South Staffordshire district (PDF)
Final recommendations on future electoral arrangements in Staffordshire
On 18 October 2011 we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Staffordshire. These are available through the links below:
- Final recommendations for Staffordshire County Council (PDF)
- Summary of the report (PDF)
- Read our news release
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Staffordshire County Council (PDF)
You can see the maps of the proposed recommended boundaries below:
- Map 1 - Overview (PDF)
- Maps 2a and 2b - Division boundaries in the north of Stafford borough and north-west of Staffordshire Moorlands district (PDF)
- Map 3 - Division boundaries in the east of Newcastle-under-Lyme borough (PDF)
- Map 4 - Division boundaries in the south of Stafford borough (PDF)
- Maps 5a, 5b and 5c - Division boundaries in the east and south east of East Staffordshire borough, and the west of Lichfield district (PDF)
- Map 6 - Division boundaries in the north of Tamworth borough (PDF)
- Maps 7a and 7b - Division boundaries in the south of Tamworth borough and the north east of Cannock Chase district (PDF)
- Map 8 - Division boundaries in the north of South Staffordshire district (PDF)
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 Staffordshire County 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 2013.
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 24 May 2011 we published our draft recommendations for the further electoral review (FER) of Staffordshire County Council. Between 24 May and 1 August we invited comments on the division boundaries in the authority.
Consultation closed on 1 August 2011.
Below are the representations we received.
Local Authorities
Staffordshire County Council (PDF)
South Staffordshire Council (PDF)
Stafford Borough Council (PDF)
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (PDF)
Councillors, MPs and Political Groups
Staffordshire County Labour Party (PDF)
Stone Constituency Labour Party (PDF)
Parish and Town Councils
Brerton and Ravenhill Parish Council (PDF)
Brindley Heath Parish Council (PDF)
Brown Edge Parish Council (PDF)
Great Wryley Parish Council (PDF)
Hints with Canwell Parish Council (PDF)
Lower Penn Parish Council (PDF)
Penkridge Parish Council (PDF)
Stretton Parish Council submission (PDF) and petition (PDF)
Wombourne Parish Council (PDF)
Local Residents
We received 45 submissions from local residents in Staffordshire and have grouped their submissions into the files below:
Our draft recommendations can be found using the links below.
- Draft recommendations for Staffordshire County Council (PDF)
- Summary of the report (PDF)
- News release on draft recommendations for Staffordshire
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Staffordshire County Council (PDF)
Maps of the area recommendations:
- Map 1 - Overview (PDF)
- Map 2 - the north of Stafford borough and the north west of Staffordshire Moorlands district (PDF)
- Map 3 - the east of Newcastle-under-Lyme borough (PDF)
- Map 4 - the south of Stafford borough (PDF)
- Maps 5a, 5b and 5c - the east and south east of East Staffordshire borough, and the west of Lichfield district (PDF)
- Map 6 - the north of Tamworth borough (PDF)
- Map 7 - the south of Tamworth borough (PDF)
Please note: some of these maps are very large and may take some time to download.
Stage One
On 30 November 2010, we started the second period of consultation for a pattern of divisions for Staffordshire County Council. Between 30 November and 21 February, we are inviting comments on the division boundaries for the authority.
Read our news release
Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Staffordshire County Council (PDF)
Here are the electoral figures (XLS) for Staffordshire.
Consultation closed on 21 February 2011.
Below are the submissions we received:
County Council
Staffordshire County Council full submission (PDF), plus maps of: whole county area (PDF), Cannock Chase district (PDF), East Staffordshire district (PDF), Lichfield district (PDF) , Newcastle-under-Lyme district (PDF), South Staffordshire district (PDF), Stafford district (PDF), Staffordshire Moorlands district (PDF) and Tamworth district (PDF).
Local Authorities
Cannock Chase District Council (PDF), and attached tables (PDF)
Lichfield District Council (PDF)
Stafford Borough Council (PDF)
Councillors, MPs and Political groups
Cllrs Bloomer, Jennings and Francis' submission (PDF), and attached map (PDF)
Burton Labour Party (PDF), and attached spreadsheet (PDF)
Stafford Constituency Labour Party (PDF)
Staffordshire County Labour Party (PDF)
Parish and Town Councils
Kings Bromley Parish Council (PDF)
Lower Penn Parish Council (PDF)
Rolleston-on-Dove Parish Council (PDF)
Shenstone Parish Council (PDF)
Local Residents
Anonymous 2 (PDF) and map (PDF)
Preliminary council size consultation
On 14 September 2010 started an electoral review of Staffordshire County Council. From 14 September 2010 to 25 October 2010 we invited proposals for the council size of the council.
We only considered comments on council size at this time, and we will consider detailed electoral arrangements for Staffordshire during two further periods of consultation later in 2010.
Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Staffordshire County Council (PDF)
Consultation closed on 25 October 2010.
Below are the submissions we received:
Local authority
Staffordshire County Council (PDF)
Councillors, MPs and Political groups
Staffordshire County Labour Group (PDF)
Newcastle-under-Lyme Constituency Labour Party (PDF)
Staffordshire County Council Labour Group (PDF)
Parish councils
Brereton and Ravenhill Parish Council (PDF)
Local organisations
Newcastle Congregational Church (PDF)
Stafford Historical & Civic Society (PDF)
Local residents
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.