Canterbury
Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections from this date.
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections from this date.
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 Surrey because the number of electors per councillor varies a lot across the council..
| 19 September 2023 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 26 September - 4 December 2023 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 27 February - 6 May 2024 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 30 July 2024 | We publish our recommendations |
| Winter 2024 | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| May 2027 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
Latest Information
Effective date
The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was made on 6 February 2025.
Previous stages
Making our recommendation into law
A draft Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was laid in Parliament on 12 December 2024.
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.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 30 July 2024.
As a result of our final recommendations, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:
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.
As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:
Initial consultation
Initial Consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Canterbury should have 39 councillors.
Effective date
The Canterbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 was made on 16 December 2014.
The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2015 elections.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 12 August 2014.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.