Coventry

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Coventry City Council
Currently in review

Latest Information

Effective date

New arrangements apply to elections after this date.

Dates: 12 Nov 2024

Previous stages

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Dates: 5 Sep 2024

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 14 May 2024

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

Dates: 31 Oct 2023 - 22 Jan 2024

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

Dates: 23 May 2023 - 31 Jul 2023

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 16 May 2023 - 16 May 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 Coventry because it has been a long time since the last review and and the number of electors per councillor varies a lot across the council.

16 May 2023 We decide how many councillors there should be
23 May 2023 - 31 July 2023 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
31 October 2023 - 22 January 2024 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
14 May 2024  We publish our recommendations
5 September 2024 We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2026 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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Latest Information

Effective date

The Coventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was made in Parliament on 12 November 2024.

Previous stages

Making our recommendation into law

Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations

A draft Coventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was laid in Parliament on 5 September 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 and boundary arrangements were published on 14 May 2024.

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.

Local views given during our consultation on proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

Initial consultation

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

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

Councillor numbers

Decision on the number of councillors

We have decided that Coventry City Council should have 54 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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