Dacorum

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Dacorum Borough Council
Currently in review

Latest Information

Initial consultation

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

Dates: 7 May 2024 - 9 Sep 2024

Previous stages

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 7 May 2024 - 7 May 2024

New arrangements apply to elections after this date.

Dates: 25 Jan 2007 - 25 Jan 2007

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 15 Aug 2006 - 15 Aug 2006

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. 

25 April 2024 We decide how many councillors there should be
7 May - 9 September 2024 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
3 December 2024 - 14 February 2025 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
3 June 2025 We publish our recommendations
TBD We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2027 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

The current consultation period is being extended due to the General Election. A full revised timetable will be published on this web page in due course.

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Latest Information

Initial consultation

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

Previous stages

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Dacorum Borough Council should have 51 councillors.

Effective date

The Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 was made on 25 January 2007. 

The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2007 elections.

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 15 August 2006.

Previous Reviews

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

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