Dudley
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Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Dates: 28 Nov 2023 - 28 Nov 2023
Previous stages
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We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Dates: 4 Jul 2023 - 11 Sep 2023
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We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Dates: 5 Jan 2023 - 15 Mar 2023
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We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
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 Dudley because it has been a long time since the last review.
13 December 2022 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
5 January - 15 March 2023 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
4 July - 11 September 2023 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
28 November 2023 | We publish our recommendations |
TBC | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
May 2024 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
Visit our 'How reviews work' pages for more information on the review process.
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Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 28 November 2023.
Previous stages
Consultation on proposals
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.
*amended on 13 July 2023 due to a minor error in paragraph 45 in reporting a suggestion. Instead of suggesting that Brierley Hill ward be renamed 'Brierley Hill & South Wordsley', 'Brierley Hill & Wordsley South' had been proposed.
Initial consultation
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Dudley should have 72 councillors.