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The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Amber Valley Borough Council. 

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.  

We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.  

To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Amber Valley. You can find out more about the review below. 

Review Dates
  Date from: Date to:
Consultation on warding arrangements 23/02/2021 03/05/2021
Consultation on draft recommendations 03/08/2021 11/10/2021
Final recommendations 11/01/2022  
Latest information

From 23 February to 03 May 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Amber Valley Borough Council.  

The Commission is minded to recommend that Amber Valley Borough Council should have 42 councillors in the future. This is three fewer than the current number of councillors. 

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Amber Valley to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 42 councillors. 

For more information, see our: 

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Amber Valley electoral review: 

  1. through our consultation area,  
  1. by e-mailing [email protected], or  
  1. writing to the following address: 

The Review Officer (Amber Valley) 

LGBCE

PO Box 133

Blyth

NE24 9FE

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here. 

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

Previous stages

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Amber Valley Borough Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.  

We received three submissions on council size: 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 42 councillors should serve Amber Valley Borough Council in the future. This is three fewer than the current number of councillors.

Previous reviews

This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE).

Final report (PDF) published on 24 November 1998.

Draft report (PDF) published on 30 June 1998