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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 February 2021 03 May 2021
Consultation on draft recommendations 03 August 2021 11 October 2021
Final recommendations 18 January 2022  
Latest information

On 18 January 2022, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Amber Valley Borough Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Amber Valley.

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available.

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Amber Valley Borough Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2023.

 

Opinion Survey

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.

 

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvassing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.

Previous stages

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Amber Valley Borough Council closed on 11 October 2021.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Parish and Town Councils:

Local Residents:

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here.

The consultation on draft recommendations for Amber Valley Borough Council closed on 11 October 2021.

On 03 August 2021, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Amber Valley Borough Council.

From 03 August 2021 to 11 October 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Amber Valley Borough Council.

As a result of our draft recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

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

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

  1. through our consultation area,
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3. 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.

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.

 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here

The consultation on the warding arrangements for Amber Valley Borough Council closed on 3 May 2021. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority: 

Political Groups: 

Councillors: 

Local Organisations: 

Parish and Town Councils: 

Local Residents: 

The consultation on warding arrangements for Amber Valley Borough Council closed on 03 May 2021.

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.

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