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Central Bedfordshire
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This review has been paused while we consider how to carry out effective consultations.

We are in contact with the local authority and community groups, and any updates will be posted here. Further information about this review can be found below. 

The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Central Bedfordshire 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 Central Bedfordshire. You can find out more about the review below.

 

Review Dates
  Date From: Date To:
Consultation on warding arrangements 22 October 2019 24 February 2020
Consultation on draft recommendations TBC TBC
Final recommendations TBC  
Latest Information:
Previous Steps:

The consultation on warding arrangements for Central Bedfordshire Council closed on 24 February.

 

 

From 22 October to 24 February, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Central Bedfordshire Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Central Bedfordshire Council should have 63 councillors in the future. This is 4 more than the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Central Bedfordshire to help it to produce new wards boundaries to accommodate 63 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 Central Bedfordshire electoral review:

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

   The Review Officer (Central Bedfordshire)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

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 Central Bedfordshire Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.

We received 1 submission on council size:

The Commission is minded to recommend that 63 councillors should serve Central Bedfordshire Council in the future. This is 4 more than the current number of councillors.

Previous Reviews:

Recommendations Become Law

The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2011, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new boundaries in Central Bedfordshire, was made on 28 January 2011 and was published on 2 February 2011). New ward arrangements for Central Bedfordshire have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections on 5 May 2011.

The order for Central Bedfordshire can be viewed through the following link:

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/162/contents/made

 

Final Recommendations

On 26 October 2010 we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Central Bedfordshire. These are available through the links below.

You can see the maps of the proposed recommended boundaries below:

 

Draft Recommendations

On 17 May 2010 we published our draft recommendations for electoral arrangements for Central Bedfordshire.These can be found using the links below.

Maps of the area recommendations: