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Central Bedfordshire
Review Body

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 30 June 2020 7 September 2020
Final recommendations 12 January 2020  
Latest Information:

Recommendations become law

The Central Bedfordshire Council (Electoral Changes) Order 2021, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Central Bedfordshire Council, was made on 17 September 2021.

New ward arrangements for Central Bedfordshire Council have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2023.

The Order for Central Bedfordshire Council can be viewed through the following link.

The Order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 18 June 2021, the Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 was laid in draft in Parliament. 

The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in Central Bedfordshire and published on 12 January 2020. 

The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Central Bedfordshire in May 2023. 

The draft order can be viewed here. 

The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here. 

On 12 January 2021, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Central Bedfordshire Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Central Bedfordshire.

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 Central Bedfordshire 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 Steps:

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Central Bedfordshire Council closed on 7 September 2020.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Parish and Town Councils:

Local Residents:

The consultation on warding arrangements for Central Bedfordshire Council closed on 07, September 2020.

On 30 June, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Central Bedfordshire Council.

From 30 June 2020 to 7 September 2020, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Central Bedfordshire 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 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)
LGBCE c/o Cleardata
Innovation House
Coniston Court
Riverside Business Park
Blyth
NE24 4RP

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.

 

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: