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

Review Dates
  Date from: Date to:
Consultation on warding arrangements 23 February 2021  17 May 2021
Consultation on draft recommendations 03 August 2021 11 October 2021
Publication of final recommendations 18 January 2022
Latest information

On 8 June 2022, the Luton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 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 Luton and published on 18 January 2022.

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 Luton Borough Council in May 2023.

The draft order can be viewed here. 

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

Previous steps

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

We have now completed our electoral review of Luton.

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 Luton 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.

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

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Local Residents:

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

The consultation on draft warding arrangements for Luton Borough Council closed on 11 October 2021

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

From 3 August 2021 to 11 October 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Luton Borough Council.

·       Draft recommendations report for Luton Borough Council

·       Draft recommendations map for Luton Borough Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.

·       Summary of the Luton report 

·       Fact Sheet

·       News release

·       Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Luton Borough Council

·       Promotional poster [1] [2]

·       Electoral figures

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 Luton electoral review:

(1)  through our consultation area,

(2)  by e-mailing [email protected], or

(3)  writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Luton)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   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.

The consultation on warding arrangements for Luton Council closed on 17 May 2021. 

From 23 February to 17 May 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Luton Council.  

The Commission is minded to recommend that Luton Council should have 48 councillors in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Luton to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 48 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 Luton electoral review: 

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

The Review Officer (Luton) 

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

We received one submission on council size: 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 48 councillors should serve Luton Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

Previous reviews

This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE), starting on the 25 July 2001.

Final report (PDF), published on 5 September 2001

Map 1 Existing boundaries; (PDF)

Map 2 Illustrating final recommendations; (PDF)

Large map (10.7 Mb) Illustrating the proposed ward boundaries for Luton; (PDF)

Draft report (PDF), published on 20 November 2001

Map 1 Existing boundaries; (PDF)

Map 2 Illustrating draft recommendations; (PDF)

Large map (9.9 Mb) Illustrating the proposed ward boundaries for Luton; (PDF)