Essex

A review of the number of councillors, divisions and division names for Essex County Council
Currently in review

Latest Information

Consultation on proposals

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 28 Nov 2023 - 19 Feb 2024

Previous stages

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 28 Mar 2023 - 31 Jul 2023

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 28 Mar 2023 - 5 Jun 2023

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

We are carrying out an electoral review of Essex County Council because it has been a long time since the last review and the number of electors per councillor varies a lot across the council. 

21 March 2023   We decide how many councillors there should be
28 March - 31 July 2023 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
28 November 2023 - 19 February 2024 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
4 June 2024 We publish our recommendations
TBD We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
2025 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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Latest Information

Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of divisions. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change. 

Previous stages

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities. 

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

Councillor numbers

Decision on the number of councillors

We have decided that Essex County Council should have 77 councillors. 

Previous Reviews

Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive

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