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Norfolk County Council

Norfolk Existing Divisions
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Due to the delay in publishing draft recommendations, the implementation date for Norfolk's electoral arrangements will be 2025.

The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Norfolk County Council.

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend divisions boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.

We also aim to ensure that the divisions 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 divisions boundaries across Norfolk. You can find out more about the review below.

 

Review Dates
  Date From: Date To:
Consultation on division arrangements 24 September 2019 23 March 2020
Consultation on draft recommendations 15 September 2020 23 November 2020
Final recommendations 11 May 2021  
Latest Information

Recommendations become law

The Norfolk County Council (Electoral Changes) Order 2021, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Norfolk County Council, was made on 1 November 2021.

New division arrangements for Norfolk County Council have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2025.

The Order for Norfolk County Council can be viewed through the following link.

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

Previous Steps

On 11th May, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Norfolk County Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Norfolk.

·       Final recommendations report for Norfolk County Council

·       Final recommendations map for Norfolk County Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.

·       Summary of the Final report

·       Fact Sheet

·       News release

·       Letter to the Chief Executive of Norfolk County Council

·       Mapping files*

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

PDF maps of each individual division can be found below. Please note each document is very large so may take some time to load.

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 division 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 Norfolk County Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2025.

 

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 Norfolk County Council closed on 23, November 2020.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Local Organisations:

Parish and Town Councils:

Local Residents:

The consultation on division arrangements for Norfolk County Council closed on 23 November 2020. 

On 15 September 2020, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Norfolk County Council. 

From 15 September to 23 November 2020, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Norfolk County Council.  

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

PDF maps of each individual division can be found below. Please note each document is very large so may take some time to load.

Map Book for divisions within Breckland

Map Book for divisions within Broadland

Map Book for divisions within Great Yarmouth

Map Book for divisions within King's Lynn & West Norfolk

Map Book for divisions within North Norfolk

Map Book for divisions within Norwich

Map Book for divisions within South Norfolk

 

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 division boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Norfolk electoral review:  

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

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 the division arrangements for Norfolk County Council closed on 24 March 2020. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority:

District & Borough Councils:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Parish and Town Councils:

Local Residents:

The consultation on division arrangements for Norfolk County Council closed on 24 March 2020. 

From 24 September to 24 March 2020, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe division boundaries should be in Norfolk County Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Norfolk County Council should have 84 councillors in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Norfolk to help it to produce new divisions boundaries to accommodate 84 councillors.

For more information, see our:

*These forecasts have been updated to reflect revised housing development figures up to 2025.

 

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

You can make a submission to the Norfolk electoral review:

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

   The Review Officer (Norfolk)

   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 divisions 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 Norfolk County Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.

We received 3 submissions on council size.

 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 84 councillors should serve Norfolk County Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors.

Previous Reviews:

The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE) began reviewing the electoral arrangements of Norfolk County Council on 11 March 2003.

The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's final recommendations of this review has been made and can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. The Order refers to a map comprising Sheet 1 and Sheet 2. The Implementation Team section of The Electoral Commission's website explains how The Boundary Committee for England's final recommendations are made into Orders.

Final recommendations . The Boundary Committee for England published the final recommendations for Norfolk on 12 October 2004.

Large map sheet 1 , illustrates in outline form the proposed divisions for Norfolk County Council, including constituent district wards and parishes.

Large map sheet 2 , illustrates the proposed electoral divisions of Sprowston parish in Broadland district.

Map 2 , illustrates the boundary between the proposed Breydon and Magdalen divisions in Great Yarmouth borough.

Further draft recommendations , published on 29 June 2004.

Sheet 1 illustrates the proposed divisions in Norwich.

Draft recommendations, published on 24 February 2004.

Sheet 1, illustrates the proposed divisions for Norfolk.

Sheet 2,  illustrates the proposed electoral divisions in Sprowston, in Broadland district.

Sheet 3, illustrates proposed electoral divisions in Norwich and Great Yarmouth.