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The Commission's electoral review of North Norfolk District Council concluded in November 2017. The aim of the review was to deliver electoral equality for voters in local elections, and recommend ward boundaries that ensure all councillors represent approximately the same number of electors.
Our review aimed to deliver effective and convenient local government, and ensure that ward boundaries reflected the interests and identities of local communities.
| Dates From: | Dates To: | |
| Consultation on warding arrangements | 28 June 2016 | 5 September 2016 |
| Consultation on draft recommendations | 6 December 2016 | 30 January 2017 |
| Final recommendations | 11 April 2017 |
Recommendations become law
The North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2017, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new boundaries in North Norfolk, was made on 8 November 2017.
New warding arrangements for North Norfolk District Council have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in 2019.
The Order for North Norfolk District Council can be viewed through the following link.
On 13 July 2017, the North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 was laid in draft in Parliament. Now that that draft Order has successfully passed through Parliament, it will give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in North Norfolk, and published on 11 April 2017.
The draft Order can be viewed here.
The draft Order refers to a map which can be viewed here.
On 11 April 2017 we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in North Norfolk District Council. The report is available in the link below.
· Summary of the North Norfolk report
· Letter to the Chief Executive of North Norfolk District Council
· Overview map of the North Norfolk District Council final recommendations
To interact with the final recommendations mapping click on the image above to visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries and search by area or postcode.
The mapping files of our final recommendations can be downloaded here. 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 canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.
We have now completed our electoral review of North Norfolk. The changes we have proposed must be approved by parliament. A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations will be laid before parliament. The draft Order will provide for new electoral arrangements for North Norfolk District Council to be implemented at the local elections in 2019.
Opinion Survey
We would like to invite you to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, in order to identify improvements that can be made. We would be grateful if you could spare some time to complete the opinion survey.
The consultation on the draft recommendations closed on the 30 January 2017.
Local Authority:
North Norfolk District Council
Political Groups:
North Norfolk Liberal Democrats
Councillors:
Local Organisations:
Fakenham Community Notice Board
Neatishead, Irstead and Barton Turf Community Heritage Group
New Victory Hall Management Committee
Parish and Town Councils:
Barton Turf and Irstead Parish Council
Letheringsett with Glandford Parish Council
Upper Sheringham Parish Council
Wells-next-the-Sea Town Council
Local Residents:
The submissions from local residents have been collated into one document. They have been sorted alphabetically, by surname:
On 6 December we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of North Norfolk District Council. Between 6 December 2016 and 30 January 2017 we invited comments on our draft recommendations.
- Draft recommendations for North Norfolk District Council
- Summary of the North Norfolk report
- News release on draft recommendations for North Norfolk District Council
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of North Norfolk District Council
- An overview map of North Norfolk District Council draft recommendations is available. Please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
To interact with the draft recommendations mapping visit our consultation portal. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, searching by area or postcode.
You may find the electoral figures (XLS) useful when thinking about warding arrangements.
Guidance is available on our Guidance Page. You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains detailed guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
The consultation on warding arrangements closed on the 5 September 2016.
Below are the submissions we received:
Local Residents:
Councillors:
Parish and Town Councils:
Local Authority:
North Norfolk District Council 1
North Norfolk District Council 2
North Norfolk District Council 3
Political Groups:
North Norfolk Liberal Democrats
On 28th June 2016, we started the first period of consultation for a pattern of wards for North Norfolk District Council. Between 28th June 2016 and 5th September 2016, we invited comments on the ward boundaries for the authority. The consultation is now closed.
The Commission also announced that it was minded to recommend that North Norfolk District Council should have 40 councillors in the future, which is a decrease of 8 from the previous 48.
The Commission needed information from people and groups across North Norfolk to help it to produce a new pattern of wards to accommodate 40 councillors.
For more information read our news release and the letter to the Chief Executive of North Norfolk District Council (PDF).
To view the existing warding arrangements visit our consultation area. You can search by area or post code.
Guidance is available on our Guidance Page. You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains detailed guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
As part of the preliminary process we consulted with the North Norfolk District Council on the most appropriate council size (the number of councillors on North Norfolk District Council). We received 1 submission on council size.
This review was started by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE) on 31 July 2001 but, following the transfer of the LGCE's functions to The Electoral Commission, the review was completed by The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE).
The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's decision on the final recommendations of this review has been made and can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. The Implementation Team section of the Commission's website explains how the Commission's decisions on The Boundary Committee for England's final recommendations are made into Orders. The current boundaries of the electoral wards and divisions can be viewed on Ordnance Survey's election maps website. Parish warding is not shown on the election maps website. It can be seen on the mapping from the Committee's final recommendations below; any modifications are listed in the Explanatory Note at the back of the Order.
Final report (PDF), published on 30 July 2002 by the BCFE
Map 1 Existing boundary arrangements; (PDF)
Map 2 Proposed final boundaries; (PDF)
Map A1 illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries within the district and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail in Maps A2, A3 and A4 and the Large Map at the back of the report; (PDF)
Map A2 illustrates the proposed warding of Cromer parish; (PDF)
Map A3 illustrates the proposed warding of Fakenham parish; (PDF)
Map A4 illustrates the proposed warding of Sheringham parish; (PDF)
Large map (1.2 Mb) illustrates the existing and proposed warding arrangements for North Walsham; (PDF)
Draft report (PDF), published on 26 March 2002 by the LGCE
Map 1 Existing boundary arrangements; (PDF)
Map 2 Proposed draft boundaries; (PDF)
Map A1 illustrates in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries within the district and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail in Maps A2, A3 and A4 and the large map; (PDF)
Map A2 illustrates the proposed warding of Cromer parish; (PDF)
Map A3 illustrates the proposed warding of Fakenham parish; (PDF)
Map A4 illustrates the proposed warding of Sheringham parish; (PDF)
Large map (1.2 Mb) illustrating the existing and proposed warding arrangements arrangements for North Walsham. This may take some time to download; (PDF)