Gloucestershire
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Previous stages
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We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
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Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Dates: 26 Mar 2024 - 26 Mar 2024
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We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Dates: 3 Oct 2023 - 11 Dec 2023
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We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Dates: 28 Mar 2023 - 5 Jun 2023
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We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Dates: 21 Mar 2023 - 21 Mar 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 Gloucestershire because it has been a long time since the last review
| 21 March 2023 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 28 March - 5 June 2023 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 3 October - 11 December 2023 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| March 2024 | We publish our recommendations |
| 25 July 2024 | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| May 2025 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
Visit our 'How reviews work' pages for more information on the review process.
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Effective date
The Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was made in Parliament on 16 January 2025.
Previous stages
Making our recommendation into law
Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations
A draft Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was laid in Parliament on 14 November 2024.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 26th March 2024.
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Initial consultation
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Gloucestershire should have 55 councillors.
Previous Reviews
Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive