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

Review Dates
  Date From: Date To:
Consultation on warding arrangements 7 January 2020 16 March 2020
Consultation on draft recommendations 30 June 2020 7 September 2020
Final recommendations 8 December 2020  
Latest Information:

Recommendations become law

The Bracknell Forest Council (Electoral Changes) Order 2021, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Bracknell Forest Council, was made on 26 July 2021.

New ward arrangements for Bracknell Forest Council have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2023.

The Order for Bracknell Forest Council can be viewed through the following link.

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

Previous Steps:

On 10 June 2021, the Bracknell Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 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 Bracknell Forest Council and published on 08 December 2020. 

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 Bracknell Forest Council in May 2023. 

The draft order can be viewed here. 

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

 

On 08 December 2020, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Bracknell Forest Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Bracknell Forest.

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

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 Bracknell Forest 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 Bracknell Forest Borough Council closed on 07 September 2020 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority:

Political Groups:

Councillors: 

Local Organisations: 

Parish and Town Councils: 

Local Residents:

The consultation on warding arrangements for Bracknell Forest Borough Council closed on 07, September 2020.

 

On 30 June, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Bracknell Forest Borough Council.

From 30 June 2020 to 7 September 2020, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Bracknell Forest Borough Council.

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

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 Bracknell Forest electoral review:

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

The Review Officer (Bracknell Forest)

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 warding arrangements for Bracknell Forest Borough Council closed on 16 March 2020.

 

 

From 7 January 2020 to 16 March 2020, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Bracknell Forest Borough Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Bracknell Forest Borough Council should have 40 councillors in the future. This is 2 fewer than the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Bracknell Forest to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 40 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 Bracknell Forest electoral review:

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

   The Review Officer (Bracknell Forest)

   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 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 Bracknell Forest Borough Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.

We received 2 submissions on council size:

The Commission is minded to recommend that 40 councillors should serve Bracknell Forest Borough Council in the future. This is 2 fewer than the current number of councillors.

Previous Reviews:

Review Body

An electoral review of Bracknell Forest Unitary Authority (UA) started on 11 April 2001.

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) was published on 23 April 2002

Map 1 Existing wards in Bracknell Forest UA; (PDF)

Map 2 The Commission's final recommendations for Bracknell Forest UA; (PDF)

Map A1 illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries within the borough and indicates the areas, which are shown in more detail in Maps A2 and A3 and the large map; (PDF)

Map A2 illustrates the proposed warding of Warfield parish; (PDF)

Map A3 illustrates the proposed warding of Winkfield parish; (PDF)

Large Map   (8.4 Mb) illustrates the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Bracknell, Crowthorne and Sandhurst; (PDF)

Draft report (PDF) was published on 27 November 2001

Map 1 Existing Wards in Bracknell Forest UA; (PDF)

Map 2 The Commission's draft recommendations for Bracknell Forest UA; (PDF)

Map A1 illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries within the borough and indicates the areas, which are shown in more detail in Maps A2 and A3 and the large map; (PDF)

Map A2 illustrates the proposed warding of Warfield parish; (PDF)

Map A3 illustrates the proposed warding of Winkfield parish; (PDF)

Large Map (8.6 Mb) illustrates the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Bracknell, Crowthorne and Sandhurst; (PDF)