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Review Body
The Commission's electoral review of East Hampshire concluded in July 2018. 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 also aimed to deliver effective and convenient local government, and ensure that ward boundaries reflected the interests and identities of local communities.
Review Dates
| Date from: | Date to: | |
| Consultation on warding arrangements | 13 June 2017 | 14 August 2017 |
| Consultation on draft recommendations | 3 October 2017 | 11 December 2017 |
| Consultation on further limited draft recommendations | 6 February 2018 | 5 March 2018 |
| Final recommendations published | 3 April 2018 |
Latest Information:
Recommendations become law
The East Hampshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in East Hampshire, was made on 17 July 2018.
New ward arrangements for East Hampshire have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2019.
The Order for East Hampshire can be viewed through the following link.
On 23 May 2018 the East Hampshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 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 East Hampshire, and published on 3 April 2018.
The draft order can be viewed here.
Previous Steps:
On 3 April 2018, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in East Hampshire District Council.
We have now completed our electoral review of East Hampshire.
- Final recommendations report for East Hampshire District Council
- Final recommendations map for East Hampshire District Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the East Hampshire report
- News release
- Letter to the Chief Executive of East Hampshire District Council
- Mapping files*
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:
- Alton Town Council
- Horndean Parish Council
- Petersfield Town Council
- Selborne Parish Council
- Whitehill Town Council
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.
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 East Hampshire District Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2019.
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 canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.
The consultation on warding arrangements for East Hampshire closed on 5 March 2018.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
Political Groups
Councillors
Parish and Town Councils
Rowlands Castle Parish Council
Residents
The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England held an additional phase of public consultation in its review of the East Hampshire District Council electoral ward boundaries.
The consultation focused on new proposed district ward boundaries, in the following areas:
- Alton, and
- Horndean and Rowlands Castle
Last year, the Commission held a public consultation on proposals for new ward boundaries across East Hampshire. The Commission listened to the views put to it during consultation and proposed to make changes to the plans, to reflect the local evidence received.
Due to the significance of the proposed changes in Alton, and Horndean and Rowlands Castle, the Commission opened an extra phase of consultation for those areas, to see what local people think of the new recommendations. We sought evidence and views about this part of the district only.
Between 6 February 2018 and 5 March 2018 we invited comments on our further limited draft recommendations for those areas.
The Commission was satisfied that it hadreceived sufficient evidence to finalise its proposals for new electoral wards for the rest of East Hampshire District Council, and will not therefore consider representations about those areas which are not the subject of this extra consultation. The Commission plans to publish its final recommendations for the whole district on 3 April 2018.
You can read more about the further limited draft recommendations, and view relevant mapping, in the documents below:
- Letter to the Chief Executive of East Hampshire District Council
- Further Limited Draft Recommendations map for:
- Alton;
- Horndean and Rowlands Castle
You can also read our news release for further information.
You may have found the electoral figures useful when thinking about ward 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 the draft recommendations for East Hampshire District Council closed on 11 December 2017.
Listed below are the submissions we recieved:
Local Authority
East Hampshire District Council
Political Groups
Liss Branch of the East Hampshire Conservative Association (1)
Liss Branch of the East Hampshire Conservative Association (2)
Petersfield Conservative Association
Woolmer Forest Liberal Democrats
Councillors
Local Organisations
Parish and Town Councils:
Colemore and Priors Dean Parish Council (1)
Colemore and Priors Dean Parish Council (2)
Rowlands Castle Parish Council
Residents
On 3 October 2017, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of East Hampshire District Council. Between 3 October 2017 and 11 December 2017, we invited comments on our draft recommendations.
· Draft recommendations report for East Hampshire District Council
· Draft recommendations map for East Hampshire District Council Please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
· Summary of the East Hampshire report
· Letter sent to the Chief Executive of East Hampshire District Council
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 have found the electoral figures 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 for East Hampshire closed on 14 August 2017.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
Local Authority:
East Hampshire District Council
Political Groups:
East Hampshire Liberal Democrats
Councillors:
Parish and Town Councils:
Bramshott and Liphook Parish Council
Rowlands Castle Parish Council
Local Residents:
On 13 June 2017, we started the first period of consultation for a pattern of wards for East Hampshire District Council. Between 13 June 2017 and 14 August 2017, we are invited comments on the ward boundaries for the authority.
The Commission also announced that it was minded to recommend that East Hampshire District Council should have 44 councillors in the future.
The Commission needed information from people and groups across East Hampshire to help it to produce a new pattern of wards to accommodate 44 councillors.
For more information, read our news release and the letter to the Chief Executive of East Hampshire District Council.
You may find the electoral figures useful when thinking about warding arrangements.
Polling district maps may also be useful when thinking about warding arrangements. You can view the polling district map below. Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by East Hampshire District Council and may contain boundary errors.
East Hampshire polling district map (JPEG)
Summary map of existing ward boundaries (JPEG)
To view the existing warding arrangements, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode.
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 East Hampshire District Council on the most appropriate council size (the number of councillors on East Hampshire District Council). We received 1 submission on council size:
East Hampshire District Council
Previous Reviews:
This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE) and was started on 20 July 1999.
Final report (PDF), published on 25 July 2000
Map 1 Existing wards in East Hampshire; (PDF)
Map 2 The Commission's final recommendations for East Hampshire; (PDF)
Map A1 Final recommendations for East Hampshire: Key Map; (PDF)
Map A2 Proposed warding of Liss Parish; (PDF)
Map A3 Proposed warding of Horndean Parish; (PDF)
Map A4 Proposed warding of Horndean Parish; (PDF)
Map A5 Proposed warding of Rowlands Castle Parish; (PDF)
Large map (3.9 Mb) illustrating the proposed ward boundaries for Alton, Petersfield and Whitehill. This may take some time to download; (PDF)
Draft report (PDF), Published on 18 January 2000