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Existing wards
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The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Gosport 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 Gosport. You can find out more about the review below. 

Review Dates
  Date from: Date to:
Consultation on warding arrangements 06 January 2021 16 March 2021
Consultation on draft recommendations 01 June 2021 09 August 2021
Publication of final recommendations 02 November 2021
Latest information

The consultation on warding arrangements for Gosport Borough Council closed on 16 March 2021. 

From 06 January to 16 March 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Gosport Borough Council.  

The Commission is minded to recommend that Gosport Borough Council should have 28 councillors in the future. This is six fewer than the current number of councillors. 

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Gosport to help it to produce new wards boundaries to accommodate 28 councillors. 

For more information, see our: 

To view an interactive map of the existing ward 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 Gosport electoral review: 

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

  The Review Officer (Gosport) 

  LGBCE

  PO Box 133

  Blyth

  NE24 9FE

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. 

Previous stages

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Gosport Borough Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.  

We received one submission(s) on council size: 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 28 councillors should serve Gosport Borough Council in the future. This is six fewer than the current number of councillors. 

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 Gosport; (PDF)

Map 2 The Commission's final recommendations for Gosport; (PDF)

Map A1 Proposed boundary between Christchurch and Town Wards; (PDF)

Large map (5.9 Mb) illustrating the proposed ward boundaries for Gosport. This may take some time to download; (PDF)

Draft report (PDF), Published on 18 January 2000