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Existing wards
Review Body

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 22 June 2021 30 August 2021
Publication of final recommendations 02 November 2021
Latest information

Recommendations become law 

The Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Gosport Borough Council, was made on 11 February 2022.

New ward arrangements for Gosport Borough Council have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2022. 

The Order for Gosport Borough Council can be viewed through the following link. 

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

Previous stages

On 9 December 2021, the Gosport (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 Gosport and published on 2 November 2021.

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 Gosport in May 2022.

The draft order can be viewed here.

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

On 2 November 2021, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Gosport Borough Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Gosport.

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 Gosport Borough Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2022.

 

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 Gosport Borough Council closed on 30 August 2021.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Local Residents:

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here.

The consultation on draft recommendations for Gosport Borough Council closed on 30 August 2021.

On 22 June 2021, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Gosport Borough Council. 

From 22 June to 30 August 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Gosport Borough Council.  

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 Gosport electoral review:  

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

Review Officer (Gosport) 
LGBCE
PO Box 133
Blyth
NE24 9FE

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. 

 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

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

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority: 

Political Groups: 

Councillors: 

Local Residents: 

 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

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. 

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