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New Forest
Review Body

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

 

Review Dates
  Date From: Date To:
Consultation on warding arrangements 17 December 2019 2 March 2020
Consultation on draft recommendations 30 June 2020 7 September 2020
Final recommendations 11 January 2021  
Latest Information

Recommendations become law

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

New ward arrangements for New Forest District 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 New Forest District Council can be viewed through the following link.

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

Previous Steps

On 26 May 2021, the New Forest District Council (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 New Forest District Council and published on 11 January 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 New Forest District Council in May 2023.

The draft order can be viewed [here].

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

On 11 January 2021, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in New Forest District Council. 

We have now completed our electoral review of New 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 New Forest District 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 New Forest District Council closed on 07 September 2020.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Parish Councils:

Local Residents:

The consultation on warding arrangements for New Forest District Council closed on 07, September 2020.

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

From 30 June 2020 to 7 September 2020, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for New Forest District 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 New Forest electoral review:

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

Review Officer (New 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 warding arrangements consultation for New Forest has now closed.

 

 

From 17 December to 2 March, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in New Forest District Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that New Forest District Council should have 48 councillors in the future. This is 12 fewer than the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across New Forest to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 48 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 New Forest electoral review:

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

   The Review Officer (New 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 New Forest District Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.

We received 1 submission on council size:

The Commission is minded to recommend that 48 councillors should serve New Forest District Council in the future. This is 12 fewer than the current number of councillors.

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 New Forest; (PDF)

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

Map A1 Final recommendations for New Forest: Key Map; (PDF)

Map A2 Proposed warding of Ringwood Town; (PDF)

Map A3 Proposed warding of Ringwood Town; (PDF)

Map A4 Proposed warding of Copythorne Parish; (PDF)

Map A5 Proposed warding of Totton & Eling Town; (PDF)

Map A6 Proposed parish wards of Fawley and Calshot; (PDF)

Large map (7.7 Mb) illustrating the proposed ward boundaries for the areas of Fawley, Hordle, Hythe & Dibden, Lymington & Pennington, Milford-on-Sea and New Milton. This may take some time to download; (PDF)

Draft report (PDF), Published on 22 February 2000