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The consultation on warding arrangements for Gravesham Borough Council closed on 10 January 2022.

You can give us your views by going to the consultation zone for Gravesham. The consultation zone also contains interactive maps.    

Our independent electoral reviews recommend new patterns of wards so that each councillor represents about the same number of electors. We also aim to ensure that the pattern of wards reflect community ties and identities and promotes effective local government. 

Reviews involve several consultations where we ask local people and organisations to get involved. We actively encourage this because we believe local input helps us deliver the best electoral arrangements. You can tell others about the review by using the ‘share’ buttons on the top right of this page.     

You can see more information by expanding the sections below using the ‘+’ buttons on the right.  

Review Dates
Date From:     Date To:

Initial consultation

You can give us your views on your local communities

 25 May 2021

 02 August 2021

Consultation on proposals

You can give us your views on our proposed new pattern of wards

 02 November 2021

 10 January 2022

Final report

We publish the Commission’s recommendations

 5 April 2022

  

Order laid in Parliament

This makes the recommendations law

 TBC 2022

  

Effective date 

The new arrangements apply to elections after this date

 May 2023

 

Latest Information

Final proposals for a new pattern of wards in Gravesham

 

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. 

*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.  

Previous Stages

We publish people’s views, with personal details removed    

 

The consultation on warding arrangements for Gravesham Borough Council closed on 10 January 2022.

At this stage we ask for views on our proposed new pattern of wards. You can have your say via our consultation portal accessed by the green button in the top right of this page, or by emailing [email protected]  

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

The consultation on warding arrangements for Gravesham Borough Council closed on 02 August 2021

From 25 May 2021 to 02 August 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Gravesham Borough Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Gravesham Borough Council should have 39 councillors in the future. This is five fewer than the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Gravesham to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 39 councillors.

 

For more information, see our:

·       News release

·       Letter to the Chief Executive of Gravesham Borough Council

·       Electoral figures

·       Promotional poster [1] [2]

·       Gravesham polling district map (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Gravesham Borough Council and may contain boundary errors.)

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 Gravesham electoral review:

(1)  through our consultation area, 

(2)  by e-mailing [email protected], or

(3)  writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Gravesham)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

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

We received one submission on council size:

The Commission is minded to recommend that 39 councillors should serve Gravesham Borough Council in the future. This is five fewer than the current number of councillors.

 

Previous Reviews

An electoral review of Gravesham District Council started 9 May 2000.

Final report  (PDF) was published 8 May 2001

Map 1 Existing wards in Gravesham; (PDF)

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

Map A1 Final recommendations for Gravesham: Key map; (PDF)

Map A2 Proposed boundary between the borough wards of Meopham South & Vigo and Meopham North; (PDF)

Large map (5.3 Mb) illustrating the existing and proposed ward boundaries for Gravesend and Northfleet. This may take some time to download; (PDF)

Draft report (PDF) was published 17 October 2000

Map 1 Existing wards in Gravesham; (PDF)

Map 2 The Commission's draft recommendations for Gravesham; (PDF)

Map A1 Draft recommendations for Gravesham: Key map; (PDF)

Map A2 Proposed boundary between Istead & Meopham North and Meopham South & Vigo wards; (PDF)

Map A3 Proposed boundary between the parish wards of Camer & Meopham Green and Culverstone & Harvel in Meopham parish; (PDF)

Large map (5.3 Mb) illustrating the existing and proposed ward boundaries for Gravesend and Northfleet. This may take some time to download; (PDF)

A structural review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE)

Final report (PDF) published December 1995

Draft report (PDF) published 26 September 1995