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Crawley
The Commission's electoral review of Crawley concluded in February 2019. 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.
| Date from: | Date to: | |
| Consultation on warding arrangements | 30 January 2018 | 9 April 2018 |
| Consultation on draft recommendations | 5 June 2018 | 13 August 2018 |
| Final recommendations published | 2 October 2018 |
Recommendations become law
The Crawley (Electoral Changes) Order 2019, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Crawley, was made on 11 February 2019.
New ward arrangements for Crawley 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 Crawley can be viewed here.
On 12 December 2018, the Crawley (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 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 Crawley and published on 2 October 2018.
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 Crawley Borough Council in May 2019.
The draft order can be viewed here.
The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.
On 2 October 2018, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Crawley Borough Council.
We have now completed our electoral review of Crawley.
- Final recommendations report for Crawley Borough Council
- Final recommendations map for Crawley Borough Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the Crawley report
- News release
- Letter to the Chief Executive of Crawley Borough Council
- Mapping files*
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 Crawley Borough 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 the draft recommendations for Crawley Borough Council has now closed.
On 5 June 2018, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Crawley Borough Council.
From 5 June 2018 to 13 August 2018 we accepted opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Crawley Borough Council.
- Draft recommendations map for Crawley Borough Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the Crawley report
- News release
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Crawley Borough Council
- Electoral figures
To view an interactive map of the draft 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 proposed ward boundaries is also available.
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 consultation on warding arrangements for Crawley Borough Council closed on 9 April 2018.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
Local Authority:
Political Groups:
Councillors:
MP:
Local Organisations:
Tinsley Lane Residents Association
Local Residents:
Anonymous:
The consultation on warding arrangements for Crawley Borough Council has now closed.
On 30 January 2018, we started the first period of consultation for a pattern of wards for Crawley Borough Council. Between 30 January 2018 and 9 April 2018, we invited comments on the ward boundaries for the authority.
The Commission also announced that it was minded to recommend that Crawley Borough Council should have 36 councillors in the future.
For more information, read our news release and the letter to the Chief Executive of Crawley Borough Council.
You may have found the electoral figures useful when thinking about warding arrangements.
Polling district maps may also have been useful when thinking about warding arrangements. You can view the polling district map below. Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Crawley Borough Council and may contain boundary errors.
To view the existing warding arrangements, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode. Alternatively, a non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.
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 Crawley Borough Council on the most appropriate council size (the number of councillors on Crawley Borough Council). We received 2 submissions on council size:
An electoral review of Crawley was started by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE) on 10 July 2001, following the transfer of the LGCE's functions to The Electoral Commission on 1 April 2002, the review was completed by The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE).
The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's decision on the final recommendations of this review has been made and can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. The Implementation Team section of the Commission's website explains how the Commission's decisions on The Boundary Committee for England's final recommendations are made into Orders. The current boundaries of the electoral wards and divisions can be viewed on Ordnance Survey's election maps website. Parish warding is not shown on the election maps website. It can be seen on the mapping from the Committee's final recommendations below; any modifications are listed in the Explanatory Note at the back of the Order.
Final report (PDF) was published on 09 July 2002
Map 1 Existing wards in Crawley; (PDF)
Map 2 The Committee's final recommendations for Crawley; (PDF)
Large map (7.6 Mb) illustrating the existing and proposed warding arrangements for the Crawley town. This may take some time to download; (PDF)
Draft report (PDF) was published 26 February 2002
Map 1 Existing wards in Crawley; (PDF)
Map 2 The Commission's draft recommendations for Crawley; (PDF)
Large map (7.6 Mb) illustrating the existing and proposed warding arrangements for the Crawley town. This may take some time to download; (PDF)