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Review Body
The Commission's electoral review of North Devon concluded in November 2018. 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.
Review Dates
| Date from: | Date to: | |
| Consultation on warding arrangements | 25 July 2017 | 2 October 2017 |
| Consultation on draft recommendations | 5 December 2017 | 19 February 2018 |
| Final recommendations published | 8 May 2018 |
Latest Information:
The North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2018, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in North Devon District Council, was made on 15 November 2018.
New ward arrangements for North Devon District Council 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 North Devon can be viewed through the following link.
On 24 July 2018 the North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 was laid in draft in Parliament.
Now that that draft Order has successfully passed through Parliament, it will give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in North Devon District Council and published on 8 May 2018.
Previous Steps:
On 24 July, the North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 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 North Devon] and published on 8 May 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 North Devon in May 2019.
The draft order can be viewed here.
On 8 May 2018, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in North Devon District Council.
We have now completed our electoral review of North Devon.
- Final recommendations report for North Devon District Council
- Final recommendations map for North Devon District Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the North Devon report
- News release
- Letter to the Chief Executive of North Devon District Council
- Mapping files*
As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish councils:
- Barnstaple Town Council
- Bishop's Nympton Parish Council
- Braunton Parish Council
- Fremington Parish Council
- Ilfracombe Town Council
- Landkey Parish Council
- Tawstock Parish Council
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 North Devon District 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 North Devon Council closed on 19 February 2018.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
Local Authority
Councillors
Local Organisations
Parish and Town Councils
East Worlington Parish Council
George and Queen Nympton Parish Council
Kentibury and Trentishoe Parish Council
Residents
The consultation on the draft recommendations for North Devon District Council has now closed.
On 5 December 2017, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of North Devon District Council. Between 5 December 2017 and 19 February 2018 we are inviting comments on our draft recommendations.
- Draft recommendations report for North Devon District Council
- Draft recommendations map for North Devon District Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the North Devon report
- News release
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of North Devon District Council
Parish and Town Councils with electoral changes:
To interact with the draft recommendations mapping, visit our consultation portal. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, searching by area or postcode, and have your say.
You can also make a submission to the North Devon electoral review through our consultation area, by sending an e-mail to [email protected], or writing in to the following address:
The Review Officer (North Devon)
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
14th Floor Millbank Tower
Millbank
London
SW1P 4QP
You may find the electoral figures useful when thinking about warding arrangements.
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.
The consultation on the warding arrangements for North Devon closed on 2 October 2017.
Listed below are the submissions we received for this stage of the consultation:
Local Authority:
Councillors:
Local Organisations:
Croyde Area Residents Association
Parish and Town Councils:
George Nympton and Queen's Nympton Parish Council
Rackenford and Creacombe Parish Council
Local Residents:
On 25 July 2017, we started the first period of consultation for a pattern of wards for North Devon District Council. Between 25 July 2017 and 2 October 2017, we invited comments on the ward boundaries for the authority.
The Commission also announced that it was minded to recommend that North Devon District Council should have 41 councillors in the future.
The Commission needed information from people and groups across North Devon to help it to produce a new pattern of wards to accommodate 41 councillors.
For more information, read our news release and the letter to the Chief Executive of North Devon District Council.
You may have found the electoral figures useful when thinking about warding arrangements.
You can view the polling district map below. Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by North Devon District Council and may contain boundary errors.
North Devon District Council polling district map
To view the existing warding arrangements, visit our consultation area. You can search by area, or postcode.
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 North Devon District Council on the most appropriate council size (the number of councillors on North Devon District Council). We received one submission on council size:
North Devon District Council - Number of Councillors Submission
Previous Reviews:
This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE).
Final report (PDF), published in January 1999;
Draft report (PDF), published in August 1998.