Swindon
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The views of local people and organisations help shape our proposals and recommendations.
Just tell us what you think and why you think that.
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
| December 2023 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 9 January - 18 March 2024 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 9 July - 16 September 2024 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 4 February 2025 | We publish our recommendations |
| TBD | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| 2026 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
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Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for that change.
As a result of our draft recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:
Previous stages
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Effective date
The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 was made on 3 January 2012.
The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2012 elections.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 27 September 2011.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.