Worcester

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Worcester City Council
Currently in review

Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Dates: 8 Dec 2023 - 8 Dec 2023

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 29 Aug 2023

We may consult on revisions to our original proposals.

Dates: 9 May 2023 - 19 Jun 2023

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 1 Nov 2022 - 9 Jan 2023

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 17 May 2022 - 25 Jul 2022

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 7 Sep 2021 - 2 Nov 2022

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. 

We are carrying out an electoral review of Worcester because it has been a long time since the last review.

15 March 2022 We decide how many councillors there should be
17 May - 25 July 2022 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
1 November 2022  - 9 January 2023 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
9 May - 19 June 2023 We carry out a limited further public consultation on our proposals
August 2023 We publish our recommendations
December 2023 We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2024 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

Effective date

The Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was made on 7 February 2024.

Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations

The Draft Worcester (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was laid in Parliament on 7 December 2023. 

If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.

Previous stages

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 29 August 2023.

Parishes

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for Warndon.

Consultation on revised proposals

Limited further consultation on proposals

We want to hear the views of local people and organisations on revised plans for Battenhall, Cathedral, Gorse Hill, Nunnery, Rainbow Hill and the south-west of Worcesterer.

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our revised proposals.

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 change. 

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our revised proposals.

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Worcester should have 35 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive

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