Worcester

Electoral Review: Information Zone

We want to hear the views of local people and organisations for a new pattern of wards in Worcester. The deadline is 25 July 2022.

You can give us your views by going to the consultation zone for Worcester. 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.  

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

	Date From:	Date To:
Initial consultation You can give us your views on your local communities	17 May 2022	25 July 2022
Consultation on proposals You can give us your views on our proposed new pattern of wards	1 November 2022	9 January 2023
Final report We publish the Commission’s recommendations	March 2023
Order laid in Parliament This makes the recommendations law	TBC
Effective date The new arrangements apply to elections after this date	May 2024

Latest Information

Initial Consultation

At this stage we ask for views on local communities  

Our news release
Promotional poster
Our letter to the Chief Executive of Worcester City Council
Worcester polling district map (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied to us by Worcester City Council and may contain boundary errors) 
Interactive map of boundaries
Electoral Figures
A non-interactive map is also available

Previous Stages

Councillor Numbers

At this stage we consult with the local authority itself and any other respondents who have made a representation. The Commission is minded to recommend 35 councillors for Worcester. This is the same as the current number of councillors.

Worcester’s submission on council size [+apendixes]

Previous Reviews

This review was started by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE) on 31 July 2001 but, following the transfer of the LGCE's functions to The Electoral Commission, 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), published on 30 July 2002 by the BCFE

Map 1 Existing wards in Worcester; (PDF)

Map 2 The Committee's final recommendations for Worcester; (PDF)

Large map (6.3 Mb) illustrating the existing and proposed ward boundaries for Worcester. This may take some time to download; (PDF)

Draft report (PDF), published on 26 February 2002 by the LGCE