Wychavon
Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Consultation on revised proposals
We may consult on revisions to our original proposals.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
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 Wychavon because it has been a long time since the last review and the number of electors per councillor varies a lot across the council. The Council has also asked us to carry out a review.
Latest Information
Making our recommendation into law
Our recommendations have become law
The Wychavon (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was made on 11 January 2023.
Officers within the council will now make sure the new arrangements are in place for elections held after May 2023.
Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations
A Draft Wychavon (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was laid in Parliament on 8 November 2022.
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 March 2022.
As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:
Consultation on revised proposals
Consultation on revised proposals
The Commission is now accepting additional opinions and comments (submissions) from local people about the areas affected. A four-week consultation on the proposals will run until 8 August 2022.
The Commission is satisfied that it has received sufficient evidence in earlier rounds of consultation to finalise new ward boundaries for the rest of Wychavon. The Commission is not seeking submissions about any other part of the District. A full set of final recommendations for the council will be published in September 2022.
Consultation on 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.
Initial consultation
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Wychavon District Council should have 43 councillors.
Previous Reviews
Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive