Buckinghamshire

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

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Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Dates: 15 Nov 2023 - 15 Nov 2023

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 30 May 2023 - 30 May 2023

We may consult on revisions to our original proposals.

Dates: 28 Feb 2023 - 11 Apr 2023

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

Dates: 2 Aug 2022 - 5 Dec 2022

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

Dates: 11 Jan 2022 - 4 Apr 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 Buckinghamshire because the Council has asked us to carry out a review.

7 September - 2 November 2021 We decide how many councillors there should be
11 January - 4 April 2022 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
2 August  - 5 December 2022 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
28 February 2022 - 11 April 2023 We carry out a limited further public consultation on our proposals
30 May 2023 We publish our recommendations
TBC We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2025 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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Making our recommendation into law

Effective date

The Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was made on 14 November 2023

Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations

A Draft Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was laid in Parliament on 19 July 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 30 May 2023.

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Stoke Mandeville, and Weston Turville parish/town councils.

Consultation on revised proposals

Limited further consultation on proposals

We want to hear the views of local people and organisations on revised plans for Chalfont St Peter, Farnhams & Stoke Poges, Gerrards Cross & Denham, and Iver.

Local views on our proposals

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

Consultation on proposals

Local views on our proposals

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

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

Local views given in our consultation on council size

You can see comments received from local people and organisations on council size.

Consultation on Council Size

The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future.

Decision on the number of councillors

We have decided that Buckinghamshire should have 98 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive

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