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Draft Recommendations for Swindon Borough Council Draft recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Swindon Borough Council Electoral review March 2011 Translations and other formats For information on obtaining this publication in another language or in a large-print or Braille version please contact the Local Government Boundary Commission for England: Tel: 0207 664 8534 Email: [email protected] The mapping in this report is reproduced from OS mapping by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Licence Number: GD 100049926 2011 Contents Summary 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Analysis and draft recommendations 5 Submissions received 6 Electorate figures 6 Council size 6 Electoral fairness 7 General analysis 8 Electoral arrangements 9 Rural Swindon 9 Central and south area of Swindon town 10 West area of Swindon town 11 North area of Swindon town 13 Conclusions 14 Parish electoral arrangements 15 3 What happens next? 17 4 Mapping 19 Appendices A Glossary and abbreviations 21 B Code of practice on written consultation 25 C Table C1: Draft recommendations for Swindon Borough 27 Council Summary The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is an independent body which conducts electoral reviews of local authority areas. The broad purpose of an electoral review is to decide on the appropriate electoral arrangements – the number of councillors, and the names, number and boundaries of wards or divisions – for a specific local authority. We are conducting an electoral review of Swindon Borough Council to ensure that the authority has appropriate electoral arrangements that reflect its functions and political management structure. The review aims to ensure that the number of voters represented by each councillor is approximately the same. This review is being conducted in four stages: Stage Stage starts Description Council size 20 July 2010 Submission of proposals for council size to the LGBCE One 28 September 2010 Submission of proposals to the Commission on council size and warding arrangements for the authority and its analysis and deliberation Two 21 December 2010 Analysis of submissions received and formulation of draft recommendations. Three 29 March 2011 Publication of draft recommendations and consultation on them Four 20 June 2011 Analysis of submissions received and formulation of final recommendations Submissions received During Stage One, the Commission received 27 submissions. The Conservative Group on Swindon Borough Council put forward proposals for a 58-member council, with 19 three-member wards and one rural single-member ward. It also put forward a ‘reserve’ submission based on a 57-member council providing a uniform pattern of 19 three-member wards. The Swindon Labour Party also put forward proposals, endorsed by the Swindon Liberal Democrat Group, for a 57-member council providing a uniform pattern of 19 three-member wards. The Commission also received representations from a number of parishes, residents associations and local residents. All submissions can be viewed on our website, at www.lgbce.org.uk. Analysis and draft recommendations Electorate figures Swindon Borough Council has forecast an increase in electorate of just under 5% across the whole district, for the six-year period 2010-2016. The Commission is content that the forecasts are the most accurate available at this time. 1 Council size We received 13 representations during our initial consultation on council size. The Council proposed the retention of the existing 59-member council. The Labour Group on Swindon Borough Council advocated between 60 and 62 members, while the Liberal Democrat Group put forward two proposals, for 42 and 69 members. The Commission considered the evidence received and noted that the Council had put forward some evidence to support the retention of the existing 59 members. However, given that the council elects by thirds, it had not proposed a council size that would enable a uniform pattern of three-member wards across the borough. Having considered the evidence, the Commission considered that the council size should be reduced to 57 members. General analysis Having considered the submissions received during Stage One, we are proposing a pattern of 19 three-member wards for Swindon. Our proposals are based on a mixture of the Conservative Group’s 57-member council proposal and the Labour Party’s proposals. We have also put forward a number of amendments to these proposals to better reflect local communities. Under our draft recommendations, no ward would have a variance of over 10% by 2016. What happens next? There will now be a consultation period, during which we encourage comment upon our draft recommendations on the proposed electoral arrangements for Swindon Borough Council contained in the report. We take this consultation very seriously and it is therefore important that all those interested in the review should let us have their views and evidence, whether or not they agree with these draft proposals. We will take into account all submissions received by 20 June 2011. Any received after this date may not be taken into account. We would particularly welcome local views backed up by demonstrable evidence. We will consider all the representations submitted to us during the consultation period before preparing our final recommendations. Express your views by writing to us: Review Officer Swindon Review The Local Government Boundary Commission for England Layden House 76–86 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG [email protected] The full report is available to download at www.lgbce.org.uk. 2 1 Introduction 1 The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is an independent body which conducts electoral reviews of local authority areas. This electoral review is being conducted following our decision to review Swindon Borough Council’s electoral arrangements to ensure that the number of voters represented by each councillor is approximately the same across the authority. 2 We wrote to Swindon Borough Council as well as other interested parties, inviting the submission of proposals first on the council size and then on warding arrangements for the Council. The submissions received during these stages of the review have informed our draft recommendations. 3 We are now conducting a full public consultation on the draft recommendations. Following this period of consultation, we will consider the evidence received and will publish our final recommendations for the new electoral arrangements for Swindon Borough Council in autumn 2011 What is an electoral review? 4 The main aim of an electoral review is to try to ensure ‘electoral equality’, which means that all councillors in a single authority represent approximately the same number of electors. Our objective is to make recommendations that will improve electoral equality, while also trying to reflect communities in the area and provide for effective and convenient local government. 5 Our three main considerations – equalising the number of electors each councillor represents; reflecting community identity; and providing for effective and 1 convenient local government – are set out in legislation and our task is to strike the best balance between them when making our recommendations. Our powers, as well as the guidance we have provided for electoral reviews and further information on the review process, can be found on our website at www.lgbce.org.uk. Why are we conducting a review in Swindon? 6 This electoral review is being conducted following the our decision to review Swindon Borough Council’s electoral arrangements as, based on the December 2009 electorate figures, 36% of wards varied by more than 10% from the average. In addition, Abbey Meads ward has 68% more electors than the borough average. The borough is currently represented by 59 councillors. 7 The population of any local authority area is constantly changing, with inward or outward migration, as well as people moving between different areas within the same authority. This is particularly the case where areas are subject to major growth or regeneration initiatives. As a result of these changes in population, the levels of electoral fairness change, with some councillors representing considerably more – or 1 Schedule 2 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. 3 fewer – electors than their colleagues. This review will also seek to reduce these imbalances across the local authority. How will our recommendations affect you? 8 Our recommendations will determine how many councillors will serve on the council. They will also decide which electoral ward you vote in, which other communities are in that ward and, in some instances, which parish or town council wards you vote in. Your electoral ward name may change, as may the names of parish or town council wards in the area. If you live in a parish, the name or boundaries of that parish will not change. 9 It is therefore important that you let us have your comments and views on our draft recommendations. We encourage comments from everyone in the community, regardless of whether you agree with our draft recommendations or not. Our recommendations are evidence based and we would therefore like to stress the importance of providing evidence in any comments on our recommendations, rather than relying on assertion. We will be accepting comments and views until 20 June 2011.
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