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Draft Recommendations on the Future Electoral Arrangements for Kirklees Draft recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Kirklees February 2003 © Crown Copyright 2003 Applications for reproduction should be made to: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Copyright Unit. The mapping in this report is reproduced from OS mapping by The Electoral Commission 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 03114G. This report is printed on recycled paper. 2 Contents Page What is The Boundary Committee for England? 5 Summary 7 1 Introduction 13 2 Current electoral arrangements 15 3 Submissions received 19 4 Analysis and draft recommendations 23 5 What happens next? 41 Appendix A Draft recommendations for Kirklees: 43 Detailed mapping B Code of practice on written consultation 45 3 4 What is The Boundary Committee for England? The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of The Electoral Commission, an independent body set up by Parliament under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The functions of the Local Government Commission for England were transferred to The Electoral Commission and its Boundary Committee on 1 April 2002 by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (SI 2001 No. 3692). The Order also transferred to The Electoral Commission the functions of the Secretary of State in relation to taking decisions on recommendations for changes to local authority electoral arrangements and implementing them. Members of the Committee are: Pamela Gordon (Chair) Professor Michael Clarke CBE Robin Gray Joan Jones Ann M Kelly Professor Colin Mellors Archie Gall (Director) We are required by law to review the electoral arrangements of every principal local authority in England. Our aim is to ensure that the number of electors represented by each councillor in an area is as nearly as possible the same, taking into account local circumstances. We can recommend changes to ward boundaries, the number of councillors and ward names. We can also recommend changes to the electoral arrangements of parish and town councils. 5 6 Summary We began a review of the electoral arrangements for Kirklees on 8 May 2002. • This report summarises the submissions we received during the first stage of the review, and makes draft recommendations for change. We found that the current arrangements provide unequal representation of electors in Kirklees: • in nine of the 24 wards the number of electors represented by each councillor varies by more than 10% from the average for the borough and one ward varies by more than 20% from the average; • by 2006 this situation is expected to worsen, with the number of electors per councillor forecast to vary by more than 10% from the average in 11 wards and by more than 20% in two wards. Our main draft recommendations for future electoral arrangements (see Tables 1 and 2 and paragraphs 111–112) are that: • Kirklees Metropolitan Council should have 69 councillors, three fewer than at present; • there should be 23 wards, instead of 24 as at present; • the boundaries of 23 of the existing wards should be modified, resulting in a net reduction of one, and one ward should retain its existing boundaries; The purpose of these proposals is to ensure that, in future, each borough councillor represents approximately the same number of electors, bearing in mind local circumstances. • In 22 of the proposed 23 wards the number of electors per councillor would vary by no more than 10% from the borough average. • An improved level of electoral equality is forecast to continue with the number of electors per councillor in 22 wards expected to vary by no more than 10% from the average for the borough in 2006. Recommendations are also made for changes to parish and town council electoral arrangements which provide for: • revised warding arrangements and the redistribution of councillors for the parishes of Holme Valley and Kirkburton. This report sets out our draft recommendations on which comments are invited. • We will consult on these proposals for eight weeks from 11 February 2003. We take this consultation very seriously. We may decide to move away from our draft recommendations in the light of comments or suggestions that we receive. It is therefore important that all interested parties let us have their views and evidence, whether or not they agree with our draft recommendations. • After considering local views, we will decide whether to modify our draft recommendations. We will then submit our final recommendations to The Electoral Commission which will be responsible for implementing change to local authority electoral arrangements. 7 • The Electoral Commission will decide whether to accept, modify or reject our final recommendations. It will also determine when any changes come into effect. You should express your views by writing directly to us at the address below by 7 April 2003: Team Leader Kirklees Review The Boundary Committee for England Trevelyan House Great Peter Street London SW1P 2HW 8 Table 1: Draft recommendations: Summary Large Number of Ward name Constituent areas map councillors reference Part of Almondbury ward; the proposed Lepton 1 Almondbury 3 parish ward of Kirkburton parish; part of Newsome 5 ward. 2 Ashbrow 3 Part of Birkby ward; part of Deighton ward. 1, 4 and 5 Part of Batley East ward; part of Batley West 3 Batley East 3 ward; part of Birstall & Birkenshaw ward; part of 2 Dewsbury East ward. Part of Batley West ward; part of Birstall & 4 Batley West 3 2 Birkenshaw ward. Part of Birstall & Birkenshaw ward; part of 5 Cleckheaton 3 1 Cleckheaton ward; part of Spen ward. Part of Colne Valley West ward; part of Golcar 3, 4, 7 6 Colne Valley 3 ward; part of Lindley ward. and 8 Part of Crosland Moor ward; part of Newsome 7 Crosland Moor 3 4 ward; part of Paddock ward. Part of Almondbury ward; part of Dalton ward; part 8 Dalton 3 of Deighton ward; the proposed Kirkheaton parish 5 ward of Kirkburton parish. 6, 9 and 9 Denby Dale 3 The parish of Denby Dale. 10 Part of Batley East ward; part of Dewsbury East 10 Dewsbury East 3 2 and 6 ward. 11 Dewsbury South 3 Unchanged – the existing Thornhill ward. 2 and 6 Part of Batley West ward; part of Dewsbury East 12 Dewsbury West 3 2 and 6 ward; part of Dewsbury West ward. Part of Colne Valley West ward; part of Crosland 13 Golcar 3 Moor ward; part of Golcar ward; part of Lindley 4 ward; part of Paddock ward. Part of Birkby ward; part of Deighton ward; part of 14 Greenhead 3 4 and 5 Paddock ward. Part of Batley West ward; part of Birstall & 15 Heckmondwike 3 Birkenshaw ward; part of Heckmondwike ward; 1 and 2 part of Spen ward. The existing Honley West parish ward and the proposed Brockholes, Honley Central & East and 3, 4, 5, 8 16 Holme Valley North 3 Honley South parish wards of Holme Valley and 9 parish; the parish of Meltham. The existing Wooldale parish ward and the proposed Fulstone, Hepworth, Holmfirth Central, 7, 8, 9 17 Holme Valley South 3 Netherthong, Scholes, Upper Holme Valley and and 11 Upperthong parish wards of Holme Valley parish. The existing Flockton, Kirkburton, Shelley, Shepley and Thurstonland & Farnley Tyas parish 5, 6, 9 18 Kirkburton 3 wards and the proposed Lepton & Whitley Upper and 10 parish ward of Kirkburton parish. Part of Birkby ward; part of Golcar ward; part of 19 Lindley 3 4 Lindley ward; part of Paddock ward. Part of Cleckheaton ward; part of Heckmondwike 20 Liversedge 3 1, 2 and 5 ward; part of Spen ward. 9 Large Number of Ward name Constituent areas map councillors reference 1, 2, 5 21 Mirfield 3 The parish of Mirfield and 6 Part of Almondbury ward; part of Crosland Moor 22 Newsome 3 ward; part of Deighton ward; part of Newsome 4 and 5 ward; part of Paddock ward. Part of Batley West ward; part of Birstall & 23 Oakwell 3 Birkenshaw ward; part of Cleckheaton ward; part 1 and 2 of Spen ward. Notes: 1) The south of the borough and Mirfied are the only parished parts of the borough and comprise the seven wards indicated above. 2) The wards on the above table are illustrated on Map 2 and the large maps. We have made a number of minor boundary amendments to ensure that existing ward boundaries adhere to ground detail. These changes do not affect any electors. 10 Table 2: Draft recommendations for Kirklees Variance Number of Variance Number Number of Electorate from Electorate electors from Ward name of electors per (2001) average (2006) per average councillors councillor % councillor % 1 Almondbury 3 12,732 4,244 0 12,847 4,282 -3 2 Ashbrow 3 12,802 4,267 1 13,595 4,532 3 3 Batley East 3 12,254 4,085 -3 12,912 4,304 -3 4 Batley West 3 12,818 4,273 1 13,642 4,547 3 5 Cleckheaton 3 12,087 4,029 -5 12,924 4,308 -2 6 Colne Valley 3 12,555 4,185 -1 13,080 4,360 -1 7 Crosland Moor 3 12,627 4,209 0 13,161 4,387 -1 8 Dalton 3 12,548 4,183 -1 12,896 4,299 -3 9 Denby Dale 3 12,082 4,027 -5 12,396 4,132 -6 10 Dewsbury East 3 12,383 4,128 -2 12,794 4,265 -3 Dewsbury 11 3 12,221 4,074 -4 13,191 4,397 0 South Dewsbury 12 3 11,771 3,924 -7 12,758 4,253 -4 West 13 Golcar 3 12,884 4,295 2 13,606 4,535 3 14 Greenhead 3 13,305 4,435 5 13,375 4,458 1 15 Heckmondwike 3 12,173 4,058 -4 12,931 4,310 -2 Holme Valley 16 3 12,423 4,141 -2 13,139 4,380 -1 North Holme Valley 17 3 13,525 4,508 7 14,662 4,887 11 South 18 Kirkburton 3 12,309 4,103 -3 12,953 4,318 -2 19 Lindley 3 13,182 4,394 4 13,816 4,605 4 20 Liversedge 3 12,885 4,295 2 13,214 4,405 0 21 Mirfield 3 14,707 4,902 16 14,961 4,987 13 22 Newsome 3 12,980 4,327 2 13,058 4,353 -1 23 Oakwell 3 12,178 4,059 -4 12,755 4,252 -4 Totals 69 291,431 – – 304,666 – – Averages – – 4,224 – – 4,415 – Source: Electorate figures are based on Kirklees Metropolitan Council’s submission.
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