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Local Resident Submissions to the Dorset County Council Electoral Review Local resident submissions to the Dorset County Council electoral review This PDF document contains all local resident submissions. Some versions of Adobe allow the viewer to move quickly between bookmarks. Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Dorset County Personal Details: Name: Anne Clements E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: The new boundary for Maiden Newton ward is much better as we are the hub village for Wynford Eagle, West Compton, Toller Fratrum and Toller Porcorum. Less convinced about Kingcombe Wraxall Hooke and Rampisham though. It would be better to place these within another ward. Also it makes no sense for Chilfrome Chalmington and Frome St Quintin to be in the same ward as Sydling. There is no connection between the two valleys. This latter group should be in with Maiden Newton, making boundaries of the A37 to one side and the roman road to the south. So my proposal would be that the Maiden Newton Ward should comprise: Maiden Newton, Compton Valence, West Compton, Toller Fratrum and Toller Porcorum Cattistock, Chilfrome, Chalmington and From St Quintin. Sydling and Up sydling should go in with Grimstone, Stratton, Forston, Godmanstone, Neter Cerne , Cerne Abbas and Up Cerne. Having lived in both Sydling and Maiden Newton, the dividing line of the A37 is a strong one, with most of Sydling's links being with Cerne Abbas and the Cerne Valley. Maiden Newton's boundaries need to encompass the villages currently in the Sydling group but Maiden Newton side of the main road. There is no strong linkage between Sydling and Chilfrome, Chalmington and Frome St Quintin. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4203 03/11/2014 Fuller, Heather From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 01 December 2014 13:40 To: Ward, Lucy Subject: FW: Lytchett/ Upton boundary Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged From: Sent: 01 December 2014 12:56 To: Reviews@ Cc: Subject: Lytchett/ Upton boundary The Review Officer (Dorset) Local Government Boundary Commission for England Layden House Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG 29th November 2014 Dear Sir or Madam, Ref. The Boundary Commission’s Review of Electoral Boundaries in Dorset For Lytchett Minster and Upton I very strongly prefer that the whole of our town including Purbeck District Council’s (PDC’s) polling districts EP, EQ and EO, that is Upton East and West and Lytchett Minster should remain together in one division. With regard to Dorset County Council’s (DCC’s) proposals, I strongly object to the Lytchett Minster EO Polling District being separated from the rest of our Town and included in the new division proposed by 1 DCC, with Bere Regis, Bloxworth, Morden, Affpuddle, Briantspuddle, Moreton, Bovington and Lytchett Matravers. If that were to occur it would be an unacceptable outcome. My reasons for wanting all the parts of our town to be kept together in one division are: 1. The “Lytchett Minster and Upton” Town Council represent Upton east and west and Lytchett Minster EO. 2. All the residents in our town should be represented by one Dorset County councillor and not have, as suggested by DCC, the 390 electorate in Lytchett Minster EO polling district represented by a different county councillor who could live as far away as Morten. 3. Lytchett Minster and Upton is a close knit community having many common services and facilities. Those services and facilities are – The Upton Infants and Junior Schools. Upton Health Centre, Upton Library, Lytchett Minster & Upton Community Centre, Upton Working Men’s Club, Lytchett United Royal British Legion (located in Upton), Grove Youth Club and many other smaller groups all located in Upton. We also have the Lytchett Minster (senior) School, Lytchett Minster Sports Community Trust and Day Centre for the elderly, all located in Lytchett Minster village, plus four churches, two in Upton and two in Lytchett Minster. Lytchett Parish Church in Lytchett Minster and St Dunstan’s is in Upton and are one church led by the Reverend Canon Jean de Garis. 4. Our school, Yarrells Preparatory School in Upton, uses Lytchett Minster Parish Church for concerts. I am resident in Upton but regularly attend Lytchett Parish Church for services and to sing in musical events held there. As proprietor of Yarrells Preparatory School, I am a stakeholder in the local community and attend the Upton and Lytchett Community Forum. The two parts of the community, Lychett and Upton, regularly work together on projects and are a united force. We strongly urge that the close communities, Upton and Lychett are NOT separated. 5. Lytchett Minster EO polling district covers Lytchett Minster, Organford and Slepe villages and they have no connection or involvement what so ever with the areas in the DCC’s proposals – that is with Bere Regis, Bloxworth, Morden, Affpuddle, Briantspuddle, Moreton and Bovington. 6. The A35 and B3067 make good highway links between Upton and the rest of the town. 7. If the 390 electorate in Lytchett Minster EO polling district were added to the DCC’s proposed division with Upton east and west joined with Sandford and Holton Heath that would make the total electorate slightly higher than the 8,500 recommended maximum. That would be a small percentage increase and it would be a very small price to pay in order to keep the whole community in one division, joined up with the rest of our town and being served by one County councillor, especially as the vast majority of our residents are easily contactable in a fairly small area. In conclusion I hope you will be able to allow the whole of our town to remain in the same Dorset County polling division. Yours faithfully, Natalie A Covell (Mrs) BA, MSc 2 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Dorset County Personal Details: Name: John Grantham E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: None Comment text: This is a chance to stop the chronic duplication of resources between Dorset County Council and WDDC Council, by absorbing WDDC into DCC. The 'land grab' by WDDC in central Dorchester in order to build their new District offices came just ahead of the Lehman's melt-down and dramatic cut-back in local govt funding, services and staffing. WDDC councillors did not know that it would be 37 months before replacement public parking could be made available because they did not know that there would be no new parking available in Charles Street till a new shopping development had been completed. There is duplication of effort in all sorts of areas - from Flooding control to duplication of councillors in both organisations and duplication of councillors attending Parish Council meetings. The large council chamber in County Hall is unused for a considerable % of the week and could be used instead by West Dorset District council. A great savings and efficiency opportunity. John Grantham. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/3929 30/09/2014 Fuller, Heather From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 24 November 2014 08:57 To: Ward, Lucy Subject: FW: Lytchett Minster and Upton Follow Up Flag: Follow Up Flag Status: Flagged ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Richard Hiles Sent: 22 November 2014 15:39 To: Reviews@ Subject: Lytchett Minster and Upton Dear sir, I understand that in the proposal to revise the electoral boundaries, Lytchett Minster and Upton would be split. I am deeply opposed to this proposal for the following reasons: ‐ Lytchett Minster and Upton is a single town with one town council; ‐ Lytchett Minster and Upton is a single parish; ‐ Lytchett Minster and Upton is a single community: in many aspects of life in the town, the two are very closely linked, examples ranging from the fact that Lytchett Minster School is attended by essentially all pupils from Upton, to groups such as Scouts and Guides being Lytchett Minster and Upton, to the fact that those who live in Lytchett Minster consider Upton to be their community centre. It is madness to create an artificial divide of this sort for the sake of a numbers game. The population of Lytchett Minster is relatively small, so keeping it with Upton would not significantly imbalance the electoral numbers. After all, the arrangement has served well for many years and I'm sure those in Lytchett Minster would feel less represented by being apart from Upton than by having their vote worth slightly less in being part a bigger electoral constituency. At the very least, the people of Lytchett Minster should be given the choice. Regards, Richard Hiles (Resident of Lytchett Minster and Upton) 1 Fuller, Heather From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 24 November 2014 08:57 To: Ward, Lucy Subject: FW: (no subject) Follow Up Flag: Follow Up Flag Status: Flagged From: Sent: 23 November 2014 10:29 To: Reviews@ Subject: (no subject) I think the division of Lytchett Minster and Upton is ill judged as, due to their proximity, the issues concerned blend into one. making solutions very difficult as there will always be a "we don't deal with that part!" altitude and nothing will be resolved. Mike Holmes 1 Fuller, Heather From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 01 December 2014 10:15 To: Ward, Lucy Subject: FW: Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged From: Sent: 30 November 2014 16:47 To: Reviews@ Subject: Sent from Windows Mail Ref; Lytchett Minster/Upton boundary change. Schools, Churches, Clubs, Associations etc. are all integrated and function as one town. It would be a retrograde and unhelpful step to divide a community that has been one for so many years. I wish to add my signature to the petition to prevent the split.
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