Draft recommendations New electoral arrangements for Sedgemoor District Council May 2010 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: 08703 810153 Email:
[email protected] © The Local Government Boundary Commission for England 2010 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 100049926 Contents Summary 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Analysis and draft recommendations 5 Submissions received 5 Electorate figures 6 Council size 6 Electoral fairness 7 General analysis 7 Electoral arrangements 8 Coastal parish cluster 9 Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge 9 Cheddar Valley parish cluster 10 Polden Hills parish cluster and part of Moors parish cluster 11 Quantock parish cluster and part of Moors parish cluster 12 Bridgwater parish cluster 13 Conclusions 14 Parish electoral arrangements 15 3 What happens next? 19 4 Mapping 21 Appendices A Glossary and abbreviations 22 B Code of practice on written consultation 26 C Table C1: Draft recommendations for Sedgemoor District 28 Council D Additional legislation we have considered 30 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.