Table of Contents Summary

Table of Contents Summary ...... 1 Who we are and what we do ...... 1 Electoral review ...... 1 Why Scarborough? ...... 1 Our proposals for Scarborough ...... 1 Have your say ...... 1 What is the Local Government Boundary Commission for England? ...... 2 1 Introduction ...... 3 What is an electoral review? ...... 3 Consultation ...... 3 How will the recommendations affect you? ...... 4 2 Analysis and draft recommendations ...... 5 Submissions received ...... 5 Electorate figures ...... 5 Number of councillors ...... 6 Ward boundaries consultation ...... 6 Draft recommendations ...... 7 Coastal and Northern parishes ...... 8 Coastal and Southern parishes ...... 12 Coastal and Western parishes ...... 14 Scarborough ...... 18 Whitby ...... 22 Conclusions ...... 25 Summary of electoral arrangements ...... 25 Parish electoral arrangements ...... 25 3 Have your say ...... 27 Equalities ...... 28 Appendix A ...... 29 Draft recommendations for Scarborough Borough Council ...... 29 Appendix B ...... 31 Outline map ...... 31 Appendix C ...... 33 Submissions received ...... 33 Appendix D ...... 34 Glossary and abbreviations ...... 34

Summary

Who we are and what we do

1 The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is an independent body set up by Parliament. We are not part of government or any political party. We are accountable to Parliament through a committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the House of Commons.

2 Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of local authorities throughout England.

Electoral review

3 An electoral review examines and proposes new electoral arrangements for a local authority. A local authority’s electoral arrangements decide:

• How many councillors are needed • How many wards or electoral divisions should there be, where are their boundaries and what should they be called • How many councillors should represent each ward or division

Why Scarborough?

4 We are conducting a review of Scarborough at the request of the Council. The value of each vote in borough council elections varies depending on where you live in the borough. Some councillors currently represent many more or fewer voters than others. This is ‘electoral inequality’. Our aim is to create ‘electoral equality’, where votes are as equal as possible, ideally within 10% of being exactly equal.

Our proposals for Scarborough

• Scarborough should be represented by 46 councillors, four fewer than there are now. • Scarborough should have 20 wards, five fewer than there are now. • The boundaries of 22 wards should change, three will stay the same.

Have your say

5 We are consulting on our draft recommendations for a 11-week period, from 31 October 2017 to 15 January 2018. We encourage everyone to use this opportunity to contribute to the design of the new wards – the more public views we hear, the more informed our decisions will be when analysing all the views we receive.

6 We ask everyone wishing to contribute ideas for the new wards to first read this report and look at the accompanying map before responding to us.

You have until 15 January 2018 to have your say on the draft recommendations. See page 27 for how to send us your response.

What is the Local Government Boundary Commission for England?

7 The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is an independent body set up by Parliament.1

8 The members of the Commission are:

• Professor Colin Mellors OBE (Chair) • Dr Peter Knight CBE, DL • Alison Lowton • Peter Maddison QPM • Sir Tony Redmond

• Chief Executive: Jolyon Jackson CBE

1 Under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. 2

1 Introduction

9 This electoral review is being carried out to ensure that:

• The wards in Scarborough are in the best possible places to help the Council carry out its responsibilities effectively. • The number of voters represented by each councillor is approximately the same across the borough.

What is an electoral review?

10 Our three main considerations are to:

• Improve electoral equality by equalising the number of electors each councillor represents • Reflect community identity • Provide for effective and convenient local government

11 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

Consultation

12 We wrote to the Council to ask its views on the appropriate number of councillors for Scarborough. We then held a period of consultation on warding patterns for the borough. The submissions received during consultation have informed our draft recommendations.

13 This review is being conducted as follows:

Stage starts Description

16 May 2017 Number of councillors decided 27 June 2017 Start of consultation seeking views on new wards 4 September 2017 End of consultation; we begin analysing submissions and forming draft recommendations 31 October 2017 Publication of draft recommendations, start of second consultation 15 January 2018 End of consultation; we begin analysing submissions and forming final recommendations 3 April 2018 Publication of final recommendations

How will the recommendations affect you?

14 The recommendations will determine how many councillors will serve on the Council. They will also decide which ward you vote in, which other communities are in that ward, and, in some cases, which parish council ward you vote in. Your ward name may also change.

2 Analysis and draft recommendations

15 Legislation2 states that our recommendations should not be based only on how many electors3 there are now, but also on how many there are likely to be in the five years after the publication of our final recommendations. We must also try to recommend strong, clearly identifiable boundaries for our wards.

16 In reality, we are unlikely to be able to create wards with exactly the same number of electors in each; we have to be flexible. However, we try to keep the number of electors represented by each councillor as close to the average for the council as possible.

17 We work out the average number of electors per councillor for each individual local authority by dividing the electorate by the number of councillors, as shown on the table below.

2017 2023 Electorate of Scarborough 81,691 87,863 Number of councillors 46 46 Average number of 1,776 1,910 electors per councillor

18 When the number of electors per councillor in a ward is within 10% of the average for the authority, we refer to the ward as having ‘good electoral equality’. All of our proposed wards for Scarborough will have electoral equality by 2023.

19 Our recommendations cannot affect the external boundaries of the borough or result in changes to postcodes. They do not take into account parliamentary constituency boundaries. The recommendations will not have an effect on local taxes, house prices, or car and house insurance premiums and we are not able to take into account any representations which are based on these issues.

Submissions received

20 See Appendix C for details of the submissions received. All submissions may be viewed at our offices by appointment, or on our website at www.lgbce.org.uk

Electorate figures

21 The Council submitted electorate forecasts for 2023, a period five years on from the scheduled publication of our final recommendations in 2018. These forecasts were broken down to polling district level and predicted an increase in the electorate of around 8% by 2023. This increase is due to significant housing development in Eastfield and Scalby.

2 Schedule 2 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. 3 Electors refers to the number of people registered to vote, not the whole adult population. 5

22 We considered the electorate information provided by the Council and are satisfied that the projected figures are the best available at the present time. We have used these figures to produce our draft recommendations.

Number of councillors

23 Scarborough Council currently has 50 councillors. We have looked at evidence provided by the Council and originally concluded that decreasing the number of councillors by five would enable the Council to carry out its roles and responsibilities effectively. We therefore invited proposals for new patterns of wards that would be represented by 45 councillors – for example, 45 one-councillor wards, 15 three- councillor wards or a mix of one-, two- and three-councillor wards.

24 In response to our consultation on warding patterns, we received a borough- wide proposal from Scarborough Borough Council. The Council’s proposal was based on a 46-member council.

25 We received three further submissions about the number of councillors in response to our consultation on warding patterns. All three respondents expressed objections to the reduction in the number of councillors. One respondent preferred that the number of councillors should stay at 50. The other two respondents preferred more councillors but did not propose an actual number.

26 We considered a 46-member council would ensure a more even spread of councillors across the borough than 45 members while reflecting local community identities. Therefore, our draft recommendations are based on a 46-member council. This approach is consistent with our guidance where we explain that it may be necessary to make a small alteration to council size to secure better and more clearly identifiable boundaries.

Ward boundaries consultation

27 We received 22 submissions in response to our consultation on ward boundaries. These included a detailed borough-wide proposal from Scarborough Borough Council. We also received localised submissions from three Scarborough borough councillors, one Whitby town councillor, four parish and town councils and 13 local residents.

28 The Council’s detailed borough-wide proposal was based on a 46-member council. We consider the Council’s proposals based on 46 councillors generally used clear and identifiable ward boundaries and would ensure better electoral equality across the borough than a 45-councillor warding pattern. However, we have modified the Council’s ward boundaries for Aislaby and Whitby to take account of local evidence we received and have also changed one of the proposed ward names. We have also made further ward boundary modifications in Scarborough, Newby, Scalby and Osgodby to improve electoral equality between wards. Our visit to Scarborough to examine the proposals on the ground helped us to decide between the different boundaries proposed.

29 Our draft recommendations are for eight three-councillor wards, 10 two- councillor wards and two single-councillor wards. We consider that our draft recommendations will provide for good electoral equality while reflecting community identities and interests where we have received such evidence during consultation.

30 A summary of our proposed new wards is set out in the table on page 25 and on the large map accompanying this report.

31 We welcome all comments on these draft recommendations, particularly on the location of the ward boundaries, and the names of our proposed wards.

Draft recommendations

32 The tables and maps on pages 8–24 detail our draft recommendations for each area of Scarborough Borough Council. They detail how the proposed warding arrangements reflect the three statutory4 criteria of:

• Equality of representation • Reflecting community interests and identities • Providing for effective and convenient local government

4 Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. 7

Coastal and Northern parishes

Ward name Number of Cllrs Variance 2023 Danby & Mulgrave 2 7% Esk Valley 2 -4% Fylingdales & Ravenscar 1 -1%

Danby & Mulgrave 33 The existing Mulgrave ward would have the highest electoral variance of 23% in the borough by 2023. Therefore, the Council proposed to combine Mulgrave ward with the adjoining Danby ward and reduce the number of councillors representing the area from three to two. However, this proposed change would result in a ward with an electoral variance of 13%. Lythe Parish Council preferred no boundary changes to Mulgrave ward.

34 We noted that the Council’s proposed ward was geographically large so we considered whether it could be divided into two single-councillor wards. However, the most satisfactory warding arrangement would be two single-councillor wards with electoral variances of 32% more electors and 17% fewer electors per councillor than the borough average by 2023. These variances are well beyond the electoral variances we would normally accept.

35 To reduce the Council’s proposed electoral variance of 13%, we considered the submission of Councillor Nock who proposed that Aislaby parish be included in a ward in Whitby. On our visit to the area, we noted that Aislaby parish was isolated from other parishes to the north of the A171 road. The A171 road also forms a strong boundary in this part of the borough.

36 We do not consider that including Aislaby parish in a ward in Whitby would reflect community identities. Instead, we have proposed that Aislaby parish be included with adjoining parishes in Esk Valley ward. This change would reduce the electoral variance of Danby & Mulgrave ward to 7% by 2023 and allow the use of the A171 road as a ward boundary. While Danby & Mulgrave ward would be a geographically large ward, we discovered on our visit that it has good road links from end to end and would satisfy effective and convenient local government. We are particularly interested to hear views relating to our proposed Danby & Mulgrave ward.

Esk Valley 37 We received a submission from a local resident to divide parishes in Esk Valley between two single-councillor wards. We have not adopted this proposal as no clear boundary was identified. We also do not consider such a proposal would provide for effective and convenient local government in what is an area of large rural parishes.

38 Our draft recommendations for Esk Valley ward are similar to the existing ward of the same name. However, as explained above, we have included Aislaby parish in Esk Valley ward to improve overall electoral equality in this area of the borough.

Fylingdales & Ravenscar 39 We received a submission from Councillor Mortimer relating to the Fylingdales area. Councillor Mortimer appeared not to support an expansion of the existing Fylingdales ward into Whitby and commented that including Sneaton parish would affect electoral equality in Esk Valley ward.

40 Our draft recommendations are based on the Council’s proposals which expand the ward south to include Staintondale parish. This change results in good

9 electoral equality and includes Staintondale parish in a ward with the coastal parishes of Fylingdales and Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre.

Coastal and Southern parishes

Ward name Number of Cllrs Variance 2023 Cayton 2 4% Eastfield 3 -6% Filey 3 8% Hunmanby 2 0%

Cayton 41 The Council did not propose any changes to the existing Cayton ward. However, without any boundary changes Cayton ward would have an electoral variance of 12% by 2023. We do not consider there is sufficient evidence to justify an electoral variance above 10% here. Therefore, we have proposed a modification to Cayton ward to improve electoral equality.

42 We have transferred an area of Osgodby parish comprising Knipe Point Drive, Osgodby Crescent, Osgodby Grove, Osgodby Way, Reservoir Lane and parts of Filey Road and Osgodby Lane to Weaponness & Ramshill ward. The ward boundary would run along part of the A165 road before turning north-east along Osgodby Lane, briefly along Filey Road and then along the rear of properties on Knipe Point Drive. This would reduce the electoral variance of Cayton ward to 4% by 2023. We are particularly interested to hear views relating to this change during this consultation.

Eastfield 43 The Council proposed a modification to the north-eastern boundaries of Eastfield ward to take into account the Middle Deepdale housing development being built in the ward. The ward boundary would follow part of the A165 road and Eastway. The proposed ward boundary modification would affect no electors. We have accepted the modification to run the ward boundary along the A165 road. However, rather than follow Eastway, we have run the ward boundary to the rear of properties on Osgodby Hall Road.

Filey 44 We received four submissions relating to Filey. The Council proposed that the existing Filey ward be enlarged to include Hunmanby Gap, Primrose Valley and Muston Grange. This was supported by the evidence of Filey Town Council and a local resident who both mentioned that the abovementioned areas have close community links with Filey. A local resident proposed Filey be included in East Yorkshire.

45 We consider the evidence of Filey Town Council to be persuasive and have accepted the proposed enlargement of Filey ward. Filey Town Council would be represented by three councillors and will deliver good electoral equality by 2023.

Hunmanby 46 We received two submissions relating to Hunmanby ward. The Council proposed that Folkton, Hunmanby, Muston and Reighton & Speeton parishes be included in a two-councillor ward. Reighton & Speeton Parish Council commented that the ward should have two-councillors. It also proposed that the ward name be changed from Hertford to Hunmanby ward or South ward. The Parish Council’s submission stated that the River Hertford was not a defining physical feature for the whole ward and that the largest settlement in the ward is Hunmanby. We consider the evidence of Reighton & Speeton Parish Council to be persuasive and propose the ward name be changed to Hunmanby. We consider this ward name betters reflects community identities within the ward.

Coastal and Western parishes

Ward name Number of Cllrs Variance 2023 Derwent Valley & Moor 2 10% Lindhead 1 -1% Newby 3 -8% Scalby 2 -8% Seamer 2 3%

Derwent Valley & Moor 47 The Council’s proposed ward comprised 12 parishes within the North York Moors National Park. We received no other submissions relating to this ward.

48 We noted that the Council’s proposal would create a geographically large ward in the west of the borough, so we considered whether it could be divided into two single-councillor wards. However, using the existing boundary between Derwent Valley ward and Scalby, Hackness & Staintondale ward would result in two single- councillor wards with electoral variances of 101% and 81% by 2023. These are unacceptably high electoral variances.

49 We then considered whether the size of the ward and the electoral variance of 10% could be reduced by transferring Harwood Dale parish to Fylingdales & Ravenscar ward. However, Harwood Dale parish is part of a grouped parish council with Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, Darncombe-cum-Langdale End, Hackness, Silpho and Suffield-cum-Everley parishes. We endeavour where possible not to divide grouped parishes between wards. Therefore, we consider a higher electoral variance in a ward that is predominantly rural in nature would be acceptable in this instance. Although geographically large, the proposed ward contains good road links throughout such as the A170 road and local roads which pass through the North York Moors National Park.

50 In the absence of an alternative warding pattern that would satisfy the statutory criteria, we have adopted Derwent Valley & Moor ward as part of our draft recommendations. We are particularly interested to hear the views of respondents during this round of consultation.

Lindhead 51 We propose no changes to Lindhead ward which is based on the existing warding arrangements and meets our statutory criteria.

Newby and Scalby 52 We received two submissions relating to Newby and Scalby. The Council proposed a two-councillor Scalby ward and a three-councillor Newby ward. The Council’s Newby ward had an electoral variance of 11%. Newby & Scalby Parish Council proposed the transfer of Endcliff Crescent and Heathcliff Gardens to the Woodlands ward of Scarborough. The Parish Council also proposed the ward boundary be realigned to avoid it running through Charles William Apartments.

53 We are not persuaded by Newby & Scalby Parish Council’s proposal to include Endcliff Crescent and Heathcliff Gardens in Woodlands ward. Its proposal would result in Newby ward having an electoral variance of 14%. We do not consider the evidence is sufficiently persuasive to justify this electoral variance. We have realigned the ward boundary to follow the path adjoining Charles William Apartments.

54 While we have decided to base our draft recommendations on the proposals of the Council, we have made a modification to the proposed boundaries to improve electoral equality between wards.

55 We have included electors on Lawrence Grove, The Close and on the south side of Hackness Road and west side of Scalby Road in Newby ward. This change reduces the electoral variance of Newby ward to 8%. Scalby ward will also have an electoral variance of 8%. We also consider this change would reflect community identities.

Seamer 56 We propose no changes to Seamer ward which is based on the existing warding arrangements and meets our statutory criteria.

Scarborough

Ward name Number of Cllrs Variance 2023 Castle 3 -1% Falsgrave & Stepney 3 7% Northstead 3 -2% Weaponness & Ramshill 3 9% Woodlands 3 -8%

Castle 57 Our draft recommendations are largely based on the proposals of the Council subject to minor ward boundary changes around Hibernia Street.

58 Instead of following the polling district boundary, we propose to follow the North Yorkshire county division boundary which runs along the rear of properties on Hibernia Street, Ireton Street and part of Gladstone Lane. Our modification to the ward boundary here will continue to deliver good electoral equality for Castle ward.

Falsgrave & Stepney 59 Councillor Colling supported the borough having multi-member wards and preferred that the borough wards matched North Yorkshire county division boundaries. Councillor Colling also commented that the Falsgrave Road area in Stepney ward should be included in the existing Falsgrave Park ward.

60 Our draft recommendations are based on the proposals of the Council. The Council’s proposal also takes into account the evidence of Councillor Colling that including the Falsgrave Road area in Falsgrave & Stepney ward would reflect community identities in this part of Scarborough. Falsgrave & Stepney ward will also have good electoral equality and have a clear and identifiable ward boundary.

Northstead 61 Our draft recommendations are largely based on the proposals of the Council subject to minor ward boundary changes in the south-west of the ward.

62 As explained in the Castle ward section of this report, we have followed the North Yorkshire county division boundary between Northstead ward and Castle ward which will continue to deliver good electoral equality for Northstead ward.

Weaponness & Ramshill 63 A local resident preferred that no changes be made to the existing Weaponness ward. However, Weaponness ward would have very poor electoral equality by 2023 if it was to remain the same. Therefore, we have adopted the proposals of the Council to enlarge the ward to include the Ramshill area and to increase the number of councillors to three.

64 We have also included in this ward Knipe Point Drive, Osgodby Crescent, Osgodby Grove, Osgodby Way, Reservoir Lane, and parts of Filey Road and Osgodby Lane. This modification is to improve electoral equality in neighbouring Cayton ward. While our proposed modification would lead to an electoral variance of 9% for Weaponness & Ramshill ward, we consider the modification would achieve a better balance of the statutory criteria in this part of the borough. We are particularly interested to hear local views relating to this change during this consultation.

Woodlands 65 We have based our draft recommendations on the proposals of the Council. We noted the large geographical area covered by this ward when we visited the 19 area. Despite the ward’s size, we were satisfied that this would not prevent the effective representation of the area on the Council. The Barrowcliff and Woodlands communities which largely comprise the ward are situated close to the A171 road. Stepney Drive and Woodlands Ravine also provide a link between the two communities. A minor realignment of the boundary has been made between Newby ward and Woodlands ward so that the ward boundary does not run through Charles William Apartments.

Whitby

Ward name Number of Cllrs Variance 2023 Mayfield 2 2% Streonshalh 2 -3% Whitby West Cliff 2 -8%

Mayfield 66 We received two submissions that specifically related to the Mayfield area. The Council proposed a Mayfield ward that comprised the High Stakesby and Ruswarp areas of Whitby. The Council further proposed to include roads that adjoin Mayfield Road and Prospect Hill in Whitby West Cliff ward. This created a ward with no continuous road access between High Stakesby and Ruswarp. On our visit to the area, we did not consider that the Council’s proposed ward reflected community identities. The roads that adjoin Mayfield Road and Prospect Hill appeared isolated from the West Cliff area in the north of Whitby.

67 The alternative ward proposal of Councillor Harston combined the High Stakesby and Ruswarp areas along with the roads that adjoin Mayfield Road and Prospect Hill. Councillor Harston also proposed that East Way, The Garth, White Leys Playing Field, part of Love Lane, Stakesby Road and a property on Byland Road be transferred to Whitby West Cliff ward. We considered that Councillor Harston’s proposed ward was supported by stronger evidence and would better reflect community identities. We have partially adopted Councillor Harston’s proposals subject to a further modification to achieve good electoral equality in neighbouring Whitby West Cliff ward.

68 Our draft recommendations have transferred Farm Close, Field Close, Highfield Road and Parson’s Close to Whitby West Cliff ward. We are unable to include the property on Byland Road in Mayfield ward as this would create a parish ward with too few electors. Our proposed modification ensures that good electoral equality is maintained in Mayfield ward by 2023.

Streonshalh 69 We received two submissions relating to Streonshalh ward. The Council proposed the ward remain unchanged. Councillor Harston proposed three separate adjustments to the western boundary of Streonshalh ward.

70 Councillor Harston proposed that the ward boundary between Whitby West Cliff ward and Streonshalh ward follow the centre of Spring Hill and Bobbies Bank instead of behind properties on Windsor Crescent. Although this adjustment did not affect any electors, there was a lack of evidence to support this change. We also considered the Council’s proposed boundary which runs behind Windsor Crescent is clear and identifiable.

71 Councillor Harston also proposed that the boundary run from New Quay Roundabout via the War Memorial into the centre of the River Esk before re-joining the existing ward boundary at Whitby Bridge. The other change would have the ward boundary follow a track to a viaduct over the River Esk. Both changes would have resulted in the creation of two parish wards with no electors, due to the location of North Yorkshire county division boundaries. This would not provide for effective and convenient local government. Therefore, our draft recommendations make no change to the existing Streonshalh ward.

Whitby West Cliff 72 We received two submissions that specifically related to the West Cliff area. The Council proposed a Whitby West Cliff ward that joined the Town Centre and West Cliff areas in a ward with roads that adjoin Mayfield Road and Prospect Hill in the south of Whitby. We did not consider that this proposal reflected community identities when we visited the area.

73 The alternative ward proposal of Councillor Harston combined the Town Centre and West Cliff areas in a ward as well as East Way, The Garth, White Leys Playing Field and parts of Love Lane and Stakesby Road. The proposed Whitby West Cliff ward would have an electoral variance of 12% fewer electors per councillor than the borough average by 2023.

74 We considered that Councillor Harston’s proposed ward better reflected community identities and have partially adopted it in our draft recommendations. However, to reduce the 12% electoral variance, we have included Farm Close, Field Close, Highfield Road and Parson’s Close in the proposed ward. This improves electoral equality to 8% fewer electors per councillor than the borough average by 2023.

Conclusions

75 The table below shows the impact of our draft recommendations on electoral equality, based on 2017 and 2023 electorate figures.

Summary of electoral arrangements

Draft recommendations

2017 2023

Number of councillors 46 46

Number of electoral wards 20 20

Average number of electors per councillor 1,776 1,910

Number of wards with a variance more 6 0 than 10% from the average

Number of wards with a variance more 2 0 than 20% from the average

Draft recommendation Scarborough Borough Council should be made up of 46 councillors serving 20 wards representing two single-councillor wards, 10 two-councillor wards and eight three-councillor wards. The details and names are shown in table below and illustrated on the large map accompanying this report.

Mapping Sheet 1, Map 1 shows the proposed ward for the Scarborough Borough Council. You can also view our draft recommendations for Scarborough on our interactive maps at http://consultation.lgbce.org.uk

Parish electoral arrangements

76 As part of an electoral review, we are required to have regard to the statutory criteria set out in Schedule 2 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (the 2009 Act). The Schedule provides that if a parish is to be divided between different wards it must also be divided into parish wards, so that each parish ward lies wholly within a single ward. We cannot recommend changes to the external boundaries of parishes as part of an electoral review.

77 Under the 2009 Act we only have the power to make changes to parish electoral arrangements where these are as a direct consequence of our recommendations for principal authority warding arrangements. However, Scarborough Borough Council has powers under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 to conduct community governance reviews to effect changes to parish electoral arrangements.

78 As a result of our proposed ward boundaries and having regard to the statutory criteria set out in schedule 2 to the 2009 Act, we are providing revised parish electoral arrangements for Newby & Scalby, Osgodby and Whitby.

79 As result of our proposed ward boundaries and having regard to the statutory criteria set out in schedule 2 to the 2009 Act, we are providing revised parish electoral arrangements for Newby & Scalby parish.

Draft recommendation Newby & Scalby Parish Council should comprise 13 councillors, as at present, representing three wards: Parish ward Number of parish councillors Hackness Road 1 Newby 7 Scalby 5

80 As result of our proposed ward boundaries and having regard to the statutory criteria set out in schedule 2 to the 2009 Act, we are providing revised parish electoral arrangements for Osgodby parish.

Draft recommendation Osgodby Parish Council should comprise seven councillors, as at present, representing two wards: Parish ward Number of parish councillors Osgodby Crescent 2 Osgodby Lane 5

81 As result of our proposed ward boundaries and having regard to the statutory criteria set out in schedule 2 to the 2009 Act, we are providing revised parish electoral arrangements for Whitby town.

Draft recommendation Whitby Town Council should comprise 19 councillors, as at present, representing seven wards: Parish ward Number of parish councillors Abbey 5 Stakesby 5 Town North 2 Town South 1 Ruswarp 2 West Cliff 3 White Leys 1

3 Have your say

82 The Commission has an open mind about its draft recommendations. Every representation we receive will be considered, regardless of who it is from or whether it relates to the whole borough or just a part of it.

83 If you agree with our recommendations, please let us know. If you don’t think our recommendations are right for Scarborough Borough Council, we want to hear alternative proposals for a different pattern of wards.

84 Our website has a special consultation area where you can explore the maps and draw your own proposed boundaries. You can find it at consultation.lgbce.org.uk

85 Submissions can also be made by emailing [email protected] or by writing to: Review Officer (Scarborough) The Local Government Boundary Commission for England 14th Floor, Millbank Tower Millbank London SW1P 4QP

86 The Commission aims to propose a pattern of wards for the Scarborough which delivers:

• Electoral equality: each local councillor represents a similar number of voters • Community identity: reflects the identity and interests of local communities • Effective and convenient local government: helping your council discharge its responsibilities effectively

87 A good pattern of ward should:

• Provide good electoral equality, with each councillor representing, as closely as possible, the same number of voters • Reflect community interests and identities and include evidence of community links • Be based on strong, easily identifiable boundaries • Help the council deliver effective and convenient local government

88 Electoral equality:

• Does your proposal mean that councillors would represent roughly the same number of voters as elsewhere in the council area?

89 Community identity:

• Community groups: is there a parish council, residents’ association or other group that represents the area? • Interests: what issues bind the community together or separate it from other parts of your area?

• Identifiable boundaries: are there natural or constructed features which make strong boundaries for your proposals?

90 Effective local government:

• Are any of the proposed wards too large or small to be represented effectively? • Are the proposed names of the wards appropriate? • Are there good links across your proposed wards? Is there any form of public transport?

91 Please note that the consultation stages of an electoral review are public consultations. In the interests of openness and transparency, we make available for public inspection full copies of all representations the Commission takes into account as part of a review. Accordingly, copies of all representations will be placed on deposit at our offices in Millbank (London) and on our website at www.lgbce.org.uk A list of respondents will be available from us on request after the end of the consultation period.

92 If you are a member of the public and not writing on behalf of a council or organisation we will remove any personal identifiers, such as postal or email addresses, signatures or phone numbers from your submission before it is made public. We will remove signatures from all letters, no matter who they are from.

93 In the light of representations received, we will review our draft recommendations and consider whether they should be altered. As indicated earlier, it is therefore important that all interested parties let us have their views and evidence, whether or not they agree with the draft recommendations. We will then publish our final recommendations.

94 After the publication of our final recommendations, the changes we have proposed must be approved by Parliament. An Order – the legal document which brings into force our recommendations – will be laid in draft in Parliament. The draft Order will provide for new electoral arrangements to be implemented at the all-out elections for Scarborough in 2019.

Equalities

95 This report has been screened for impact on equalities, with due regard being given to the general equalities duties as set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. As no potential negative impacts were identified, a full equality impact analysis is not required.

Appendix A

Draft recommendations for Scarborough Borough Council

Number of Variance Number of Variance Number of Electorate Electorate Ward name electors per from average electors per from average councillors (2017) (2023) councillor % councillor % 1 Castle 3 5,358 1,786 1% 5,701 1,900 -1%

2 Cayton 2 3,306 1,653 -7% 3,959 1,980 4% Danby & 3 2 4,106 2,053 16% 4,106 2,053 7% Mulgrave Derwent Valley & 4 2 3,943 1,972 11% 4,189 2,095 10% Moor 5 Eastfield 3 4,081 1,360 -23% 5,368 1,789 -6%

6 Esk Valley 2 3,665 1,833 3% 3,665 1,833 -4% Falsgrave & 7 3 5,989 1,996 12% 6,136 2,045 7% Stepney 8 Filey 3 5,707 1,902 7% 6,160 2,053 8% Fylingdales & 9 1 1,886 1,886 6% 1,886 1,886 -1% Ravenscar 10 Hunmanby 2 3,662 1,831 3% 3,823 1,912 0%

11 Lindhead 1 1,752 1,752 -1% 1,900 1,900 -1%

12 Mayfield 2 3,444 1,722 -3% 3,904 1,952 2%

14 Northstead 3 5,587 1,862 5% 5,614 1,871 -2%

15 Scalby 2 2,640 1,320 -26% 3,508 1,754 -8%

16 Seamer 2 3,614 1,807 2% 3,920 1,960 3%

17 Streonshalh 2 3,364 1,682 -5% 3,724 1,862 -3% Weaponness & 18 3 5,906 1,969 11% 6,270 2,090 9% Ramshill 19 Whitby West Cliff 2 3,282 1,641 -8% 3,510 1,755 -8%

20 Woodlands 3 5,214 1,738 -2% 5,246 1,749 -8%

Totals 46 81,691 – – 87,863 – –

Averages – – 1,776 – – 1,910 –

Source: Electorate figures are based on information provided by Scarborough Borough Council.

Note: The ‘variance from average’ column shows by how far, in percentage terms, the number of electors per councillor in each electoral ward varies from the average for the borough. The minus symbol (-) denotes a lower than average number of electors. Figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

Appendix B

Outline map

A more detailed version of this map can be seen on the large map accompanying this report, or on our website: http://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/yorkshire-and- the-humber/north-yorkshire/scarborough

Key

1. Castle 2. Cayton 3. Danby & Mulgrave 4. Derwent Valley & Moor 5. Eastfield 6. Esk Valley 7. Falsgrave & Stepney 8. Filey 9. Fylingdales & Ravenscar 10. Hunmanby 11. Lindhead 12. Mayfield 13. Newby 14. Northstead 15. Scalby 16. Seamer 17. Streonshalh 18. Weaponness & Ramshill 19. Whitby West Cliff 20. Woodlands

Appendix C

Submissions received

All submissions received can also be viewed on our website at http://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/yorkshire-and-the-humber/north- yorkshire/scarborough

Local Authority

• Scarborough Borough Council

Councillors

• Councillor L. Colling (Scarborough Borough Council) • Councillor J. Mortimer (Scarborough Borough Council) • Councillor J. Nock (Scarborough Borough Council)

Parish and Town councillors

• Councillor J. Harston (Whitby Town Council)

Parish and Town Council

• Filey Town Council • Lythe Parish Council • Newby & Scalby Parish Council • Reighton & Speeton Parish Council

Local Residents

• 13 local residents

Appendix D Glossary and abbreviations

Council size The number of councillors elected to serve on a council

Electoral Change Order (or Order) A legal document which implements changes to the electoral arrangements of a local authority

Division A specific area of a county, defined for electoral, administrative and representational purposes. Eligible electors can vote in whichever division they are registered for the candidate or candidates they wish to represent them on the county council

Electoral fairness When one elector’s vote is worth the same as another’s

Electoral inequality Where there is a difference between the number of electors represented by a councillor and the average for the local authority

Electorate People in the authority who are registered to vote in elections. For the purposes of this report, we refer specifically to the electorate for local government elections

Number of electors per councillor The total number of electors in a local authority divided by the number of councillors

Over-represented Where there are fewer electors per councillor in a ward or division than the average

Parish A specific and defined area of land within a single local authority enclosed within a parish boundary. There are over 10,000 parishes in England, which provide the first tier of representation to their local residents

Parish council A body elected by electors in the parish which serves and represents the area defined by the parish boundaries. See also ‘Town council’

Parish (or Town) council electoral The total number of councillors on arrangements any one parish or town council; the number, names and boundaries of parish wards; and the number of councillors for each ward

Parish ward A particular area of a parish, defined for electoral, administrative and representational purposes. Eligible electors vote in whichever parish ward they live for candidate or candidates they wish to represent them on the parish council

Town council A parish council which has been given ceremonial ‘town’ status. More information on achieving such status can be found at www.nalc.gov.uk

Under-represented Where there are more electors per councillor in a ward or division than the average

Variance (or electoral variance) How far the number of electors per councillor in a ward or division varies in percentage terms from the average

Ward A specific area of a district or borough, defined for electoral, administrative and representational purposes. Eligible electors can vote in

whichever ward they are registered for the candidate or candidates they wish to represent them on the district or borough council