Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Basingstoke & Deane in Hampshire Further electoral review October 2007 Translations and other formats For information on obtaining this publication in another language or in a large-print or Braille version please contact the Boundary Committee for England: Tel: 020 7271 0500 Email:
[email protected] 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 Contents What is the Boundary Committee for England? 3 Summary 5 1 Introduction 11 2 Current electoral arrangements 15 3 Draft recommendations 19 4 Responses to consultation 21 5 Analysis and final recommendations 25 Electorate figures 25 Council size 29 Electoral equality 30 General analysis 31 Warding arrangements 32 Brookvale & Kings Furlong, Eastrop, Grove and Norden wards 32 Brighton Hill North and Brighton Hill South wards 33 Buckskin, Hatch Warren & Beggarwood, Kempshott, South Ham and Winklebury wards 34 Chineham, Popley East, Popley West and Rooksdown wards 40 Basing, Oakley & North Waltham and Upton Grey & The Candovers wards 43 Overton, Laverstoke & Steventon and Whitchurch wards 46 Burghclere, East Woodhay, Highclere & Bourne and Kingsclere wards 47 Baughurst, Tadley North and Tadley South wards 51 Calleva, Pamber and Sherborne St John wards 54 Conclusions 55 Parish electoral arrangements 56 6 What happens next? 58 7 Mapping 59 1 Appendices A Glossary and abbreviations 61 B Code of practice on written consultation 65 2 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.