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N:\Reports\...\Cherwell.Wp Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Cherwell in Oxfordshire Report to the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions August 2001 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND © Crown Copyright 2001 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 Local Government Commission for England 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. Report no: 252 ii LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND CONTENTS page WHAT IS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND? v SUMMARY vii 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 CURRENT ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS 3 3 DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS 7 4 RESPONSES TO CONSULTATION 9 5 ANALYSIS AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS 11 6 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 29 A large map illustrating the proposed ward boundaries for Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington is inserted inside the back cover of the report. LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND iii iv LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND WHAT IS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND? The Local Government Commission for England is an independent body set up by Parliament. Our task is to review and make recommendations to the Government on whether there should be changes to local authorities’ electoral arrangements. Members of the Commission are: Professor Malcolm Grant (Chairman) Professor Michael Clarke CBE (Deputy Chairman) Peter Brokenshire Kru Desai Pamela Gordon Robin Gray Robert Hughes CBE Barbara Stephens (Chief Executive) 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, ward names and the frequency of elections. We can also recommend changes to the electoral arrangements of parish and town councils. This report sets out the Commission’s final recommendations on the electoral arrangements for the district of Cherwell in Oxfordshire. LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND v vi LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND SUMMARY We began a review of Cherwell’s electoral arrangements on 25 July 2000. We published our draft recommendations for electoral arrangements on 20 February 2001, after which we undertook a nine- week period of consultation. • This report summarises the representations we received during consultation on our draft recommendations, and contains our final recommendations to the Secretary of State. We found that the existing arrangements provide unequal representation of electors in Cherwell: • in 23 of the 31 wards the number of electors represented by each councillor varies by more than 10 per cent from the average for the district and 13 wards vary by more than 20 per cent from the average; • by 2005 this unequal representation is not expected to improve, with the number of electors per councillor forecast to vary by more than 10 per cent from the average in 24 wards and by more than 20 per cent in 14 wards. Our main final recommendations for future electoral arrangements (see Tables 1 and 2 and paragraphs 94-95) are that: • Cherwell District Council should have 50 councillors, two fewer than at present; • there should be 28 wards, instead of 31 as at present; • the boundaries of 29 of the existing wards should be modified, resulting in a net reduction of three, and two wards should retain their existing boundaries; • elections should continue to take place by thirds. The purpose of these proposals is to ensure that, in future, each district councillor represents approximately the same number of electors, bearing in mind local circumstances. • In 20 of the proposed 28 wards the number of electors per councillor would vary by no more than 10 per cent from the district average. • This improved level of electoral equality is forecast to continue, with the number of electors per councillor in only one ward, Yarnton, Gosford & Water Eaton, expected to vary by more than 10 per cent from the average for the district in 2005. LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND vii 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 Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington. All further correspondence on these final recommendations and the matters discussed in this report should be addressed to the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, who will not make an Order implementing them before 18 September 2001: The Secretary of State Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions Local Government Sponsorship Division Eland House Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU viii LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND Table 1: Final Recommendations: Summary Ward name Number of Constituent areas Map councillors reference 1 Adderbury 1 the parishes of Adderbury and Milton Map 2 2 Ambrosden & 1 the parishes of Ambrosden, Chesterton, Middleton Map 2 Chesterton Stoney and Wendlebury 3 Bicester East 2 part of Bicester parish (the proposed Bicester East parish Map 2 and ward) large map 4 Bicester North 2 part of Bicester parish (the proposed Bicester North Map 2 and parish ward) large map 5 Bicester South 2 part of Bicester parish (the proposed Bicester South Map 2 and parish ward) large map 6 Bicester Town 2 part of Bicester parish (the proposed Bicester Town Map 2 and parish ward) large map 7 Bicester West 3 part of Bicester parish (the proposed Bicester West parish Map 2 and ward) large map 8 Bloxham & 2 the parishes of Bloxham, Bodicote and Milcombe Map 2 Bodicote 9 Calthorpe 2 part of Banbury parish (the proposed Calthorpe parish Map 2 and (Banbury) ward) large map 10 Caversfield 1 the parishes of Ardley, Bucknell, Caversfield and Stoke Map 2 Lyne 11 Cropredy 1 the parishes of Bourton, Claydon with Clattercot, Map 2 Cropredy, Mollington, Prescote and Wardington 12 Deddington 1 unchanged – the parishes of Barford St John & St Map 2 Michael and Deddington 13 Easington 3 part of Banbury parish (the proposed Easington parish Map 2 and (Banbury) ward) large map 14 Fringford 1 the parishes of Cottisford, Finmere, Fringford, Map 2 Godington, Hardwick with Tusmore, Hethe, Mixbury, Newton Purcell with Shelswell and Stratton Audley 15 Grimsbury & 3 part of Banbury parish (the proposed Grimsbury & Castle Map 2 and Castle parish ward) large map (Banbury) 16 Hardwick 3 part of Banbury parish (the proposed Hardwick parish Map 2 and (Banbury) ward) large map 17 Hook Norton 1 the parishes of Hook Norton, South Newington and Map 2 Wigginton 18 Kidlington North 2 part of Kidlington parish (the proposed parish wards of Map 2 and Roundham and St Mary’s) large map LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ix Ward name Number of Constituent areas Map councillors reference 19 Kidlington South 3 part of Kidlington parish (the proposed parish wards of Map 2 and Dogwood, Exeter and Orchard) large map 20 Kirtlington 1 the parishes of Bletchingdon, Hampton Gay & Poyle, Map 2 Kirtlington, Shipton-on-Cherwell & Thrupp and Weston- on-the-Green 21 Launton 1 the parishes of Arncott, Blackthorn, Launton and Map 2 Piddington 22 Neithrop 2 part of Banbury parish (the proposed Neithrop parish Map 2 and (Banbury) ward) large map 23 Otmoor 1 the parishes of Charlton-on-Otmoor, Fencott & Murcott, Map 2 Horton-cum-Studley, Islip, Merton, Noke and Oddington 24 Ruscote (Banbury) 3 part of Banbury parish (the proposed Ruscote parish Map 2 and ward) large map 25 Sibford 1 the parishes of Broughton, Epwell, North Newington, Map 2 Sibford Ferris, Sibford Gower, Swalcliffe and Tadmarton 26 The Astons & 2 the parishes of Duns Tew, Fritwell, Lower Heyford, Map 2 Heyfords Middle Aston, North Aston, Somerton, Souldern, Steeple Aston and Upper Heyford 27 Wroxton 1 the parishes of Drayton, Hanwell, Horley, Hornton, Map 2 Shenington with Alkerton, Shutford and Wroxton 28 Yarnton, Gosford 2 the parishes of Begbroke, Gosford & Water Eaton and Map 2 & Water Eaton Yarnton Notes: 1 The whole district is parished. 2 Map 2 and the large map in the back of the report illustrate the proposed wards outlined above. x LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND Table 2: Final Recommendations for Cherwell Ward name Number Electorate Number Variance Electorate Number of Variance of (2000) of electors from (2005) electors from councillors per average per average councillor % councillor % 1 Adderbury 1 2,232 2,232 14 2,256 2,256 9 2 Ambrosden & 1 2,144 2,144 10 2,136 2,136 3 Chesterton 3 Bicester East 2 4,445 2,223 14 4,418 2,209 7 4 Bicester North 2 2,908 1,454 -26 4,209 2,105 2 5 Bicester South 2 2,687 1,344 -31 3,887 1,944 -6 6 Bicester Town 2 4,044 2,022 3 4,044 2,022 -2 7 Bicester West 3 5,951 1,984 2 5,946 1,982 -4 8 Bloxham & 2 4,506 2,253 15 4,529 2,265 10 Bodicote 9 Calthorpe 2 4,273 2,137 9 4,301 2,151 4 (Banbury) 10 Caversfield 1 1,894 1,894 -3 1,886 1,886 -9 11 Cropredy 1 2,160 2,160 11 2,192 2,192 6 12 Deddington 1 2,144 2,144 10 2,240 2,240 8 13 Easington 3 6030 2,010 3 6,085 2,028 -2 (Banbury) 14 Fringford 1 1,832 1,832 -6 1,849 1,849 -10 15 Grimsbury 3 6,336 2,112 8 6,504 2,168 5 & Castle (Banbury) 16 Hardwick 3 4,407 1,469 -25 5,947 1,982
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