STRENSALL with TOWTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL

Rainbow Centre, Robert Wilkinson School West End, Strensall YO32 5UH Tel: 491569 E-mail: [email protected]

Chairman Councillor Peter Jesse 29th August 212

The Review Officer (York) Local Government Boundary Commission for Layden House, 76 – 86 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG

Dear Sir,

Electoral Review of York

In answer to your invitation to present our views on the electoral review of York these are the views of this Parish Council and reflect popular opinion in our village:

a. Your records will show that this village has undergone many electoral changes in the last two decades in both Parliamentary and Local Government. We are now faced with imminent changes in both aspects.

b. The Local change was the decision in 1996 to bring Strensall with Towthorpe into York from for all purposes. Subsequently the Parish was bonded with Stockton-on-Forest and to form Strensall Ward. This is now one of the Wards in your review.

c. We are entirely happy with the present Ward arrangement and with 2 Ward Councillors. Your review stresses the importance of numbers but we submit that the factor of size must have some bearing on the ability of Councillors to perform their duties efficiently. d. The Parliamentary Boundary Commission is about to confirm their decision that Strensall Ward in future elections be taken out of York Outer constituency (where it was for only one abortive election) and revert to Malton constituency. It is stressed that this is for Parliamentary elections only: the Ward for all other purposes will remain in York. The boundaries proposed are the existing ones and the electorate of 6,233.

You will undoubtedly be aware of the impact of any changes to Strensall Ward boundaries and number of electors will have on decisions made by your colleagues in the Parliamentary Boundary Commission.

Yours sincerely

Sue Nunn PARISH CLERK copy to:

City of York Council, Councillor Wiseman and Councillor Doughty