SOMERSET ELECTORAL REVIEW – County Council’s response

LGBCE PROPOSALS

1. Summary of the LGBCE’s proposals:

In summary the LGBCE proposals:- • Accept the proposal for 55 councillors but based on 53 divisions therefore providing for two, two member divisions where the LGBCE consider these as the only acceptable option to resolve unique local circumstances • Accept the population projections that accompanied the Council’s proposed scheme • Are defended as reflecting communication links, geographic factors and community identity • Are broadly in line with the Council’s proposals for West Somerset, Sedgemoor and rural South Somerset with some changes which focus on improving electorate equality in comparison with the Council’s proposals • Depart from the Council’s proposals in a number of urban areas, including Frome, Glastonbury, Street, Yeovil, Taunton and Wellington. It is no surprise that some of these areas provided most of the difficulties for the Council in agreeing proposals. • Present almost a total redesign of the Council’s proposed scheme for the Taunton Deane area • Redesign the Council’s proposals for the Frome area, propose a two member division to resolve the Glastonbury / Street problem, and adopt the Liberal Democrat proposal for rural Mendip • Include within the redesign of the Yeovil town area another 2 member division covering the Brympton & Yeovil West area to deal with a specific issue concerning the Brimsmore housing development. • Rename a number of proposed new divisions • In overview, have a detrimental impact on coterminosity with district wards compared to the Council’s proposals. The LGBCE defend this on the key need to balance electorate numbers and the fact that many of the district ward arrangements are out of date and don’t necessarily reflect community interests.

The departures from the Council’s proposals are defended by the LGBCE on the basis of achieving a better balance between electoral equality, community identity and facilitating effective and convenient local government. Having compared their departures from the Council proposals, their approach seems to focus very much on ensuring equality of electorate numbers and sometimes at the expense of community identity and facilitating effective and convenient local government.

2. A summary critique of the LGBCE proposals:

The Council wishes to make the following observations:-

• The LGBCE report in support of their proposals contains little detailed explanation. Initially, there was no detail information provided behind the electorate numbers per division although this was subsequently provided on request. The Council’s view is that sufficient information should be provided by the LGBCE from the outset in support of their proposals so all potential respondees have adequate information available to enable them to provide an informed response. • The on-line maps in support of the proposals are particularly disappointing and hard to access and interpret particularly for parish councils and wider community interests. • The LGBCE must ensure that their technical guidance is clear in terms of what they expect from schemes proposed to them and then must apply it consistently when making their own proposals. For example, they should make clear from the outset that they will have less regard to coterminosity where district ward arrangements are ‘old’ and they should advise councils similarly. • The proposal for 2 member divisions is an interesting development and the Council wasn’t aware that this was an option that it could have proposed. Clarity on this from the commission from the outset on this issue would have been helpful. • It is clear from their proposals that the Commission have toured the area looking at particular local issues but the Council considers that the proposals at a local level reflect the fact that generally speaking the LGBCE do not talk to local communities or interests ‘on the ground’ when they tour. The treatment of Wellington is an example of how geographical layouts of communities do not always reflect long established communities of interest. • Of considerable concern is a perceived lack of consistency in the way the LGBCE have applied their logic from district area to district area. • A particular concern is the impact on community interests in certain areas in order to balance electorate numbers. In some cases in the rural areas the changes from the Council’s proposals move significant geographical areas against community interests for the sake of transferring very small numbers of the electors. • Some of the proposals impact significantly on town and parish council warding arrangements. The County Council has not had time to review these impacts in detail in its response. Our expectation is that local councils will respond direct to your invitation to submit comments.

3. The LGBCE Proposals – Area by Area

West Somerset

General Council commentary:

The LGBCE proposals recognise and reflect the limited options available for change in this area. The only changes that the LGBCE have made to the County Council’s proposals appear to have been made purely on the grounds of balancing the electorate numbers between divisions rather than reflecting community interests or providing for effective and convenient local government. The LGBCE claim to have had regard to coterminosity with district ward arrangements in this area because the ward arrangements were agreed relatively recently but the Council notes that the changes proposed to its proposals reduce coterminosity in order to transfer relatively small numbers of electorate between divisions.

Commission’s proposals: Council commentary:

• Rural West Somerset - the LGBCE are The LGBCE acknowledges that this increases the size of an already proposing two changes to the Council’s large ED but justifies this on the numbers priority. Their proposal adds a proposals and these are defended on the considerable area of land to the ED for the purpose of adding just 228 to grounds of minimising electoral variances. the electorate. Although large the Council considers that the revised The first proposal is to transfer the parishes of ED remains manageable. Luxborough and Treborough from Dunster ED to Dulverton & Exmoor ED

• The second ‘balancing the numbers’ change Likewise the Bicknoller change appears to be just to balance the is to transfer Bicknoller from the Watchet & numbers and worsens coterminosity with the district ward arrangements. Quantocks ED to Dunster. If the LGBCE decide to confirm these new arrangements then the Council would recommend a name change to the ED to reflect the transfer of 2 of the 6 Quantock parishes from Watchet & Quantocks ED to Watchet & Stogursey ED which better reflects the revised geographical spread of the division.

Sedgemoor

General Council commentary:

In the main the Council’s proposals were accepted by the LGBCE. However, the Council has concerns over some of the changes proposed by the LGBCE and the reasons given for them.

Commission’s proposals: Council commentary:

• Bridgwater town – the only change proposed The justification for this change is to lessen the impact of the bottleneck to the Council’s proposals was to remove the and improve road access but in essence the change achieves neither of bottleneck bringing the two district wards these objectives. In fact the change doesn’t improve road access together within the Bridgwater West ED. Road between the two district wards that make up the ED and reduces access has been improved by the transfer of coterminosity with the newly established district wards. It therefore the Washington Gardens area from Bridgwater seems hard to justify. South to Bridgwater West. This further improves electoral equality.

• Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge - the LGBCE The area proposed to be transferred from Highbridge & Burnham South argued that the Council’s proposal on the ED to Burnham North ED goes against the agreement reached between southern edge of the Highbridge & Burnham the 3 local county councillors who were insistent that the current South ED didn’t reflect community identify. boundary between the two divisions reflects local community interests. The LGBCE alternative restores the southern The area chosen for transfer seems quite arbitrary. boundary of the Highbridge & Burnham South ED and instead transfers a residential area to the east of Oxford Street into Burnham North ED. They argue this alternative provides stronger boundaries, improves electoral equality and ensures that the town council is contained within 2 rather than 3 EDs.

• Rural Sedgemoor – only two adjustments are This proposal improves coterminosity with the district ward and is clearly proposed by the LGBCE to the Council’s supported by the parish council. The Council therefore has no further proposals for the whole of the rural observations to make. Sedgemoor area. They have responded to representations from Goathurst PC to object to the Council’s proposal to include the parish in the North Petherton ED on the grounds that it would break the parish’s community ties to Enmore. Therefore the LGBCE have proposed including Goathurst in the Cannington ED.

• Rural Sedgemoor – the other change is to This change from the Council’s proposals appears to have been done move Chilton Polden parish from King Alfred simply to increase the electorate numbers within the revised Huntspill ED to Huntspill ED simply to improve electoral ED. The change does not reflect local community interests and it equality. reduces coterminosity with the recently revised district ward arrangements.

Taunton Deane

General commentary:

• The LGBCE proposals for the whole of the Taunton Deane area depart from both the County Council and Liberal Democrat Group proposals on the grounds that neither proposal “provided an effective balance between our three statutory criteria”. • This total redesign became inevitable following the changes proposed to the key urban areas of Taunton and Wellington and their proposal acknowledges this. The Council through the work done to develop its own proposals is aware that the treatment of the urban areas within Taunton Deane has significant knock on impacts for the surrounding rural EDs. • In overview the changes appear to make coterminosity with the district wards worse rather than better in order to balance electorate numbers and make the overall scheme for the Borough area work. • The focus on ‘hard’ boundaries such as the railway through Taunton is understandable but doesn’t always reflect communities of interest and this is not reflected in the LGBCE proposals. • There seem to be inconsistencies of approach by the LGBCE - on the one hand dismissing the Council’s proposals for urban / rural mix EDs and recreating them in another form on the other and splitting long established communities of interest. Also, in Wellington using the main road as an ED boundary is not acceptable to the LGBCE yet is commonly used elsewhere in urban areas within Somerset. • For the reasons outlined above the Council has considerable reservations about the LGBCE’s proposals for the Taunton Deane area and are therefore recommending an alternative proposal that picks up elements of the Commission’s proposals but moves away from them in some key areas to better reflect communities of interest. The alternative proposal brings all of the proposed EDs within the +/- 10 variance target for 2017, has cross-party support on the Council and is supported by the majority of the local members. Elements of the alternative proposal are referred to below in the Council’s commentary on the Commission’s proposals but please find attached:-

1. a detailed breakdown of the alternative proposal ED by ED showing a comparison with the Council’s original proposal and the Commission’s proposal. 2. detailed map of the Council’s alternative proposal for Taunton Deane. 3. detailed map showing the minor change recommended in the alternative proposal for Taunton town

Commission’s proposals: Council commentary:

Taunton town

• The focus is on using the railway as a ‘natural’ Although the LGBCE’s proposals for Taunton town have a greater boundary between EDs and better reflecting detrimental effect on coterminosity than the Council’s proposals, they community ties particularly for North Taunton have a broad level of support (although not unanimous) from local and Bishop’s Hull. However they have then members and clearly reflect the views of some key community accepted the difficulty of keeping Bishop’s Hull interests. The Council’s alternative proposal therefore leaves the and Comeytrowe in a single ED without LGBCE’s proposals for Taunton town unchanged, with the exception of compromising the entire scheme for Taunton. Taunton North ED gaining c200 voters in and around Hope Corner Lane from Rowbarton & Staplegrove ED (see below for further changes to Rowbarton & Staplegrove ED).

Wellington • The LGBCE proposals seek to unite the urban It is hard to follow the logic in the complete redesign of Wellington by area of Wellington in a single ED, transfer the LGBCE and the proposals go against the views of the local Rockwell Green to the proposed Blackdown & members and the Town Council who supported the Council’s Neroche ED and Tonedale into the Upper Tone submission. It replaces long established urban / rural mix proposals ED. The main concern of the LGBCE with the with new urban /rural mix proposals that do not reflect community links Council’s proposals was the mix of urban and and have a considerable impact on the Town Council. The proposals rural. also have a detrimental effect on coterminosity with district wards. This couldn’t be better emphasised than with Trinity Close in Mantle Street which is included in the Rockwell Green ward just to make up the numbers!

The Council’s alternative proposal redesigns the Wellington and surrounding area EDs to better reflect community interests. Wellington ED is proposed to not change from its current boundaries, with Wellington East Ward forming part of Blackdown & Neroche (see below). Upper Tone ED is proposed to extend to take in the very rural parishes to the south and west of Wellington (Wellington Without (including Thorne St Margaret) and Sampford Arundel) which have community links with other rural parishes in that ED. As an example the primary schools in Sampford Arundel and Stawley are federated and share a single governing body. Rural Taunton

• A general comment is that the proposals for For example, the LGBCE proposal to separate Staplegrove from rural Taunton contain some inexplicable linking Cheddon Fitzpaine splits these closely linked communities. It also of unrelated communities and separation of creates more of an urban / rural mix by including Rowbarton within the clearly linked communities – none of which are ED. adequately explained. The large and varied ED proposed by the LGBCE for Blackdown & Neroche ED includes Ruishton which has been severed from its close community neighbour Creech St Michael under this plan which is within the new Monkton & North Curry ED proposal. This ED links areas as diverse as Hatch Beauchamp and Rockwell Green which have no community links.

Therefore the Council’s alternative proposal seeks to overcome these community concerns by redesigning 4 of the 5 rural EDs proposed by the Commission as follows:-

• Lydeard ED remains as proposed by LGBCE

• Upper Tone ED is extended detailed above

• Blackdown & Neroche ED is proposed to include Wellington East in the west, but return Ruishton and Thornfalcon to Monkton & North Curry ED, as these two parishes are closely aligned to and share key services (including things as varied as a medical centre, a church benefice and a flood plain) with Creech St Michael, with which they comprise a single district ward. The LGBCE’s proposal for Blackdown & Neroche covered a huge area and comprised 18 parishes many of which had nothing in common with one another. As the elector numbers require part of Wellington to be linked with rural parishes, it is appropriate that the part of the town that is linked in this way should be Wellington East, as this area shares many interests and local facilities with West Buckland parish and other neighbouring parishes, and much of the new development around Wellington will be taking place on or near the boundary between Wellington East and West Buckland parish.

• Monkton & North Curry ED is proposed to include Ruishton and Thornfalcon parishes, for the reasons given above, along with the southern half of a divided West Monkton parish, split along the A3259. This keeps the development area of Monkton Heathfield together with the adjoining development area in Creech St Michael (at Langaller). Upon completion, these developments will share new roads, medical provision, shops and other community facilities.

• Rowbarton & Staplegrove ED takes the northern half of the divided West Monkton parish, aligning the rural settlements of West Monkton, Goosenford and Hestercombe with Cheddon Fitzpaine, to which they have always been closely linked. These rural communities share services such as transport links and a church benefice, and have many other things in common as settlements at the foot of the Quantock Hills. The northernmost part of polling district CP (Hope Corner Lane and above) is proposed to move to Taunton North ED to reflect the close links that this area has with the local amenities on the northern part of Cheddon Road, and to ensure that both EDs are within the agreed electorate number tolerances.

Mendip

General commentary:

LGBCE propose alternative arrangements for Frome divisions. A two member division is proposed for a combined Glastonbury and Street division.

Commission’s proposals: Commentary:

Frome

Proposed change to Frome North’s southern boundary to align There are mixed views for the Frome area proposals from the with railway line. The Council’s proposals for Frome Selwood three local County Councillors who currently represent these and Frome South are amended and LGBCE propose to use communities. B3090 as the boundary. Other than the comments above, the LGBCE’s proposals for Alternative electoral division names are proposed for Frome the Mendip area seem to have a broad level of support from Selwood and Frome South. local members and therefore the Council has no further observations to make. Glastonbury and Street

Proposed creation of a new two member division to cover both towns.

Mendip Central and East

Proposed transfer of four PCs to Mendip South and one PC to Mendip Hills. Proposed addition of two PCs from Mendip Hills.

Mendip South

Proposed addition of four PCs from Mendip Central and East with transfer of two PCs to Mendip West.

Mendip West

Proposed addition of two PCs from Mendip South and transfer of St Cuthbert Out East to Mendip Hills.

South Somerset

General commentary:

The LGBCE proposals have focused on electoral representation in and around Yeovil. They have developed an alternative proposal for the divisions when compared to the Council’s scheme. LGBCE support Yeovil Town Council’s view that Wraxhill and Sampson Wood wards should remain in Yeovil South and not return to East Coker. LGBCE are proposing a two member division for a combined Brympton and Yeovil West division (with parts of north west Yeovil). In the main the majority of the Council’s scheme for the remaining rural areas of South Somerset is endorsed by the LGBCE. However, the changes in Yeovil have resulted in an expanded Castle Cary division to the edge of Yeovil. The LGBCE are proposing changes to parish warding arrangements in Yeovil, Chard and Yeovil Without but no changes to the overall number of parish/town councillors.

The Council wishes to recommend an alternative proposal for the Yeovil town area of South Somerset which again is referred to below in the Council’s commentary but please find attached:-

1. a detailed breakdown of the alternative proposal ED by ED showing a comparison with the Council’s original proposal and the Commission’s proposal. 2. a detailed map of the Council’s alternative proposal for Yeovil town .

Commission’s proposals: Commentary: Yeovil

Proposed new two-member Brympton & Yeovil West division The Council is concerned with the LGBCE’s proposals for which includes the northwest of Yeovil town, Brympton parish Yeovil town, in particular the proposal for the 2 member division and part of Yeovil Without parish including Yeovil Marsh and to cover Brympton and Yeovil West. The Council considers the planned Brimsmore development area. that in this area a 2 member ED would be hard to make work Yeovil South proposed to retain Wraxhill and Sampson Wood with the numbers of houses and electors within a confined and Barwick to return to East Coker area. The Council is therefore recommending an alternative Proposals for Yeovil East seek to lose part of Mudford in proposal for the Yeovil town area as follows: exchange for Yeovil East Ward 3 and Yeovil Without Combe Proposals for Yeovil North and Central seek to add part of • Yeovil East and Yeovil South EDs unchanged from Mudford, parts of Yeovil Central wards 2 and 3 along with part LGBCE proposal of Brimsmore. • Only minor changes to Castle Cary ED (in respect of Proposed for revised parish warding arrangements for Yeovil Mudford Parish ward and Limington) and Yeovil Central and Yeovil Without but total number of councillors to remain at ED (in respect of Yeovil Urban ward) their present level. • Brympton and Yeovil West become two, one-member There are several alternative electoral division names EDs: Brympton ED; Yeovil West ED including the proposed. Brimsmore development. • Brympton ED includes the complete parishes of Castle Cary Mudford, Limington, Brympton and Chilthorne Domer (not split between urban and rural elements) in line with Substantial difference to Council’s submission with an increase community wishes and reflecting the considerable in electorate resulting in a shift from -10% of electoral average influence of the River Yeo as a natural boundary. These (Council scheme) to +1% (LGBCE scheme). New division parishes all look towards Yeovil and all share road links extended to the northern edge of Yeovil, proposed loss of although Limington can only be accessed by the local South Cadbury PC to Blackmoor Vale in exchange for Rimpton lanes network. This ED also includes the key site at PC and the gain of Pitcombe, Bratton Seymour, Mudford, Lufton which is developing quite quickly at the moment. Limington and Yeovilton PCs. • Yeovil East, Brympton and Chard South EDs are all low on electorate numbers at the moment but the anticipated Langport and Curry Rivel housing development in these EDs will see the electorate numbers increase rapidly. Proposed transfer of Hambridge and Westport PC to South Petherton division. The alternative proposal also recommends that Chard North division and Chard South division return to their current Chard South electoral boundaries rather than those proposed. The LGBCE proposed transfer of a small area of Polling Area AGY was not Proposed addition of part of Chard Avishayes.from Chard supported locally. North. Proposal for revised parish warding arrangements for Chard In addition to the comments above, it is worth highlighting that but total number of town councillors to remain 15. there are mixed views from two County Councillors regarding the LGBCE proposals for Wraxhill Hill and Sampson Wood (to the south-west of Yeovil). One of the councillors supports the proposals and the other recommends that these two areas are added to the Coker Division in line with the Council’s submission in November 2011.

South Somerset Electoral Divisions proposal – Stage 2 final submission from County Council (30 March 2012)

Target average electorate = 8,137 for each County Councillor in Somerset

Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal

BLACKMOOR VALE BLACKMOOR VALE BLACKMOOR VALE BLACKMOOR VALE (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 7,132: -12% to average) 7,342 (-10% to average) = 7,401 (-9% to average) = 7,401 (-9% to average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: No changes to LGBCE proposal • Rimpton to be moved from • South Cadbury from Castle Castle Cary ED Cary ED • Rimpton to Castle Cary ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Abbas & Templecombe Abbas & Templecombe Abbas & Templecombe Abbas & Templecombe Charlton Horethorne Charlton Horethorne Charlton Horethorne Charlton Horethorne Compton Pauncefoot Compton Pauncefoot Compton Pauncefoot Compton Pauncefoot Corton Denham Corton Denham Corton Denham Corton Denham Henstridge Henstridge Henstridge Henstridge Holton Holton Holton Holton Horsington Horsington Horsington Horsington Maperton Maperton Maperton Maperton Milborne Port Milborne Port Milborne Port Milborne Port North Cheriton North Cheriton North Cheriton North Cheriton Rimpton (from Castle Cary ED) Rimpton (to Castle Cary ED) Rimpton (to Castle Cary ED) South Cadbury (from Castle South Cadbury (from Castle Cary Cary ED) ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Blackmoor Vale Blackmoor Vale Blackmoor Vale Blackmoor Vale

1 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Milborne Port Milborne Port (Part of) Camelot (Part of) Camelot (Part of) Camelot (Part of) Cary (Part of) Cary Milborne Port Milborne Port

CASTLE CARY CASTLE CARY CASTLE CARY CASTLE CARY (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 7,008: -14% to average) 7,328 (-10% to average) = 8,210 (+1% to average) = 7,577 (-7% to average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: Changes to LGBCE proposal: • Chilton Cantelo to be moved • South Cadbury to Blackmoor • Mudford Parish Ward and from Ilchester ED Vale ED Limington to Brympton ED • Bratton Seymour and Pitcombe • Rimpton from Blackmoor Vale to be moved from Wincanton ED and Bruton ED • Mudford, Yeovilton and • Rimpton to be moved to Limington from Brympton ED Blackmoor Vale ED

Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Current Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Alford Alford Alford Alford Ansford Ansford Ansford Ansford Babcary Babcary Babcary Babcary Bratton Seymour (from Wincanton Bratton Seymour (from Bratton Seymour (from Wincanton Castle Cary and Bruton ED) Wincanton and Bruton ED) and Bruton ED) Lovington Castle Cary Castle Cary Castle Cary Marston Magna Chilton Cantelo (from Ilchester ED) Chilton Cantelo (from Ilchester Chilton Cantelo (from Ilchester North Barrow Lovington ED) ED) North Cadbury Marston Magna Limington (from Brympton ED) Limington (to Brympton ED) Queen Camel North Barrow Lovington Lovington Rimpton North Cadbury Marston Magna Marston Magna South Barrow Pitcombe (from Wincanton and Mudford (from Brympton ED) Mudford (to Brympton ED) South Cadbury Bruton ED) North Barrow North Barrow Sparkford Queen Camel North Cadbury North Cadbury

2 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal West Camel South Barrow Pitcombe (from Wincanton and Pitcombe (from Wincanton and Yarlington South Cadbury Bruton ED) Bruton ED) Sparkford Queen Camel Queen Camel West Camel Rimpton (from Blackmoor Vale Rimpton (from Blackmoor Vale Yarlington ED) ED) South Barrow South Barrow South Cadbury (to Blackmoor South Cadbury (to Blackmoor Vale ED) Vale ED) Sparkford Sparkford West Camel West Camel Yarlington Yarlington Yeovilton (from Brympton ED) Yeovilton (from Brympton ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Camelot Cary (Part of) Cary (Part of) Cary Cary (Part of) Camelot (Part of) Camelot (Part of) Camelot (Part of) Ivelchester (Part of) Ivelchester (Part of) Ivelchester (Part of) Tower (Part of) Tower (Part of) Tower

CHARD NORTH CHARD NORTH CHARD NORTH CHARD NORTH (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 8,039: -1% to average) 8,039 (-1% to average) = 7,852 (-4% to average) = 8,039 (-1% to average)

No changes proposed Changes to SCC proposal: Changes to LGBCE proposal: “A small part of the Avishayes • Revert back to SCC proposal area from Chard North into Chard South division to make for a stronger boundary and further improve electoral equality”: • 187 electors from polling district AGY to Chard South ED

3 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Buckland St Mary Buckland St Mary Buckland St Mary Buckland St Mary Chard Avishayes Chard Avishayes (Part of) Chard Avishayes (Part of) Chard Avishayes Chard Combe Chard Combe Chard Combe Chard Combe Chard Crimchard Chard Crimchard Chard Crimchard Chard Crimchard Combe St Nicholas Combe St Nicholas Combe St Nicholas Combe St Nicholas Wambrook Wambrook Wambrook Wambrook Whitestaunton Whitestaunton Whitestaunton Whitestaunton

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Blackdown Blackdown Blackdown Blackdown Chard Avishayes Chard Avishayes (Part of) Chard Avishayes (Part of) Chard Avishayes Chard Combe Chard Combe Chard Combe Chard Combe Chard Crimchard Chard Crimchard Chard Crimchard Chard Crimchard

CHARD SOUTH CHARD SOUTH CHARD SOUTH CHARD SOUTH (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 8,344: +3% to average) 8,344 (+3% to average) = 8,531 (+5% to average) = 8,344 (+3% to average)

No changes proposed Changes to SCC proposal: Changes to LGBCE proposal: “A small part of the Avishayes • Revert back to SCC proposal area from Chard North into Chard South division to make for a stronger boundary and further improve electoral equality”: • 187 electors from polling district AGY from Chard North ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish

4 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Chard Holyrood Chard Holyrood (Part of Chard Avishayes) (Part of Chard Avishayes) Chard Jocelyn Chard Jocelyn Chard Holyrood Chard Holyrood Tatworth & Forton Tatworth & Forton Chard Jocelyn Chard Jocelyn Tatworth & Forton Tatworth & Forton Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Chard Holyrood Chard Holyrood Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Chard Jocelyn Chard Jocelyn (Part of) Chard Avishayes (Part of) Chard Avishayes Tatworth & Forton Tatworth & Forton Chard Holyrood Chard Holyrood Chard Jocelyn Chard Jocelyn Tatworth & Forton Tatworth & Forton

COKER COKER COKER COKER (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 6,619: -19% to average) 7,766 (-5% to average) = 7,807 (-4% to average) = 7,807 (-4% to average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: No changes to LGBCE proposal • Part of East Coker (Wraxhill • Part of East Coker (Wraxhill Ward) and part of West Coker Ward) and part of West Coker (Sampsons Wood Ward) to be (Sampsons Wood Ward) to moved from Yeovil South ED Yeovil South ED • Montacute to be moved from • Barwick from Yeovil South ED Ilchester ED • Norton-sub-Hamdon to be moved from Martock ED • Barwick to be moved to Yeovil South ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Barwick Chiselborough Barwick (from Yeovil South Barwick (from Yeovil South ED) Chiselborough Closworth ED) Chiselborough Closworth East Chinnock Chiselborough Closworth

5 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal (Part of) East Coker East Coker (whole Parish: Wraxhill Closworth East Chinnock East Chinnock Ward from Yeovil South ED) East Chinnock (Part of) East Coker (whole Hardington Mandeville Hardington Mandeville (Part of) East Coker (whole Parish: Wraxhill Ward from Yeovil Haselbury Plucknett Haselbury Plucknett Parish: Wraxhill Ward from South ED) North Perrott Montacute (from Ilchester ED) Yeovil South ED) Hardington Mandeville Odcombe Norton-sub-Hamdon (from Martock Hardington Mandeville Haselbury Plucknett West & Middle Chinnock ED) Haselbury Plucknett Montacute (from Ilchester ED) (Part of) West Coker North Perrott Montacute (from Ilchester ED) Norton-sub-Hamdon (from Odcombe Norton-sub-Hamdon (from Martock ED) West & Middle Chinnock Martock ED) North Perrott West Coker (whole Parish: North Perrott Odcombe Sampsons Wood Ward from Yeovil Odcombe West & Middle Chinnock South ED) West & Middle Chinnock (Part of) West Coker (whole (Part of) West Coker (whole Parish: Sampsons Wood Ward Parish: Sampsons Wood Ward from Yeovil South ED) from Yeovil South ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Coker Parrett Parrett Parrett Parrett (Part of) Coker (Part of) Coker (Part of) Coker (Part of) Hamdon (Part of) Hamdon (Part of) Hamdon (Part of) St Michael’s (Part of) St Michael’s (Part of) St Michael’s (Part of) Yeovil South (Part of) Yeovil South (Part of) Ye ovil South

CREWKERNE CREWKERNE CREWKERNE CREWKERNE (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 7,254: -11% to average) 7,809 (-4% to average) = 7,809 (-4% to average) = 7,809 (-4% to average)

Changes proposed: No changes to SCC proposal No changes to LGBCE proposal • Wayford and West Crewkerne to be moved from Ilminster ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish

6 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Crewkerne (Ward No 1, 2, 3, 4 Crewkerne (Ward No 1, 2, 3, 4 and Crewkerne (Ward No 1, 2, 3, 4 Crewkerne (Ward No 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) 5) and 5) and 5) Misterton Misterton Misterton Misterton Wayford (from Ilminster ED) Wayford (from Ilminster ED) Wayford (from Ilminster ED) West Crewkerne (from Ilminster West Crewkerne (from Ilminster West Crewkerne (from Ilminster ED) ED) ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Crewkerne Crewkerne Crewkerne Crewkerne (Part of) Windwhistle (Part of) Windwhistle (Part of) Windwhistle CURRY RIVEL (2017 electorate projection – Changes proposed: 6,654: -18% to average) • Ashill, Broadway, Donyatt and Horton to be moved to Ilminster Current Parishes and Parish ED Wards: • Beercrowcombe, Curry Mallet, Ashill Curry Rivel, Drayton, Fivehead Beercrowcombe and Hambridge & Westport to Broadway be moved to Curry Rivel and Curry Mallet Langport ED Curry Rivel • Ilton, Isle Abbotts and Isle Donyatt Brewers to be moved to South Drayton Petherton and Islemoor ED Fivehead Hambridge & Westport Horton Ilton Isle Abbotts Isle Brewers

Current District wards: Curry Rivel

7 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Islemoor Neroche

ILCHESTER PROPOSED NAME CHANGE: SEE BRYMPTON & YEOVIL BRYMPTON (2017 electorate projection – BRYMPTON WEST 11,128: +37% to average) Proposed electorate projection = TWO-MEMBER DIVISION Proposed electorate projection 8,051 (-1% to average) (BELOW) = 7,914 (-3% to average)

Changes proposed: Changes to LGBCE proposal: • Chilton Cantelo to be moved to A single-member division, based Castle Cary ED on SCC proposal, but with: • Montacute to be moved to • Yeovilton to Castle Cary ED Coker ED • Mudford Parish Ward from • Ilchester, Tintinhull and (part of) Castle Cary ED Stoke-sub-Hamdon • Mudford Urban Ward from (Stanchester Ward) to be Yeovil Central ED moved to Martock ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Brympton (Ward No 1 and 2) Brympton (Ward No 1 and 2) Brympton Chilthorne Domer Chilthorne Domer Chilthorne Domer Chilton Cantelo Limington Limington Ilchester Yeovilton Mudford (Parish (from Castle Cary Limington (Part of) Mudford ED) and Urban (from Yeovil Montacute Central ED) Wards) Tintinhull Yeovilton (Part of) Mudford (Part of) Stoke-sub-Hamdon (Stanchester Ward)

8 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Brympton Brympton Brympton Ivelchester (Part of) Ivelchester (Part of) Ivelchester St Michael’s (Part of) St Michael’s (Part of) St Michael’s (Part of) Yeovil Without

ILMINSTER ILMINSTER ILMINSTER ILMINSTER (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 6,907: -15% to average) 8,425 (+4% to average) = 8,425 (+4% to average) = 8,425 (+4% to average)

Changes proposed: No changes to SCC proposal No changes to LGBCE proposal • Wayford and West Crewkerne to be moved to Crewkerne ED • Ashill, Broadway, Donyatt and Horton to be moved from Curry Rivel ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Chaffcombe Ashill (from Curry Rivel ED) Ashill (from Curry Rivel ED) Ashill (from Curry Rivel ED) Chillington Broadway (from Curry Rivel ED) Broadway (from Curry Rivel ED) Broadway (from Curry Rivel ED) Cricket St Thomas Chaffcombe Chaffcombe Chaffcombe Cudworth Chillington Chillington Chillington Dowlish Wake Cricket St Thomas Cricket St Thomas Cricket St Thomas Ilminster (Ward No 1 and 2) Cudworth Cudworth Cudworth Kingstone Donyatt (from Curry Rivel ED) Donyatt (from Curry Rivel ED) Donyatt (from Curry Rivel ED) Knowle St Giles Dowlish Wake Dowlish Wake Dowlish Wake Wayford Horton (from Curry Rivel ED) Horton (from Curry Rivel ED) Horton (from Curry Rivel ED) West Crewkerne Ilminster (Ward No 1 and 2) Ilminster (Ward No 1 and 2) Ilminster (Ward No 1 and 2) Whitelackington Kingstone Kingstone Kingstone Winsham Knowle St Giles Knowle St Giles Knowle St Giles Whitelackington Whitelackington Whitelackington

9 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Winsham Winsham Winsham

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Ilminster Ilminster Ilminster Ilminster Windwhistle Neroche Neroche Neroche (Part of) Windwhistle (Part of) Windwhistle (Part of) Windwhistle

LANGPORT PROPOSED NAME CHANGE: CURRY RIVEL & LANGPORT CURRY RIVEL & LANGPORT (2017 electorate projection – CURRY RIVEL AND LANGPORT Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 6,618: -19% to average) Proposed electorate projection = = 8,448 (+4% to average) = 8,448 (+4% to average) 8,897 (+9% to average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: No change to LGBCE proposal • Beercrowcombe, Curry Mallet, • Hambridge & Westport to Curry Rivel, Drayton, Fivehead South Petherton & Islemoor and Hambridge & Westport to ED be moved from Curry Rivel ED • Barrington, Puckington and Stocklinch to be moved to South Petherton and Islemoor ED • Long Sutton to be moved to Somerton ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Aller Aller Aller Aller Barrington Beercrowcombe (from Curry Rivel Beercrowcombe (from Curry Beercrowcombe (from Curry Rivel High Ham ED) Rivel ED) ED) Huish Episcopi (inc Wearne & Curry Mallet (from Curry Rivel ED) Curry Mallet (from Curry Rivel Curry Mallet (from Curry Rivel ED) Combe Ward) Curry Rivel (from Curry Rivel ED) ED) Curry Rivel (from Curry Rivel ED) Kingsbury Episcopi Drayton (from Curry Rivel ED) Curry Rivel (from Curry Rivel ED) Drayton (from Curry Rivel ED) Langport Fivehead (from Curry Rivel ED) Drayton (from Curry Rivel ED) Fivehead (from Curry Rivel ED) Long Sutton Hambridge and Westport (from Fivehead (from Curry Rivel ED) Hambridge and Westport (to

10 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Muchelney Curry Rivel ED) Hambridge and Westport (to South Petherton & Islemoor ED) Pitney High Ham South Petherton & Islemoor High Ham Puckington Huish Episcopi (inc Wearne & ED) Huish Episcopi (inc Wearne & Stocklinch Combe Ward) High Ham Combe Ward) Kingsbury Episcopi Huish Episcopi (inc Wearne & Kingsbury Episcopi Langport Combe Ward) Langport Muchelney Kingsbury Episcopi Muchelney Pitney Langport Pitney Muchelney Pitney

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Burrow Hill (Part of) Burrow Hill (Part of) Burrow Hill (Part of) Burrow Hill Langport & Huish Curry Rivel Curry Rivel Curry Rivel Turn Hill (Part of) Islemoor (Part of) Islemoor (Part of) Islemoor Langport & Huish Langport & Huish Langport & Huish (Part of) Turn Hill (Part of) Turn Hill (Part of) Turn Hill

MARTOCK MARTOCK MARTOCK MARTOCK (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 6,994: -14% to average) 8,796 (+8% to average) = 8,796 (+8% to average) = 8,796 (+8% to average)

Changes proposed: No changes to SCC proposal No changes to LGBCE proposal • Norton-sub-Hamdon to be moved to Coker ED • Ilchester, Tintinhull and (part of) Stoke-sub-Hamdon (Stanchester Ward) to be moved from the Brympton ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Ash Ash Ash Ash

11 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Long Load Ilchester (from Brympton ED) Ilchester (from Brympton ED) Ilchester (from Brympton ED) Martock (inc Bower Hinton) Long Load Long Load Long Load Norton-sub-Hamdon Martock (inc Bower Hinton) Martock (inc Bower Hinton) Martock (inc Bower Hinton) (Part of) Stoke-sub-Hamdon Stoke-sub-Hamdon (whole parish; Stoke-sub-Hamdon (whole Stoke-sub-Hamdon (whole parish; Stanchester Ward from Brympton parish; Stanchester Ward from Stanchester Ward from Brympton ED) Brympton ED) ED) Tintinhull (from Brympton ED) Tintinhull (from Brympton ED) Tintinhull (from Brympton ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Hamdon Martock Martock Martock Martock (Part of) Hamdon (Part of) Hamdon (Part of) Hamdon (Part of) Ivelchester (Part of) Ivelchester (Part of) Ivelchester (Part of) St Michaels (Part of) St Michaels (Part of) St Michaels

SOMERTON SOMERTON SOMERTON SOMERTON (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 7,248: -11% to average) 7,963 (-2% to average) = 7,963 (-2% to average) = 7,963 (-2% to average)

Changes proposed: No changes to SCC proposal No changes to LGBCE proposal • Long Sutton to be moved from Curry Rivel and Langport ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Barton St David Barton St David Barton St David Barton St David Charlton Mackrell Charlton Mackrell Charlton Mackrell Charlton Mackrell Compton Dundon Compton Dundon Compton Dundon Compton Dundon Keinton Mandeville Keinton Mandeville Keinton Mandeville Keinton Mandeville Kingsdon Kingsdon Kingsdon Kingsdon Kingweston Kingweston Kingweston Kingweston Somerton Long Sutton (from Curry Rivel and Long Sutton (from Curry Rivel Long Sutton (from Curry Rivel and Langport ED) and Langport ED) Langport ED) Somerton Somerton Somerton

12 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Northstone Northstone Northstone Northstone Wessex Wessex Wessex Wessex (Part of) Turn Hill (Part of) Turn Hill (Part of) Turn Hill

SOUTH PETHERTON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE: SOUTH PETHERTON & SOUTH PETHERTON & (2017 electorate projection – SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR ISLEMOOR 6,326: -22% to average) ISLEMOOR Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection = = 8,362 (+3% to average) = 8,362 (+3% to average) 7,913 (-3% to average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal No changes to LGBCE proposal • Ilton, Isle Abbotts and Isle • Hambridge & Westport from Brewers to be moved from the Curry Rivel & Langport ED Curry Rivel ED • Barrington, Puckington and Stocklinch to be moved from the Curry Rivel and Langport ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Dinnington Barrington (from Curry Rivel and Barrington (from Curry Rivel and Barrington (from Curry Rivel and Hinton St George Langport ED) Langport ED) Langport ED) Lopen Dinnington Dinnington Dinnington Merriott Hinton St. George Hambridge & Westport (from Hambridge & Westport (from Seavington St Mary Ilton (from Curry Rivel ED) Curry Rivel & Langport ED) Curry Rivel & Langport ED) Seavington St Michael Isle Abbots (from Curry Rivel ED) Hinton St. George Hinton St. George Shepton Beauchamp Isle Brewers (from Curry Rivel ED) Ilton (from Curry Rivel ED) Ilton (from Curry Rivel ED) South Petherton (inc Stratton) Lopen Isle Abbots (from Curry Rivel ED) Isle Abbots (from Curry Rivel ED) Merriott Isle Brewers (from Curry Rivel Isle Brewers (from Curry Rivel ED) Puckington (from Curry Rivel and ED) Lopen Langport ED) Lopen Merriott

13 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Seavington St Mary Merriott Puckington (from Curry Rivel and Seavington St Michael Puckington (from Curry Rivel and Langport ED) Shepton Beauchamp Langport ED) Seavington St Mary South Petherton (inc Stratton) Seavington St Mary Seavington St Michael Stocklinch (from Curry Rivel and Seavington St Michael Shepton Beauchamp Langport ED) Shepton Beauchamp South Petherton (inc Stratton) South Petherton (inc Stratton) Stocklinch (from Curry Rivel and Stocklinch (from Curry Rivel and Langport ED) Langport ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Eggwood Eggwood Eggwood Eggwood South Petherton South Petherton South Petherton South Petherton (Part of) Burrow Hill (Part of) Burrow Hill (Part of) Burrow Hill (Part of) Islemoor (Part of) Islemoor (Part of) Islemoor

WINCANTON & BRUTON WINCANTON & BRUTON WINCANTON & BRUTON WINCANTON & BRUTON (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 9,085: +12% to average) 8642 (+6% to average) = 8,642 (+6% to average) = 8,642 (+6% to average)

Changes proposed: No changes to SCC proposal No changes to LGBCE proposal • Bratton Seymour and Pitcombe to be moved to Castle Cary ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Bratton Seymour Brewham Brewham Brewham Brewham Bruton Bruton Bruton Bruton Charlton Musgrove Charlton Musgrove Charlton Musgrove Charlton Musgrove Cucklington Cucklington Cucklington Cucklington Pen Selwood Pen Selwood Pen Selwood Pen Selwood Shepton Montague Shepton Montague Shepton Montague Pitcombe Stoke Trister Stoke Trister Stoke Trister

14 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Shepton Montague Wincanton Wincanton Wincanton Stoke Trister Wincanton

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Bruton Bruton Bruton Bruton Tower Wincanton Wincanton Wincanton Wincanton (Part of) Tower (Part of) Tower (Part of) Tower

YEOVIL EAST YEOVIL EAST YEOVIL EAST YEOVIL EAST (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 8,868: +9% to average) 7,353 (-10% to average) = 8,085 (-1% to average) = 8,085 (-1% to average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal No changes to LGBCE proposal • Yeovil East (Ward No 3) to be • Mudford Urban Ward to moved to Yeovil North & Central Yeovil Central ED • 367 electors of polling district CIY (part of Yeovil East ward) and 536 electors of polling district CSY (part of Yeovil Without ward) from Yeovil Central ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: (Part of) Mudford (Part of) Mudford (Part of) Mudford (Part of) Mudford Yeovil East (Ward No 1, 2 and (Part of) Yeovil East (Ward No 1 (Part of) Yeovil East (Ward No 1 (Part of) Yeovil East (Ward No 1 3) and 2) and 2 and part of 3 ) and 2 and part of 3) (Part of) Yeovil Without (Lyde) (Part of) Yeovil Without (Lyde) (Part of) Yeovil Without (Lyde (Part of) Yeovil Without (Lyde and and part of Combe ) part of Combe)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Yeovil East (Part of) Yeovil East (Part of) Yeovil East (Part of) Yeovil East

15 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil Without

YEOVIL NORTH & CENTRAL YEOVIL NORTH & CENTRAL YEOVIL CENTRAL YEOVIL CENTRAL (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 8,848: +9% to average) 7,674 (-6% to average) = 7,567 (-7% to average) = 7,396 (-9% to average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: Changes to LGBCE proposal: • Yeovil East (Ward No 3) to be • Mudford Urban Ward from • Mudford Urban Ward to moved from Yeovil East ED Yeovil East ED Brympton ED • Part of Yeovil Central (Ward No • Yeovil West Ward No. 1 from 2 and 4) to be moved to Yeovil Yeovil West ED South ED • 600 electors of polling district CDY (Yeovil Central Ward No.2) from Yeovil South ED • 301 electors of polling district CQY (Yeovil Without Brimsmore ward) from Yeovil West ED • 367 electors of polling district CIY (part of Yeovil East ward) and 536 electors of polling district CSY (part of Yeovil Without ward) to Yeovil East ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Yeovil Central (Ward No 1, 2, 3 (Part of) Yeovil Central (Ward No 1 (Part of Mudford) (Part of) Mudford (to Brympton and 4) and 3) (Part of) Yeovil Central (Ward No ED) (Part of) Yeovil Without (Combe) (Part of) Yeovil East (Ward No 3) 1 and part of 3 and part of (Part of) Yeovil Central (Ward No (Part of) Yeovil Without (Combe) number 2 ) 1 and part of 3 and part of number (Part of) Yeovil East (Ward No 3) 2) (Part of) Yeovil Without ( part of (Part of) Yeovil East (Ward No 3)

16 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Combe and part of Brimsmore ) (Part of) Yeovil Without (part of Combe and part of Brimsmore)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Yeovil Central (Part of) Yeovil Central (Part of) Mudford (Part of) Mudford (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil East (Part of) Yeovil Central (Part of) Yeovil Central (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil East (Part of) Yeovil East (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil Without

YEOVIL SOUTH YEOVIL SOUTH YEOVIL SOUTH YEOVIL SOUTH (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 6,959: -15% to average) 8,455 (+4% to average) = 7,814 (-4% to average) = 7,814 (-4% to average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: No changes to LGBCE proposal • Part of East Coker (Wraxhill • Part of East Coker (Wraxhill Ward) and part of West Coker Ward) and part of West Coker (Sampson’s Wood Ward) to be (Sampson’s Wood Ward from moved to Coker ED Coker ED • Barwick to be moved from • 600 electors of polling district Coker ED CDY (Yeovil Central Ward • Part of Yeovil Central (Ward No No.2) to Yeovil Central ED 2 and 4) to be moved from • Barwick to Coker ED Yeovil North and Central ED • Part of Yeovil South (Ward No 4) to be moved to Yeovil West ED • Part of Yeovil West (Ward No 2) to be moved from Yeovil West ED

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Yeovil South (Ward No 1, 2, 3 Barwick (from Coker ED) Barwick (to Coker ED) Barwick (to Coker ED)

17 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal and 4) (Part of) Yeovil Central (Ward No 2 (Part of) East Coker (Wraxhill (Part of) East Coker (Wraxhill (Part of) East Coker (Wraxhill and 4 from Yeovil North & Central Ward) Ward) Ward) ED) (Part of) West Coker (Part of) West Coker (Sampson’s (Part of) West Coker (Part of) Yeovil South (Ward No 1, (Sampson’s Wood Ward) Wood Ward) (Sampson’s Wood Ward) 2 and 3) (Part of) Yeovil Central ( part of (Part of) Yeovil Central (part of (Part of) Yeovil West (Ward No 2 Ward No 2 and 4 from Yeovil Ward No 2 and 4 from Yeovil from Yeovil West ED) North & Central ED) North & Central ED) (Part of) Yeovil South (Ward No (Part of) Yeovil South (Ward No 1, 1, 2 and 3) 2 and 3) (Part of) Yeovil West (Ward No 2 (Part of) Yeovil West (Ward No 2 from Yeovil West ED) from Yeovil West ED)

Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Current District wards: (Part of) Coker (Part of) Coker (Part of) Coker Yeovil South (Part of) Yeovil Central (Part of) Yeovil Central (Part of) Yeovil Central (Part of) Yeovil South (Part of) Yeovil South (Part of) Yeovil South (Part of) Yeovil West (Part of) Yeovil West (Part of) Yeovil West

YEOVIL WEST YEOVIL WEST BRYMPTON & YEOVIL WEST YEOVIL WEST (2017 electorate projection – TWO-MEMBER DIVISION 7,600: -7% to average) Proposed electorate projection = Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection 8,834 (+9% to average) = 15,919 (-2% to average) = 8,809 (+8% to average)

Changes proposed: LGBCE Recommendation: Changes to LGBCE proposal • Part of Yeovil South (Ward No “…two member Brympton & A single-member division, 4) to be moved from Yeovil Yeovil West division includes the including the Brimsmore South ED north-west of Yeovil town, development • Part of Yeovil West (Ward No 2) Brympton parish and part of to be moved to Yeovil South ED Yeovil Without parish including Yeovil Marsh and the planned Brimsmore development area.”

Current Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish

18 of 19 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Wards: Wards: Wards: Wards: Yeovil West (Ward No 1, 2, 3 (Part of) Yeovil South (Ward No 4 Brympton (Part of) Yeovil South (Ward No 4) and 4) from Yeovil South ED) Chilthorne Domer (Part of) Yeovil West (Ward Nos 3 (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil West (Ward No 1, (Part of) Yeovil South (Ward No. and 4) (Brimsmore) 3 and 4) 4) (Part of) Yeovil Without (Parts of (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil West (Ward Nos. Brimsmore and Combe) (Brimsmore) 3 and 4) Part of Yeovil Without (part of Brimsmore and part of Combe)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Yeovil West (Part of) Yeovil South Brympton (Part of) Yeovil South (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil West (Part of) St Michael’s (Part of) Yeovil West (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil South (Part of) Yeovil Without (Part of) Yeovil West (Part of) Yeovil Without

19 of 19 Taunton Deane Electoral Divisions proposal – Stage 2 final submission from County Council (30 March 2012)

Target average electorate = 8,137 for each County Councillor in Somerset

Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal

BLACKDOWN AND BLACKDOWN AND BLACKDOWN AND NEROCHE BLACKDOWN & NEROCHE WELLINGTON EAST WELLINGTON EAST (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate 7,631: -6% to average) projection = 7,553 (-7% to = 8,879 (+9% to average) projection = 8,580 (+5% to average) average)

• Changes proposed: . Changes to SCC proposal: Changes to LGBCE proposal: • Bickenhall, Corfe, Curland, • Wellington East Ward from Hatch Beauchamp, Orchard Wellington ED Portman, Ruishton, Staple • Sampford Arundel and Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary, Wellington Without to Upper Thornfalcon, West Hatch from Tone ED North Curry ED • Wellington Town Rockwell • Wellington Town Rockwell Green Ward and 67 electors Green Ward and 67 electors from polling district CZ from polling district CZ (Wellington Town West (Wellington Town West Ward) Ward) to Wellington ED from Wellington ED • Ruishton and Thornfalcon to • Wellington East Ward to Monkton & North Curry ED Wellington ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: Churchstanton

1 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Otterford Churchstanton Bickenhall (from North Curry Bickenhall (from North Curry Pitminster Otterford ED) ED) Sampford Arundel Pitminster Churchstanton Churchstanton Wellington Town East Sampford Arundel Corfe (from North Curry ED) Corfe (from North Curry ED) (Part of) Wellington Town Wellington Town East Curland (from North Curry ED) Curland (from North Curry ED) West Wellington Without (inc Thorne Hatch Beauchamp (from North Hatch Beauchamp (from North Wellington Without (inc St Margaret) Curry ED) Curry ED) Thorne St Margaret) West Buckland Orchard Portman (from North Orchard Portman (from North West Buckland Curry ED) Curry ED) Otterford Otterford Pitminster Pitminster Ruishton (from North Curry Ruis hton (to Monkton & ED) North Curry ED) Sampford Arundel Sampford Arundel (to Upper Staple Fitzpaine (from North Tone ED) Curry ED) Staple Fitzpaine (from North Stoke St Mary (from North Curry ED) Curry ED) Stoke St Mary (from North Thornfalcon (from North Curry Curry ED) ED) Thornfalcon (to Monkton & Wellington Town East (to North Curry ED) Wellington ED) Wellington Town East (from Wellington Town Rockwell Wellington ED) Green (from Wellington ED) Wellington Town Rockwell (Part of) Wellington Town West Green (to Wellington ED) (from Wellington ED) (Part of) Wellington Town Wellington Without (inc Thorne West (to Wellington ED) St Margaret) Wellington Without (inc West Buckland Thorne St Margaret) (to

2 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal West Hatch (from North Curry Upper Tone ED) ED) West Buckland West Hatch (from North Curry ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Blackdown Blackdown Blackdown Blackdown Monument Monument Monument (Part of) Monument Wellington East Wellington East Neroche (Part of) Neroche (Part of) Wellington Rockwell (Part of) Ruishton and Creech (Part of) Ruishton and Creech Green and West Wellington East (Part of) Wellington East (Part of) Wellington Rockwell (Part of) Wellington Rockwell Green and West Green and West

LYDEARD PROPOSED NAME CHANGE LYDEARD LYDEARD TO: LYDEARD AND (2017 electorate projection – BISHOP’S HULL Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate 7,669: -6% to average) Proposed electorate = 7,669 (-6% to average) projection = 7,669 (-6% to projection = 8,857 (+9% to average) average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: No changes to LGBCE • Ash Priors, Cotford St Luke, • Ash Priors, Cotford St Luke, proposal Lydeard St Lawrence and Lydeard St Lawrence and Tolland to be moved to Tolland from Upper Tone ED Upper Tone ED • Bishop’s Hull and part of • Bishop’s Hull and part of Taunton (polling district AB) Taunton (polling district AB) to Taunton West Central ED

3 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal to be moved from Taunton West ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: Ash Priors Bishop’s Hull (from Taunton Ash Priors (from Upper Tone Ash Priors (from Upper Tone Bishop’s Lydeard West ED) ED) ED) Combe Florey Bishop’s Lydeard Bishop’s Hull (to Taunton West Bishop’s Hull (to Taunton West Cotford St Luke Combe Florey Central ED) Central ED) Cothelstone Cothelstone Bishop’s Lydeard Bishop’s Lydeard Lydeard St Lawrence Norton Fitzwarren Combe Florey Combe Florey Norton Fitzwarren West Bagborough Cotford St Luke (from Upper Cotford St Luke (from Upper Tolland (Part of) Taunton (polling Tone ED) Tone ED) West Bagborough district AB from Taunton West Cothelstone Cothelstone ED) Lydeard St Lawrence (from Lydeard St Lawrence (from Upper Tone ED) Upper Tone ED) Norton Fitzwarren Norton Fitzwarren Tolland (from Upper Tone ED) Tolland (from Upper Tone ED) West Bagborough West Bagborough (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling district AB from Taunton West district AB from Taunton West ED) ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Norton Fitzwarren (Part of) Bishop’s Hull (Part of) Bishop’s Hull (Part of) Bishop’s Hull (Part of) Bishop’s Lydeard Norton Fitzwarren (Part of) Bishop’s Lydeard (Part of) Bishop’s Lydeard (Part of) Milverton and North (Part of) Bishop’s Lydeard (Part of) Milverton and North (Part of) Milverton and North Deane Deane Deane Norton Fitzwarren Norton Fitzwarren

4 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal

NORTH CURRY NORTH CURRY MONKTON & NORTH CURRY MONKTON & NORTH CURRY (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate 7,838: -4% to average) projection = 7,838 (-4% to = 8,535 (+5% to average) projection = 8,828 (+8% to average) average)

No changes proposed Changes to SCC proposal: Changes to LGBCE proposal: • Bickenhall, Corfe, Curland, • Ruishton and Thornfalcon Hatch Beauchamp, Orchard from Blackdown & Neroche Portman, Ruishton, Staple ED Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary, • Cheddon Fitzpaine Thornfalcon, West Hatch to (Cheddon Ward) to Blackdown and Neroche ED Rowbarton & Staplegrove • Cheddon Fitzpaine Cheddon ED Ward and West Monkton from • Part of West Monkton – that Staplegrove ED to the north of the A3259 – to Rowbarton & Staplegrove ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: Bickenhall Bickenhall Bickenhall (to Blackdown and Bickenhall (to Blackdown and Burrowbridge Burrowbridge Neroche ED) Neroche ED) Corfe Corfe Burrowbridge Burrowbridge Creech St Michael Creech St Michael (Part of) Cheddon Fitzpaine (Part of) Cheddon Fitzpaine Curland Curland (from Staplegrove ED) (to Rowbarton & Staplegrove Durston Durston Corfe (to Blackdown and ED) Hatch Beauchamp Hatch Beauchamp

5 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal North Curry North Curry Neroche ED) Corfe (to Blackdown and Orchard Portman Orchard Portman Creech St Michael Neroche ED) Ruishton Ruishton Curland (to Blackdown and Creech St Michael Staple Fitzpaine Staple Fitzpaine Neroche ED) Curland (to Blackdown and Stoke St Gregory Stoke St Gregory Durston Neroche ED) Stoke St Mary Stoke St Mary Hatch Beauchamp (to Durston Thornfalcon Thornfalcon Blackdown and Neroche ED) Hatch Beauchamp (to West Hatch West Hatch North Curry Blackdown and Neroche ED) Orchard Portman (to North Curry Blackdown and Neroche ED) Orchard Portman (to Ruishton (to Blackdown and Blackdown and Neroche ED) Neroche ED) Ruishton (from Blackdown Staple Fitzpaine (to Blackdown and Neroche ED) and Neroche ED) Staple Fitzpaine (to Blackdown Stoke St Gregory and Neroche ED) Stoke St Mary (to Blackdown Stoke St Gregory and Neroche ED) Stoke St Mary (to Blackdown Thornfalcon (to Blackdown and Neroche ED) and Neroche ED) Thornfalcon (from Blackdown West Hatch (to Blackdown and and Neroche ED) Neroche ED) West Hatch (to Blackdown and West Monkton (from Neroche ED) Staplegrove ED) (Part of) West Monkton (part to Rowbarton & Staplegrove ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Neroche Neroche Neroche (Part of) Neroche North Curry and Stoke St North Curry and Stoke St North Curry and Stoke St North Curry and Stoke St

6 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Gregory Gregory Gregory Gregory Ruishton and Creech Ruishton and Creech (Part of) Ruishton and Creech (Part of ) Ruishton and Creech (Part of) Staplegrove (Part of) Staplegrove (Part of) West Monkton (Part of) West Monkton

STAPLEGROVE STAPLEGROVE ROWBARTON & ROWBARTON & (2017 electorate projection – STAPLEGROVE STAPLEGROVE 8,716: +7% to average) Proposed electorate Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection = 8,716 (+7% to = 8,047 (-1% to average) projection = 8,873 (+8% to average) average

No changes proposed Changes to SCC proposal: Changes to LGBCE proposal: • Cheddon Fitzpaine Cheddon • Cheddon Fitzpaine Ward and West Monkton to (Cheddon Ward) from Monkton & North Curry ED Monkton & North Curry ED • Cheddon Fitzpaine • Part of West Monkton – that Maidenbrook Ward to to the north of the A3259 – Taunton North ED from Monkton & North Curry • Polling district CA (part of ED Fairwater ward), CP (part of • Part of polling district CP – Pyrland & Rowbarton ward), that north of Hope Corner 567 electors of polling district Lane – to Taunton North ED CI (part of Lyngford) and 30 electors of polling district CR (part of Pyrland & Rowbarton ward) from Taunton North ED • Polling district BZ (part of Fairwater ward) from Taunton

7 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Central ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: Cheddon Fitzpaine (inc Cheddon Fitzpaine (inc Cheddon Fitzpaine (inc (Part of) Cheddon Fitzpaine Cheddon and Maidenbrook Cheddon and Maidenbrook Cheddon and Maidenbrook (Cheddon ward) (from wards) wards) wards) (to Monkton & North Monkton & North Curry ED) Kingston St Mary Kingston St Mary Curry and Taunton North EDs Kingston St Mary Staplegrove Staplegrove Kingston St Mary Staplegrove West Monkton West Monkton Staplegrove West Monkton (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling West Monkton (Part of) Taunton (polling district BR) district BR) (Part of) Taunton (polling district districts BR, BZ, CA, CP and BR, BZ, CA, CP and parts of CI parts of CI , CP and CR) and CR )

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Staplegrove Staplegrove (Part of) Staplegrove (Part of) Staplegrove West Monkton West Monkton (Part of) Taunton Fairwater (Part of) Taunton Fairwater (Part of) Taunton Pyrland & (Part of) Taunton Pyrland & Rowbarton Rowbarton West Monkto n (Part of) West Monkton

TAUNTON AND TRULL PROPOSED NAME CHANGE: TRULL & COMEYTROWE TRULL & COMEYTROWE (2017 electorate projection – SOUTH TAUNTON AND 6,413: TRULL -21% to average) Proposed electorate Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate projection = 8,946 = 8,216 (+1% to average) projection = 8,216 (+1% to (+10% to average) average)

8 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: No changes to LGBCE • (Part of) Trull (polling district • Polling districts AP and AQ proposal CG1 Killams ward) to be (part of Comeytrowe) from included from Taunton South Taunton West ED ED • Polling districts BS (part of • (Part of) Taunton (polling Blackbrook & Holway ward), districts BS and CF) to be CF, CG and CG1 Killams & included from Taunton South Mountfield ward) to Taunton ED South ED • (Part of) Taunton (polling • Polling district CM and 33 district CG) to be included electors of CL (both part of from Taunton East ED Manor & Wilton ward) to • Part of Taunton (polling Taunton West Central ED districts AC, AR and CN to be moved to Taunton West ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: (Part of) Taunton (polling Trull (inc Killams and Comeytrowe Comeytrowe districts AC, AR, CK, CL, CM Mountfield Ward from Taunton (Part of) Trull (inc Killams and (Part of) Trull (inc Killams and and CN) South ED) Mountfield Ward from Taunton Mountfield Ward from Taunton (Part of) Trull (polling district (Part of) Taunton (polling South ED) South ED) CS) districts BS and CF from (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling Taunton South ED) districts BS and CF) (to districts BS and CF) (to (Part of) Taunton (polling Taunton South ED) Taunton South ED) district CG from Taunton East (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling district CG to Taunton South

9 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal ED) district CG to Taunton South ED) (Part of) Taunton (polling ED) (Part of) Taunton (polling districts CK, CL and CM) (Part of) Taunton (polling districts districts CK, CL (part of) and CK, CL (part of) and CM ) CM ) (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling districts AP and AQ) (from districts AP and AQ) (from Current District wards: Taunton West ED) Taunton West ED) Trull (Part of) Bishop’s Hull Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: (Part of) Comeytrowe (Part of) Blackbrook and (Part of) Blackbrook and (Part of) Blackbrook and (Part of) Manor and Wilton Holway Holway Holway Killams and Mountfield (Part of) Comeytrowe (Part of) Comeytrowe (Part of) Manor and Wilton Killams and Mountfield Killams and Mountfield Trull (Part of) Manor and Wilton (Part of) Manor and Wilton Trull Trull

TAUNTON EAST TAUNTON EAST TAUNTON EAST TAUNTON EAST (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate 8,820: +8% to average) projection = 7,986 (-2% to = 8,724 (+7% to average) projection = 8,724 (+7% to average) average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal No changes to LGBCE • (Part of) Taunton (polling • Polling districts BT, BU and proposal district CG) to be moved to BV (part of Blackbrook & South Taunton and Trull ED Holway ward) and CE (part of • (Part of) Taunton (polling Halcon ward) to Taunton districts BT, BU, BV and CE) South ED to be moved from Taunton • 204 electors of polling district

10 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal South ED BW to Taunton South ED • Part of Taunton (polling • Polling districts BW and BX district CO) to be moved to (part of Eastgate ward) from Taunton West ED Taunton Central ED • Part of Taunton (polling • 1001 electors of polling districts BW and BX) to be district CH (part of Lyngford moved to Taunton Central ward) from Taunton Central ED ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling districts (Part of) Taunton (polling districts BW, BX, CB, CC, districts CB, CC and CD) CB, CC and CD) districts CB, CC and CD) CD, CG and CO) (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling districts BT, BU, BV and CE districts BT, BU, BV and CE) districts BT, BU, BV and CE) (to from Taunton South ED) (to Taunton South ED) Taunton South ED) Part of Taunton (polling Part of Taunton (polling districts districts BW and BX and 1001 BW and BX and 1001 electors electors of CH) (from Taunton of CH) (from Taunton Central Central

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Eastgate Halcon (Part of) Blackbrook and Holway (Part of) Blackbrook and (Part of) Halcon (Part of) Blackbrook and (Part of) Eastgate Holway (Part of) Killams and Holway (Part of) Halcon (Part of) Eastgate Mountfields (Part of) Lyngford (Part of) Halcon (Part of) Manor and Wilton (Part of) Lyngford

11 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal TAUNTON FAIRWATER PROPOSED NAME CHANGE SEE ALL OTHER TAUNTON (2017 electorate projection – TO: TAUNTON CENTRAL EDs 6,637: Proposed electorate -18% to average) projection = 8,336 (+2% to average) Changes proposed: • Part of Taunton (polling districts BW and BX) to be moved from Taunton East ED • Part of Taunton (polling districts CH and CJ) to be moved from Taunton North ED • Part of Taunton (polling Current Parishes and districts CA and CP) to be Parish Wards: moved to Taunton North ED (Part of) Taunton (polling • Part of Taunton (polling districts BY, BZ, CA and CP) district BY) to be moved to Taunton West ED

Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Current District wards: (Part of) Taunton (polling Fairwater districts BW and BX from (Part of) Pyrland and Taunton East ED) Rowbarton (Part of) Taunton (polling district BZ)

12 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal (Part of) Taunton (polling districts CH and CJ from Taunton North ED)

Proposed District wards: Eastgate (Part of) Fairwater (Part of) Lyngford

TAUNTON NORTH TAUNTON NORTH TAUNTON NORTH TAUNTON NORTH (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate 8,345: +3% to average) projection = 8,035 = 8,473 (+4% to average) projection = 8,661 (+6% to (-1% to average) average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: Changes to LGBCE proposal: • Part of Taunton (polling • Polling districts CA (part of • Part of polling district CP – districts CA and CP) to be Fairwater ward), CP (part of that north of Hope Corner moved from Taunton Pyrland & Rowbarton ward), Lane – from Rowbarton & Fairwater ED 567 electors of polling district Staplegrove ED • Part of Taunton (polling CI (part of Lyngford) and 30 districts CH and CJ) to be electors of polling district CR moved to Taunton Central (part of Pyrland & Rowbarton ED ward) to Rowbarton & Staplegrove ED • Polling districts CH and CJ (part of Lyngford) from Taunton Central ED • Cheddon Fitzpaine

13 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Maidenbrook ward from Staplegrove ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Cheddon Fitzpaine (Part of) Cheddon Fitzpaine districts CH, CI, CJ, CQ and districts CA and CP from (from Staplegrove ED) (from Staplegrove ED) CR) Taunton Fairwater ED) (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling districts CA and CP) (to districts CA and CP) (to districts CI, CQ and CR) Rowbarton & Staplegrove ED) Rowbarton & Staplegrove ED) (Part of) Taunton (polling districts (Part of) Taunton (polling CI (part of) , CQ and CR (part districts CI (part of), CP (part of) ) of), CQ and CR (part of)) (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling districts CH and CJ) from districts CH and CJ) from Taunton Central ED Taunton Central ED

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Lyngford (Part of) Fairwater (Part of) Fairwater (Part of) Fairwater (Part of) Pyrland and (Part of) Lyngford (Part of) Lyngford (Part of) Lyngford Rowbarton Pyrland and Rowbarton (Part of) Pyrland and Rowbarton (Part of) Pyrland and (Part of) West Monkton Rowbarton (Part of) West Monkton

TAUNTON SOUTH TAUNTON SOUTH TAUNTON SOUTH TAUNTON SOUTH (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate 7,588: -7% to average) = 8,278 (+2% to average) projection = 8,278 (+2% to

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Changes proposed: LGBCE Recommendation: No changes to LGBCE • Part of Trull (polling district • Polling districts BS (part of proposal CG1) to be moved to South Blackbrook & Holway ward), Taunton and Trull ED CF, CG and CG1 Killams & • Part of Taunton (polling Mountfield ward) from South districts BS and CF) to be Taunton & Trull ED moved to South Taunton and • Polling districts BT, BU, BV Trull ED (all Blackbrook & Holway • Part of Taunton (polling ward), CE (part of Halcon) districts BT, BU, BV and CE) and 204 electors from BW to be moved to Taunton East (part of Eastgate) from ED Taunton East ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling districts (Part of) Taunton (polling districts BS, BT, BU, BV, CE BT, BU, BV, CE, CF, CG, and districts BT, BU, BV, CE, CF, and CF) 204 electors from BW) CG, and 204 electors from BW) (Part of) Trull (polling district (Part of) Trull (polling district (Part of) Trull (polling district CG1) CG1) CG1)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Taunton Blackbrook and Blackbrook and Holway Blackbrook and Holway Holway Part of Eastgate Part of Eastgate Part of Taunton Halcon Part of Halcon Part of Halcon Part of Taunton Killams and Killams and Mountfields Killams and Mountfields Mountfields

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TAUNTON WEST TAUNTON WEST TAUNTON WEST CENTRAL TAUNTON WEST CENTRAL (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate 7,760: -5% to average) projection = 8,916 (+10% to = 8,694 (+7% to average) projection = 8,694 (+7% to average) average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: No changes to LGBCE • Part of Taunton (polling • Polling districts AP and AQ proposal districts AC, AR and CN to (part of Comeytrowe) to Trull be moved from Taunton & & Comeytrowe ED Trull ED • Polling district CM (part of • Part of Taunton (polling Manor & Wilton) from district BY) to be moved from Taunton & Trull ED Taunton Fairwater ED • 442 electors of polling district • Part of Taunton (polling BZ (part of Fairwater) from district CO) to be moved Taunton Central from Taunton East ED • 33 electors of CL (both part of • Bishop’s Hull and part of Manor & Wilton ward) from Taunton (polling district AB) Taunton & Trull ED to be moved to Lydeard & • Polling districts AA and AB Bishop’s Hull ED (Bishops Hull) from Lydeard & Bishops Hull ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: Bishop’s Hull Comeytrowe Bishops Hull (from Lydeard & Bishops Hull (from Lydeard & Comeytrowe (Part of) Taunton (polling Bishops Hull ED) Bishops Hull ED) (Part of) Taunton (polling districts AC, AR and CN from Comeytrowe (to Trull and Comeytrowe (to Trull and district AB) Comeytrowe ED)

16 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Taunton & Trull ED) Comeytrowe ED) (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling district AB) (from Lydeard & district BY from Taunton district AB) (from Lydeard & Bishops Hull ED) Fairwater ED Bishops Hull ED) (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling districts districts AC, AR and CN, CM, district CO from Taunton East AC, AR and CN , CM, and 33 and 33 electors of CL from ED electors of CL from Taunton & Taunton & Trull ED) Trull ED) (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling district district BY and 442 electors of BY and 442 electors of BZ from BZ from Taunton Fairwater ED Taunton Fairwater ED (Part of) Taunton (polling (Part of) Taunton (polling district district CO from Taunton East CO from Taunton East ED ED

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: (Part of) Bishop’s Hull Comeytrowe (Part of) Comeytrowe (Part of) Comeytrowe (Part of) Comeytrowe (Part of) Bishop’s Hull (Part of) Bishop’s Hull (Part of) Bishop’s Hull (Part of) Fairwater (Part of) Fairwater (Part of) Fairwater (Part of) Manor and Wilton (Part of) Manor and Wilton (Part of) Manor and Wilton

UPPER TONE UPPER TONE UPPER TONE UPPER TONE (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate 6,727: projection = 8,883 = 7,465 (-8% to average) projection = 7,543 (-7% to -17% to average) (+9% to average) average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal Changes to LGBCE proposal • Ash Priors, Cotford St Luke, • Ash Priors, Cotford St Luke, • Wellington Without and Lydeard St Lawrence and Lydeard St Lawrence and Sampford Arundel from

17 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Tolland to be moved from Tolland to Lydeard ED Blackdown & Neroche ED Lydeard ED • Polling district CV (part of • Polling district CV (part of Wellington North ward) from Wellington North ward) to Wellington ED Wellington ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: Ashbrittle Ash Priors (from Lydeard ED) Ash Priors (to Lydeard ED) Ash Priors (to Lydeard ED) Bathealton Ashbrittle Ashbrittle Ashbrittle Bradford-on-Tone Bathealton Bathealton Bathealton Chipstable Bradford-on-Tone Bradford-on-Tone Bradford-on-Tone Fitzhead Chipstable Chipstable Chipstable Halse Cotford St Luke (from Lydeard Cotford S t Luke (to Lydeard Cotford St Luke (to Lydeard Langford Budville ED) ED) ED) Milverton Fitzhead Fitzhead Fitzhead Nynehead Halse Halse Halse Oake Langford Budville Langford Budville Langford Budville Stawley Lydeard St Lawrence (from Lydeard St Lawrence (to Lydeard St Lawrence (to Wiveliscombe Lydeard ED) Lydeard ED) Lydeard ED) Milverton Milverton Milverton Nynehead Nynehead Nynehead Oake Oake Oake Stawley Stawley Sampford Arundel (from Tolland (from Lydeard ED) Tolland (from Lydeard ED) Blackdown & Neroche ED) Wiveliscombe (Part of) Wellington (from Stawley Wellington ED) Tolland (from Lydeard ED) Wiveliscombe (Part of) Wellington (back to Wellington ED)

18 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Wellington Without (incl Thorne St Margaret) (from Blackdown & Neroche ED) Wiveliscombe Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Bradford-on-Tone Bradford-on-Tone Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Wiveliscombe and West Milverton and North Deane Bradford-on-Tone Bradford-on-Tone Deane Wiveliscombe and West Deane (Part of) Milverton and North (Part of) Milverton and North (Part of) Bishop’s Lydeard (Part of) Bishop’s Lydeard Deane Deane (Part of) Milverton and North Wiveliscombe and West Deane (Part of) Monument Deane (Part of) Bishop’s Lydeard Wiveliscombe and West Deane (Part of) Wellington (Part of) Bishop’s Lydeard (Part of) Wellington

WELLINGTON WELLINGTON WELLINGTON WELLINGTON (2017 electorate projection – Proposed electorate Proposed electorate projection Proposed electorate 7,794: projection = 7,872 = 8,958 (+10% to average) projection = 7,872 (-3% to -4% to average) (-3% to average) average)

Changes proposed: Changes to SCC proposal: Changes to LGBCE proposal: • Part of Wellington Town • Wellington Town Rockwell • Wellington East Ward) to West (polling district DC) to Green Ward and 67 electors Blackdown & Neroche ED be moved from Blackdown & from polling district CZ • Polling district CV (part of Wellington East ED. (Wellington Town West Ward) Wellington North ward) from to Blackdown & Neroche ED Upper Tone ED • Wellington East Ward from • Wellington Town Rockwell Blackdown & Neroche ED Green Ward and 67 electors • Polling district CV (part of from polling district CZ

19 of 20 Existing Electoral Division Changes proposed by SCC LGBCE Recommendation New proposal Wellington North ward) to (Wellington Town West Upper Tone ED Ward) from Blackdown & Neroche ED

Current Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Proposed Parishes and Parish Proposed Parishes and Parish Wards: Parish Wards: Wards: Parish Wards: Wellington Town North Wellington Town North Wellington East (from Wellington East (to Wellington Town Rockwell Wellington Town Rockwell Blackdown & Neroche ED) Blackdown & Neroche ED) Green Green (Part of) Wellington Town North (Part of) Wellington Town (Part of) Wellington Town Wellington Town West (polling Wellington Town Rockwell North West district DC from Blackdown and Green (to Blackdown & Wellington Town Rockwell Wellington East ED) Neroche ED) Green (from Blackdown & Wellington Town West (polling Neroche ED) district DC from Blackdown and Wellington Town West (polling Wellington East ED) district DC from Blackdown and Wellington East ED)

Current District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Proposed District wards: Wellington North Wellington North Wellington East Wellington East (Part of) Wellington Rockwell Wellington Rockwell Green and (Part of) Wellington North (Part of) Wellington North Green and West West (Part of) Wellington Rockwell (Part of) Wellington Rockwell Green and West Green and West

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