Local Resident Submissions to the Winchester City Council Electoral Review
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Local resident submissions to the Winchester City Council electoral review This PDF document contains local resident submissions A-K. Some versions of Adobe allow the viewer to move quickly between bookmarks. Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Winchester District Personal Details: Name: Leigh Astur E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I believe that as Colden Common and Twyford share the same challenges and the benefits of sharing the same ward cannot be understated. Listed below is not an exhaustive list to demonstrate this · Speed and volume of traffic – both villages having the busy B3335/4 running through them and the associated problems with HGV Lorries. o Shared aims to provide safe cycle routes and pavement along with road · Aircraft noise · Rights of Way network between the Parishes · Poor public transport, none after 7pm · Shared services o Doctors surgery including a Patients Participation Group o Church services § The Benefice is Morestead, Colden Common, Owslebury and Twyford o Shared charities which the beneficiaries are both villages § Twyford and District Nursing trust an example o Youth and Community groups which service both parishes o Police neighbourhood team restructure aligns with a Twyford and Colden Common Ward o Sporting groups and associations which service both parishes Historically Twyford and Colden Common were one Parish. Despite today being two legal parishes, a very strong joint community identity remains. We believe that Twyford and Colden Common as one ward with two Ward Councillors is the most effective and efficient way of local democracy and best reflects the 3 main considerations as laid down in legislation. Please allow Colden Common and Twyford to remain as one ward. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4982 17/03/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Winchester District Personal Details: Name: Patricia Badham E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: Re Colden Common & Twyford remaining in the same ward. I feel quite strongly that Colden Common and Twyford should remain in the same ward as they share many same aims and problems and have many joint organisations eg/ the churches , doctors , speed watch , youth organisations, as well as the historical links. We have no links or common aims with Olivers Battery and Hursley as they are quite definately city wards!!!!! Pat Badham Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4972 17/03/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Winchester District Personal Details: Name: Stephen Badham E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I wish to express my support for the view of Colden Common Parish Council, that Colden Common and Twyford should remain as one ward, with 2 council representatives, rather than a new ward including Otterbourne etc regards Stephen Badham Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4971 17/03/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Winchester District Personal Details: Name: Jemma Barter E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: Twyford has no natural affinity with the Meon Valley and shares few of the problems that residents in these areas face. It makes no sense to create this new ward of Twyford and Upper Meon Valley as it will not have any sort of community identity nor will it provide effective or convenient local government. Twyford and Colden Common have many features in common: They share the same road with its traffic problems, particularly the amount of heavy traffic that passes through both villages They are both on the flight path for Southampton airport and the consequent noise pollution that this causes They share local services - police, surgery, Shawford station They share the same bus route - which is woefully inadequate for those without cars who rely on public transport They are both on the Itchen Navigation (and not the River Meon) Residents regularly make use of the facilities in both villages This means issues and problems can be reviewed jointly and solutions implemented that will improve both areas. No single councillor will be able to provide effective coverage of such a large and disparate area as proposed. Rather than improving electoral equality, residents will be denied proper representation as their issues will only be able to be dealt with properly by the councillor/s living in their part of the ward. Should all councillors elected come from the same part of the ward, then residents in the other part would effectively be disenfranchised. There can be no logical justification for changing the current boundaries. If they are changed, the councillors for Twyford and Colden Common will still have to liaise on local issues which will only result in increased costs and more inefficiencies. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/5077 26/03/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Winchester District Personal Details: Name: Michael Biddle E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I support the representations of the Colden Common Parish Council, and to their reasons would add the fact that the River Itchen and its watermeadows, and the Railway Line, for a natural and effective boundary between Colden Common (and Twyford) on the one side and Compton & Shawford on the other side. wyford has no convergence of interest with Upper Meon Valley, and every reason to wish to work in conjunction with Colden Common, with which it is closely linked. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4985 17/03/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Winchester District Personal Details: Name: david Blackburn E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: Colden common has nothing in common with Olivers Battery or Hursley. It is ridiculous of a bureaucrat to lump us together. I do share services with Twyford, the neighbouring village, such as shared services such as church, doctor’s surgery, youth and community groups. The two villages also share problems such as traffic, air flights. We are also linked by the Itchen, and therefore share much countryside. Please do not divorce us. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4796 17/03/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Winchester District Personal Details: Name: Lindsay Brown E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I agree with colden common parish council that colden common and twyford should remain as one constituency. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4977 17/03/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Winchester District Personal Details: Name: Fiona Bryan E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I believe that your proposal to split Twyford and Colden Common Ward does not achieve to meet these aims, and that our proposal of reducing the existing Twyford and Colden Common ward to a 2 Councillor ward does meet your three aims entirely. We cannot stress enough that Colden Common and Twyford share the same challenges and the benefits of sharing the same ward cannot be understated. Listed below is not an exhaustive list to demonstrate this · Speed and volume of traffic – both villages having the busy B3335/4 running through them and the associated problems with HGV Lorries. o Shared aims to provide safe cycle routes and pavement along with road · Aircraft noise · Rights of Way network between the Parishes · Poor public transport, none after 7pm · Shared services o Doctors surgery including a Patients Participation Group o Church services § The Benefice is Morestead, Colden Common, Owslebury and Twyford o Shared charities which the beneficiaries are both villages § Twyford and District Nursing trust an example o Youth and Community groups which service both parishes o Police neighbourhood team restructure aligns with a Twyford and Colden Common Ward o Sporting groups and associations which service both parishes Historically Twyford and Colden Common were one Parish. Despite today being two legal parishes, a very strong joint community identity remains. We believe that Twyford and Colden Common as one ward with two Ward Councillors is the most effective and efficient way of local democracy and best reflects the 3 main considerations as laid down in legislation. Please allow Colden Common and Twyford to remain as one ward Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4987 17/03/2015 From: John Cloyne Sent: 01 April 2015 20:52 To: Reviews@ Subject: WINCHESTER WARD BOUNDARIES REVIEW Please find attached my objection. I should be grateful if you would confirm receipt. John Cloyne 1 (2) T hese a re tr aditional communities w ith well de veloped s ocial networks and, a lthough separated by St Giles Hill which has few residents, have longstanding social links and kinship patterns. Th ey experience si milar iss ues in respect of th e provision of local g overnment services an d their co uncillors have many years expe rience in dealing with