Response to the draught recommendation on the new electoral arrangements for Gloucestershire by Gloucestershire County Labour Party and Gloucestershire County Council Labour groups

After many meetings with groups across Gloucestershire discussing and examining the Boundary Commission recommendations for Gloucestershire we feel we can support most of your recommendations.

We would like to thank the Boundary Commission for their work we think it’s a fair and balanced review.

Cheltenham

We welcome and agree the proposals for Cheltenham.

Cotswold

We agree and welcome the proposals for the Cotswold.

Forest of Dean

We welcome and agree the proposals for the Forest of Dean.

Gloucester City

We welcome and agree the proposals for the following County Council divisions in City.

Area 27 Abbey Area 28 and Area 30 Matson and Coney Hill Area 32 Kingholm and Wotton Area 33 Longlevens Area 34 Kingsway and Grange Area 35 Quedgley Area 36 and Robinswood

We wish to make a small change by removing a small area out of the proposed area 31 Hempstead and Westgate (623 Electors) into area 29 Barton and Tredworth. We then wish to remove a small area out of area 29 Barton and Tredworth (519 Electors) into area 31 Hempstead and Westgate.

Area to be moved from Barton and Tredworth into Hempstead and Westgate

Lannett Road Stanley Road Calton Road Tweedbrook Avenue Stanley Terraces Sydenham Terraces Churchill Road (part) West side of Stroud Road

The proposal to move the above area into Hempstead and Westgate is to acknowledge that the Lannett is a recognised area and under the new proposed boundary changes splits that area in half. The first few houses in Churchill road from King Edwards Avenue are proposed to be in one division and the rest of Churchill Road in another. What we are proposing is moving the boundary from King Edwards Avenue to Stroud Road this reunites the historical Linden ward which was divided and became Morlands ward at the last boundary change,

Area to be moved from Hempstead and Westgate into Barton and Tredworth

East side of Stroud Road Weston Road St Paul’s Road New Street West side of Parkend Road Trier Way becomes the boundary.

The proposal to move the above area into Barton and Tredworth is to join together the St Paul’s area which is a locally regonised area of the City and makes Stroud Road the new boundary and is consistent with the other proposal.

These proposals are suggested to reunite natural communities which have been split under the boundary review. The areas to be exchanged are of a similar number making Hempstead and Westgate electors 10051 and Barton and Tredworth electors 9654

Stroud

We welcome and agree the proposals for Stroud

Tewkesbury

We welcome and agree the proposals for Tewkesbury.

Steve Mchale 25 July 2011