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Word Version Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Worcester City Report to The Electoral Commission July 2002 THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND © Crown Copyright 2002 Applications for reproduction should be made to: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Copyright Unit. The mapping in this report is reproduced from OS mapping by The Electoral Commission with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Licence Number: GD 03114G. This report is printed on recycled paper. Report No: 315 2 THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND CONTENTS page WHAT IS THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND? 5 SUMMARY 7 1 INTRODUCTION 11 2 CURRENT ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS 13 3 DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS 17 4 RESPONSES TO CONSULTATION 19 5 ANALYSIS AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS 21 6 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 31 A large map illustrating the proposed ward boundaries for Worcester is inserted inside the back cover of this report. THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND 3 4 THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND WHAT IS THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND? The Boundary Committee for England is a committee of The Electoral Commission, an independent body set up by Parliament under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The functions of the Local Government Commission for England were transferred to The Electoral Commission and its Boundary Committee on 1 April 2002 by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (SI 2001 No 3692). The Order also transferred to The Electoral Commission the functions of the Secretary of State in relation to taking decisions on recommendations for changes to local authority electoral arrangements and implementing them. Members of the Committee are: Pamela Gordon (Chair) Professor Michael Clarke CBE Kru Desai Robin Gray Joan Jones Ann M Kelly Professor Colin Mellors Archie Gall (Director) We are required by law to review the electoral arrangements of every principal local authority in England. Our aim is to ensure that the number of electors represented by each councillor in an area is as nearly as possible the same, taking into account local circumstances. We can recommend changes to ward boundaries, the number of councillors and ward names. We can also recommend changes to the electoral arrangements of parish councils. This report sets out our final recommendations on the electoral arrangements for the City of Worcester. THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND 5 6 THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND SUMMARY The Local Government Commission for England (LGCE) began a review of the City of Worcester’s electoral arrangements on 31 July 2001. It published its draft recommendations for electoral arrangements on 26 February 2002, after which it undertook an eight-week period of consultation. As a consequence of the transfer of functions referred to earlier, it falls to us, The Boundary Committee for England, to complete the work of the LGCE and submit final recommendations to The Electoral Commission. • This report summarises the representations received by the LGCE during consultation on its draft recommendations, and contains our final recommendations to The Electoral Commission. We found that the existing arrangements provide unequal representation of electors in Worcester: • in nine of the 12 wards the number of electors represented by each councillor varies by more than 10 per cent from the average for the city and five wards vary by more than 20 per cent; • by 2006 this situation is expected to worsen, with the number of electors per councillor forecast to vary by more than 10 per cent from the average in 10 wards and by more than 20 per cent in four wards. Our main final recommendations for future electoral arrangements (see Tables 1 and 2 and paragraphs 58-59) are that: • Worcester City Council should have 35 councillors, one fewer than at present; • there should be 15 wards, instead of 12 as at present; • the boundaries of 11 of the existing wards should be modified, resulting in a net increase of three, and one ward should retain its existing boundaries; • elections should continue to take place by thirds. The purpose of these proposals is to ensure that, in future, each city councillor represents approximately the same number of electors, bearing in mind local circumstances. • In 13 of the proposed 15 wards the number of electors per councillor would vary by no more than 10 per cent from the city average. • This improved level of electoral equality is forecast to continue, with the number of electors per councillor in no wards expected to vary by more than 6 per cent from the average for the city in 2006. Recommendations are also made for changes to parish council electoral arrangements which provide for: • Revised warding arrangements and the redistribution of councillors for the parish of Warndon. THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND 7 All further correspondence on these final recommendations and the matters discussed in this report should be addressed to The Electoral Commission, which will not make an Order implementing them before 10 September 2002: The Secretary The Electoral Commission Trevelyan House Great Peter Street London SW1P 2HW 8 THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND Table 1: Final Recommendations: Summary Ward name Number of Constituent areas councillors 1 Arboretum 2 St Nicholas ward (ward); St Stephen ward (part) 2 Battenhall 2 St Peter ward (part) 3 Bedwardine 3 Bedwardine ward; St John ward (part) 4 Cathedral 3 All Saints ward; St Nicholas ward (part); St Peter ward (part) 5 Claines 3 Claines ward (part); St Stephen ward (part) 6 Gorse Hill 2 Holy Trinity ward (part); St Martin ward (part) 7 Nunnery 3 Holy Trinity ward (part); Nunnery ward (part) 8 Rainbow Hill 2 St Barnabas ward 9 St Clement 2 St Clement ward (part) 10 St John 3 St Clement ward (part); St John ward (part) 11 St Peter’s Parish 2 St Peter ward (part) 12 St Stephen 2 Claines ward (part); St Stephen ward (part) 13 Warndon 2 St Martin ward (part) Warndon Parish 14 2 Part of Warndon parish (the proposed Warndon North parish ward) North Warndon Parish Nunnery ward (part); part of Warndon parish (the proposed Warndon 15 2 South South parish ward) Notes: 1 Worcester is partially parished. 2 The wards in the above table are illustrated on Map 2 and the Large Map inserted in the back of this report. THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND 9 Table 2: Final Recommendations for Worcester Ward name Number Electorate Number of Variance Electorate Number of Variance of (2001) electors from (2006) electors from councillors per average per average councillor % councillor % 1 Arboretum 2 4,259 2,130 3 4,511 2,256 6 2 Battenhall 2 4,190 2,095 1 4,322 2,161 1 3 Bedwardine 3 6,242 2,081 1 6,359 2,120 -1 4 Cathedral 3 5,933 1,978 -4 6,653 2,218 4 5 Claines 3 6,335 2,112 2 6,550 2,183 2 6 Gorse Hill 2 4,224 2,112 2 4,226 2,113 -1 7 Nunnery 3 5,756 1,919 -7 6,222 2,074 -3 8 Rainbow Hill 2 4,226 2,113 2 4,277 2,139 0 9 St Clement 2 4,663 2,332 13 4,352 2,176 2 10 St John 3 6,281 2,094 1 6,753 2,251 5 St Peter’s 11 2 4,311 2,156 4 4,370 2,185 2 Parish 12 St Stephen 2 4,072 2,036 -1 4,167 2,084 -3 13 Warndon 2 3,857 1,929 -7 4,023 2,012 -6 Warndon 14 2 3,892 1,946 -6 4,025 2,013 -6 Parish North Warndon 15 2 4,024 2,012 -3 4,007 2,004 -6 Parish South Totals 35 72,265 – – 74,817 – – Averages – – 2,065 – – 2,138 – Source: Electorate figures are based on information provided by Worcester City Council. Note: The ‘variance from average’ column shows by how far, in percentage terms, the number of electors per councillor varies from the average for the City. The minus symbol (-) denotes a lower than average number of electors. Figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number. 10 THE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND 1 INTRODUCTION 1 This report contains our final recommendations on the electoral arrangements for the City of Worcester. The six districts in Worcestershire have now been reviewed as part of the programme of periodic electoral reviews (PERs) of all 386 principal local authority areas in England started by the LGCE in 1996. We have inherited that programme, which we currently expect to complete in 2004. 2 Worcester’s last review was undertaken by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, which reported to the Secretary of State in October 1976 (Report no.171). We expect to begin reviewing the County Council’s electoral arrangements towards the end of the year. 3 In making final recommendations to The Electoral Commission, we have had regard to: • the statutory criteria contained in section 13(5) of the Local Government Act 1992 (as amended by SI 2001 No 3692), i.e. the need to: a) reflect the identities and interests of local communities; b) secure effective and convenient local government; and c) achieve equality of representation. • Schedule 11 to the Local Government Act 1972. 4 Details of the legislation under which the review of Worcester City was conducted are set out in a document entitled Guidance and Procedural Advice for Local Authorities and Other Interested Parties (LGCE, fourth edition, published in December 2000). This Guidance sets out the approach to the review. 5 Our task is to make recommendations on the number of councillors who should serve on a council, and the number, boundaries and names of wards.
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