Local Resident Submissions to the Newcastle City Council Electoral Review
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Local resident submissions to the Newcastle City Council electoral review This PDF document contains submissions from Local Residents. Some versions of Adobe allow the viewer to move quickly between bookmarks. Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Newcastle upon Tyne District Personal Details: Name: Peter Alexander E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: As a resident of Abbey Farm Estate North Walbottle I find that being included in the Newburn ward to be frustrating. Councilors for this ward concentrate their effors on Newburn & Throckley areas. The estate has more in common with that of Westerhope with the majority of primary children attending school either in Westerhope or denton wards and high school children bussing out to Ponteland schools. Most of our services eg doctors etc are based in the Westerhope & Denton ward. We recive more information on council affairs from the Westerhope independant councilors than we do from our own. The A69 seens to act as a barrier to our current councilors (who only appear north of it when there is an election). It would make more sense for this area to be part of the Westerhope ward where we could be trully represented Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/7019 27/01/2016 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Newcastle upon Tyne District Personal Details: Name: Jane Armstrong E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I feel that the addresses in Chapel House who are currently included in the Denton ward should be removed as part of this boundary change and included in the Westerhope ward. The current Denton ward is too large and difficult to administer. The residents in Chapel House are disenfranchised as the majority of the funding, initiatives and projects are aimed at the residents of West Denton particularly in social housing, and who make up the majority of the ward. The Westerhope ward includes the private housing in the remainder of Chapel House and Chapel Park and I feel that we would be better represented if we were included in this ward. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/7135 04/02/2016 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Newcastle upon Tyne District Personal Details: Name: Carole Askew E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I understand that there is a proposal to exclude Victoria Square from South Jesmond and I would like to object; the central motorway, which should never have gone through Jesmond in the first place , seems a little too convenient for a new boundary. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/7866 31/03/2016 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Newcastle upon Tyne District Personal Details: Name: Beverley Bagnall E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: The Council's latest suggested ward boundary revisions affecting East Gosforth, Jesmond, Dene and Heaton Wards (area C), soon to be submitted to you, yoke together communities with little in common. The interests and identities of local communities are said to be one of your guiding principles and overriding them will make the promotion of effective local government more difficult for both electors and councillors. It is more important than achieving parity of numbers. The Ouseburn forms the strongest possible boundary, not a link between east and west, and should be seen as such. The East Gosforth social links are with the rest of Gosforth and north Jesmond and this should be reflected in the boundary changes. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/7900 14/04/2016 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Newcastle upon Tyne District Personal Details: Name: George Bore E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: Blakelaw Ward should incorporate Cowgate so both sides of Ponteland Road are within the ward boundary. This would make sense from a community perspective. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/7326 11/02/2016 I suggest that the Option 1 for Area C would also, retain the councillors that actually care about the area, and would make more sense. Gloria Brown (Mrs) 2 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Newcastle upon Tyne District Personal Details: Name: KAREN Cardwell E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: Split up the kenton ward using geographical boundaries (which should also accommodate issues of spreading population fairly for councillors) IE 1.section to the north of kenton lane, closest to flaw don to join that ward. 2. Section to south of kenton lane, to the west of Nuns Moor, join Blakelaw ward which it is closest to geographically (as well as house prices etc) 3. Section to south of kenton lane but east of Nuns Moor to join West Gosforth which it is closest to geographically. Also some houses in this section are closer to the value of some semi-detached houses in west Gosforth and it should result in a fairer sharing of councillors per head of population. The Montagu Estate should not be joined with Blakelaw ward as the former has a greater mix of economic backgrounds and such a 'joining' would drastically reduce the value of house prices on Montagu Estate. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/7228 04/02/2016 DENE WARD BOUNDARIES ‐ OBJECTION I am appalled to hear that the boundary commission consultation period ends tomorrow and that at the last minute some boundary changes have been mooted. That there have been proposed changes is bad enough but to hear that neither the residents involved nor the area representatives for Dene Ward were not told until a couple of days ago, is unbelievable. Public consultation means just that! I attended the Dene ward meeting at the beginning of March where councillors talked about a part of Gosforth being a part of the Ward in future. I can understand that addition. I just cannot understand including Cochrane Park and excluding Benton Lodge Estate. It makes no sense at all! As the councillors have said when discussing the changes that certain areas make sense to be in the same ward, they represent distinct communities, we have been part of this ward for years. I attend every ward meeting and know and respect our 3 Liberal Democrat councillors who work hard on our behalf on local issues. I have personally delivered their newsletters in this area for over 20 years. I am horrified that the residents and local councillors were not told in time for more people to make their views known. We should not have to rely on second hand information when the proposal directly affects our immediate area. In light of this, the consultation process should be extended to give all concerned a voice, surely. After all our last ward meeting was only three weeks ago and no mention was made of this proposed change. I hope that you may reconsider the boundaries to keep the Benton Lodge Estate in the Dene Ward area. Lynda Davison (Mrs) Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Newcastle upon Tyne District Personal Details: Name: Charles Fair E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I am in favour of reducing the number of councillors and increasing the Ward sizes - in this, the age of the internet, information technology and improved communication systems it is easier for the public to contact their local councillors. There is no need for smaller Wards. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/7129 04/02/2016 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 2 Newcastle upon Tyne District Personal Details: Name: Stephen Fairlie E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: Submission to the Boundary Commission Re: Newcastle upon Tyne Having studied Newcastle City Council’s submission, stating their preferred options for the new warding pattern I have identified a number of problems. This boundary review has come at a difficult time as we are entering a period of population expansion and redistribution with many large housing developments due to be realised in the next few years, especially in the north and west of the city. My main concerns are with the Outer West of the city as that is where I live and represent. They involve the wards of Benwell and Scotswood, Lemington and the new proposed ward 6, “Outer West Villages”. Benwell and Scotswood (Ward 21) The proposals would see this ward with a forecast electorate of +8% above the mean by 2021. I think this is ill advised as by then, the major regeneration and housing development in Scotswood, that has only just started, will only be partially complete. It is expected that around100 new homes will be delivered annually over a period of approximately 15 years. I believe the first houses to be completed are proving popular and there is every reason to expect the scheme to proceed to schedule. Very soon after 2021 the 10% tolerance would be exceeded triggering another boundary review. The failure to future proof this ward against expected population growth is a serious flaw in the plans. Lemington (Ward 1) Lemington has the reverse problem in that it represents a tightly defined community, with its own identity, but it must enlarge to increase its electorate. It is expected that housing proposed for the Newburn Haugh site will not be delivered until the late 2020s at the earliest.