Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for South Gloucestershire Further electoral review May 2006 Translations and other formats For information on obtaining this publication in another language or in a large-print or Braille version please contact the Boundary Committee for England: Tel: 020 7271 0500 Email:
[email protected] 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 2 Contents What is the Boundary Committee for England? 5 Executive summary 7 1 Introduction 19 2 Current electoral arrangements 23 3 Draft recommendations 29 4 Responses to consultation 31 5 Analysis and final recommendations 33 Electorate figures 33 Council size 34 Electoral equality 35 General analysis 36 Warding arrangements 37 North Fringe area: Bradley Stoke Baileys Court; Bradley Stoke Bowsland; Bradley Stoke Sherbourne; Filton; Patchway; Stoke Gifford and Winterbourne wards 38 Severn Vale area: Almondsbury; Alveston; Pilning & Severn Beach; Severn; Thornbury North and Thornbury South wards 45 Central Rural area: Charfield; Frampton Cotterell and Ladden Brook wards 49 Yate, Chipping Sodbury and Dodington area: Chipping Sodbury; Dodington; Yate Central; Yate North and Yate West wards 53 Kingswood North area: Downend; Kings Chase; Rodway; Siston and Staple Hill wards 56