Local resident submissions to the East Devon District Council electoral review
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Name: Raymond Bloxham
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The electorate forecast for Broadclyst Ward which includes the new town of Cranbrook is, I believe, underestimated. The town is planned to have 8500 homes by 2031 which would provide an estimated electorate of around 17000 adults. Add to that the other parishes in the ward (which have around 5000 electorate) and the ward will be around 20-22000. But the key issue for the district is how many of the electorate should be represented by a district councillor. My view is that currently the number is too low and the number of councillors could be reduced overall to around 30 for the district. Exmouth with some 15 councillors in 5 wards has too many and could easily be reduced. Going back to Broadclyst - the other question is whether the current ward should be further split into wards - possibly with three or four wards - 2 in the town of Cranbrook with the rural area either one or two wards. The wards should also avoid splitting parishes (e.g. Raleigh ward is part Woodbury parish and part East Budleigh and Bicton parish as well as Colaton Raleigh and Otterton). Ward boundaries should be consistent with Parish and County boundaries to provide for more coordinated working between the three tier reopresentatives.
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Name: Barry Coveney
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Dear Sir, I live in Chardstock Parish in East Devon District. We are currently part of the Yarty Ward of East Devon District Council. I understand that this ward is proposed to be deleted and a new ward, called Whimple and Newbridges and comprising all the bits and pieces of parishes that can't be made to fit anywhere else under the new arrangements, to be substituted. This makes no sense beyond apparent bureaucratic tidiness. As a working model for local democracy it is, I am afraid, a non-starter. Yarty Ward and its predecessors have always comprised parishes related to each other and within reach of Axminster, our nearest town of any size. Any new ward must surely have some kind of geographical coherence and relate to its own nearest larger centre, which, in turn, conditions many of the services it receives and the decisions taken that affect it (like those relating to public transport, medical services, retail outlets and the other local facilities upon which small communities depend). Were this proposal to be implemented, it would be nigh on impossible to find a Ward Member with sufficient knowledge of each of so disparate a hotchpotch of parishes, their people and Parish Councils, to be able to represent their interests with any kind of credibility, detailed knowledge or enthusiasm. Local democracy would be further diminished in the name of administrative convenience. I doubt this is your real intention. So, I would ask you to re-examine the proposal through the lens of practical, realistic, democratic government and come up with an alternative that provides for coherent representation in the real world. It's hard enough getting any sense out of the District Council as it is. Fragmentation of the kind proposed will only increase the general propensity to incoherent policy-making based on insufficient local knowledge. Local services are already being decimated and we need a Member who is able and willing to bring proper detailed knowledge to bear on the decision-taking process, if only to ensure that we get a fair crack of the whip, if you will. This proposal will have the opposite effect. Small, rural parishes have long been the poor relations in national and local politics. Many of them have been needlessly damaged in the last few years by, for example, overly generalising central Town and Country planning policy and by the reckless cutting of rural local government funding. I see little justification for making an already bad situation worse. Please think again. Thank you for your attention. Yours sincerely, Barry Coveney (Mr.)
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I would suggest that Exe Valley ward is moved into Mid Devon district where it has a more natural affinity.
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Fairmile should not be split between Whimple Ward and OSM Rural. All should be part of OSM Rural. It is difficult as a community to come together and try and get improvements when we are split between different areas.
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Mark ... attach my initial 33-cllr scheme for East Devon district: please ack receipt;
... my 'xls' has to be checked: it is noted that the current review's spread-sheet is updated now, rows 51 & 52 make good reading now;
... FER's map of 'polling districts' is welcome innovation: EDDC are to be commended, nay highly commended, for diligence; ... kind regards Peter
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East Devon an administrative shire’s district
This FER for East Devon district follows close behind the recent review for Devon County’s electoral divisions (EDs). ... East Devon, district of, wards used since 2001. ‘1999 # 2467 ... East Devon (electoral changes) Order 1999’ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2467/schedule/made ... Exmouth CP (tc) had 11-pd (polling districts) covered by five (5) parish-wards (pw) currently coterminous with the district’s extant 1999 wards: and of these 2-wards can be ‘no change’ ie … Littleham ward and … Withycombe ward. ‘SI 2016 N0. 657 ... DEVON (electoral changes) Order 2016’. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/657/contents/made http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/657/schedule/1/made <8-DC> In 2017 Exmouth will have 12-pd covered by parts of 2-EDs. Extra new pd, Richmond Rd pw, in 2017 DCC elections only. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/657/article/4/made
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
East Devon WARD, 33 No proposed 2016 2022 cllr variance ======Exe Valley 1 BroadClyst 3 Cranbrook Town 3 Clyst Valley 1 Woodbury & Lympstone 2 Exmouth Brixington 2 Exmouth Halsdon 3 Exmouth Town 3 Exmouth Withyham R’gh 3 Exmouth littleham 3 Budleigh Salterton 2 Ottery St.Mary West 1 Ottery St.Mary East 3 Newton Poppleford & Harpford 1 Raleigh 1 Sidmouth CP: 5-wards 6 Feniton & Buckerell 1 Honiton St.Michael’s 3 Honiton St Paul’s 2 Coly Valley 2 Beer & Branscombe 1 Seaton 3 Axminster Rural 2 Axminster town 2 Trinity 1 Whimple 1 Tale Vale 1 Dunkerswell 1 Blackdown 2 60
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
Broadclyst with Cranbrook WARD, as proposed 2016 2022 cllr variance ======Exe Valley 1917 1929 1 -8%(806%) the extant Exe Valley ward is -20% INSERT [Broadclyst] Poltimore CP. * ; * ; * . Suggest retains extant name Exe Valley ward.
BroadClyst 3806 6478 3 3% (%) the extant Broadclyst ward is 222% OMIT [Broadclyst] Poltimore CP, Cranbrook CP, & Clyst St Lawrence CP, and Clyst Hydon CP. * ; * ; * . Suggest retains extant name BroadClyst ward. 6395 / 13 492 Cranbrook Town 2023 6440 3 2% (232%) INSERT [Broadclyst] Cranbrook CP. * ; * new CP was created in April 2016; * . Suggest new name to be Cranbrook Town ward.
Clyst Valley 1708 2082 1 -1%(026%) the extant Clyst Valley ward is 13% OMIT AQ [Clyst Valley] Farringdon CP * * * Sowton CP & St George CP are ‘grouped parish council’. Suggest retains extant name Clyst Valley ward. ...
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
Exmouth & environs WARD, as proposed 2016 2022 cllr variance ======Woodbury & Lympstone 4243 4489 2 7% (%) the extant W_&_L ward is -5% INSERT [W_&_L] (Woodbury CP) Salterton p.w. Suggest retain name Woodbury & Lympstone ward.
Exmouth Brixington 3946 4051 2 -3% the extant Exmouth Brixington ward is -15% OMIT [Exmouth] AL2 (South). Exmouth Halsdon 2786 5530 3 -12% * Residential development forecast: >= 1700-units; Exmouth Town 6518 6633 3 5% ADD [Exmouth] AL2 (South). Ex’th Withycombe Raleigh 5732 5832 3 -7% (%) the extant Withycombe Raleigh ward is -7% NO CHANGE ie continuity of usage. Suggest retains extant name Withycombe Raleigh ward. Exmouth Littleham 6179 6733 3 7% (%) the extant Exmouth Littleham ward is 7% NO CHANGE ie continuity of usage. Suggest retains extant name Exmouth Littleham ward.
Budleigh Salterton 4514 4639 2 11% (1056%) the extant Budleigh ward is -15% Coterminous ward and whole parish (CP): clearer identity. OMIT [Budleigh] east Budleigh CP.
Suggest new name Budleigh Salterton ward 5,215 / 5,340 >>>
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
Otter Valley & environs WARD, as proposed 2016 2022 cllr variance ======Ottery St Mary West 2146 2240 1 7% (%) the extant Ottery St.Mary Rural ward is -14% OMIT [… Rural] AY Tipton St John pw & AX North pw. . * ; * . Suggest new name Ottery St Mary West ward
Ottery St Mary East 5466 6263 3 0% (0%) the extant Ottery St.Mary Town ward is 16% INSERT [… Rural] AY Tipton St John pw & AX North pw. * ; * ; * . Suggest new name Ottery St Mary East ward
Newton Poppleford & Harpford (NP_&_H) 1798 1892 1 10% the extant NP_&_H ward (CP) is -10% Coterminous ward and whole parish (CP): clear identity. NO CHANGE ie continuity of usage. Suggest retain ex’g name Newton Poppleford & Harpford ward.
Raleigh 2231 2276 1 8% (848%) the extant Raleigh ward is -14% INSERT [Budleigh] East Budleigh (E-Budleigh) CP, & [Clyst Valley] Farringdon CP. * ; * Bicton CP & E-Budleigh CP are ‘grouped parish council’; * . Suggest retain extant name Raleigh ward. 1951 / 1993 ...
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
Sidmouth, parish (town) of WARD, as proposed 2016 2022 cllr variance ======Sidmouth Rural 1958 1966 1 -6% (63%) the extant Sidmouth Rural ward is -6% NO CHANGE ie continuity of usage: 2-p.w. Suggest retains extant name Sidmouth Rural ward. Sidmouth East & Sidford 4049 4142 2 -1% (13%) the extant Sidmouth Sidford ward is -11% OMIT [Sidmouth] BH North p.w.; INSERT [Sidmouth] BJ East p.w. * . Suggest new name to be Sidmouth East & Sidford ward 5546 / 5621
Sidmouth North 2348 2390 1 14%(139%) INSERT [Sidmouth] BH North p.w. OMIT: 250-electors into West ward Av = 2140/cllr * The extant BH [Sidmouth] North p.w. to be retained & AMD. Suggest new name to be Sidmouth North ward
Sidmouth West 1898 1911 1 -9% (89%) the extant Sidmouth Town ward is -21% OMIT [Sidmouth] BI South p.w., BJ East p.w. ADD: 250-electors from North ward Av = 2160/cllr * An extant BK [Sidmouth] West p.w. to be retained & AMD. Suggest new name Sidmouth West ward 4686 / 4975
Sidmouth South 1937 2152 1 3% (257%) INSERT [Sidmouth] South p.w. * An extant BI [Sidmouth] South p.w. to be retained. Suggest new name to be Sidmouth South ward ...
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
Feniton & Honiton WARD, as proposed 2016 2022 cllr variance ======Feniton & Buckerell 1963 2045 1 -3% (25%) the extant F_&_B ward is 7% OMIT: TU-2 Gittisham Vale 200 electors 1963 / 2245 * * * Suggest retain name Feniton & Buckerell ward.
Honition St. Michael’s 5527 5800 3 -8% (78%) the extant H_St_M ward is -11% ADD: TU-2 Gittisham Vale 200 electors 5527 / 5600 * Residential development is forecast: of 125-units; * ; * Suggest retain name Honition St Michael’s ward.
Honition St Paul’s 4010 4080 2 -3% (28%) the extant H_St_P ward is -3% NO CHANGE ie continuity of usage. Suggest retain name Honition St Paul’s ward.
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
Seaton & Coly Valley WARD, as proposed 2016 2022 cllr variance ======Coly Valley 3920 3958 2 -6% (57%) the extant Coly Valley ward is -6% NO CHANGE ie continuity of usage. Suggest retain name Coly Valley ward.
Beer & Branscombe 1577 1584 1 -245% the extant Beer & Branscombe ward is -25% ADD: 625-electors from Seaton ward Av = 2209/cllr * * * Suggest retain name Beer & Branscombe ward.
Seaton 6341 6956 3 10518% the extant Seaton ward is -11% OMIT: 625-electors into Beer_&_B’ ward Av = 2135/cllr * * ; * . Suggest retain extant name Seaton ward. ...
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
Axminster & environs WARD, as proposed 2016 2022 cllr variance ======Axminster Rural 3943 4427 2 the extant Axminster Rural ward is -35% INSERT [Yarty] All Saint CP, [N] Musbury CP & Kilmington CP. * ; * ; * . Suggest retains extant name Axminster Rural ward.
Axminster Town 3866 4073 2 the extant Axminster Town ward is -3% * ; * ; * . Suggest retains extant name Axminster Town ward.
Trinity 2166 2184 1 4% (41%) the extant Trinity ward is 4% NO CHANGE ie continuity of usage. Suggest retains extant name Trinity ward.
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
Whimple and the Blackdown Hills WARD, as proposed 2016 2022 cllr variance ======Whimple 2304 2317 1 10%(104%) the extant Whimple ward is -5% INSERT [Broadclyst] Clyst St Lawrence CP, and Clyst Hydon CP. * ; * ; * . Suggest retains extant name Whimple ward. 1992 / 2002
Tale Vale 2087 2132 1 2% (162%) the extant Tale Vale ward is 2% NO CHANGE ie continuity of usage. Suggest retain extant name Tale Vale ward. Dunkeswell 2214 2237 1 7% (662%) the extant Dunkeswell ward is -12% INSERT [Otterhead] Luppitt CP. * ; * * . Suggest retains extant name Dunkeswell ward. 1825 / 1847
Blackdown 3986 4016 2 -4% (4%) the extant Otterhead ward is -9% OMIT UA [Otterhead] Luppitt CP; INSERT [N]TQ, UK; [Otterhead] UC, TP, UM, UO; [Y] UQ, UB, TK. * ; * ; * . The Blacdown hills AONB are a topographic feature: Suggest new name Blackdown ward. ...
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
Appendix 22_FER_eDvn A comparative schedule of 2017-EDs’ constituent unit wards: note – 3-wards only, 1999 No. 2467, are split between new x’16 EDs eg ‘R’= Raleigh/3
AS EXTANT / ELECTORAL Arrangements / AS PROPOSED “prlim” Devon county ======East Devon district
2014 2020 ED for 2017 2016 2022 var
>> Electors << Ward, 2019 cllr >> Electors << (%) ======7633 20,107 Broadclyst 2 10 046 17 527 441%
Exe Valley 1 Broadclyst 6 Clyst Valley 1 23 895 21,976 Exmouth 2 25 951 26 534 -271%
Woodbury & Lympstone 3 Exmouth (4-of-5)11 Brixington Halsdon Town Withycombe R.
10 897 10,285 Exmouth & BSC 1 11 511 12 190 16%
Exm’th Littleham 3 Budleigh; R (1-of-3 CP) 2 9893 9474 Otter Valley 1 10 543 11 569 -809%
Ottery St.M Town 2 O St M Rural 2 Newton P & H 1 ‘R’(2-of-3 CPs) 1 11 659 10 546 Sidmouth 1 12 190 12 562 -021%
Sidmouth Rural 1 “ Sidford 3 Sidmouth Town 2
11 Peter Kingswood RIBA
Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty FER 2016 Devon County
East Devon an administrative shire’s district
22_FER_eDvn A comparative schedule of 2017-EDs’ constituent unit wards: note – 3-wards only, 1999 No. 2467, are split between new x’16 EDs eg ‘R’= Raleigh/3
AS EXTANT / ELECTORAL Arrangements / AS PROPOSED “prlim” Devon county ======East Devon district
2014 2020 ED for 2017 2016 2022 var
>> Electors << Ward, 2019 cllr >> Electors << (%) ======10 663 10 046 Feniton & Hntn 1 11 500 11 925 -527%
F & Buckerell 1 Honiton St.Michael’s 3 Honiton St Paul’s 2 11 138 10 600 S’ton & Colytn 1 11 838 12 498 -077%
Coly Valley 2 Beer & B’combe i Seaton 3 8389 9775 Axminster 1 9274 9951 474%
Axminster Rural 2 Axminster town 2 ‘N’ (2-of-4 CPs) ‘Y’ (1-of-4 CPs) Trinity 1 10 322 9487 Whimple & Blackhill 1 10 979 11 121 -514%
Whimple 1 Tale Vale 1 Dunkeswell 1 Blackhill 2 ‘N’ (2-of-4 CPs) Otterhead (4-of-5) ‘Y’ (3-of-4 CPs) 104,489 112,296 ======113 833 125 880 0%
ED / Ward 11 / 60 2098 cllr/elector
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Legend for pt-of-wards code: ‘N’ = Newbridges; ‘R’ = Raleigh; ‘Y’ = Yarty
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-----Original Message----- From: Sent: 07 October 2016 18:54 To: reviews
As a resident of the village of Chardstock in East Devon, I wish to object to the boundary commisions recommendation that this village becomes part of the Whimple and Blackdown Hills ward as opposed to the Axminster ward.
Our nearest main town is Axminster. Our neighbouring parish of All Saints is to be part of the Axminster ward. Over the last few years both Chardstock and All Saints parish councils have been working on ever growing mutual projects for the benefit of both communities plus importantly to reduce costs which are passed on to parishioners. Therefore it makes sense that Chardstock should be part of the same ward as All Saints.
Geographically Chardstock has far closer links with the market town of Axminster being only 3 miles away and is often affected by decisions made by Axminster councillors. Chardstock is much further away from Whimple than Axminster, has no links or connection with this ward so why the change?
Please record our objection to this change of ward.
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Name: Janice Papworth
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As a Colaton Raleigh Parish Councillor, I would like to state that we wish to remain in Raleigh ward with other villages ie Otterton and Yettington. If we are to include other areas in our ward then I would like them to be villages eg East Budleigh . We do not wish to be part of a ward that includes a town eg Budleigh Salterton as we feel our needs match those of other villages and are best dealt with by a councillor that just represents villages. We prefer to be represented by just one councillor rather than be in a larger ward represented by several councillors.
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From: Patricia Spencer Sent: 11 October 2016 14:20 To: reviews
Re Boundry changes. Chardstock, Devon We have been advised that it is suggested that we become part of Whimple/Blackdown and we feel this is utterly ridiculous and will oppose the motion. Please take this email as our opposition to this ridiculous suggestion. We are close to Axminster and nowhere near Whimple!!! From Patricia and Robert Spencer, (We are domiciled in Chardstock parish.
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Name: PATRICIA TARBOX
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I live in Chardstock and I think that it is necessary for Chardstock to remain in the Axminster Ward it is our County Town and I want it to stay that way. CHARDSTOCK AND ALL SAINTS PARISH COUNCILS work together in many ways and I think that we should continue to do so as it is a great help to both our Parish Councils. Our Church is linked with All Saints and Axminster as well as other Parishes in the area as I think 5 Churches share the same Vicar. We use the facilities available in Axminster that is Doctors, Chemists and other shops. The swimming pool and leisure centre are used by many people in Chardstock We are also able to use Aminster Hospital for Xrays and other facilities that are arranged through the RD&E such as Physio. Wimple is about 25 miles from Chardstock and the only reason most people from Chardstock go there is to the Crematorium!
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Name: Eileen Wright
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I would very much like to see Seaton once again in East Devon rather than Honiton & Tiverton ward, which doesn't make sense, as we are obviously in the East of East Devon and nowhere near Tiverton or have much in common with the town...and also impossible to visit the town without a car, making it impossible to visit our MP.
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