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Final Recommendations on the Future Electoral Arrangements for Mole Valley in Surrey LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FUTURE ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MOLE VALLEY IN SURREY Report to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions September 1998 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND This report sets out the Commission’s final recommendations on the electoral arrangements for Mole Valley in Surrey. Members of the Commission are: Professor Malcolm Grant (Chairman) Helena Shovelton (Deputy Chairman) Peter Brokenshire Professor Michael Clarke Pamela Gordon Robin Gray Robert Hughes Barbara Stephens (Chief Executive) ©Crown Copyright 1998 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 Local Government Commission for England 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. ii LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND CONTENTS page LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE v SUMMARY vii 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 CURRENT ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS 3 3 DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS 7 4 RESPONSES TO CONSULTATION 9 5 ANALYSIS AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS 13 6 NEXT STEPS 25 APPENDICES A Final Recommendations for Mole Valley: Detailed Mapping 27 B Draft Recommendations for Mole Valley (February 1998) 33 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND iii iv LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND Local Government Commission for England 1 September 1998 Dear Secretary of State On 2 September 1997 the Commission commenced a periodic electoral review of the district of Mole Valley under the Local Government Act 1992. We published our draft recommendations in February 1998 and undertook a nine-week period of consultation. We have now prepared our final recommendations in the light of the consultation. We have for the most part confirmed our draft recommendations, although some modifications have been made in the light of further evidence (see paragraphs 89-90). This report sets out our final recommendations for changes to electoral arrangements in Mole Valley. We recommend that Mole Valley District Council should continue to be served by 41 councillors, who should represent 21 wards rather than the present 23, and that some changes should be made to ward boundaries in order to improve electoral equality, having regard to the statutory criteria. We recommend that the Council should continue to be elected by thirds. We note that you have now set out in the White Paper Modern Local Government - In Touch with the People (Cm 4014, HMSO), legislative proposals for a number of changes to local authority electoral arrangements. However, until such time as that new legislation is in place we are obliged to conduct our work in accordance with current legislation, and to continue our current approach to periodic electoral reviews. I would like to thank members and officers of the District Council and other local people who have contributed to the review. Their co-operation and assistance have been very much appreciated by Commissioners and staff. Yours sincerely PROFESSOR MALCOLM GRANT Chairman LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND v vi LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND SUMMARY The Commission began a review of the electoral ● In 18 of the 21 wards, the number of arrangements for Mole Valley on 2 September electors per councillor would vary by no 1997. We published our draft recommendations more than 10 per cent from the district for electoral arrangements on 17 February 1998, average, with no ward varying by more than after which we undertook a nine-week period of 20 per cent from the average. consultation. ● This improved level of electoral equality is forecast to continue, with only one ward ● This report summarises the representations expected to vary by more than 10 per cent we received during consultation on our draft from the average for the district by 2002. recommendations, and offers our final recommendations to the Secretary of State. No recommendations are made for changes to parish council electoral arrangements. We found that the existing electoral arrangements provide unequal representation of electors in Mole Valley because: All further correspondence on these recommendations and the matters discussed ● in 14 of the 23 wards, the number of in this report should be addressed to the electors represented by each councillor varies Secretary of State for the Environment, by more than 10 per cent from the average Transport and the Regions, who will for the district and eight wards vary by more not make an order implementing the than 20 per cent from the average; Commission’s recommendations before ● by 2002, electoral equality is not expected to 12 October 1998: improve significantly, with the number of electors per councillor forecast to vary by The Secretary of State more than 10 per cent from the average in Department of the Environment, 12 wards and by more than 20 per cent in Transport and the Regions seven wards. Local Government Review Eland House Our main final recommendations for future Bressenden Place electoral arrangements (Figure 1 and paragraphs London SW1E 5DU 89-90) are that: ● Mole Valley District Council should be served by 41 councillors, the same as at present; ● there should be 21 wards, compared with 23 at present; ● the boundaries of 18 of the existing wards should be modified, while five wards should retain their existing boundaries; ● elections should continue to take place by thirds. These recommendations seek to ensure that the number of electors represented by each district councillor is as nearly as possible the same, having regard to local circumstances. LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND vii Figure 1: The Commission’s Final Recommendations: Summary Ward name Number of Constituent areas Map reference councillors 1 Ashtead Common 2 Ashtead Common ward; Maps 2 and A2 Leatherhead North ward (part) 2 Ashtead Park 2 Ashtead Park ward (part); Maps 2 and A2 Leatherhead South ward (part) 3 Ashtead Village 3 Ashtead Village ward; Maps 2 and A2 Leatherhead North ward (part) 4 Beare Green 1 Holmwood & Beare Green ward (part – Map 2 the Beare Green parish ward of Capel parish) 5 Bookham North 3 Bookham North ward (part); Maps 2 and A3 Fetcham West ward (part) 6 Bookham South 3 Unchanged (the unparished area of Map 2 Bookham South) 7 Box Hill 1 Box Hill ward (part – the polling district Map 2 & Headley of Box Hill and the parish of Headley) 8 Brockham, 2 Brockham ward (the parish of Map 2 Betchworth Brockham); Rural East ward (part – & Buckland the parishes of Betchworth and Buckland) 9 Capel, Leigh 2 Rural South ward (the parish of Map 2 & Newdigate Newdigate and Capel parish ward of Capel parish); Rural East ward (part – the parish of Leigh) 10 Charlwood 1 Unchanged (the parish of Charlwood) Map 2 11 Dorking North 2 Dorking North East ward (part); Maps 2 and A4 Dorking North West ward 12 Dorking South 3 Dorking North East ward (part); Maps 2 and A4 Dorking South East ward; Dorking South West ward; North Holmwood ward (part) 13 Fetcham East 2 Fetcham East ward (part) Maps 2 and A3 14 Fetcham West 2 Bookham North ward (part); Maps 2 and A3 Fetcham East ward (part); Fetcham West ward (part) 15 Holmwoods 3 North Holmwood ward (part); Maps 2 and A4 Holmwood & Beare Green ward (part – the parish of Holmwood) viii LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND Figure 1 (continued): The Commission’s Final Recommendations: Summary Ward name Number of Constituent areas Map reference councillors 16 Leatherhead North 3 Leatherhead North ward (part) Maps 2 and A2 17 Leatherhead South 2 Ashtead Park ward (part); Maps 2 and A2 Leatherhead South ward (part) 18 Leith Hill 1 Unchanged (the parish of Wotton, Map 2 the Northern parish ward of Abinger parish and the Coldharbour parish ward of Capel parish) 19 Mickleham, 1 Box Hill ward (part – the polling district Maps 2 and A4 Westhumble of Westhumble and the parish of Mickleham); & Pixham Dorking North East ward (part) 20 Okewood 1 Unchanged (the parish of Ockley and the Map 2 Southern parish ward of Abinger parish) 21 Westcott 1 Unchanged (the unparished area of Map 2 Westcott) LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ix x LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND 1. INTRODUCTION 1 This report contains our final recommendations 5 Stage Three began on 17 February 1998 with on the electoral arrangements for the district of the publication of our report, Draft Reccomendations Mole Valley in Surrey. We have now reviewed all on the Future Electoral Arrangements for Mole Valley in the districts in Surrey as part of our programme of Surrey, and ended on 20 April 1998. Comments periodic electoral reviews of all principal local were sought on our preliminary conclusions. authority areas in England. Finally, during Stage Four we reconsidered our draft recommendations in the light of the Stage 2 In undertaking these reviews, we have had Three consultation and now publish our final regard to: recommendations. ● the statutory criteria in section 13(5) of the Local Government Act 1992: ● the Rules to be Observed in Considering Electoral Arrangements contained in Schedule 11 to the Local Government Act 1972. 3 We have also had regard to our Guidance and Procedural Advice for Local Authorities and Other Interested Parties (published in March 1996, supplemented in September 1996 and updated in March 1998), which sets out our approach to the reviews. 4 The review was in four stages. Stage One began on 2 September 1997, when we wrote to Mole Valley District Council inviting proposals for future electoral arrangements. Our letter was copied to Surrey County Council, the Surrey Police Authority, the local authority associations, the Surrey Association of Local Councils, parish councils in the district, Members of Parliament and the Member of the European Parliament with constituency interests in the district, and the headquarters of the main political parties.
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