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Parish and Town Councils submissions to the Hampshire County Council electoral review This PDF document contains submissions from the Parish and Town Councils Some versions of Adobe allow the viewer to move quickly between bookmarks. Hinds, Alex From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 03 August 2015 13:41 To: Hinds, Alex Subject: FW: ELECTORAL REVIEW OF HAMPSHIRE - Attn: Alex Hinds, Richard Buck From: Bernard Griffiths Sent: 03 August 2015 13:18 To: reviews <[email protected]> Cc: Subject: ELECTORAL REVIEW OF HAMPSHIRE ‐ Attn: Alex Hinds, Richard Buck Dear Sirs, I am responding on behalf of Abbotts Ann Parish Council, Andover, Hampshire, to the Electoral Review of Hampshire. Abbotts Ann Parish Council supports the submission made by Andover Town Council in its entirety. Abbotts Ann Parish Council wishes to register an interest in moving the electoral boundary of Abbotts Ann and the Anna Ward so that the part of the parish north of the A303, known as Burghclere Down, be absorbed into the urban conurbation of Andover and be appropriately warded. Burghclere Down is already physically in the urban area of Andover, while the village of Abbotts Ann is still basically rural. The A303 is a natural geographical boundary between them. The two communities have different interests and different priorities. Re-drawing the electoral boundaries would give more effective and appropriate representation to each community. Yours truly, Cllr Bernard Griffiths, Chairman, Abbotts Ann Parish Council 1 Hinds, Alex From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 16 July 2015 15:53 To: Hinds, Alex Subject: FW: Electoral review of Hampshire From: Peter Storey Sent: 16 July 2015 15:27 To: reviews Subject: Electoral review of Hampshire Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the above consultation. Bishopstoke Parish Council feels strongly that the county divisions and borough wards should coincide and not cross over as at present as this causes much misunderstanding as to who is responsible for what. We would be very grateful if this recommendation could be accepted and acted upon. Peter Storey Clerk to Bishopstoke Parish Council 1 Hinds, Alex From: Mayers, Mishka on behalf of reviews Sent: 30 July 2015 14:21 To: Hinds, Alex Subject: FW: Electoral Review of Hampshire -----Original Message----- From: Enquiries Sent: 29 July 2015 14:49 To: reviews <[email protected]> Subject: Electoral Review of Hampshire Fiollowing a recent Council Meeing here are the views of Blackwater and Hawley Town Council. "Blackwater and Hawley Town Council supports the Hampshire County Council submission for Hart District with the sole exception that we believe Option B for the transfer from the FLeet Division to the Yateley East,Blackwater & Ancells Division is far more appropriate than Option A. Not only does Option A require the splitting of parish which is not currently warded, and the division of a district council ward which is not currently divided, but it will also mean that the County Councillor representing Blackwater and Hawley will have his or her attention divided unnecessarily among four towns and parish councils rather than three. With the limitations on any County Councillor's time, this would be to the detriment of our parish. Notwithstanding the above, the Town Council believes that Hart District should be allocated six County Councillors in this review to reflect the growing population. Mr T Gahagan Executive Officer -- Blackwater and Hawley Town Council www.blackwaterandhawleytowncouncil.gov.uk This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not copy it re-transmit it, use it or disclose its contents, but should return it to the sender immediately and delete your copy from your system. Blackwater and Hawley Town Council does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Blackwater and Hawley Town Council. 1 Hinds, Alex From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 03 August 2015 14:28 To: Hinds, Alex Subject: FW: Electoral Review of Hampshire - consultation response from Botley Parish Council From: Janet M Morgan Sent: 03 August 2015 14:25 To: reviews <[email protected]> Cc: Subject: Electoral Review of Hampshire ‐ consultation response from Botley Parish Council Comments of Botley Parish Council to the public consultation on the electoral review of Hampshire County Council. Eastleigh Borough County Council seats It is the opinion of Botley Parish Council that neither of the two options proposed for adjusting the County Council seats within Eastleigh Borough would be acceptable to the residents of Botley. The Parish Council believes strongly in the importance of established community identity and feels this should be given greatest priority when considering County electoral divisions. It is unreasonable that a small community such as Botley which is facing enormous changes through the onslaught of new development should have its democratic representation weakened by being divided up, divided to suit the interests of neighbouring communities just because they are larger. The civil parish of Botley has three polling divisions Botley (HN), Botley (HP) and Botley (HO) which are currently represented within one county seat. The two proposals offered to Eastleigh Borough, of either retaining 7 county seats or extending to 8 county seats, both propose to separate the community between two county council seats. The Parish Council strongly objects to this proposal for summary division of an established community leaving it split between two county seats, both given 'bits' of Botley as add‐ons to balance numbers. For these reasons Botley Parish Council requests reconsideration of the electoral boundary proposals in order to maintain the integrity of community identity. Yours sincerely Mrs Janet Morgan Parish Clerk on behalf of Botley Parish Council Botley Parish Council 1 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Hampshire County Personal Details: Name: Peter Stanley E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Bramshott & Liphook Parish Council Comment text: Bramshott and Liphook Parish Council consider that the name of the local ward should be amended from "Headley" to "Liphook, Headley and Grayshott". This is to reflect the designation of Liphook as a District Service Centre where the higher level of expansion is projected to occur. Liphook currently has three district councillors reflecting the higher population level compared to the other two parishes Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/5744 27/07/2015 Hinds, Alex From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 16 July 2015 09:35 To: Hinds, Alex Subject: FW: Electoral Review of Hampshire From: Sally Jackson [ ] Sent: 16 July 2015 09:33 To: reviews Subject: Electoral Review of Hampshire Following a discussion at our Full Parish Council meeting on 13 July 2015, it was agreed to thank you for the consultation but to confirm that at this stage in the process Chineham Parish Council has no comments to. make Kind Regards Sally Sally Jackson Clerk to Chineham Parish Council www.chineham.gov.uk This Email, and any attachments, may contain Protected or Restricted information and is intended solely for the individual to whom it is addressed. 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Chineham Parish Council will not accept any liability for damage caused by computer viruses emanating from any attachment or other document supplied with this e‐mail. 1 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 Hampshire County Personal Details: Name: Adrian Walmsley E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Compton & Shawford Parish Council Comment text: Compton & Shawford Parish Council lies within Winchester Downlands Division. We do not see any reason to alter the boundary of Winchester Downlands Division We note that, on 2021 projections, the existing Downlands division will meet the requirement for electoral equality to within 1.6%, slightly better than the equivalent figure for 2014. We strongly desire that, in the interests of community coherence and effective local government, our District Ward continue to be contained within a single county division, even if the Commission sees fit to make changes to other parts of Winchester Downlands Division. These points are explained in more detail in the accompanying document. Uploaded Documents: Download https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/5742 24/07/2015 Compton and Shawford Parish Council CS PC 23 July 2015 Response to the LGBCE consultation on Hampshire County electoral division boundaries Compton & Shawford Parish is one of five parishes in a new Winchester District Ward which, the Boundary Commission decided, should be called Badger Farm & Olivers Battery. We had suggested Downlands South as an appropriate name. All four our of neighbouring parishes in the new ward agree with us that Downlands South would have been a more meaningful name for the new ward and is a name that “does what it says on the tin”. The whole of our new ward is contained within the current Winchester Downlands division of Hampshire County Council. We have considered our response under the Boundary Commission’s three objectives: 1. Electoral Equality: We note that the projected 2021 Hampshire electorate is 1,079,999, which means an average of 1 county councillor per 13,846 electors.