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COTSWOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL BOUNDARY REV IEW 34-MEMBER MODEL

Submitted on behalf of Council Liberal Democrat Group (CDC LDG).

Includes all estimates supplied by Mr N Adams

Year 2019 Total electorate 74210 Average per ward 2183 Plus 10% 2401 Minus 10% 1964

The CDC LDG gratefully acknowledges the independent advice and assistance provided by Mr Nigel Adams of the Cotswold District Council in preparing this proposal. However it is important to record that we take full responsibility for its contents.

This option is for 34 single-member wards. In the detail below, all figures are for 2019 estimated electorates. We found that better electoral equality was more conveniently achieved with 34 rather than 35 wards.

We have sought to minimise the extent to which will need to be warded to enable District wards to be built up, as experience shows that such changes are likely to be seen as unwelcome impositions from above.

1. Mickleton and Willersey An exception to the requirement that all ward electorates should lie within 10% either side of the average. The location of this area at the northern edge of the District, with the pattern of boundaries, and distribution of population across the parishes, leave little alternative. Better electoral equality would only be achievable by an artificial division of Mickleton into two Parish Wards, very unequal in electorate size (a ratio of around 4:1 would be needed), with the smaller and more southerly ward added to the proposed District Ward. We doubt that such an arrangement would be welcomed by residents.

Mickleton 1488 Aston Subedge 44 Weston Subedge 369 Saintbury 68 Willersey 707 2676 (exceeds +10% limit by 275)

2. Chipping Campden The existing parish makes a good fit for a District Ward with no additions or subtractions. Chipping Campden 2021

3. Blockley Parish (which includes the 3 villages of Blockley, Aston Magna and Paxford) crosses the full width of the District. Combining it with is the only option available after defining wards 1 and 2, and is also a reasonable local fit, with a direct road link between Ebrington and Paxford.

Ebrington 524 Blockley 1770 Total 2294

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4. Moreton-in-Marsh East We recommend a division of Moreton-in-Marsh using the railway line, as a clear geographical feature that can be crossed at only 3 or 4 locations within the built-up area of the town. The resulting two new Parish Wards are of roughly equal size, which can be seen as a positive factor.

Todenham parish, which projects into the adjoining County, is linked to Moreton by a direct road and is the obvious addition to the Moreton East Parish ward to create Moreton-in-Marsh East District Ward

Moreton East Parish Ward 1780 216 Total 1996

5. Moreton-in-Marsh West The addition of the two parishes of and Bourton-on-the-Hill to the Moreton West Parish Ward achieves the necessary level of electoral equality. Both villages are strongly linked by road to Moreton (in Bourton-on-the-Hill’s case by the A44).

Moreton West Parish Ward 1649 Batsford 99 Bourton-on-the-Hill 253 Total 2001

6. and the Slaughters A District ward of just above the minimum size is formed by joining villages along the with those along the River Eye. The shape is partly determined by the proposals for the town of Stow-on-the- Wold and the village of Bourton-on-the Water (wards no.7, 9 and 10 below). These settlements generally “look toward” Stow, with its wide range of local facilities, although Bourton-on-the-Water is also important for the Slaughters.

Evenlode 135 Broadwell 305 Adlestrop 108 Oddington 319 Bledington 395 79 Wick Rissington 103 Westcote 190 Upper Slaughter 159 Lower Slaughter 205 Total 1998

7. Stow The two settlements of Maugersbury and Swell relate very closely and strongly to Stow-on-the-Wold. Together the three parishes form a natural District Ward.

Stow-on-the-Wold 1830 Maugersbury 128 Swell 353 Total 2311

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8. Longborough and Guitings A District Ward of just above the minimum size, formed from several small rural settlements West of the , in a sparsely populated area. Each parish relates strongly to its neighbours.

Sezincote 75 Condicote 108 Cutsdean 57 Longborough 413 Donington 62 Temple Guiting 314 Guiting Power 255 Naunton 284 Cold Aston 242 Hampnett 46 Notgrove 75 Turkdean 68 Total 1999

9. Bourton-on-the-Water Village Bourton Parish has an estimated population of 2974 in 2019, and thus has to be warded to enable District Wards to be created of the required size. We propose to divide the village at the most natural geographical location - the place where the built-up area itself is divided, by the open spaces on both sides of Rissington Road (the Birdland Park and Gardens being located on the South West side of the road). This creates two Parish Wards, with estimated electorates of 2285 - “Bourton Village” and 689 – “Bourton South-East”. The electorates are thus in the approximate ratio of 3:1, which is acceptable for parish warding in a large parish.

The small settlement of Clapton is then added to the Bourton Village Parish Ward to create Bourton-on-the- Water Village District Ward:

Bourton Village Parish Ward 2285 Clapton 109 Total 2394

10. Bourton SE and Upper Rissington From the proposed Bourton South East Parish Ward, the Rissington Road crosses the river and within two miles climbs through Little Rissington to Upper Rissington. The latter parish will see substantial development in the next few years, with the electorate almost doubling from 770 (in 2013) to an estimated 1491 in 2019. These three areas together create a strongly-linked proposed District Ward, all looking to Bourton-on-the-Water for community facilities, including the secondary school. This ward forms a very small exception to the plus or minus 10% rule:

Bourton S.E. Parish Ward 689 Little Rissington 226 Upper Rissington 1491 Total: 2406 (exceeds +10% limit by 5)

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11. We propose to combine Northleach with four other parishes East of the Fosse Way; all five are strongly linked by the A40 trunk road. , which has a straight road linking it to the Barringtons, is also included in this ward. This gives a very small exception to the plus or minus 10% rule:

Northleach 1510 Farmington 87 Sherborne 262 Windrush 93 Barrington 170 Great Rissington 301 Total: 2423 (exceeds +10% limit by 22)

We now consider the South of the District. will need to be warded, and its estimated 2019 electorate of over 5400 means that three Parish Wards will be required. We note that the recent Community Governance Review has extended the boundary of Tetbury Town Council, to take account of recent planning permissions for housing development. There are 3 well-defined polling districts within the Town, which range in estimated electorate size from 1588 to 2094, and these are proposed as new Parish Wards, in turn forming the basis of the 3 proposed District Wards.

12. Tetbury North Formed by the existing Tetbury “TC” polling district, recently extended as described above.

Tetbury North 2094

13. Tetbury South and West Formed by the existing Tetbury “TB” polling district, with the addition of Parish, which adjoins Tetbury Town to the North, West and South

Tetbury South and West Parish Ward 1738 Tetbury Upton 241 Total: 1979

14. Tetbury East Formed by the existing Tetbury “TD” polling district, with the addition of 3 adjacent parishes which lie between Tetbury and the County border with Wiltshire Tetbury East Parish Ward) 1588 166 247 Ashley 111 Total: 2112

15. and In the S.E. corner of the District, bordered by other Councils on 3 sides, there is no obvious alternative to this proposed grouping of parishes. The road from Avening to Beverston is part of the ward boundary.

Westonbirt 141 Didmarton 368 Boxwell 207 Ozleworth 43 Kingscote 243 Beverston 107 Avening 948 Total: 2057 5

16. Kemble and Somerford Keynes This proposed ward, on the southern border of the District, comprises two groups of settlements with strong links, on either side of the A433 road. Evidence of this can be seen in the Community news section of the weekly local paper, the Wiltshire and Standard, where one section is headed “Kemble/Somerford Keynes/Poole Keynes” and another is headed “Coates, and Tarlton”.

Coates 377 Rodmarton 314 Poole Keynes 162 Kemble 890 Somerford Keynes 387 Total: 2130

17. South Cerney With an estimated electorate in 2019 of 2880, South Cerney requires to be warded. The most locally acceptable option (on the basis of early soundings) appears to be a division into a “Village” Parish Ward, containing the built-up framework of the village and the areas where housing developments have recently received planning permission, and an “Outer” Parish Ward, containing the dispersed electorates at the South Cerney Barracks, Cerney Wick, various holiday home developments, and outlying farms. South Cerney Village Parish Ward forms a District Ward on its own, while the “Outer” parish ward is combined with Siddington and others, as shown below in ward 18.

A very small exception to the plus or minus 10% rule:

“South Cerney Village” Parish Ward: 2403 (exceeds +10% limit by 2)

18. Siddington & Preston Siddington and Preston share the experience of bordering the major settlement of (both parishes saw areas transferred to Cirencester Town as a result of the recent Community Governance Review). They both border the South Cerney Outer Parish Ward referred to above. All four areas border the A419 trunk road.

Siddington 1130 Preston 261 South Cerney Outer Parish ward 490 Driffield 138 2019 19. A second significant exception to the plus or minus 10% rule: 2019 estimated electorate = 2520 (119 more than the +10% figure)

The current linking of Lechlade with in a single CDC ward has proven to be unwelcome to the local communities. The location of Lechlade in the extreme South East corner of the County greatly limits practical choices. It appears that any options to deal with this issue would involve artificial division of Lechlade into one large and one small parish ward, the latter to be added to a much larger area which cannot be well-linked as a whole to Lechlade

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20. North With an estimated electorate of 2975 in 2019, Fairford requires to be warded. We propose a boundary down the middle of the Road, to create a Fairford North Parish Ward and a Fairford South Parish Ward. The North Ward forms a District Ward on its own, while the South ward is joined with Kempsford, as shown below

Fairford North Parish Ward: 2077

21. Kempsford and Fairford South Kempsford is largely cut off from the rest of the rest of the District by the Fairford Airbase and the County boundary. Early soundings indicate that local preference in Kempsford would be for a link with Fairford rather than Lechlade.

A third exception to the plus or minus 10% rule: Kempsford 981 Fairford South Parish Ward 898 1879 (86 below the minus 10% figure)

22. Ampneys The A417 runs successively through Ampney Crucis, Ampney St Peter (passing close to Ampney St Mary), Poulton and ; the last two both have direct road routes to Down Ampney. Barnsley is nearby with reasonably direct road connections to Ampney Crucis.

Down Ampney 542 Ampney Crucis 519 Ampney St Peter 61 Ampney St Mary 96 Poulton 363 Maiseyhampton 504 Barnsley 118 Total 2203

23. Coln and Leach The three adjacent settlements of , Coln St Aldwyns and , with nearby Bibury, are the closely-related centre of this ward, running East from the Fosse Way along the valleys of the rivers Coln and Leach to and Eastleach at the County border.

Aldsworth 190 Southrop 236 Eastleach 280 Hatherop 158 Coln St Aldwyns 208 Quenington 496 Bibury 509 Winson 64 Coln St Dennis 168 Total: 2309

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24. Ermin & Sapperton Villages between Ermin Way (now the A417 trunk road) and the western border of the District along the steeply sloping valley of the River Frome are also linked by a reasonably direct unclassified road from Winstone to Sapperton, and on to Cherington.

Cherington 110 Sapperton 364 Duntisbourne Abbots 203 Duntisbourne Rouse 53 Daglingworth 235 Edgeworth 75 Winstone 203 Syde 21 Brimpsfield 241 Cowley 328 Elkstone 186 Total: 2019

25. Churn Valley Settlements between the A417 trunk road and the Fosse Way, along and near the Churn Valley, are linked both by the A435 Road and the Whiteway, a straight unclassified road running North from Cirencester.

Bagendon 221 Baunton 248 Coberley 1 128 Coberley 2 159 129 North Cerney 462 Rendcomb 199 Chedworth 650 Yanworth 96 Total: 2292

26. Andoversford Andoversford is near the centre of this reasonably compact ward, with both the A40 and the A436 providing strong road links between the nearby villages.

Andoversford 613 Dowdeswell 126 Whittington 87 Sevenhampton 301 Shipton 313 Compton Abdale 100 Hazleton 150 Withington 422 Total: 2112

Wards 27 to 34 = Cirencester: see separate proposals as prepared by Mr N Adams to our outlines. These 8 wards are characterised by strong physical boundaries and good community links. Examples are Stratton, with the meadow between it and the rest of Cirencester providing a gap in the built-up area; Kingshill, where two wards have been identified in the existing community area; and Chesterton, where allowance has been made in two wards for the first phases of anticipated major new development.

LIB DEM FINAL New Ward Suggested Name Polling District Electorate 2019 Ward Total Variance 34 Elector Variance 2183 Under Min/Over Max 1965-2183-2401 Threshold

1 Mickleton and Willersey Aston Sub-edge 44 2676 122.58% 275 over Mickleton 1488 Saintbury 68 Weston-sub-Edge 369 Willersey 707

2 Chipping Campden Chipping Campden 2021 2021 92.58%

3 Blockley Blockley - Aston Magna 451 2294 105.08% Blockley - Blockley 1051 Blockley - Paxford 268 Ebrington 524

4 Moreton-in-Marsh East Moreton-in-Marsh (East) 1780 1996 91.43% Todenham 216

5 Moreton-in-Marsh West Batsford 99 2001 91.66% Bourton-on-the-Hill 253 Moreton-in-Marsh (West) 1649

6 Bledington and The Slaughters Adlestrop 108 1998 91.53% Bledington 395 Broadwell 305 Evenlode 135 Icomb 79 Lower Slaughter 205 Oddington 319 Upper Slaughter 159 Westcote 190 103 7 Stow Maugersbury 128 2311 105.86% Stow-on-the-Wold 1830 Swell 353

8 Longborough and Guitings Cold Aston 242 1999 91.57% Condicote 108 Cutsdean 57 Donnington 62 Guiting Power 255 Hampnett 46 Longborough 413 Naunton 284 Notgrove 75 Sezincote 75 Temple Guiting 314 Turkdean 68

9 Bourton-on-the-Water Village Bourton-on-the-Water (Village) 2285 2394 109.67% Clapton 109

10 Bourton SE and Upper Rissington Bourton-on-the-Water (S-E) 689 2406 110.22% 5 over Little Rissington 226 Upper Rissington 1491

11 Northleach Barrington 170 2423 110.99% 22 over Farmington 87 Great Rissington 301 Northleach with Eastington 1510 Sherborne 262 Windrush 93

12 Tetbury North Tetbury - Part 2 2094 2094 95.92%

13 Tetbury South and West Tetbury - Part 1 1738 1979 90.66% Tetbury Upton 241 14 Tetbury East Ashley 111 2112 96.75% Long Newnton 166 Shipton Moyne 247 Tetbury - Part 3 1588

15 Avening and Didmarton Avening 948 2057 94.23% Beverston 107 Boxwell-with-Leighterton 207 Didmarton 368 Kingscote 243 Ozleworth 43 Westonbirt-with- 141

16 Kemble and Somerford Keynes Coates 377 2130 97.57% Kemble 890 Poole Keynes 162 Rodmarton 314 Somerford Keynes 387

17 South Cerney South Cerney (Village) 2403 2403 110.08% 2 over

18 Siddington and Preston Driffield 138 2019 92.49% Preston 261 Siddington 1130 South Cerney (Outer) 490

19 Lechlade Lechlade 2520 2520 115.44% 119 over

20 Fairford North Fairford (North) 2077 2077 95.14%

21 Fairford South Fairford (South) 898 1879 86.07% 86 under Kempsford 981 22 Ampneys Ampney Crucis 519 2203 100.92% Ampney St Mary 96 Ampney St Peter 61 Barnsley 118 Down Ampney 542 Meysey Hampton 504 Poulton 363

23 Coln and Leach Aldsworth 190 2309 105.77% Bibury 509 Coln St Aldwyns 208 Coln St Dennis 168 Eastleach 280 Hatherop 158 Quenington 496 Southrop 236 Winson 64

24 Ermin and Sapperton Brimpsfield 193 2019 92.49% Brimpsfield - Caudle Green 48 Cherington 110 Cowley - Div 1 117 Cowley - Div 2 211 Daglingworth 235 Duntisbourne Abbotts 203 Duntisbourne Rouse 53 Edgeworth 75 Elkstone 186 Sapperton (incl. Framp. Mansell) 364 Syde 21 Winstone 203 25 Churn Valley Bagendon 221 2292 104.99% Baunton 248 Chedworth 650 Coberley - Part 1 128 Coberley - Part 2 159 Colesbourne 129 North Cerney 462 Rendcomb 199 Yanworth 96

26 Andoversford Andoversford 613 2112 96.75% Compton Abdale 100 Dowdeswell 126 Hazleton 150 Sevenhampton 301 Shipton 313 Whittington 87 Withington 422

27 TBA Cirencester (1) 2104 2104 96.38%

28 TBA Cirencester (2) 2290 2290 104.90%

29 TBA Cirencester (3) 2251 2251 103.11%

30 TBA Cirencester (4) 1967 1967 90.11%

31 TBA Cirencester (5) 2070 2070 94.82%

32 TBA Cirencester (6) 2211 2211 101.28%

33 TBA Cirencester (7) 2326 2326 106.55%

34 TBA Cirencester (8) 2267 2267 103.85%

TOTAL 74210