Local Resident Submissions to the Bristol City Council Electoral Review
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Local resident submissions to the Bristol City Council electoral review This PDF document contains local resident submissions with surnames M. Some versions of Adobe allow the viewer to move quickly between bookmarks. Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 City of Bristol Personal Details: Name: Amanda MacDonald E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: N/A - local resident Comment text: Boundaries need to make GEOGRAPHICAL as well as POLITICAL sense, and therefore it is utterly nonsensical to exclude the historic core of the ancient settlement of Westbury-on-Trym from its ward. You wouldn't exclude the heart of London from a ward named London for example. Therefore I suggest the North West part of the proposed ward of Henleaze is excluded from that ward and added to Westbury-on- Trym, which is where it should be, containing as it does the Westbury-on-Trym Parish Church and the War Memorial - the heart of Westbury-on- Trym village. I therefore suggest the following revised boundaries (I couldn't easily use the line drawing tool): The Henleaze boundary should run along Brecon Road from Westbury Road towards Grange Road. It should then travel south along Grange Road until it reaches East Field (note NOT Eastfield Road), where it should travel eastwards until it hits the Henleaze Road. It should then travel north until it hits the Southmead Road at the mini roundabout. The lump of proposed "Henleaze" land should be added to the Westbury-on-Trym ward. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4458 20/01/2015 Pascoe, Mark From: nicki Sent: 30 January 2015 11:24 To: Reviews@ Subject: proposed change of boundary Westbury on Trym, Bristol Dear Sir/ Madam, I wish to register my opposition to the proposed boundary change of Westbury on Trym Bristol. According to my information the new boundary would divide Westbury into two halves and place the heart of Westbury i.e. the historic village, churches, war memorial, village hall and shopping centre, into the Henleaze boundary. This is clearly ludicrous as the heart of Westbury on Trym has existed for 1200 years. Surely a better solution would be to create a partnership ward with Henleaze combining the two present wards into one and sharing three councillors between us. Yours sincerely, Nicola Machin Sent from Windows Mail 1 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 City of Bristol Personal Details: Name: Shiona MacPherson E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: I live in Ashley ward, and find the proposed change to three councillors very sensible, reflecting the large and dense population in the area. However, I feel that renaming the ward 'Ashley and Stokes Croft' is plain daft. Stokes Croft is a road, only half of which is in Ashley. Stokes Croft is a wonderful place to go drinking, eating or work in a creative capacity but it is largely NOT residential (currently either derelict or licensed venues) and so houses very few people as residents. Stokes Croft may be a 'community', but it is a cultural, entertainment and economic community rather than a residential one; by and large people work and play on this short stretch of road rather than live on it. It attracts a lot of press to the detriment of other areas of the ward - we hear much less about Montpelier, St Pauls and St Werburghs for example - and yet far, far more people live in these places. It is a tiny geographical area compared to these other communities in the ward. To rename the ward with the addendum Stokes Croft could be extremely divisive, and be taken as representing the rise of commercialisation and gentrification over the actual established communities that live in and make up Ashley. Plain old 'Ashley' is fine as a name; there's no need to change it. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4819 16/02/2015 Pascoe, Mark From: Fuller, Heather Sent: 16 February 2015 10:36 To: Pascoe, Mark Subject: FW: Review of boundary changes Westbury on Trym, Bristol ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Paul Madine Sent: 14 February 2015 15:10 To: Reviews@ Subject: Review of boundary changes Westbury on Trym, Bristol I do not think that moving Westbury on Trym’s boundary and subsuming most of the current village into Henleaze is a good or acceptable idea. Westbury has its own character, distinct from that of Henleaze and to lose its identity after so many centuries would do nothing either for the amalgamated communities nor the identity of the remaining “Westbury”. It would simply destroy a community and its cohesion: is that consistent with Bristol City’s policies on localism, community and cohesion, or, in deed, democracy? I do support, as a last resort, the WOT Society’s suggestion of shared representation of 3 representatives over 2 wards. Sincerely Erica Madine 1 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 City of Bristol Personal Details: Name: Paul Madine E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: The proposal to subsume Westbury on trym village is totally unacceptable. The village has been a community with its own identity for longer than Bristol has existed. The proposal not only insults the people of Westbury, but it disenfranchises us. It goes against any notion of localism, and natural local community. Further, if the proposal is to balance population groupings for representation purposes, the new area of Westbury contains vast areas of un-occupied space compared to a very large area of dense occupancy in the new Henleaze. The designers of this suggestion need to go back to their drawing boards and have another go - perhaps a visit to site would be useful. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4368 05/01/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 City of Bristol Personal Details: Name: rachel mahon E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: The boundaries are complete nonsense and the new ward will not represent me. I live by henleaze lake currently in the westbury on trym ward but moving to the southmead ward. The needs of this area are completely different to those of the lake community. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4757 12/02/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 City of Bristol Personal Details: Name: Alex Major E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: It does seem rather odd to divide a community for the sake of it. To have Westbury on Trym not in Westbury on Trym ward is just odd. Why not keep the village together and off load the outer area to different wards. Simple! Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4578 03/02/2015 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 City of Bristol Personal Details: Name: Rachel Major E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Comment text: Please don't do this! Westbury on Trym has the strongest community feel of anywhere I have ever lived. It is a vibrant, cohesive community with a strong sense of self and a bustling heart. To split it up like this goes against everything people are trying to achieve; a strong, united group of people instilled with pride for, and who take care of, their village. To see it ripped in two like this for administrative purposes would be heartbreaking, and could lead to different parts going in different directions, against the will of those who live here. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/4514 30/01/2015 Pascoe, Mark From: David Manaei Sent: 11 February 2015 17:49 To: Reviews@ Subject: Bristol Ward Boundaries To whom it may concern, We live on in Bristol and we are currently in the Westbury On Trym ward. Proposals are looking at moving us into the Southmead ward. I speak for my family of 6 in two houses on the same road when I say we are completely against this proposal. Our houses back on to 'Henleaze Lake' and we have little or no reason to do more than pass through Southmead on route to other parts of Bristol. Our whole lives have been centred around Henleaze. We have friends in the area and have worked in the local shops. Southmead is not representative of our views and opinions. Henleaze gets a better voting turnout and votes in a different way to Southmead. The local politics are only part of the reason we chose to live here. Also we are concerned that if appears to the public that we fall in the Southmead ward, our house values may decrease through no fault of our own. We will encourage others in our local area to stand against this plan, and may chose not to vote if forced into this change. We appreciate your consideration. I hope to hear from you regarding this and I am happy to discuss further, David Manaei PS We are also against the changes to the Westbury On Trym ward that would see the centre of Westbury On Trym, where a war memorial stands engraved with WOT, turned into the Henleaze ward. Detracting from its character and completely disregarding tradition. 1 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Page 1 of 1 City of Bristol Personal Details: Name: Alan Mann E-mail: Postcode: Organisation Name: Feature Annotations 2: Redraw Henleaze Boundary to take in the approximate area around Henleaze Swimming Lake Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database rights 2013.