What happens next? Our recommendations: January 2018 We have now completed our review of West The table lists all the wards we are proposing as Summary Report Berkshire Council. part of our final recommendations along with the The full report and detailed maps: The recommendations must now be approved by number of voters in each ward. The table also consultation.lgbce.org.uk Parliament. A draft order - the legal document shows the electoral variances for each of the www.lgbce.org.uk which brings into force our recommendations - will proposed wards, which tells you how we have @LGBCE be laid in Parliament. delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, the new electoral includes electorate projections for 2023, so you can arrangements will come into force at the local see the impact of the recommendations for the elections in May 2019. future.
Ward Number of Electorate Number of Variance Electorate Number of Variance Name: Councillors: (2017): Electors per form (2023): Electors per from West Berkshire Council Councillor: average % Councillor: Average % Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements Aldermaston 1 3,010 3,010 7% 3,139 3,139 4% Basildon 1 2,893 2,893 2% 3,004 3,004 -1% Bradfield 1 2,913 2,913 3% 3,093 3,093 2% Bucklebury 1 2,940 2,940 4% 2,994 2,994 -1% Burghfield & 3 8,336 2,779 -2% 8,952 2,984 -1% Mortimer Chieveley & Cold 2 5,314 2,657 -6% 5,561 2,780 -8% Ash Downlands 1 2,989 2,989 6% 3,073 3,073 1% Hungerford & 3 9,136 3,045 8% 9,560 3,187 5% Kintbury Lambourn 1 3,225 3,225 14% 3,342 3,342 10% Newbury Central 2 5,554 2,777 -2% 6,013 3,007 -1% Newbury Clay 2 5,651 2,826 0% 5,986 2,993 -1% Hill Newbury 3 8,224 2,741 -3% 9,569 3,190 5% Greenham Newbury Speen 2 5,578 2,789 -1% 6,174 3,087 2% Newbury Wash 3 7,339 2,446 -13% 9,476 3,159 4% Common Pangbourne 1 2,854 2,854 1% 2,925 2,925 -3% Ridgeway 1 3,107 3,107 10% 3,172 3,172 5% Who we are: Why West Berkshire Council? Thatcham 2 5,527 2,764 -2% 5,633 2,817 -7% ■ The Local Government Boundary Commission for ■ West Berkshire Council submitted a formal Central England is an independent body set up by Parliament. request to the Commission for an electoral review. Thatcham 1 2,743 2,743 -3% 2,768 2,768 -9% ■ We are not part of government or any political party. Colthrop & ■ We are accountable to Parliament through a Crookham committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the House Thatcham North 2 6,011 3,006 6% 6,004 3,002 -1% of Commons. ■ Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of local Our proposals: East ■ West Berkshire Council currently has 52 authorities throughout England. Thatcham West 2 5,461 2,731 -3% 5,855 2,928 -3% councillors. Theale 1 2,313 2,313 -18% 3,118 3,118 3% Electoral review: ■ Based on the evidence we received, the Commission Tilehurst & 3 8,526 2,842 1% 8,890 2,963 -2% An electoral review examines and proposes new recommends that 43 councillors should serve the Purley electoral arrangements for a local authority, including: council in the future. Tilehurst Birch 2 6,110 3,055 8% 6,110 3,055 1% ■ The total number of councillors representing the ■ The Commission believes the final recommendations Copse council’s voters (‘council size’). meet our statutory criteria to: Tilehurst South & 2 5,726 2,863 1% 5,809 2,904 -4% ■ The names, number and boundaries of wards or (1) Deliver electoral equality for voters. Holybrook electoral divisions. (2) Reflect community interests and identities. Totals: 43 121,480 - - 130,217 - - ■ The number of councillors for each ward or division. (3) Promote effective and convenient local government. Averages: - - 2,825 - - 3,028 - Summary of our recommendations Overview of final recommendations for West Berkshire Council We have considered all the submissions we received View this map online and explore it in more detail at: during our consultation on our draft recommendations. consultation.lgbce.org.uk The final recommendations propose that West Follow the Commission on Twitter: @LGBCE Berkshire’s 43 councillors should represent 5 three- councillor wards, 9 two-councillor wards and 10 one- If you are viewing this page online, click on the map to go councillor wards across the council area. straight to our interactive consultation area. An outline of the proposals is shown in the map to the right. A detailed report on the recommendations and interactive mapping is available on our website at: www.lgbce.org.uk.
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Stage of review Description
24 January - 10 April Public consultation on new 2017 ward boundaries
13 June - 10 July Further consultation on warding 2017 arrangements
29 August - 13 Public consultation on draft November 2017 recommendations
Publication of final 16 January 2018 recommendations
Subject to parliamentary contains Ordnance approval - implementation of Survey data (c) May 2019 new arrangements at local Crown copyright elections and database rights 2017