Representation per member Electorate as @1 Recommended Area Seats Red - >85 Election Description Dec 2020 No. of seats Green 85-150 Amber 150< Parish of Arkesden 6 293 49 Parish of Ashdon 7 720 103
Parish of Aythorpe Roding 6 221 37
Parish of Barnston 9 746 83
Parish of Berden 7 393 56
Parish of Birchanger 9 719 80
Parish of Broxted 7 420 60
Pairsh of Chickney 0 37 Parish Meeting. AUA1 PD ref. Too small to be a parish council
Parish of Chrishall 9 468 52 Requested to reduce membership in 2020
Parish of Clavering 11 1109 101
Parish of Debden 7 661 94
Parish of Elmdon & Wenden Lofts - Duddenhoe End Ward 2 168 84 Elmdon & Wenden Lofts Parish Council - 7 members over 3 wards - UNWARD?? AMB
Parish of Elmdon & Wenden Lofts - Elmdon Village Ward 4 285 71 Elmdon & Wenden Lofts Parish Council - 7 members over 3 wards - UNWARD?? AMC
Parish of Elmdon & Wenden Lofts - Wenden Lofts Ward 1 58 58 Elmdon & Wenden Lofts Parish Council - 7 members over 3 wards - UNWARD?? AMB1 Parish of Elsenham 11 2629 239
Parish of Farnham 7 327 47
Parish of Felsted 11 2361 215
Parish of Flitch Green 9 1597 177
Parish of Great Canfield 7 375 54
Parish of Great Chesterford 9 1323 147
Parish of Great Dunmow - North Ward 9 3731 415 Great Dunmow TOWN Council - 18 members over 2 wards. AHA North West and AHB North East
Parish of Great Dunmow - South Ward 9 4344 483 Great Dunmow TOWN Council - 18 members over 2 wards. AJB South East and AJC South West
Parish of Great Easton and Tilty - Duton Hill Ward 3 308 103 Great Easton & Tilty Parish - 8 members over 3 wards. AVA
Parish of Great Easton and Tilty - Tilty Ward 1 78 78 Great Easton & Tilty Parish - 8 members over 3 wards - UNWARD WHOLE PARISH OR MERGE THIS WARD WITH DUTON HILL - AVB1? Parish of Great Easton and Tilty - Village Ward 4 481 120 Great Easton & Tilty Parish - 8 members over 3 wards. AVB
Parish of Great Hallingbury 8 638 80
Parish of Hadstock 6 272 45
Parish of Hatfield Broad Oak - Bush End Ward 1 92 92 Hatfield Broad Oak Parish - 9 members over 2 wards - UNWARD? ABD
Parish of Hatfield Broad Oak - Village Ward 8 899 112 Hatfield Broad Oak Parish - 9 members over 2 wards - UNWARD? ABC Parish of Hatfield Heath 9 1559 173
Parish of Hempstead 7 353 50
Parish of Henham 9 1046 116
Parish of High Easter 7 612 87
Parish of High Roothing 7 442 63
Parish of Langley 7 303 43
Parish of Leaden Roding 6 545 91
Parish of Lindsell 0 210 Parish Meeting
Parish of Little Bardfield 5 226 45
Parish of Little Canfield 9 921 102
Parish of Little Chesterford 6 177 30 Proposed drop!
Parish of Little Dunmow 7 316 45 Proposed drop!
Parish of Little Easton 6 355 59
Parish of Little Hallingbury 11 1222 111
Parish of Littlebury 9 676 75 AME and AMF
Parish of Manuden 7 537 77
Parish of Margaret Roding 6 164 27 Proposed drop!
Parish of Newport 11 2154 196
Parish of Quendon & Rickling 7 550 79
Parish of Radwinter 7 539 77
Parish of Saffron Walden - Audley Ward 4 3565 891 Saffron Walden TOWN Council - 16 members over 4 wards. AOA North and AOB South
Parish of Saffron Walden - Castle Ward 4 3594 899 Saffron Walden TOWN Council - 16 members over 4 wards. APA East and APB West
Parish of Saffron Walden - Little Walden Ward 1 197 197 Saffron Walden TOWN Council - 16 members over 4 wards - review? AAC Parish of Saffron Walden - Shire Ward 7 5550 793 Saffron Walden TOWN Council - 16 members over 4 wards. AQA North and AQB South
Parish of Sewards End 7 434 62
Parish of Stansted Mountfitchet - North Ward 8 3609 451 ARA East and ARB West
Parish of Stansted Mountfitchet - South Ward 7 2699 386 ASB
Parish of Stebbing 9 1142 127
Parish of Strethall 0 27 Parish Meeting. Too small to be a parish council
Parish of Takeley 13 3712 286 LARGEST PARISH COUNCIL AND NOT WARDED. AUC (Mole Hill Green), AUD (Priors Green) & AUE (Takeley Village) - create 3 wards?
Parish of Thaxted 11 2581 235
Parish of the Sampfords - Great Sampford Ward 6 487 81 The Sampfords Parish Council - 9 members over 2 wards. AWA
Parish of the Sampfords - Little Sampford Ward 3 191 64 The Sampfords Parish Council - 9 members over 2 wards. AWA1
Parish of Ugley 7 363 52 Proposed drop!
Parish of Wendens Ambo 7 369 53 Proposed drop!
Parish of White Roothing 5 286 57
Parish of Wicken Bonhunt 0 194 Parish Meeting
Parish of Widdington 8 410 51 Proposed drop!
Parish of Wimbish 7 1069 153 ADB (Carver Baracks) and ADC Wimbush (Village) - create 2 wards?. Possible increase by 2 members TOTAL ELECTORATE AS @1 December 2020 69139
NOTES:
Largest parish not warded is Takeley at 13. Consider 3 wards? Smallest warded parish is at 7 - Elmdon & Wendens Loft - could unward, but 3 distinct areas? Largest warded parish is Great Dunmow at 18 members over 2 x9 member wards Smallest parish is 5 members (x2) - Little Bardfield PC and White Roothing PC - 5 is the lowest you would go to - quorate at meetings is 3 Two areas with no Parish Council (PC) are bigger than some aras with a PC i.e. Wicken Bonhunt and Lindsell parishes - do they want to have a Parish Council? - what facilities have they got? Do they want to raise a precept?
Govt guidelines <500 - 5 to 8 councillors 501 to 2,500 - 6 to 12 councillors 2,501 to 10,000 - 9 to 16 councillors
5 members is legal minimum. No maximum. NALC recommends 7 min and 25 max