7.4 Stroud District Council Area Rationale Member Support
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7.4 Stroud District Council Area Number of Proposed Divisions: 10 Total Electorate for District in 2010: 90,091 Forecast Electorate for District in 2016: 93,737 Forecast District Average Number of Electors per 9,374 Councillor in 2016: Forecast County Average Number of Electors per 9,220 Councillor in 2016: % Co-terminosity with District Wards 80% Rationale A major constraint in drawing up the proposals for the Stroud division is the geographical position of Wotton-under-Edge. Forming a new division of about 9300 in the south west of the district has a large knock-on effect for the whole southern part, at least, and can produce what looks like odd-shaped boundaries. However, for the most part, the new divisions are coherent, mostly based on current divisions and achieve a high coterminosity of 80%. Member Support The proposals for the Stroud District Council area are supported by councillors from all political groups. Electorate Figures for 2010 and Forecast Figures for 2016 Division 2010 2016 Forecast Forecast Electorate Electorate electoral electoral variance in variance in 2016 (based 2016 (based on District on County average) average) ST1 7,575 9,428 1% 2% ST2 9,120 9,537 2% 3% ST3 9,544 9,709 4% 5% ST4 10,233 10,411 11% 12% ST5 9,213 9,507 1% 3% ST6 8,749 8,836 -6% -5% ST7 9,010 9,117 -3% -2% ST8 8,387 8,714 -7% -6% ST9 9,906 10,031 7% 8% ST10 8,358 8,445 -10% -9% Total Electorate 90,095 93,735 for Stroud District Stroud Division ST 1 The proposed new division links the parishes lying mostly between the River Severn and the M5 motorway. The A38 road provides the main communication route. The division comprises a combination of rural parishes plus more urban parishes on the outskirts of Gloucester (eg Hardwicke, and Haresfield) where population will increase in the large Hunts Grove housing development). Quedgeley (in the Gloucester City council area) to the north provides a major shopping centre for this division Polling Polling District District Ward 2010 2016 District Name Electorate Electorate JX Elmore Hardwicke 194 195 KI Hardwicke Hardwicke 3,054 3,055 KK Haresfield Hardwicke 321 2,152 KT Longney Hardwicke 241 243 HC Arlingham Severn 358 365 JZ Frampton on Severn 1,125 1,129 Severn KA Fretherne-with-Saul Severn 169 170 KB Fretherne-with-Saul Severn 376 376 (Saul ward) KY Moreton Valence Severn 135 135 LR Slimbridge Severn 925 929 MI Whitminister Severn 677 679 Total 7,575 9,428 Stroud Division ST 2 The proposed new division combines the current County division of Upton St Leonards, Painswick and Bisley with the district ward of Over Stroud. The division is mostly rural with small parish centres. The A46 provides good north-south communications within the division. Stroud Town centre provides the service/shopping centre for the major part of this division. Polling Polling District District Ward 2010 2016 District Name Electorate Electorate JT Cranham Painswick 403 406 KX Miserden Painswick 389 390 LF Painswick Painswick 1,836 1,845 LFA Painswick Painswick 165 165 (Painswick ward) LG Painswick Painswick 397 399 (sheepscombe ward) LH Painswick (Slad Painswick 256 259 ward) LI Pitchcombe Painswick 231 232 JN Brookthorpe-with- Upton St 287 289 Whaddon Leonards KJ Harescombe Upton St 162 163 Leonards MG Upton St Leonards Upton St 1,724 2,106 Leonards JK Bisley (Bisley ward) Bisley 723 728 JL Bisley (Eastcombe Bisley 576 578 ward) JM Bisley (Oakridge Bisley 527 529 ward) MH Whiteshill Over Stroud 945 949 LK Randwick (Randwick Over Stroud 499 500 ward) Total 9,120 9,537 Stroud Division ST 3 The proposed new division is created around Stonehouse which is the principal shopping and service area for this area. All three parishes outside Stonehouse are easily linked with the town (A419 and B4008). Polling Polling District District Ward 2010 2016 District Name Electorate Electorate LUA Stonehouse Stonehouse 1,433 1,443 (Central ward) LUB Stonehouse (North Stonehouse 2,725 2,732 ward) LU Stonehouse (South Stonehouse 1,909 2,031 ward) KP Kings Stanley div 1 The Stanleys 1,649 1,658 KQ Kings Stanley, The Stanleys 348 349 Selsley div 1 JW Eastington Eastington and 1,246 1,262 Standish LS Standish Eastington and 234 234 Standish Total 9,544 9,709 Stroud Division ST 4 The proposed new division is created around Stroud Town and brings together all six of the urban district wards of Stroud Town into one division. Stroud is the principal town of the district so this division forms a natural centre. Polling Polling District District Ward 2010 2016 District Name Electorate Electorate LW Stroud Central div Central 634 717 1 LWA Stroud Central div Central 413 416 2 LWB Stroud Central div Central 530 530 3 LY Stroud Slade div 1 Slade 607 607 LYA Stroud Slade div 2 Slade 1,036 1,060 LZ Stroud Trinity Trinity 1,716 1,745 MAA MAA Stroud Farmhill and 1,715 1,716 Farmhill and Paganhill Paganhill MAX Stroud Valley div Valley 980 1,007 1 MAZ Stroud Valley div Valley 857 867 2 MA Uplands Uplands 1,745 1,746 Total 10,233 10,411 Stroud Division ST 5 The proposed new division created around the district wards of Cainscross and Rodborough and is essentially a combination of two similar wards and parishes that have urban areas adjoining Stroud town. Both Cainscross and Rodborough areas look to Stroud town as their principal shopping/ service and education centre, although the Sainsbury’s store at Dudbridge is on the border of the two wards. Secondary schools are provided in Stroud very near to Cainscross (the Downfield grammar schools) and in Cainscross itself (Archway secondary). Polling Polling District District Ward 2010 2016 District Name Electorate Electorate JNA Caincross Caincross 1,090 1,094 (Caincross ward) JNB Caincross (Cashes Caincross 939 948 Green East ward) JNC Caincross (Cashes Caincross 1,454 1,537 Green West ward) JND Caincross (Ebley) Caincross 1,417 1,482 LKA Caincross (Lower Caincross 691 697 Westrip) LMB Rodborough Rodborough 280 280 (South ward div 1 LMC Rodborough South Rodborough 218 218 ward div 2 LMD Rodborough West Rodborough 1,715 1,733 ward LM Rodborough Rodborough 1,409 1,518 (North ward) Total 9,213 9,507 Stroud Division ST 6 The proposed new division comprises mostly of the semi-urban Chalford and Brimscombe and rural Amberley and Woodchester. Stroud town is the major shopping/service and educational centre for the local area. Major advantages of these proposals are combining the Stroud Town wards into one division and linking the similar wards of Cainscross and Rodborough. The largest drawback is the somewhat artificial division to include the wards of Chalford, Thrupp and Amberley & Woodchester. Polling Polling District District Ward 2010 2016 District Name Electorate Electorate MJA Amberley Amberley and 779 781 Woodchester MJ Woodchester Amberley and 967 1,011 Woodchester JR Chalford Bussage Chalford 829 830 Div 1 JRC Chalford Bussage Chalford 2,089 2,089 Div 2 JRA Chalford (Hill ward) Chalford 1,468 1,473 JRB Chalford (Valley Chalford 480 482 ward) MCB Thrupp (Bourne Chalford 238 240 ward) LMA Rodborough Thrupp 658 658 (Butterow ward) MC Thrupp Div 1 Thrupp 712 731 MCA Thrupp Div 2 Thrupp 529 542 Total 8,749 8,837 Stroud Division ST 7 The proposed new division is based around the existing division and is extended to meet the requirements of the new larger division. The division comprises two small urban centres of similar character, namely Minchinhampton and Nailsworth and rural outskirts. Communications between the two centres is easy via Box and other roads. Polling Polling District Name District Ward 2010 2016 District Electorate Electorate KUC/KUC2 Minchinhampton/KUC2 Minchinhampton 304 305 Minchinhampton (Box ward 2) KUB Minchinhampton Minchinhampton 567 586 (Brimscombe ward) KUA Minchinhampton (North Minchinhampton 1,914 1,935 ward) KU Minchinhampton (South Minchinhampton 822 828 ward) KO Horsley Nailsworth 652 660 KZ Nailsworth Div 1 Nailsworth 2,293 2,332 KZX Nailsworth Forest of Nailsworth 1,424 1,429 Green Div 1 KZY Nailsworth Forest of Nailsworth 1,034 1,041 Green Div 2 Total 9,010 9,116 Stroud Division ST 8 The proposed new division is developed around Dursley and its surrounding parishes. The Coaley & Uley District ward is historically within the natural service area of the market town of Dursley, and the village schools are in the Rednock (Dursley) secondary school catchment area. The B4066 provides a good communication route to Uley and Nympsfield and there are good roads between Coaley and Dursley. Frocester and Leonard Stanley are again easily connected to the rest of the division by roads to Coaley and to Nympsfied via Frocester hill. Polling Polling District District Ward 2010 2016 District Name Electorate Electorate KC Frocester Parish The Stanleys 150 151 KS Leonard Stanley The Stanleys 1,176 1,197 Parish JS Coaley Coaley and 640 644 Uley LB Nympsfield Coaley and 294 296 Uley LE Owlpen Coaley and 36 36 Uley MF Uley Coaley and 953 956 Uley JV Dursley (Central Dursley 1,949 2,242 ward) JVA Dursley (Highfields Dursley 1,744 1,747 ward) JVB Dursley (Kingshill Dursley 1,445 1,446 ward) Total 8,387 8,710 Stroud Division ST 9 . The proposed new division is developed around Berkeley Town and the parishes to the north tend to look toward the Cam and Dursley area as the nearest shopping/service area. The Berkeley district ward is within the catchment area for the only secondary school in the area (in Dursley).