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MARCH 2021 Summary Report The full report and detailed maps: www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk www.lgbce.org.uk Our Recommendations East Staffordshire The table lists all the wards we are proposing as part of our final recommendations along with the number of voters in each ward. The table also shows the electoral variances for each of the proposed wards which tells you how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections for 2026 so you Borough Council can see the impact of the recommendations for the future. Final Recommendations on the new electoral arrangements Ward Number of Electorate Number of Variance Electorate Number of Variance Name councillors (2019) electors from (2026) electors from per average per average councillor (%) councillor (%) Anglesey 2 4,801 2,401 2% 4,656 2,328 -6% Bagots & 3 8,167 2,722 16% 7,940 2,647 7% Needwood Blythe 1 2,028 2,028 -14% 2,260 2,260 -9% Branston 3 5,518 1,839 -22% 7,390 2,463 0% Brizlincote 2 5,448 2,724 16% 5,447 2,724 10% Burton & 3 6,126 2,042 -13% 6,964 2,321 -6% Eton Crown 1 2,467 2,467 5% 2,393 2,393 -3% Dove 3 7,306 2,435 4% 7,782 2,594 5% Who we are Why East Staffordshire? ● The Local Government Boundary Commission ● East Staffordshire Borough Council currently has Heath 3 6,310 2,103 -10% 6,760 2,253 -9% for England is an independent body set up by high levels of electoral inequality: some councillors Parliament. represent many more - or many fewer - voters Horninglow 3 7,395 2,465 5% 7,941 2,647 7% ● We are not part of government or any political than others. & Outwoods party. ● Therefore the value of your vote, in East Shobnall 2 4,776 2,388 2% 4,777 2,389 -3% ● We are accountable to Parliament through a Staffordshire Borough Council elections, varies committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the depending on where you live in the borough. Stapenhill 2 5,212 2,606 11% 5,149 2,575 4% House of Commons. ● We are seeking to improve levels of electoral Stramshall 2 4,614 2,307 -2% 4,734 2,367 -4% ● Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of equality for local voters & Weaver local authorities throughout England. Our proposals Stretton 3 7,272 2,424 3% 7,340 2,447 -1% ● East Staffordshire Borough Council currently has Electoral review 39 councillors. Based on the evidence we received, Town 2 3,811 1,906 -19% 4,461 2,231 -10% An electoral review examines and proposes new we recommend that 37 councillors should serve electoral arrangements for a local authority, including: the council in the future. Winshill 2 5,534 2,767 18% 5,398 2,699 9% ● The total number of councillors representing the ● We believe our final recommendations meet our Totals 37 86,785 – – 91,392 – – council’s voters (‘council size’). statutory criteria to: ● The names, number and boundaries of wards or 1. Deliver electoral equality for voters Average – – 2,346 – – 2,470 – electoral divisions. 2. Reflect community interests and identities ● The number of councillors for each ward or 3. Promote effective and convenient local division. government Summary of our recommendations We have considered all the submissions we received during Overview of final recommendations for the consultation. The final recommendations propose that East Staffordshire should have 37 councillors. This is two fewer than the current 39 councillors. East Staffordshire Borough Council Those councillors should represent 16 wards; two single-councillor View this map online and explore it in more detail at: wards, seven two-councillor wards, and seven three-councillor consultation.lgbce.org.uk wards. This is five fewer wards than there are now. Follow the review on Twitter: @LGBCE The boundaries of all wards have been changed in our final recommendations; none stay the same. As a result of the final If you are viewing this page online, click on the map to go straight to our recommendations, we have also made electoral changes to interactive consultation area. Burton Parish Council, Outwoods Parish Council, Shobnall Parish Council, Stapenhill Parish Council, Uttoxeter Town Council, and Winshill Parish Council. 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. Find out more at consultation.lgbce.org.uk: ● view the map of our recommendations down to street level. ● zoom into the areas that interest you most. ● read the full report of our recommendations. ● find more guidance on the review process Stage of Review Description 22 October 2019 - Public consultation on warding 24 February 2020 arrangements 30 June 2020- Public consultation on draft 07 September 2020 recommendations 01 December 2020 - Public consultation on further 11 January 2021 limited draft recommendations 30 March 2021 Publication of final recommendations Subject to parliamentary approval - implementation of Contains Ordnance May 2023 Survey data © new arrangements at local Crown copyright elections and database rights 2021.