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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 31 July 2009 11:04 To: Reviews@ Subject: EC website: Online submission Form summary: Name : Barrow Parish Council Postal address : 11 Grosvenor Road Tarvin Chester CH3 8EH Email address : Area your submission refers to : Cheshire West and Chester Organisation you belong to : parish/town council Your feedback : Barrow Parish Council would like to be in a ward that includes Tarvin and Ashton Hayes; there are existing strong links to the neighbouring village of Tarvin by means of the bus service and the doctors practice. In addition, since the village shop in Barrow closed, residents of Barrow use the Post Office service at Tarvin. Barrow would like to be in a ward with these other villages as it is believed that the residents are 'like minded' people who enjoy both the benefits of living in a rural village and also face similar challenges; this would mean that generally all residents are working toward the same goals. Barrow Parish Council would support a multi member ward (2 or 3) as it is felt this gives a greater opportunity for fair representation. Finally Barrow Parish would support the CWaC proposal that it be placed in the Gowy ward. Attachment : No file uploaded Form Information Site Name : Electoral Commission Site Id : 42 Page Standard Name : Consultations and current reviews Page Standard Id : 42911 Page Custom Form Name : Online submissions Page Custom Form Id : 55756 Url : http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/boundary- reviews/open-consultations/online-submissions Submission Id : 79 ission Walnut Tree House. Beeston Parish Council Wood Lane. Tattenhall. (In the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester) Chester. CH3 9AD 2nd August 2009 Dear Sir or Madam. Beeston Parish Council at their recent meeting, were asked to make representation by 4th August to your national body with their views on the matter of Boundary review. It was noted that The CWAC Boundary Committee, (not to be confused with the national body), were recommending to their council a proposal that would move Beeston from the existing Broxton Ward to the Eddisbury Ward of CWAC. a). Beeston Parish Council agreed that, mindful of the need to adjust the areas to meet the changing populations, they were happy to support the proposal to be part of a ward called Eddisbury in the proposals of CWAC, but, b), They feel that particularly within our rural area, while accepting the need for proportionate representation, Wards should be more “local” and to achieve this, single member wards should be the accepted rule rather than three member wards as is currently the case, and is proposed by CWAC to be the basis into the future. This Beeston Parish Council view, would allow for example, a single member ward within and adjacent to Tarporley of; Tarporley (part 1), 910. Tarporley (part 2), 1255 Beeston, 161. Tiverton, 335. Tilstone Fearnall, 93. Huxley, 205. Iddenshall, 30. Utkinton, 363. Rushton. 375. Total. (2008 figures, 3,727 electors. This ward would have an estimated 2008 electorate of 3,727, which is slightly larger than the optimum, but does represent parishes with close relationships. However, this proposal represents a principle. You are able to vary the overall totals if so required. For example, if Huxley were taken out, of this grouping the numbers would be almost exactly at the optimum level, (and we do not know the views of that village Parish Council!). The advantages are obvious. ALL of these villages are close to or adjacent to the Tarporley village. Sandiway, Delemere, Cuddington, other large villages within this proposed Eddisbury area, are in reality almost a different world to residents in this above area. At the very least, representation should and could be local. Local government representation would be truly local. A member from this area would reasonably be expected to know, and know well, all of the villages of such an area. In support of this view, even CWAC,In the covering correspondence, (10.1. Bullet point three), say; . that electoral arrangements should reflect community identity. Our above proposal would achieve just that. c), Finally, there was a view that representation by any individual would be far more achievable through such a process. This would allow Independent as well as Political Party representatives a reasonable chance of success. Local government representation would be truly local and open to a far wider range of individuals. It is appreciated that these above views do not directly line up with those of some of our neighbours. However, in the main we believe that the principle is similar but different parishes are suggesting different groupings. We feel that our suggestion meets the needs but we are mindful that some flexibility is needed, and equally, the rest of this area, (i.e the Eddisbury Ward of the CWAC proposals would also need to be addressed. We are obviously not in a position to speak on their behalf. Thanking you in anticipation, Regards, Doug Haynes. Clerk. Beeston Parish Council. After much discussion the Parish Council of Darnhall would like to remain linked with the current area known as Eddisbury for the following reasons. Having studied the boundary map of the Parish it becomes clear that as a parish it is along the Wettenhall Brook and Ash Brook which meet and flow into the Winsford Flashes, which form part of the boundary. The longest boundary of the Parish is with East Cheshire (Wettenhall, Lea Green and Church Minshull) all of which are agriculture/rural areas. Only a very small part of the boundary is with Winsford and that boundary is mainly agricultural/rural. The remaining boundary within Cheshire West and Chester is with Little Budworth and Rushton/Eaton and once again this is an agricultural/rural area. The main employers in the parish are farms together with approximately three other businesses the biggest of these is John Bownes Ltd which supplies agricultural machinery and factors both locally and nationally. There are two main areas of housing one a new development adjoining the Winsford boundary and the other approximately one mile away along a country lane near the recently refurbished Village Hall. There have been cottages in this area for two hundreds years and the small holding adjoining one of the cottages is the home of a the farrier who shoes anything from small ponies to shires horses both on and off site. The Cheshire Hunt turn out in this area regularly cubing in the woodlands, and riding on from Little Budworth, Wettenhall and Church Minshull. The Cheshire Constabulary use the woodlands in the area approaching and around the Darnhall Telescope for the training of dog and their handlers. A large portion of the property and land in the parish is owned by the Verdin Estate and joins onto their lands in Wettenhall. A good number of the residents also use the educational and medical facilities in Tarporley, Bunbury, Eaton and Calveley. An area of land in Darnhall marks the centre of Cheshire. The councillors feel that the best interests of the residents of the parish would be served by continuing to be in a rural cluster. The problems of urban areas are in many ways different from those where there is no rural transport and very few services, and a rural based cluster would have a better comprehension of our problems. C:\Documents and Settings\jmetheringham\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK33\Parish of Darnhall Boundaries.doc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 03 August 2009 16:39 To: Reviews@ Subject: EC website: Online submission Form summary: Name : Delamere Parish Council Postal address : 11 Grosvenor Road Tarvin Chester CH3 8EH Email address : Area your submission refers to : Cheshire West and Chester Organisation you belong to : parish/town council Your feedback : Delamere Parish Council would like to remain in the Eddisbury ward that currently includes Tarporley and the neighbouring parishes of Oakmere and Utkinton. There are few facilities in Delamere and most are accessed in Tarporley. It would also make sense that Willington be included in this ward as part of the area is within the Delamere parish. Delamere PC has no strong preferences on single/multi member wards. Attachment : No file uploaded Form Information Site Name : Electoral Commission Site Id : 42 Page Standard Name : Consultations and current reviews Page Standard Id : 42911 Page Custom Form Name : Online submissions Page Custom Form Id : 55756 Url : http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/boundary- reviews/open-consultations/online-submissions Submission Id : 79 ission -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 27 July 2009 19:56 To: Reviews@ Subject: EC website: Online submission Form summary: Name : Farndon Parish Council Postal address : 11 Grosvenor Road Tarvin Chester CH3 8EH Email address : Area your submission refers to : Cheshire West and Chester Organisation you belong to : parish/town council Your feedback : Farndon Parish Council would like to express a preference for multi member wards; this is supported by the opinion that 2 or 3 members would be able to add strength to any campaigns and would hopefully mean that there would always be a Councillor available when needed. With regard to the ward that Farndon would be best placed in; Farndon Parish Council would like to remain in the current Broxton ward. Attachment : No file uploaded Form Information Site Name : Electoral Commission Site Id : 42 Page Standard Name : Consultations and current reviews Page Standard Id : 42911 Page Custom Form Name : Online submissions Page Custom Form Id : 55756 Url : http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/boundary- reviews/open-consultations/online-submissions Submission Id : 79024 ission : 27 Jul 2009 7:55 pm Submission IP Address : From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 03 August 2009 21:43 To: Jessica Metheringham Subject: Cheshire West and Chester wards: Guilden Sutton To: J Metheringham, Boundary Committee From: D Norbury, Clerk, Guilden Sutton Parish Council Re: Warding arrangements in Cheshire West and Chester.