June 2020 Summary Report The full report and detailed maps: www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk www.lgbce.org.uk Our Recommendations Sutton Council 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 Final Recommendations on the new electoral you how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections forr 2022 so you can see the impact of the recommendations for the future. arrangements
Ward Name Number of Electorate Number of Variance Electorate Number of Variance councillors (2019) electors from (2025) electors from per average per average councillor (%) councillor (%)
Beddington 3 8,375 2,792 0% 8,920 2,973 -2%
Belmont 3 8,637 2,879 3% 9,171 3,057 1%
Carshalton 3 8,846 2,949 6% 9,567 3,189 5% Central Carshalton South 3 7,724 2,575 -8% 8,301 2,767 -9% & Clockhouse Cheam 3 8,470 2,823 1% 9,064 3,021 0%
Hackbridge 2 4,079 2,040 -27% 5,680 2,840 -6%
North Cheam 3 9,036 3,012 8% 9,555 3,185 5%
South Beddington 3 8,074 2,691 -3% 8,600 2,867 -6% & Roundshaw St Helier East 2 5,849 2,925 5% 6,252 3,126 3% Who we are Why Sutton? ● The Local Government Boundary Commission ● The Commission has a legal duty to carry out an St Helier West 3 8,556 2,852 2% 9,060 3,020 -1% for England is an independent body set up by electoral review of each council in England ‘from Parliament. time to time’. Stonecot 2 5,916 2,958 6% 6,317 3,159 4% ● We are not part of government or any political ● Sutton Council has not been reviewed since 2000 party. and the Commission has therefore decided that it Sutton Central 3 7,181 2,594 -7% 9,764 3,255 7% ● We are accountable to Parliament through a should review Sutton in advance of the elections Sutton North 3 8,179 2,726 -2% 9,117 3,039 0% committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the in 2022. House of Commons. Sutton South 3 8,793 2,931 5% 9,410 3,137 3% ● Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of local authorities throughout England. Our proposals Sutton West & 3 8,425 2,808 1% 9,440 3,147 1% ● Sutton Council currently has 54 councillors. Based East Cheam on the evidence we received, we recommend that The Wrythe 3 7,870 2,623 -6% 8,334 2,778 -9% Electoral review 55 councillors should serve the council in the An electoral review examines and proposes new future. Wallington North 3 8,751 2,917 5% 9,290 3,097 2% electoral arrangements for a local authority, including: ● We believe our final recommendations meet our Wallington South 3 8,361 2,787 0% 9,031 3,010 -1% ● The total number of councillors representing the statutory criteria to: council’s voters (‘council size’). 1. Deliver electoral equality for voters Worcester Park 2 5,934 2,967 6% 6,284 3,142 3% ● The names, number and boundaries of wards or 2. Reflect community interests and identities North electoral divisions. 3. Promote effective and convenient local Worcester Park 2 5,671 2,836 2% 6,064 3,032 0% ● The number of councillors for each ward or government South division. Totals 55 153,329 – – 167,000 – –
Averages – – 2,788 – – 3,036 – Summary of our recommendations We have considered all the submissions we received Overview of final recommendations during our consultation on our draft recommendations.
The final recommendations propose that Sutton should have 55 councillors, one more than the current arrangement. for Sutton Council View this map online and explore it in more detail at: Sutton should have 20 wards, an increase two. The consultation.lgbce.org.uk boundaries of all of the existing wards should change. Follow the review on Twitter: @LGBCE The 55 councillors should represent 15 three-councillor wards and five two-councillor wards across the borough.
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. St elier East
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