Independent Group Lancashire County Council By email Group leader Local Government Boundary Commission for England 14th Floor, Millbank Tower, Millbank London SW1P 4QP Dear Sirs Lancashire County Council is today submitting its response to the boundary commission review. As the Independent Group we wish to make the following submission with regard to the Lancaster district division boundaries . We agree with the submission and the recommendations made by the County Council except for those affecting Lancaster Central and Lancaster South East divisions Our submission is reflected on the attached map and proforma. Rationale Lancaster Central ( currently too large). Overall this proposed arrangement makes for a sense of community in different parts of the division with Marsh and parts of Castle wards and Scotforth West E being suitably aligned towards the north of the division. This proposal also keeps the integrity of Scotforth West ward on the west side of the A6 in one division. There is a natural community in the Greaves area of Lancaster made up of polling districts of Scotforth West A, B and further south of Scotforth West D. The communities living in SCWA and SCWB are in the Greaves area of Lancaster and focussed around St Paul's primary school on the west side of the A6, the scout group in Greaves and Greaves Park. There is a strong identity of living in 'Greaves' among its residents. Scotforth West 1 , ie SCWB polling district is at the heart. To shift Scotforth West B out of this division would means creating a 'hole' in the community . Lancaster South East (currently too small). Scotforth West No2 ie SCWC is on the east side of the A6 and has a more natural sense of community with the area known as Bowerham, and these residents already focus activities around Bowerham primary school and the small retail community on Bowerham Road. Therefore we suggest that Scotfroth West C is included with Lancaster South East division and joins neighbouring John O Gaunt ward polling districts. The other polling divisions have a natural sense of community. Similarly Ellel ward polling districts EllA and EllG ie the villages of Thurnham and Cockerham have to a large extent their own identities and sense of communities and are not naturally linked with any other specific parts of Lancaster communities: ( In fact many people in Cockerham identify more naturally with Wyre Borough Council – but that is not for discussion here!). Residents are therefore as well positioned in terms of identity with Lancaster South East division as with any other as there is a geographical flow to the neighbouring polling district Uni E (Burrow Heights) . Yours faithfully Gina Dowding On behalf of Lancashire County Council Independent Group Summary of difference between Lancashire County and Independent group submission Lancaster Central is currently too large.. It should retain all its current polling districts except for ELLG, ELLA and SCWC. Lancaster South East currently too small and therefore these should be removed to Lancaster South East. In summary therefore our submission is identical to the County Council submission except a swap of polling districts between these two divisions: 1. Take out of Lancaster Central and INTO Lancaster South East ELLG and ELLA I i.e. Cockerham and Thurnham – total of 1105 electors 2. Take out of Lancaster South East and INTO Lancaster Central SCWB i.e. Scot West 1 Part 2 1139 electors Electoral data - LANCASTER Check my data 2015 2021 Using this sheet: Number of councillors: 10 10 Fill in the cells for each polling district. Please make sure that the names of District electorate: 106,222 106,968 each parish, parish ward, district ward and county division are correct and District average electorate per cllr: 10,622 10,697 Lancashire number of cllrs 84 84 Lancashire electorate 899,555 930,978 Lancashire average electorate 10,709 11,083 Scroll right to see the second table Scroll left to see the first table What is the Is this polling Which county division is Is this polling district Which district ward is this polling What is the What is the Fill in the name of each ward polling Is there any other description district contained in this polling district in? This Fill in the number of Do not type in these cells. These cells will show you the electorate and variance. contained in a parish? If district in? This columm is not current forecast once. You can also use the drop district you use for this area? a parish ward? 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Electorate Polling Existing Existing county Electorate Number of cllrs Electorate June Electorate Description of area Parish Parish ward MONTH Name of Electoral Division Variance 2015 Variance 2021 district district/borough/city ward division June 2015 per division 2015 MONTH 2021 2021 EX1 Example 1 Little Example Example Rural Example 480 502 Heysham 1 11,165 4% 11,243 1.4% EX2 Example 2 Even Littler Example Example Rural Example 67 68 Lancaster Central 1 10,080 -6% 10,151 -8.4% EX3 Example 3 Medium Example Example Rural Example 893 897 Lancaster East 1 10,575 -1% 10,649 -3.9% Big Example EX4 Example 4 Big Example Example Town Example 759 780 Lancaster Rural East 1 10,112 -6% 10,183 -8.1% East Big Example EX5 Example 5 Big Example Example Town Example 803 824 Lancaster Rural North 1 10,033 -6% 10,103 -8.8% West Lancaster South East 1 10,792 1% 10,868 -1.9% HECA Heysham Central No 1 Heysham Central Heysham 1030 1,037 Morecambe North 1 10,486 -2% 10,560 -4.7% HECB Heysham Central No 2 Heysham Central Heysham 2461 2,478 Morecambe South 1 11,177 4% 11,255 1.6% HENC Heysham North No 3 Heysham North Heysham 688 693 Morecambe West 1 11,403 6% 11,483 3.6% HESA Heysham South No 1 Heysham South Heysham 2344 2,360 Skerton 1 10,399 -3% 10,472 -5.5% HESB Heysham South No 2 Heysham South Heysham 2827 2,847 OVEA Middleton Middleton Overton Heysham 502 506 OVEB Overton (Heysham) Overton Heysham 407 410 OVEC Overton Overton Overton Heysham 849 855 OVED Heaton with Oxcliffe Heaton with Oxcliffe Rural Overton Heysham 57 57 CASA Castle No 1 Castle Lancaster Central 1253 1,262 CASB Castle No 2 Castle Lancaster Central 774 779 MARA Marsh No 1 Marsh Lancaster Central 1342 1,351 MARB Marsh No 2 Marsh Lancaster Central 2281 2,297 SCWA Scotforth West No 1 (Part 1) Scotforth West Lancaster Central 1751 1,763 SCWB Scotforth West No 1 (Part 2) Scotforth West Lancaster Central 1131 1,139 SCWD Scotforth West No 3 Scotforth West Lancaster Central 1155 1,163 SCWE Scotforth West No 5 Scotforth West Lancaster Central 393 396 BLKA Bulk No 1 Bu k Lancaster East 1781 1,794 BLKB Bulk No 2 Bu k Lancaster East 1527 1,538 BLKC Bulk No 3 Bu k Lancaster East 1974 1,988 -100% -100% CASC Castle No 3 Castle Lancaster East 2330 2,346 -100% -100% JOGA John O'Gaunt No 1 John O'Gaunt Lancaster East 1036 1,043 -100% -100% JOGB John O'Gaunt No 1B John O'Gaunt Lancaster East 573 577 -100% -100% JOGC John O'Gaunt No 2 John O'Gaunt Lancaster East 1354 1,364 -100% -100% ELLB Ellel North (part 1) Ellel North Ellel Lancaster Rural East 603 607 -100% -100% ELLC Ellel North (Part 2) Ellel North Ellel Lancaster Rural East 893 899 -100% -100% ELLD Ellel South (Part 1) Ellel South Ellel Lancaster Rural East 370 373 -100% -100% ELLE Ellel South (Part 2) Ellel South Ellel Lancaster Rural East 391 394 -100% -100% ELLF Over Wyresdale Over Wyresdale Ellel Lancaster Rural East 243 245 -100% -100% HALT Halton Halton-with-Aughton Halton-with-Aughton Lancaster Rural East 2071 2,086 -100% -100% LLLA Roeburndale Roeburndale Lower Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 60 60 -100% -100% LLLB Wray-with-Botton Wray-with-Botton Lower Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 429 432 -100% -100% LLLC Tatham Tatham Lower Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 358 361 -100% -100% LLLD Claughton Claughton Lower Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 104 105 -100% -100% LLVA Caton No 1 Caton-with-Littledale Lower Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 1277 1,286 -100% -100% LLVB Quernmore (part of) Quernmore Lower Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 142 143 -100% -100% LLVC Caton No 2 Caton-with-Littledale Lower Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 984 991 -100% -100% LLVD Quernmore (part of) Quernmore Lower Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 336 338 -100% -100% ULVA Ireby Ireby and Leck Ireby Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 60 60 -100% -100% ULVB Leck Ireby and Leck Leck Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 137 138 -100% -100% ULVC Burrow with Burrow (part) Burrow-with-Burrow Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 74 75 -100% -100% ULVD Cantsfield Cantsfield Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 83 84 -100% -100% ULVE Tunstall Tunstall Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 124 125 -100% -100% ULVF Burrow with Burrow (part) Burrow-with-Burrow Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 82 83 -100% -100% ULVH Hornby Hornby-with-Farleton Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 637 641 -100% -100% ULVI Melling with Wrayton Melling-with-Wrayton Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 250 252 -100% -100% ULVJ Wennington Wennington Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 108 109 -100% -100% ULVK Whittington Whittington Upper Lune Valley Lancaster Rural East 296 298 -100% -100% CARA Carnforth No 1 Carnforth Town Counc Carnforth Town Carnforth and Millhead Lancaster Rural North 1848 1,861 -100% -100% CARB Carnforth No 2 Carnforth Town Counc Carnforth Town Carnforth and