Egan, Helen From: Neil Crabtree < Sent: 24 February 2015 21:26 To: Cooper, Mark Cc: Reviews@ Subject: Sevenoaks District Kent County Council Revised Division Boundaries Attachments: KCC Sevenoaks Ward Pattern proposal 2015.docx; SevenoaksCountyCouncilDivisionElectors.xlsx Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Dear Mark Many thanks for your assistance in the confirmation of the calculation of the average electors per division for Kent. I also received some very helpful input and information from the Electoral Services and GSI departments at Sevenoaks District Council. Based on this data I have put together a proposal for county divisional boundaries for the Sevenoaks District and please find this attached. I also have attached a spreadsheet based on your Kent-Electorate-Form-FINAL1.xlsx and which uses the same formula and conditional formatting. If you do need any further information from me I will of course be more than happy to provide whatever I am able. I will send a signed copy by post. With kind regards Neil Crabtree 1 24 February 2015 Mr. Mark Cooper Local Boundary Commission for England 3rd Floor, Layden House 76-86 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG Dear Mark Kent County Council Boundary Review: Proposed Ward Pattern – Sevenoaks District Many thanks for your assistance in clarifying some points, particularly the basis of the average size of the electors per division. I have proposed a ward pattern, in line with your guidelines, so that each councillor in the Sevenoaks District will have approximately the same number of electors and well within the +/- 10% margin around the mean value for Councillors in Kent . These new electoral divisions will be able to be represented effectively by their councillors. I have also proposed a divisional pattern which I think reflects the strong community interests particularly of Sevenoaks itself and its immediate surrounding areas of Seal and the Weald, and also to an extent of the other areas within the greater Sevenoaks District. In the attached supporting documentation I have followed your guidelines and of course hope that I have made a strong and cogent case. Should you need any clarification please do contact me. Yours sincerely Neil Crabtree Proposal for the Kent County Council Boundary Review - Sevenoaks District 1. Electoral Equality for voters. The details are provided in the accompanying spreadsheet which is based on the Local Government Boundary Commission for England spreadsheet Kent- Electorate-Form-FINAL1.xlsx. The average number of electors per councillor for all electors in Kent based on year 2020 elector number projections and on the required 81 councillors are 14,288. This proposal for Sevenoaks District provides for 6 councillors, and the proposed range of elector numbers is from 14,160 to 15,416 all well within the +/- 10% band around the mean as shown below: Electors per new divisions and variance from the mean: Cllrs per Electorate Electorate Variance Name of division division 2013 2020 2020 Darent Valley 1 14,160 13,827 -3% Sevenoaks Central 1 14,408 14,357 0% Sevenoaks East 1 14,519 14,925 4% Sevenoaks North East 1 14,628 14,154 -1% Sevenoaks South 1 15,591 15,343 7% Swanley 1 15,442 15,416 8% Total Electors: 88,748 88,022 Basis of average elector per councillor: KCC Overall Average Electors 2013 2020 Number of councillors: 84 81 Overall electorate: 1,092,651 1,157,343 Average electorate per councillor: 13,008 14,288 Average electorate +10% 14,309 15,717 Average electorate -10% 11,707 12,859 Suggested revised Division names: Current Division Name Proposed New Division Name Darent Valley Darent Valley Sevenoaks Central Sevenoaks Central South East Sevenoaks East or West Sevenoaks Rural North West Sevenoaks North East Sevenoaks North East Sevenoaks South Sevenoaks Rural South West Swanley Swanley 1 Existing County Electoral Divisions 2 Proposed County Electoral Divisions Swanley Sevenoaks North East Darent Valley Sevenoaks Rural North West Sevenoaks Central South East Sevenoaks Rural South West 3 Proposed County Electoral Divisions with Polling District Boundaries Swanley Darent Valley Sevenoaks North East Sevenoaks Rural North West Sevenoaks Central South East Sevenoaks Rural South West 4 Polling Districts in Proposed revised County Divisions for Sevenoaks District: Polling District Electorate Electorate District ward Ward Name County division 2013 2020 2010 2015 AM AN Crockenhill and Well Hill Crocken Hill Darent Valley 1,329 1,287 CG CH Crockenhill and Well Hill Well Hill Darent Valley 210 203 AU AV Eynsford Eynsford Darent Valley 1,502 1,459 AV AW Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth Farningham Darent Valley 1,067 1,041 BD BE Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth Horton Kirby Darent Valley 978 953 BE BF Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth South Darenth Darent Valley 1,744 1,701 CE AE Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount Badgers Mount Darent Valley 529 520 N/A CF Otford and Shoreham Romney Street (New Ward) Darent Valley AX AY Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount Halstead Darent Valley 1,266 1,244 BH BI Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount Knockholt Darent Valley 987 971 CF CG Otford and Shoreham Shoreham Darent Valley 886 860 CO CO Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village Swanley Village Darent Valley 348 371 BF BG Kemsing Kemsing East Darent Valley 1,734 1,683 BG BH Kemsing Kemsing West Darent Valley 1,580 1,534 Total Darent Valley Electors: 14160 13827 BT BU Sevenoaks Town and St John's High Street Sevenoaks Central South East 1,313 1,350 BU BV Sevenoaks Eastern Hillingdon Sevenoaks Central South East 1,288 1,245 BV BW Sevenoaks Eastern Hollybush Sevenoaks Central South East 1,736 1,679 BW BX Sevenoaks Kippington Kippington North Sevenoaks Central South East 1,019 1,013 BX BY Sevenoaks Kippington Kippington South Sevenoaks Central South East 1,056 1,050 BY BZ Sevenoaks Town and St John's Lower St.Johns Sevenoaks Central South East 843 867 BZ CA Sevenoaks Kippington Sevenoaks Common Sevenoaks Central South East 1,334 1,326 CA CB Sevenoaks Town and St John's Tubs Hill Sevenoaks Central South East 1,243 1,278 CB CC Sevenoaks Town and St John's Upper St. Johns Sevenoaks Central South East 1,380 1,419 BN BO Seal and Weald Seal St. Lawrence Sevenoaks Central South East 344 337 BO BP Seal and Weald Seal Sevenoaks Central South East 1,301 1,274 BP BQ Seal and Weald Underriver Sevenoaks Central South East 270 264 5 CC CD Seal and Weald Wildernesse Sevenoaks Central South East 331 324 CD CE Seal and Weald Sevenoaks Weald Sevenoaks Central South East 950 931 Total Sevenoaks Central South East Electors: 14,408 14,357 BM BN Dunton Green and Riverhead Riverhead Sevenoaks Rural North West 1,833 2,152 AN AO Dunton Green and Riverhead Dunton Green Sevenoaks Rural North West 1,727 2,028 BJ BK Otford and Shoreham Otford Sevenoaks Rural North West 2,741 2,662 BQ BR Sevenoaks Northern Bat&Ball Sevenoaks Rural North West 791 795 BR BS Sevenoaks Northern Bradbourne Sevenoaks Rural North West 1,187 1,192 BS BT Sevenoaks Northern Greatness Sevenoaks Rural North West 1,171 1,177 AE AF Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge Brasted Sevenoaks Rural North West 774 751 AF AG Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge Toys Hill Sevenoaks Rural North West 373 362 AG AH Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge Chevening Sevenoaks Rural North West 2,382 2,311 CH CI Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge Ide Hill Sevenoaks Rural North West 529 514 CI CJ Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge Sundridge Sevenoaks Rural North West 1,011 981 Total Sevenoaks Rural North West Electors: 14,519 14,925 AA AA Ash and New Ash Green Ash Sevenoaks North East 309 296 AB AB Hartley and Hodsoll Street Hodsoll Street & Ridley Sevenoaks North East 433 420 AC AC Ash and New Ash Green New Ash Green North W Sevenoaks North East 2,133 2,043 AD AD Ash and New Ash Green New Ash Green South E Sevenoaks North East 2,341 2,242 AW AX Fawkham and West Kingsdown Fawkham Sevenoaks North East 453 440 AY AZ Hartley and Hodsoll Street Hartley North Sevenoaks North East 2,296 2,231 AZ BA Hartley and Hodsoll Street Hartley South Sevenoaks North East 2,215 2,153 CS CS Fawkham and West Kingsdown East Hill Sevenoaks North East 282 274 CT CT Fawkham and West Kingsdown Knatts Valley Sevenoaks North East 219 213 CU CU Fawkham and West Kingsdown West Kingsdown East Sevenoaks North East 1,235 1,202 CV CV Fawkham and West Kingsdown West Kingsdown – Hever Sevenoaks North East 2,712 2,640 Total Sevenoaks North East Electors: 14,628 14,154 AH AI Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone Bough Beech Sevenoaks Rural South West 245 239 AI AJ Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway Chiddingstone Causeway Sevenoaks Rural South West 313 327 AJ AK Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone Chiddingstone Hoath Sevenoaks Rural South West 172 168 AK AL Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone Chiddingstone Village Sevenoaks Rural South West 210 204 6 AL AM Cowden and Hever Cowden Sevenoaks Rural South West 632 608 AO AP Edenbridge North and East Marlpit Hill Sevenoaks Rural South West 1,559 1,525 AP AQ Edenbridge South and West Marsh Green Sevenoaks Rural South West 336 329 AQ AR Edenbridge South and West Pound Green Sevenoaks Rural South West 1,081 1,059 AR AS Edenbridge North and East Spitals Cross Sevenoaks Rural South West 1,204 1,178 AS AT Edenbridge South and West Stangrove & South End Sevenoaks Rural South West 1,779 1,744 AT AU Edenbridge North and East Town Sevenoaks Rural South West 920 900 BA BB Cowden and Hever Four Elms Sevenoaks Rural South West 491 473 BB BC Cowden and Hever Hever Sevenoaks Rural South West 492 474 BI BJ Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway