Tag: Local Government Boundary Commission for England

The Local Government Boundary Commission wants to hear what residents and local organisations think about the proposals. A 10-week consultation on the proposals will run until 7 December 2020.

The Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It is reviewing Bedford Borough Council to make sure councillors will represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements will help the council work effectively.

The Commission has published proposals for changes to Bedford Borough Council. It is proposing that there should be 46 councillors in future, six more than now. The number of wards will increase from 27 to 29.

The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking local people for their help to draw up a new pattern of council wards for Bedford Borough Council.

The consultation is the first part of an electoral review which will re-draw ward boundaries across the borough.

The Commission also announced that Bedford Borough Council should have 46 councillors in future. This is six more than the current arrangements.

The aim of the new boundaries is to deliver electoral equality for voters in council elections. So each councillor will represent roughly the same number of voters.