The below press release has been issued by The Local Government Boundary Commission.
Charnwood is set to have new boundaries for its council wards.
The Local Government Boundary Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It has reviewed Charnwood 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 final recommendations for changes to Charnwood Borough Council. It says residents should be represented by 52 councillors. This is the same as the current arrangements.
There will be 24 wards; five single-councillor wards, ten two-councillor wards, and nine three-councillor wards. This is four fewer wards than there are now. The boundaries of all but two of the existing wards will change.
Publishing the recommendations Professor Colin Mellors, Chair of the Commission, said: “We are very grateful to people in Charnwood. We looked at all the views they gave us. They helped us improve our earlier proposals.
“We believe the new arrangements will guarantee electoral fairness while maintaining local ties.”
150 submissions from local residents and organisations helped decide the new wards. Changes in response to what local people said include:
- Establishing a three-councillor ward for the whole of Thurmaston village’s established built-up area.
- Changing our recommendations for west Loughborough to provide single councillor Loughborough Nanpantan and Loughborough Woodthorpe wards; and three-councillor wards for Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre, Loughborough Ashby and Loughborough Outwoods & Shelthorpe.
The Commission has made further changes to its earlier proposals. Details can be found on its website at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/east-midlands/leicestershire/charnwood
Parliament now needs to agree the changes. The new arrangements will then apply
for the 2023 council elections.
