Dudley

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Completed

Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Dates: 19 Dec 2023 - 19 Dec 2023

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 28 Nov 2023 - 28 Nov 2023

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 4 Jul 2023 - 11 Sep 2023

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 5 Jan 2023 - 15 Mar 2023

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

Effective date

The Dudley (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was made on 16 February 2024.

Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations

A Draft Dudley (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was laid in Parliament on 19 December 2023. 

If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.  

Previous stages

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 28 November 2023.

Consultation on proposals

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our revised proposals. 

Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.

*amended on 13 July 2023 due to a minor error in paragraph 45 in reporting a suggestion. Instead of suggesting that Brierley Hill ward be renamed 'Brierley Hill & South Wordsley', 'Brierley Hill & Wordsley South' had been proposed.

Initial consultation

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Dudley should have 72 councillors.

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