East Hertfordshire
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Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Dates: 18 Nov 2022 - 23 Jan 2023
Previous stages
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Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Dates: 2 Aug 2022 - 2 Aug 2022
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We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Dates: 1 Mar 2022 - 9 May 2022
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We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Dates: 28 Sep 2021 - 6 Dec 2021
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We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Dates: 28 Sep 2021 - 6 Dec 2021
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.
We are carrying out an electoral review of East Hertfordshire because it has been a long time since the last review.
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Making our recommendation into law
Our recommendations have become law
The East Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was made on 23 January 2023.
Officers within the council will now make sure the new arrangements are in place for elections held after May 2023.
Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations
A Draft East Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was laid in Parliament on 6 September 2022.
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 2 August 2022.
As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:
Consultation on 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.
Initial consultation
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that East Hertfordshire District Council should have 50 councillors.
Previous Reviews
Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive