North West Leicestershire

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for North West Leicestershire District Council
Currently in review

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Consultation on proposals

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

Dates: 3 Sep 2024 - 11 Nov 2024

Previous stages

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

Dates: 19 Mar 2024 - 27 May 2024

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 12 Mar 2024 - 12 Mar 2024

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. 

The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of North West Leicestershire to deliver electoral equality for voters across the district in local elections. At present, some district councillors represent many more, or many fewer, electors than their colleagues elsewhere in the district. The review aims to correct those imbalances.

12 March 2024 We decide how many councillors there should be
19 March - 27 May 2024 We carry out and initial public consultation on communities
3 September - 11 November 2024 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
4 February 2025 We publish our recommendations
TBD We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
2027 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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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.

As a result of our recommendations, changes would be made to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:

Previous stages

Initial consultation

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

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

Councillor numbers

The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future. The Commission has decided that the number of councillors in North West Leicestershire should be 38, the same as now.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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