West Northamptonshire

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

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Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Dates: 21 Nov 2023 - 21 Nov 2023

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 1 Aug 2023

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

Dates: 7 Mar 2023 - 15 May 2023

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

Dates: 30 Aug 2022 - 7 Nov 2022

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 30 Aug 2022 - 7 Nov 2022

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 reviewing West Northamptonshire Council to ensure that the authority that was created in 2021 has the right number of councillors and ward boundaries.

23 August 2022 We decide how many councillors there should be
30 August - 7 November 2022 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
7 March - 15 May 2023 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
1 August 2023 We publish our recommendations
November 2023 We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
2025 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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Making our recommendation into law

Effective date

The West Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was made on 22 January 2024.

Parliamentary scrutiny of our reccomendations

The Draft West Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was laid in Parliament on 21 November 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 1 August 2023.

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:

Consultation on proposals

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

Local views on our proposals

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

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

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

Initial consultation

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

Councillor numbers

We have decided that West Northamptonshire Council should have 77 councillors.

Previous Reviews

This is the first electoral review of North Northamptonshire. Previous reviews of Northamptonshire County Council are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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