Local Government Boundary Commission for England: Local Government in London is Changing
LONDON, July 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Council ward boundaries for more than four million London voters are set to change in a programme of reviews that starts this week. The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is reviewing ward boundaries for 25 London councils to make them fairer for voters and reflect community ties.
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A public consultation on ward boundaries in Harrow begins today. A programme of reviews will follow over the next three years and will look at councillor numbers, wards and ward boundaries across London.
Individual borough reviews will decide how many councillors should be elected to each local authority as well as the boundaries and names of council wards. The reviews aim to make sure votes in London local elections are fair so that each councillor represents roughly the same number of voters. The Commission will also look at local community interests and ties.
Public consultations in each borough will give local people the chance to have their say about how they are represented.
New wards will come into effect at London's next local elections in 2022.
Chair of the Commission, Professor Colin Mellors OBE, said: "Our reviews will make local elections in London fairer for voters and we will try and build council wards that mean something to local communities.
"Everyone living in the boroughs under review will get a chance to have their say on new council wards in their area. After all, local people know their area best."
Residents and local organisations can find out more about the review of their area on the Commission's website at http://www.lgbce.org.uk.
Notes to editors:
1. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is responsible for reviewing local authority electoral arrangements, defining boundaries for local elections and the number of councillors to be elected, as well as conducting reviews of councils' external boundaries and structures.
2. The programme will be conducted according to the following timetable (which is subject to change):
Council Start of review
Harrow 2018
Brent 2018
Hillingdon 2018
Ealing 2018
Barnet 2018
Haringey 2018
Camden 2018
Enfield 2018
Hounslow 2019
Islington 2019
Newham 2019
Westminster 2019
Waltham Forest 2019
Hammersmith & Fulham 2019
Wandsworth 2019
Merton 2019
Sutton 2019
Kingston upon Thames 2019
Richmond upon Thames 2019
Bromley 2019
Lewisham 2019
Greenwich 2019
Havering 2019
Lambeth 2020
Barking & Dagenham 2020
1. Seven London councils have undergone electoral reviews since 2000. They are (with implementation date of new boundaries): Hackney (2014), Tower Hamlets (2014), Kensington & Chelsea (2014), Croydon (2018), Redbridge (2018), Southwark (2018), Bexley (2018).
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