The Local Government Boundary Commission wants to hear what residents and local organisations think about their recommendations for the electoral arrangements for Cheshire East Council.
A ten-week consultation on the proposals will run until 9 December 2024.
The Commission is the independent body that draws these boundaries. It is reviewing Cheshire East Council to make sure councillors will represent about the same number of electors, and that ward arrangements will help the council work effectively.
The Commission has published proposals for changes to Cheshire East. It is proposing that there should be 82 councillors representing 50 wards. Most wards will change.
Proposed changes include:
- Alderley Edge & Chorley Ward - combining the parishes of Alderley Edge and Chorley - to be represented by one councillor
- Handforth Ward - consisting of Handforth and Styal parishes
- Wilmslow Lacey Green Ward - with the River Bollin and the railway line as identifiable boundaries for this ward
- Wilmslow East & Dean Row Ward - merging the existing Wilmslow Dean Row and Wilmslow East wards into a two-councillor ward
- Wilmslow West Ward - to include the entirety of Fulshaw Park and move Chorley parish from the existing Wilmslow West & Chorley ward into a ward with Alderley Edge parish
Launching the consultation Professor Colin Mellors, Chair of the Commission, said: "We want people in Cheshire East to help us. We have drawn up proposals for new wards in Cheshire East. We want to make sure these new electoral arrangements reflect communities. We also want them to be easy to understand and convenient for local people.
"Residents and local organisations can help us do that. We would like them to let us know whether they agree with our proposals before we take final decisions."
The Commission has a dedicated section on its website where people can see the detail of the proposals and comment on the names of wards and their boundaries:
https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/cheshire-east
People can also give their views by e-mail at [email protected].
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I guess it’s fine as long as it doesn’t cost money to make these changes.
If the new Wards differ greatly in 'size' in this respect it could influence the authority and standing of the councillors between the Wards.
Surely each Ward in the whole of Cheshire East should represent roughly the same number of voters, which would determine the size of the Wards.
What will be the effect of theses changes from this point of view?
Anyone know and care to explain?
Thanks.
How much in consultants is this nonsense costing?
The Boundary Commission is non-political and will come up with proposals that unless really good arguments which relate to the criteria that they operate by, then their proposals will be instituted.
Is the Boundary Commission really non-political, because they will be the only body of public servants who are? Or is the meaning of non-political these days, supporters of the uniparty; Lab, Con, Lib and Greens?
Is the purpose of this to further the divide and conquer policy of all parties that seems to have been in place over the past many decades?
What connection has unlimited immigration to this proposal? We have been told for many years that the number of MPs would be reduced and I don't see that happening. We had John Prescott trying to introduce regional assemblies (or whatever they were called), which thankfully were rebuffed by we the people. If we didn't have so many newcomers in our midst, would these changes be necessary?
So, who instigated this change and for what reasons?