Electoral review

The Boundary Committee for England is carrying out a review of local government electoral arrangements for Shropshire Council to ensure there are fair arrangements in place for the first election to the new council.

The review includes two rounds of public consultation. The first began on 26 February 2008 and lasted for eight weeks, ending on 21 April 2008. The Committee consulted locally to help decide how many councillors the new Council should have and what the new local government electoral boundaries should be - people were invited to submit their views.

The second stage of public consultation will begin in the summer when people can respond to the Committee’s draft recommendations. The committee's recommendations, and a summary, are attached to this page.

The review is likely to conclude in autumn 2008 when the Boundary Committee makes its final recommendations to the Electoral Commission.

The main aim of an electoral review is to provide for ‘electoral equality’. That means all councillors in a single authority representing approximately the same number of electors. The Committee is looking at the number of councillors to be elected to the new Council and also the boundaries of the individual areas they will represent. The aim is for the new arrangements to be in place for elections in May 2009.

Follow the link on this page for details of Shropshire County Council's submission to the Boundary Committee.