Last call for views on ward boundaries

There are just a few days left for local people to tell the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England where they think new council ward boundaries should be drawn across Exeter.

View interactive maps of current ward boundaries at consultation.lgbce.org.uk

The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Exeter which means re-drawing ward boundaries across the city. The Commission is asking local people for their views on new warding arrangements before it draws up its recommendations.

The Commission will consider all views put to it during the consultation and aims to publish draft recommendations for new ward boundaries for Exeter City Council in June.

In February, the Commission agreed that the council should have 39 councillors in the future: one fewer than the current arrangements. It now aims to draw up ward boundaries that mean each of those councillors represents a similar number of voters and that the new wards reflect the interest and identities of local communities.

Max Caller, Chair of the Commission, said: “We will consider every submission we receive from local people before we draw up draft recommendations. We will then open another phase of consultation on those proposals in June.

“Don’t miss this chance to have your say on how your council is run.”

This phase of public consultation closes on 31 March 2015.

Consultation responses should be sent to: The Review Officer (Exeter), Layden House, 76-86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG or email: reviews@lgbce.org.uk