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Post by Merseymike on Mar 1, 2024 20:14:41 GMT
Lockwood & Cowersley?
I would have thought Thornton Lodge and Crosland Moor.
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Post by edgbaston on Mar 1, 2024 20:27:35 GMT
Also note that Holme Valley Parish council is getting yet another ward! The two member Netherthong split into Netherthong South and the tiny Netherthong North, to align with new district ward boundaries
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Post by edgbaston on Mar 1, 2024 20:30:10 GMT
Lockwood & Cowersley? I would have thought Thornton Lodge and Crosland Moor. It sits between the two and has a station so was a compromise name! The viaduct is also iconic
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Post by J.G.Harston on Mar 1, 2024 20:44:58 GMT
I at first misread your comment as ‘daft’ scheme. To which I heartily agreed When I commented on the names yesterday I hadn't really absorbed the boundaries. They're not very good, are they? Are you going to make any suggestions for the next phase? While it's not within the remit of this review, they really need to get rid of that wound-like gash in the northern boundary at Kirklees Hall. The boundary should be the motorway all the way from Cleck to Scam.
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Post by YL on Mar 2, 2024 10:29:30 GMT
A second set of draft proposals for Sunderland. Further draft proposals for Oxfordshire (Cherwell and Vale of White Horse only).
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Post by jamie on Mar 2, 2024 11:05:26 GMT
If nothing else, a significant improvement in the naming of Sunderland’s wards, with the random exception Riverside (south Washington, aka Fatfield and Rickleton).
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Post by John Chanin on Mar 5, 2024 20:15:55 GMT
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Post by Yaffles on Mar 19, 2024 15:47:05 GMT
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Post by J.G.Harston on Mar 30, 2024 16:21:29 GMT
Just a note that North Yorkshire Council is undergoing a boundary review to replace the interim divisions used for the inaugual elections in 2022. I haven't been able to see anything mentioned here, but then ProBoards search is rubbish.
I also can't find anything on the LGBC website, but people have been circulated briefing papers which states the process started in October 2023. We are currently in the "how many members" stage.
Develop council size proposal: Now until June 2024 Deadline for submission of proposals: 9 July 2024 Commission Report: 20 August 2024
Followed by: Consultation on divisions: 27 August 2024 to 04 November 2024 Draft Recommendations: 18 February 2025 Consultation on Draft: 4 March 2025 to 12 May 2025 Final Recommendations: 26 August 2025
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Post by J.G.Harston on Mar 30, 2024 21:52:38 GMT
Showing the task in hand:
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Apr 1, 2024 2:29:13 GMT
From the Telegraph (behind the paywall)
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Post by J.G.Harston on Apr 1, 2024 5:51:12 GMT
That's one of the reasons the new council up here insisted on "North Yorkshire Council", avoiding any mention of "county" in the name. Though I've just written a report for the above-mentioned review that repeatedly refers to county councillors and county divisions.
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Post by maxque on Apr 1, 2024 14:35:25 GMT
From the Telegraph (behind the paywall) A country without proximity, local goverment is pure managerist insanity.
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Post by Foggy on Apr 1, 2024 19:50:45 GMT
The purpose of the districts is of course to provide people like us with more psephological data.
Identity and a link to history are paramount when it comes to forming local government units, but so are genuine autonomy and figuring out what they can and should do.
Therefore in hindsight I conclude that regions (not even envisaged in the 1970s) should provide the economies of scale for slight deviation on national policies to meet the needs of their respective areas, while the counties tick the identity/continuity box and are still big enough to execute a few token statutory duties. In that sense, I'm afraid old Mickie Helicopters is right to say that the districts are pointless. But sadly there'd be even fewer weekly by-elections without them.
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