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Post by stepney on Dec 27, 2012 19:13:32 GMT
I can't quite tell from the map but have they put Kendal Nether South Lakeland ward in Kendal Castle ED and Kendal Castle South Lakeland ward in Kendal Nether ED? It really does look that way. The odd thing is that it's that way in the draft proposals too. Perhaps the LGBCE had been on the sherry when they pulled this one together, and everyone in Cumbria was looking the other way? |
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Post by andrewteale on Dec 27, 2012 23:11:10 GMT
I can't quite tell from the map but have they put Kendal Nether South Lakeland ward in Kendal Castle ED and Kendal Castle South Lakeland ward in Kendal Nether ED? It really does look that way. The odd thing is that it's that way in the draft proposals too. Perhaps the LGBCE had been on the sherry when they pulled this one together, and everyone in Cumbria was looking the other way? I suspect we'll have an amendment order fairly soon to sort this mess out. Newly published: the District of Craven (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Craven district council has been doing a lot of messing around with parish boundaries, and this order updates Craven's wards and county divisions to match. |
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Post by greatkingrat on Dec 27, 2012 23:18:07 GMT
The actual castle itself appears to be in Kendal Nether district ward, so arguably the new ward names are correct and it is the current ward names that are wrong.
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Post by stepney on Jan 10, 2013 16:04:07 GMT
Thank you to a Mr. Liam Pennington for commenting on warding arrangements in my home borough of, er... the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jan 10, 2013 16:43:51 GMT
Well at least he's right I suppose
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Post by greatkingrat on Jan 12, 2013 11:33:31 GMT
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Post by andrewteale on Jan 14, 2013 15:28:37 GMT
Newly published: the King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. This updates the boundary between Freebridge Lynn, and Gaywood North and Central county divisions from May, and between Gaywood North Bank, North Wootton, South Wootton, Spellowfields and Walpole wards from 2015, to take account of recent parish boundary changes. |
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Post by innocentabroad on Jan 14, 2013 17:22:36 GMT
I am glad to see that they have reverted to the "traditional" ward names in the north-east of Hackney. Already. |
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Post by andrewteale on Jan 23, 2013 0:06:33 GMT
Four new electoral changes orders have been published: The Boston (Electoral Changes) Order 2013 (SI 2013/66). Introduces new ward boundaries for Boston with effect from the 2015 election. The council size is cut from 32 to 30 and the number of wards goes down from 18 to 15. The Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2013 (SI 2013/68). Introduces new division boundaries for Northamptonshire with effect from the 2013 election. The council size is cut from 75 to 57 elected from single-member divisions as follows: Corby: 5 (previously 6) Daventry: 7 (previously 8) East Northants: 7 (previously 9) Kettering: 8 (previously 10) Northampton: 17 (previously 23) South Northants: 7 (previously 9) Wellingborough: 6 (previously 8) The Purbeck (Electoral Changes) Order 2013 (SI 2013/69). This was a controversial order which introduces new ward boundaries for Purbeck with effect from the 2015 election. The council size increases from 24 to 25 and the number of wards reduces from 14 to 13. Purbeck resolved last year to move to whole council elections with effect from 2015, a move which basically came after the council realised it didn't like the idea of having three-member wards across the district. The Tonbridge and Malling (Electoral Changes) Order 2013 (SI 2013/70). Introduces new ward boundaries for Tonbridge and Malling with effect from the 2015 election. The council size increases from 53 to 54 and the number of wards reduces from 26 to 24. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 11:44:14 GMT
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Post by greatkingrat on Jan 23, 2013 11:49:19 GMT
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Post by meurig on Jan 23, 2013 14:15:51 GMT
Draft recommendations for Carmarthenshire published today.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 14:32:12 GMT
Draft recommendations for Carmarthenshire published today. Oh Lord, they're not starting Welsh local government changes again are they? I thought that'd all been abandoned after the.....er......troubles last time?! |
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Post by meurig on Jan 24, 2013 10:32:24 GMT
After last time there was an inquiry led by Glyn Matthias, the previous commission was dismissed and a new one appointed. Some of the more sensible reviews of the old body (Ceredigion, Gwynedd, Conwy, and Denbighshire aside from the mess in Prestatyn) will probably go ahead; the more urban ones are on hold pending rule changes over dividing communities.
Now, 4 and 5 seat megawards, favoured by the old commission, are rightly frowned upon. They still seem to think that joining two neighbouring 1-seat wards into a 2-seat ward is a worthwhile way of reducing electoral disparity. It is, of course, in a strictly mathematical sense, and I suppose in some areas the nature of community boundaries makes any other solution difficult.
The changes in Carmarthenshire can be summarised thus:
- a chain of small changes in the north, moving villages into different wards in order to equalise electorates.
(Llanybydder ward gains Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn from Llanegwad and Llanllwni from Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, while losing Pencarreg to Cynwyl Gaeo; Llanfihangel-ar-y-Bryn moves from Llandovery ward to Cilycwm; Llanpumsaint moves from Cynwyl Elfed ward to Llanfihangel-ar-Arth)
- Merging Llandeilo, Manordeilo & Salem and half of Llanfihangel Aberbythych to form a new 2-seat ward centered on Llandeilo
- Abolish Llanddarog, with the Llanarthne part joining with the remainder of Llanfihangel Aberbythych, and Llanddarog itself merging with Llangyndeyrn (which is increased to 2 seats)
- Increase Bigyn ward in Llanelli from 2 to 3 seats
- Merge Bynea and Dafen and increase to 3 seats
- Merge existing 2-seat Carmarthen North and South into a new 3-seat ward
- Merge existing Elli and Tyisha in Llanelli
- Merge several adjoining unequal 1-seat wards into a 2-seat ward: Cenarth & Llangeler, Glyn & Swiss Valley, Hendy & Tycroes, Kidwelly & Trimsaran, St Clears & Trelech, Ammanford & Pontamman. The last of these also addresses the anomaly of Pontamman ward having a detached part.
It's difficult to work out partisan changes exactly. The incrases in Bynea, Dafen and Bigyn will favour Labour; Plaid will be hurt in a small way by the loss of a seat in Carmarthen but may be happy with the changes around Llangyndeyrn; but the main effect of merging 1-seat wards could be to favour party candidates over independents.
The new merged Elli / Tyisha is an odd one, joining the poshest and some of the most deprived bits of Llanelli. The current councillors are Labour, Plaid and an ex-Tory unaligned independent.
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Post by cibwr on Jan 24, 2013 17:08:11 GMT
I generally agree with multi member wards, and some of the wards had huge disparities of population. I wish they had a decent map in their proposals though!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2013 18:56:48 GMT
I have suggested boundary and name suggestions to the Welsh Commission.
I have also proposed amendments to the English Commission about Lancaster
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Post by meurig on Jan 25, 2013 14:17:23 GMT
I hope you pointed out that some of the Carmarthenshire names are really silly. E.g. Llwynhendy ward doesn't include the village of Llwynhendy, and the village of Cenarth is not only mostly outside Cenarth Ward but actually outside Carmarthenshire.
Still, Neath East remains the classic.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 15:14:03 GMT
I didn't at the time but I will now!
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Feb 1, 2013 21:44:29 GMT
The latest revelations from the census might help inform the discussion about 'Banglatown'
In 1981 the proportion of people in Spitalfields ward in households with head born in New Commonwealth or Pakistan was 63.1% (the vast majority of this would have been Bangladeshi). The next highest figure in Tower Hamlets was 40.3% in St Marys (Whitechapel)
In 1991 the proportion 'in ethnic groups other than White' was 72.8% in Spitalfields(again the vast majority of this would have been Bangladeshi). St Marys was the only other ward over 50% (51.7%)
In 2001 the total non-white population had fallen slightly to 69.6%. Total Asian was 63.1% and Bangladeshi was 58.1%. By this time another three wards were around 50% Bangladeshi (Whitechapel, Bethnal Green South, Shadwell) with a number of others in the 40s or high 30s
In 2011 the total non-white population had fallen to 54.8%. Total Asian 42.8% and Bangladeshi 37.4%. Seven wards in Tower Hamlets had a higher proportion of Bangladeshis. The decline has been rapid in the last ten years but appears to have already begun by the time the name 'Banglatown' was inserted into the ward name. Clearly this is no longer an area where Bangladeshis are the dominant demographic nor is it the area of their greatest concentration. This phenomenon, which resulted in the unprecedented and rather distasteful practice of naming an electoral division after one of the resident ethnic groups, turns out to be far more fleeting than the Jewish dominance of the area which preceded it. Perhaps more fleeting than the Huguenots, Flemings, Lombards and all the rest.
I hope Stepney and Doktorb will further draw the boundary commisioners attention to these facts.
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Post by stepney on Feb 1, 2013 22:11:49 GMT
Thanks Pete. All fascinating stuff, but the deadline for submissions down here was about four weeks ago. The arrogant reaction of not just the Islamist/Respect people but also the moderate Labour Bangladeshis here has had to be seen to be believed. It's rather summed up by this stupid motion (12.13) from a council meeting last week. |
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