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District Boundary Review - Council Size Proposal

 

 

Meeting: 27/11/2024 - Council (Item 11.)

11. Council Size Proposal (Phase 1 of the Electoral Review of West Oxfordshire District) pdf icon PDF 91 KB

Purpose:

To consider the submission of a Council Size Proposal to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England as part of the electoral review of West Oxfordshire, and any associated change to the electoral cycle for the district council and town and parish councils within the West Oxfordshire district area.

 

Recommendation:

That Council resolves to:

  1. Approve the Draft Council Size Proposal (Annex A) for submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
  2. Delegate authority to the Head of Democratic and Electoral Services, in consultation with the Chair of the Constitution Working Group, to make any minor amendments required to finalise the document to reflect the discussion at full Council, correct typographical errors or otherwise strengthen and improve the proposal document.
  3. Note that whole-Council elections will be held on new ward boundaries in May 2027 in any scenario.
  4. Agree in principle to move to whole-Council elections every four years from May 2027.
  5. Agree to convene a special meeting of full Council on 29 January 2025 at 4.00pm for the purpose of formally deciding whether to change the electoral cycle to whole-Council elections every four years from May 2027 (which will require a 2/3 majority at the specially convened meeting).
  6. Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to seek the views of town and parish councils on whether to harmonise ordinary elections of all town and parish councils within the district area with district council elections from May 2027, in the event that the District Council does decide to move to whole-Council elections from May 2027.

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