October 2019Summary Report

The full report and detailed maps:consultation.lgbce.org.uk

www.lgbce.org.uk@LGBCE

Who we are:■ The Local Government Boundary Commission forEngland is an independent body set up by Parliament.■ We are not part of government or any political party. ■ We are accountable to Parliament through acommittee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the Houseof Commons.■ Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of localauthorities throughout England. Our proposals:

■ Wiltshire Council currently has 98councillors. Based on the evidence we received, werecommend that 98 councillors should serve thecouncil in the future.■ We believe our final recommendations meet ourstatutory criteria to: (1) Deliver electoral equality for voters.(2) Reflect community interests and identities.(3) Promote effective and convenient local government.

Why Wiltshire?■ Wiltshire Council currently has high levels of electoralinequality: some councillors represent many more - ormany fewer - voters than others. ■ Therefore the value of your vote, in Wiltshire Councilelections, varies depending on where you live inWiltshire.■ We are seeking to improve levels of electoral equalityfor local voters

Wiltshire CouncilFinal recommendations on the new electoral

arrangements

Our recommendations:The table lists all the divisions we are proposing as part of our final recommendations, along with the number ofvoters forecasted to be in each division in 2024.

The table also shows the electoral variances for each of the proposed divisions, which tells you how we havedelivered electoral equality.

Electoral review:An electoral review examines and proposes newelectoral arrangements for a local authority, including:■ The total number of councillors representing thecouncil’s voters (‘council size’).■ The names, number and boundaries of wards orelectoral divisions.■ The number of councillors for each ward or division.

Aldbourne & RamsburyAlderbury & WhiteparishAmesbury East & BulfordAmesbury SouthAmesbury WestAvon ValleyBowerhillBox & ColerneBradford-on-Avon NorthBradford-on-Avon SouthBrinkworthBromham, Rowde & RoundwayBy BrookCalne CentralCalne Chilvester & AbberdCalne NorthCalne RuralCalne SouthChippenham Cepen Park & DerriadsChippenham Cepen Park & HuntersMoonChippenham HardenhuishChippenham Hardens & CentralChippenham Lowden & RowdenChippenham MonktonChippenham PewshamChippenham SheldonCorsham LadbrookCorsham PickwickCorsham WithoutCricklade & LattonDevizes EastDevizes NorthDevizes Rural WestDevizes SouthDownton & Ebble ValleyDurringtonEthanduneFovant & Chalke ValleyHilpertonHoltKingtonLaverstockLudgershall North & RuralLynehamMalmesburyMarlborough EastMarlborough WestMelksham EastMelksham ForestMelksham South

Average: 4,257

Melksham Without North & ShurnholdMelksham Without West & RuralMereMinetyNadder ValleyOld Sarum & Lower Bourne ValleyPewseyPewsey Vale EastPewsey Vale WestPurtonRedlynch & LandfordRoyal Wootton Bassett EastRoyal Wootton Bassett NorthRoyal Wootton Bassett South & WestSalisbury Bemerton HeathSalisbury Fisherton & Bemerton VillageSalisbury Harnham EastSalisbury Harnham WestSalisbury MilfordSalisbury St Edmund’sSalisbury St Francis & StratfordSalisbury St Paul’sSherstonSouthwickThe LavingtonsTidworth East & Ludgershall SouthTidworth North & WestTill ValleyTisburyTrowbridge AdcroftTrowbridge CentralTrowbridge DrynhamTrowbridge GroveTrowbridge LambrokTrowbridge ParkTrowbridge PaxcroftUrchfont & Bishops CanningsWarminster BroadwayWarminster EastWarminster North & RuralWarminster WestWestbury EastWestbury NorthWestbury WestWiltonWinsley & WestwoodWinterslow & Upper Bourne ValleyWylye Valley

Division Name:

10%10%8%-2%8%0%-6%-2%1%2%-8%-1%-9%-6%-3%-5%2%-2

3%0%

-2%0%-4%1%-5%2%5%9%-2%0%5%

-10%-10%-2%-2%-7%-7%-11%-7%-7%1%9%2%-2%11%7%9%-2%-1%-3%

Variancefromaverage(%)

Variancefromaverage(%)

No. ofelectors percouncillor(2024)

No. ofelectors percouncillor(2024)

Division Name:

4,6754,6654,5974,1764,5934,2533,9904,1714,3014,3573,9304,2193,8954,0234,1094,0394,3634,1104,1874,241

4,1574,2524,0764,2944,0304,3234,4904,6564,1594,2454,4693,8203,8234,1584,1523,9713,9653,8053,9413,9804,3074,6584,3634,1674, 7244,5764,6244,1834,1964,128

3,9073,8453,8754,1173,8114,8054,1614,5474,2724,6683,8774,0154,4614,7244,1674,5104,2184,3204,4364,3814,3834,4574,7273,9173,9774,4784,0564,3083,8474,2534,5504,0864,2824,2424,6814,3234,0554,4014,6344,3574,5954,3454,3004,6524,1194,1124,3794,009

-8%-10%-9%-3%

-10%13%-2%7%0%

10%-9%-6%5%11%-2%6%-1%1%4%3%3%5%11%-8%-7%5%-5%1%

-10%0%7%-4%1%0%

10%2%-5%3%8%1%8%2%1%9%-3%-3%3%-6%

Summary of our recommendationsWe have made our final recommendations for electoral arrangements in Wiltshire afterconsidering responses given to us by local people in three stages of consultation.

We examined proposals to reduce the total number of councillors for Wiltshire butdecided that the size and nature of the county and the way in which the Council operatesmeant that the current total of 98 should be maintained. We also decided to maintain thepattern of every electoral division being represented by just one councillor, having heardopposition to the idea of larger divisions.

The boundaries of most divisions will change as there are some areas where, because acouncillor represents many more people than in other areas, a person’s vote can carryless weight. That inequality is likely to get much worse, according to the Council’s adviceon both ongoing and upcoming housing developments.

Almost 2,000 people wrote to us or signed local petitions, although there wasn’tagreement between local people on our proposals or the steps to be taken by us tomeet our statutory obligations.

Our final recommendations therefore represent a compromise by finding the best fit ofthose differing local opinions and legislative constraints. That compromise does notinclude an attempt to influence the political outcome of local elections.

We have made no changes to the extent of any town or parish, but in some areas wehave had to make new provisions for the internal boundaries of town or parish councilwards. In responses to our consultations, much reference was made to the extent ofWiltshire’s local area boards. Our recommendations do not change local area boardsand it is for Wiltshire Council to decide whether to change them in the future.

An outline of the proposals is shown in the map to the right. A detailed report on therecommendations and interactive mapping is available on our website at:www.lgbce.org.uk.

Find out more: consultation.lgbce.org.uk

■ view the map of our recommendations down to street level.■ zoom into the areas that interest you most.■ find more guidance on the review process.■ read the full report of our recommendations.

Overview of final recommendationsfor Wiltshire Council

contains OrdnanceSurvey data ©Crown copyrightand databaserights 2019

Key:1 Aldbourne & Ramsbury2 Alderbury & Whiteparish3 Amesbury East & Bulford4 Amesbury South5 Amesbury West6 Avon Valley7 Bowerhill8 Box & Colerne9 Bradford-on-Avon North10 Bradford-on-Avon South11 Brinkworth12 Bromham, Rowde & Roundway13 By Brook14 Calne Central15 Calne Chilvester & Abberd16 Calne North17 Calne Rural18 Calne South19 Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads20 Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters

Moon21 Chippenham Hardenhuish22 Chippenham Hardens & Central23 Chippenham Lowden & Rowden24 Chippenham Monkton25 Chippenham Pewsham26 Chippenham Sheldon27 Corsham Ladbrook28 Corsham Pickwick29 Corsham Without30 Cricklade & Latton31 Devizes East32 Devizes North33 Devizes Rural West34 Devizes South35 Downton & Ebble Valley36 Durrington37 Ethandune38 Fovant & Chalke Valley39 Hilperton40 Holt41 Kington42 Laverstock43 Ludgershall North & Rural44 Lyneham45 Malmesbury46 Marlborough East47 Marlborough West48 Melksham East49 Melksham Forest50 Melksham South

51 Melksham Without North & Shurnhold

52 Melksham Without West & Rural53 Mere54 Minety55 Nadder Valley56 Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley57 Pewsey58 Pewsey Vale East59 Pewsey Vale West60 Purton61 Redlynch & Landford62 Royal Wootton Bassett East63 Royal Wootton Bassett North64 Royal Wootton Bassett South &

West65 Salisbury Bemerton Heath66 Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton

Village67 Salisbury Harnham East68 Salisbury Harnham West69 Salisbury Milford70 Salisbury St Edmund’s71 Salisbury St Francis & Stratford72 Salisbury St Paul’s73 Sherston74 Southwick75 The Lavingtons76 Tidworth East & Ludgershall South77 Tidworth North & West78 Till Valley79 Tisbury80 Trowbridge Adcroft81 Trowbridge Central82 Trowbridge Drynham83 Trowbridge Grove84 Trowbridge Lambrok85 Trowbridge Park86 Trowbridge Paxcroft87 Urchfont & Bishops Cannings88 Warminster Broadway89 Warminster East90 Warminster North & Rural91 Warminster West92 Westbury East93 Westbury North94 Westbury West95 Wilton96 Winsley & Westwood97 Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley98 Wylye Valley

Single-Councillor Divisions

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Stage of review Description

28 AUGUST - 5 NOVEMBER 2018

Public consultation on newdivision boundaries

5 FEBRUARY - 15 APRIL 2019

Public consultation on draft recommendations

2 JULY -29 JULY 2019

Further limited consultation

1 OCTOBERPublication of finalrecommendations

MAY 2021

Subject to parliamentaryapproval - implementation ofnew arrangements at localelections