Boundary review for Lincolnshire County Council wards

Further consultation is taking place in North Kesteven on proposals to amend electoral divisions of Lincolnshire County Council.
Lincolnshire County Council offices in Lincoln. EMN-150909-170439001Lincolnshire County Council offices in Lincoln. EMN-150909-170439001
Lincolnshire County Council offices in Lincoln. EMN-150909-170439001

The Boundary Commission for England is undertaking a review of the number of county councillors, and where the division boundaries fall, in order to achieve a level of representation averaging 8,000 electors per councillor.

A spokesman for North Kesteven District Council said: “During consultation on its draft recommendations, the commission received alternative suggestions which it now wants to consider in order to achieve a fair spread across 11 single-member divisions to cover the North Kesteven district.”

The suggested changes, in terms of where the boundaries fall and which communities are grouped with, relate to:

Dunston moving out of Metheringham Rural into Potterhanworth and Coleby Division; the dividing line as to which parts of Washingborough and Heighington villages fall into the Washingborough or Potterhanworth and Coleby divisions; Holdingham coming out of the Sleaford Division into Ruskington RAF Cranwell, and part of Cranwell parish moving from the Ruskington Division into the Metheringham Rural Division.

The spokesman added: “The aim is to deliver a pattern of divisions which reflect the interests, identities and commonality of communities, and ensure councilors represent a similar number of voters.”

l To comment on these proposals email reviews@lg
bce.org.uk by June 6.