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East Lindsey District Council could lose five seats under boundary review - and your views are being sought!
THE number of councillors in East Lindsey could be cut by five under a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
And it has called on residents to voice their opinions over the possible cuts.
The six-week public consultation is the first part of an electoral review which will also consider changes to the number, names and boundaries of all of the council’s wards.
The commission has considered evidence submitted to by East Lindsey District Council and is now consulting local people on a proposal that would see the authority represented by 55 councillors in future, down from the 60 who currently represent the district.
Max Caller, Chair of the Commission, said: “This is your chance to shape your council for the future.
“We are asking people across East Lindsey whether they agree that 55 councillors is the right number to represent the district in the future.
“We want to know if you think 55 is the right number of councillors to be able to take decisions effectively and whether it’s the right number to represent the interests of all East Lindsey’s communities.
“If you don’t agree that the district should be represented by 55 councillors, we’d like you to tell us your alternative and why you think there should be more – or fewer – members of the council in the future.
“Once we’ve taken a view on the number of councillors for the district, we will redraw ward boundaries to accommodate those elected members and we’ll be asking local people to have their say during that process as well.”
The current phase of consultation closes on October 15.
Aftrer considerind the submissions the commission will publish its proposal on the total number of councillors in November and then begin to gather information from local people and organisations on new ward boundaries across East Lindsey.
The Commission aims to publish its draft recommendations for a new pattern of wards in May when it will consult local people again for 12 weeks.
Final recommendations are due to be published in late 2013 and the new electoral arrangements would come into effect for the council elections in 2015.
To have your say, write to The Review Officer (East Lindsey), Local Government Boundary Commission for England, Layden House, 76-86 Turnmill Street, London, EC1M 5LG.
You can also email reviews@lgbce.org.uk or go to www.lgbce.org.uk.
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