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Page 1 of 9 LGBCE Review of Warwick District Council Ward Boundaries Warwick District Council Submission on Warding Arrangements 1.0 Introduction 1.1 This submission is made on behalf of Warwick District Council and is based upon the decision of the Council’s Licensing & Regulatory Committee on 11 January 2018. 1.2 This Council has a fundamental principle that wherever reasonably practicable the Electoral Boundaries should be coterminous, but in doing so they should meet the criteria for electoral equality, the interests and identities of local communities and should promote effective and convenient local government 1.3 Having considered this the Council believes that the proposal it has outlined in this submission meets the criteria for the review and would provide an approach that would best meet the needs of the local communities within Warwick District. 1.4 To achieve this outcome, the Council is proposing 20 Wards with a mixture of 1, 2 and 3 Councillors to represent each Ward to give electoral equality but also to recognise the individual communities within the District. 2.0 Delivering electoral equality for local voters 2.1 The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) has accepted the methodology for local elector growth within Warwick District from 109,855 in September 2017 to 123,333 in 2023. Following the decision by the LGBCE to set the Council size at 44, this provides an elector to councillor ratio in 2023 of 2803 to each Councillor. 2.2 The proposal from this Council works on a principle of coterminous boundaries across the District except for a few exceptions, to improve electoral equality within the towns of Leamington and Warwick. 2.3 Table 1, below, sets out the proposed Ward names, number of Councillors and the electorate from 2017. Also included is a reference number to link the Ward to the attached plan (Appendix 1 to this submission).

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LGBCE Review of Warwick District Council Ward Boundaries Warwick District Council

Submission on Warding Arrangements

1.0 Introduction 1.1 This submission is made on behalf of Warwick District Council and is based

upon the decision of the Council’s Licensing & Regulatory Committee on 11 January 2018.

1.2 This Council has a fundamental principle that wherever reasonably practicable

the Electoral Boundaries should be coterminous, but in doing so they should

meet the criteria for electoral equality, the interests and identities of local communities and should promote effective and convenient local government

1.3 Having considered this the Council believes that the proposal it has outlined in

this submission meets the criteria for the review and would provide an approach that would best meet the needs of the local communities within Warwick District.

1.4 To achieve this outcome, the Council is proposing 20 Wards with a mixture of 1,

2 and 3 Councillors to represent each Ward to give electoral equality but also to recognise the individual communities within the District.

2.0 Delivering electoral equality for local voters

2.1 The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) has accepted the methodology for local elector growth within Warwick District from 109,855 in September 2017 to 123,333 in 2023. Following the decision by the LGBCE to

set the Council size at 44, this provides an elector to councillor ratio in 2023 of 2803 to each Councillor.

2.2 The proposal from this Council works on a principle of coterminous boundaries

across the District except for a few exceptions, to improve electoral equality

within the towns of Leamington and Warwick.

2.3 Table 1, below, sets out the proposed Ward names, number of Councillors and the electorate from 2017. Also included is a reference number to link the Ward to the attached plan (Appendix 1 to this submission).

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Table 1

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11 Bishop’s Tachbrook 2 2289 -54 5474 -2

4 Budbrooke 2 5710 14 6416 14

5 Cubbington & Leek Wootton 2 5301 6 6499 16

3 Kenilworth Park Hill 3 7980 7 9154 9

2 Kenilworth St John's 3 7825 4 8160 -3

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Lapworth & West

Kenilworth 3 6986 -7 7961 -5

14 Leamington Brunswick 3 8741 17 9292 11

13 Leamington Clarendon 1 2092 -16 2250 -20

15 Leamington Crown 2 4867 -3 4867 -13

12 Leamington Manor 2 5272 6 5342 -5

9 Leamington Milverton 2 5577 12 5632 0

16 Leamington Newbold 2 5773 16 5850 4

18 Leamington Sydenham 1 2215 -11 3056 9

17 Leamington Willes 2 5822 17 6027 8

20 Radford Semele 1 2258 -10 2686 -4

8 Warwick Aylesford 2 5124 3 5186 -7

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Warwick Myton &

Heathcote 3 5562 -26 8115 -3

7 Warwick Saltisford 2 5433 9 5503 -2

6 Warwick Woodloes 3 7663 2 8200 -2

19 Whitnash 3 7365 -2 7664 -9

Total

44 109855

123333 Ratio

2497

2803

2.4 Set out within the attached Appendix 2 is the detailed breakdown of the

electorates per polling district covered by this submission.

2.5 The Council is mindful that there are five Wards outside the tolerance of electoral equality both in 2017 and in 2023. The significant changes within each

of the proposed Wards between these times are due the significant electoral growth as accepted by the LGBCE within the Council’s submission on elector growth.

2.6 The Council recognises that it will need to provide strong evidence for those

proposed Wards with variances greater than 10% are justified on the grounds of the statutory criteria listed in sections 3 and 4 below.

3.0 Reflecting the interests and identities of local communities

3.1 As stated in the introduction, the Council has a fundamental principle that

wherever reasonably practicable the electoral Boundaries should be coterminous, but in doing so they should meet within the criteria for electoral equality.

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3.2 The Council was faced with the challenge of balancing these needs because of the significant development occurring across the District and the recognition

that this level will continue up to and beyond 2023.

3.3 Therefore, the Council has submitted a proposal which recognises the communities within the District as far as possible and at the same time provides a good level of electoral equality. Overall the proposal falls into two main

categories Kenilworth, Whitnash and the rural areas; and, Warwick and Leamington.

3.4 In Kenilworth, Whitnash and the rural areas the Council has considered the best

approach would be to retain the coterminous boundaries with the current

County Council Divisions.

3.5 Within the proposed three Wards to represent Kenilworth, it broadly retains the areas of electoral boundaries within the town that have, by and large been in place, for a significant number of years. This in itself has fostered a sense of

identity within the town and it is understood Kenilworth Town Council supports this approach. The main difference to the current Wards is the inclusion of the

large rural area to the west of Kenilworth. The large rural area has been represented through a number of different Wards but there is an affiliation between the communities and local Councils, based on the infrastructure within

the area. This proposal also reflects the County Council Division of Lapworth & West Kenilworth and it is considered time should be given to enable this

community to foster and develop further. This proposal would support that intention. The three proposed Wards all follow clear boundaries identified by the LGBCE as part of the Boundary review of the County Council divisions.

3.6 The proposed Ward of Whitnash largely reflects the Boundary for Whitnash

Town Council, with the exception of the Whitnash Town Council East Ward. While this is not ideal, in excluding this Ward, this is an accepted anomaly where the housing development has only started in earnest within the last three

years and there is no direct relationship with the rest of Whitnash town, although it has strong significant historical value to the Town. This arises as the

areas are separated by a railway line and the access to the East Ward from Whitnash is only through Leamington Spa, albeit there is a pedestrian bridge

over the railway. Therefore, it is considered appropriate to follow the boundary as identified by the County Council Division.

3.7 The proposed rural Wards of Cubbington & Leek Wootton and Radford Semele together cover the County Council division of Cubbington & Stoneleigh. The

Council has proposed the Radford Semele Ward as it covers the same area as the current District Ward of Radford Semele for which there is a strong community link along the Fosse Way. The retention of this Ward helps to

maintain the identity of the community and enables the relationship of electoral representation to continue. With regard to the Cubbington & Leek Wootton

Ward, this takes in the remainder of the County Division for this area. While the Council has looked to improve electoral equality within this area it is felt that their maintaining coterminous boundaries in this area will also foster

relationships across the communities, which is discussed in section 4 of this submission. There is a strong link of shared issues within the area overall

including air traffic and the impact from HS2. In both of these proposed Wards the Boundaries follow established Parish Council Boundaries.

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3.8 The current County Council Division of Budbrooke & Bishop’s Tachbrook does not have a strong community link and this was evidenced during the

Warwickshire County Council election in 2016 with complaints being made by local electors. This arose from the distance between the Parishes of Shrewley

and Bishop’s Tachbrook and there being no clear connection or transport link between them without going through Warwick. Therefore the Council has taken the opportunity to provide a proposal to split this area, as closely as possible, to

electoral equality, but in a way that reflects the strong community bonds within the Parish areas. The proposed Ward for Bishop’s Tachbrook would also cover

the same area as the Bishop’s Tachbrook Neighbourhood Plan. The Council recognises the electoral equality could be improved by moving Wasperton into the Bishop’s Tachbrook Ward however there is no direct relationship between

these two areas, as access to the village of Wasperton is via a road running north-south from Barford.

3.9 The District Council is proposing four Wards within the County Town of

Warwick. There is a strong level of electoral equality within each of them and

also the opportunity for further growth.

3.10 The proposed Ward of Warwick Aylesford, while large in area, is centred around West Street, Stratford Road as well as Henley Road. It includes the Forbes and Chase Meadow estates. The new development of Chase Meadow has its own

community centre and small shopping centre including a public house. The area has a number of schools including Aylesford (Secondary), Newburgh and

Westgate. The Ward would include the significant public open space of St Mary’s Lands and the community sports clubs of Racing Club Warwick and Warwick Cricket Club. This also reflects the entire current Aylesford District Ward which

came into effect in 2015. A continuation will enable this to continue to develop as a community. The proposed Ward would also clearly put Warwick Castle Park

within a District Ward representing Warwick. 3.11 The proposed Warwick Woodloes Ward covers all of the County Division with

the same name, primarily made up of the Woodloes and Percy estates along with an additional area to the south of the Birmingham Road. The Woodloes

estate itself has natural defined boundaries of the A46 to the north, the Grand Union Canal and Birmingham Road to the south. The boundary between it and

Percy estate is the Coventry Road that provides a clear separation between two defined communities. The Woodloes estate centres around the Woodloes School, shops and pub. The Percy estate shares the boundary of the Grand

Union Canal to the south but to the north and east shares the town boundary of the River Avon. There are strong community links within this area of All Saints

and Emscote schools; the All Saints Church; and, the Gap community centre and local shopping facilities. Outside of these two main areas there are a small number of residential properties south of Birmingham Road at the western end

of the Ward but this area is clearly defined as its own special community with St Mary’s Lands to the south and A46 to the west. There are also a small number

of properties to the east of the Ward south of Emscote Road that form their own small community.

3.12 The proposed Ward of Saltisford covers the heart of Warwick and in doing so recognises a number of small communities. It has clearly defined boundaries

provided by the other three Wards using main roads, the Grand Union Canal and the River Avon.

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3.13 The final Ward of Myton & Heathcote covers a significantly large area and covers three clearly definable areas. The north of the Ward would represent the

Coten End area of the Warwick Town. The middle area would cover Myton Road and its surrounding properties. This large linear community includes Warwick

School and Myton School but due to its natural boundary of the River Avon and open farmland (currently) to the south is a naturally defined community. The third area would at present be recognised as the Heathcote estate. There is a

large area within this proposed Ward of agricultural land where it is recognised that most of this will be developed over the coming years, as outlined within

the methodology previously submitted by this Council. The Heathcote is a relatively new estate that has developed in recent years and includes a large commercial and business area with the residential properties in one area.

3.14 The proposals for Leamington are for eight Wards, six of which remain within

the recognised town boundary of Royal Leamington Spa. The two Wards which do not entirely cover Leamington Spa are Manor which also covers part of Cubbington Parish and Sydenham which covers part of Whitnash, as detailed

earlier in this submission.

3.15 Leamington, as a town is a diverse community with both affluent areas and areas of deprivation, but also has a rich and diverse social and cultural series of communities.

3.16 The proposed Ward for Leamington Manor covers the same area as the current

District Council Ward of the same name, less the part Ward of Old Milverton & Blackdown Parish. This proposal also includes the housing development to the north of the Town (within the town boundary) on the former North Leamington

School site as this area forms part of the Town physically rather than the rural community falls within and functionally as all access and services are from the

Leamington Manor Ward. The overlap with the Parish of Cubbington New Cubbington Parish Ward is a long standing issue with a challenging boundary, however the local community has been recently consulted (2014/15) on this

and the majority view was this area should be retained with the Parish of Cubbington. This situation will no doubt be reviewed in a subsequent

Community Governance Review. The proposal, otherwise has clearly defined boundaries of main roads, and established Parish Boundaries.

3.17 The Leamington Sydenham Ward covers a similar area to the current District

Ward of Sydenham and therefore the proposal seeks to maintain the area with

which this community identifies. It has a boundary to the east of a main railway line and to the west and south of Whitnash Brook. The northern boundary

would use established polling district boundary which is along principle roads within the community. The area would also include both the Sydenham School and Campion School (Secondary) and also incorporates the Sydenham

Community Centre. The proposal includes The Whitnash Town Council East Ward on the basis that the access for this Ward is through the Leamington and

the rest of Sydenham Ward and although a site of historical importance for Whitnash; the community has, at this time, no direct engagement with Whitnash town itself.

3.18 The proposed Leamington Brunswick Ward would represent exactly the same

area as identified by the County Council Division and therefore has clearly defined boundaries. This Ward has seen an increase in registered electors in

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recent years mainly as a result of improved electoral registration rather than

through increased development. The area is largely split into two halves by Tachbrook Road, with the older development to the east and the more recent

Council housing development to the west. It is recognised that this area includes a large student population so the elector numbers can change

depending on the time of year. This said there is a strong community value in this area with Eagle Recreation Ground, the Westbury Centre, Brunswick Healthy Living Centre and Kingsway, Shrubland Street and St Patrick’s Schools.

3.19 The Council recognises that the proposed Leamington Clarendon Ward is

significantly away from achieving electoral equality. It will represent part of the County Division of Leamington Clarendon. This is because the Council has tried to ensure this retains its identity as a community within Leamington, covering

the majority of the current Leamington Newbold Ward, and provide clear boundaries for the Ward without isolating areas. It includes the main shopping

area for the Town as well as key recreation areas such as Pump Room Gardens and Jephson Gardens.

3.20 The proposed Ward of Leamington Newbold covers the other part of the County Division of Leamington Clarendon which has been divided to provide an

identifiable community away from the Town Centre using existing established boundaries. This would include facilities such as Leamington Cricket Club, St Paul’s School and Newbold Comyn.

3.21 The Leamington Crown Ward, although not providing electoral equality, to a

substantial level recognises a clear identifiable community within Leamington focussing around Crown Way, Lillington Nursery & Primary School, recreation grounds and Community Centre. In addition to this, it provides clearly defined

boundaries that are established to all sides with the final part of the northern boundary being along Cubbington Road as a continuation of the boundary

between the Milverton Division and Leamington North Division Ward and the proposed Milverton and Crown Wards.

3.22 The Leamington Milverton Ward returns perfect electoral equality by using the same boundaries as the County Division of the same name but stops at the

Kenilworth Road, as a more clearly defined boundary of this community. This community includes Brookhurst School and Trinity School (Secondary) as well

as small local shopping facilities. 3.23 The final Ward for Leamington is Leamington Willes which provides a strong

level of electoral equality and replaces the current Leam District Ward and covers part of the current Sydenham District Ward. It focuses around the Willes

Road and the community identifies itself as Willes. It incorporates St Anthony’s school and local shopping facilities.

4.0 Promoting effective and convenient local government

4.1 As set out in the introduction the Council has a principle value of having coterminous electoral boundaries wherever it is reasonably practicable. Providing this at all levels of government helps communities to identify more

easily as a community and who their electoral representatives are. This is also true for electors at times when elections for more than one Council are held at

the same time as is the case in the District for District and Town/Parish Council elections which are held every 4 years at the same time.

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4.2 It is for this reason that the Council has sought coterminous boundaries with Warwickshire County Council Divisions and as it recognises that this will enable

new Town Council Wards to be drawn within Kenilworth, Leamington and Warwick, thus removing the challenges that would have been faced with

elections to Warwick District and all Parish & Town Council in 2019. This is because due to the revisions to the County Divisional Boundaries some disproportionally small Town Council Wards were created which also did not

reflect recognised communities.

4.3 The Council recognises that by having its elections and the Parish elections on the same day every four years helps promote these proposed Wards as communities and in doing so, engagement with the community. It is for this

reason that the Council supports having coterminous boundaries, wherever practicable, because it enables easier electoral understanding.

4.4 The Council is proposing the Ward names, as set out in Table 1 above, because

the inclusion of the Town name, where appropriate, will help identify the

electors of that Ward with that area more easily.

4.5 The Council’s proposal for a mixture of 1, 2 and 3 member Wards to enable the best match with, not only electoral equality but also potential demands within the areas that the Councillor could represent. For example the Council has,

within its proposals sought to minimise the number of Parish Councils a Councillor has to represent because of the expectation from the Parish Councils

in the District that the District (and County Councillor) would attend all of their Council meetings.

4.6 Furthering the principle of coterminous boundaries, the Council recognises that there could be improved electoral equality within the Wards covering the

Stoneleigh & Cubbington County Council Division, by allocating the Parishes into different Wards. However the Council took the view that Radford Semele, Eathorpe, Offchurch & Hunningham should remain as a single District Ward.

This is because this is an established Ward within the District and reflects the proposed area within Warwick District to move to the new Parliamentary

constituency of Rugby & Southam. The Council recognises that there is no direct relationship between this review and the Parliamentary Boundary Review

and that its elections are unlikely to fall on the same day as Parliamentary Election for several years after this review has concluded. However because the Parliamentary review has to follow District Council boundaries and they are

required to use the current District Wards it would be appropriate to retain this Ward to avoid elector confusion.

4.7 Similar to the above, the proposed Wards of Budbrooke and Bishop’s Tachbrook

could have improved electoral equality by dividing the Joint Parish Council of

Barford Sherbourne and Wasperton between them. The Council was of the opinion that due to the strong community links within the Joint Parish Council

and the infrastructure links within it i.e. there is no direct link between parts of the Joint Parish and Bishop’s Tachbrook (other than they are neighbours), that effective local government would be better served by maintaining the current

Joint Council. This would also avoid the position where the Joint Parish Council could be represented by four District Councillors.

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4.8 The proposed Lapworth & West Kenilworth is proposed to retain the

coterminous boundary with the County Council Division of the same name. Consideration was given to try and improve electoral equality by sub dividing

this area into two or three smaller Wards. A practicable solution was not found for this due to Kenilworth Town boundary bordering the District boundary and

there being no direct relationship between Burton Green Parish and the other Parishes within this Ward. There was no strong justification for considering having some parishes and Kenilworth together as a two member Ward and the

remainder being a single member Ward.

4.9 The proposed Wards of Kenilworth St Johns and Kenilworth Park Hill will represent the majority of Kenilworth and would be wholly coterminous with the County Council Divisions which will enable a greater level of community

understanding of the boundaries and provide clarity for all parties.

4.10 The proposed Ward of Whitnash provides coterminous boundaries with the County Council Division which again provides a level of clarity and understanding in terms of electoral representation.

4.11 The Warwick Aylesford Ward would reflect the current Ward of Aylesford within

Warwick but would step away from the coterminous principle of this Council. This is because the Council believes effective and convenient local government would be best served in retaining the current Ward boundary as far as possible

in this area because of the strong community identities in this area based around the local amenities and resources.

4.12 The Warwick Myton & Heathcote Ward would cover the majority of the County

Division of Warwick South. However it does not cover the entire area as the

proposed boundaries would provide more effective governance through representing the communities in these areas as set on in paragraph 3.13 above.

4.13 The Warwick Saltisford Ward would provide a core to the Town and while this

crosses two County Council Divisions (and would therefore require two Town

Council Wards) it is intended to provide a strong identity for the town centre and clear leadership from a District perspective. It is considered that the

resultant Town Council Wards that relate to already identifiable and existing communities.

4.14 The proposed Ward of Warwick Woodloes covers the current Woodloes District

Ward but covers a larger area to reflect all of the County Council Division of the

same name, therefore providing a largely coterminous boundary. However it also takes in a small residential and industrial area to the south of the proposed

Ward, which identifies as its own community being bordered by St Mary’s Lands and the main Birmingham Road out of Warwick. This enables strong community leadership from the elected representatives.

4.15 The proposed Wards for Crown, Milverton and Manor, would cover the same

ground as the two County Council Divisions of Leamington Milverton and Leamington North. However, the crossing of County/District Ward boundaries is unfortunate but the submission is made with a view to recognising the local

communities within this area. The sub-division of the County Council Division of Milverton with part moving to the proposed Manor District Ward would result in

a relatively small but identifiable, as a viable and recognisable community, Town Council Ward. This would see the proposed District Leamington Manor

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Ward covering two Town Wards and a Parish Council Ward. This does create

concern due to the different number of elected representatives and Councils covering this area, but in practice this arrangement has been in place for a

number of years. For example the current Manor Ward covers a Leamington Town Council Ward, Cubbington New Cubbington Ward and Old Milverton and

Blackdown Ward. Therefore, the Council is of the opinion makes it no worse than the current arrangement.

4.16 The Leamington Brunswick Ward would be completely coterminous with the County Division of the same name and therefore strongly supports effective and

convenient local government at all levels of elected representation. 4.17 The proposed Wards of Leamington Clarendon and Newbold would represent

the same area as the County Division of Leamington Newbold. In taking this approach the communities would have fair representation at District level and

would also retain the clear identity at all levels of representation without the need for creating extra wards at Town Council level.

4.18 The proposed Wards of Leamington Sydenham and Willes sub-divide the area of the County Council Division of Willes and in doing so provide a coterminous

boundary around their perimeter which is clearly defined and recognisable. This enables the community to have clarity with regard to representation at County Council and also enables a fair level of representation for the Community at

both District and Town Council Level.

5.0 Conclusion 5.1 The Council recognises there is fine balance in this submission with regard to

maintaining electoral equality, recognising the communities within the District and ensuring effective local government.

5.2 The Council has tried to balance these competing needs whilst appreciating the

challenge presented by the County Council divisions within the District in the

need to avoid creating a significant number of small Town Council Wards. It was this specific issue, amongst others, which had led the Council to request a

review of its Wards in order to support the towns within its District to ensure they could have reasonable warding arrangements ahead of their elections, at

the same time as the District elections in May 2019. 5.3 The Council recognises that overall there are some proposed Wards in 2023

that are significantly away from electoral equality and that alternative solutions could be provided. However in these situations the Council has taken the view

that the community would be better identified and represented through these proposals.

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Ward number Ward nameNo. Councillors

2017 electorate

2017 % from equality

2023 electorate

2023 % from equality

11 Bishops Tachbrook 2 2289 ‐54 5474 ‐24 Budbrooke 2 5710 14 6416 145 Cubbington & Leek Wotton 2 5301 6 6499 163 Kenilworth Park Hill 3 7980 7 9154 92 Kenilworth St John's 3 7825 4 8160 ‐31 Lapworth & West Kenilworth 3 6986 ‐7 7961 ‐5

14 Leamington Brunswick 3 8741 17 9292 1113 Leamington Clarendon  1 2092 ‐16 2250 ‐2015 Leamington Crown 2 4867 ‐3 4867 ‐1312 Leamington Manor 2 5272 6 5342 ‐59 Leamington Milverton 2 5577 12 5632 0

16 Leamington Newbold 2 5773 16 5850 418 Leamington Sydenham 1 2215 ‐11 3056 917 Leamington Willes 2 5822 17 6027 820 Radford Semele 1 2258 ‐10 2686 ‐48 Warwick Aylesford 2 5124 3 5186 ‐7

10 Warwick Myton & Heathcote 3 5562 ‐26 8115 ‐37 Warwick Saltisford 2 5433 9 5503 ‐26 Warwick Woodloes 3 7663 2 8200 ‐2

19 Whitnash 3 7365 ‐2 7664 ‐9Total 44 109855 123333Ratio 2497 2803

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District Town 2017 Electorate predicted @ 1.58

2017 Electorate 

Total 2023 Electorate Total 

Proposed Number 

of Councillor

s

 2017 Electors per Councillor 

2023 Electors per Councillor

2017 Variance

2023 Variance

Royal Lea District Leamington Brunswick (District) County Leamington Brunswick WBR1 ‐ Brunswick (north) b BN 128 128Leamington Brunswick WBR1 ‐ Brunswick (south) b BS 1144 1144

Royal Lea District Leamington Brunswick (District) County Leamington Brunswick WBR2 ‐ Brunswick (north) B BN 1002 1120Leamington Brunswick WBR2 ‐ Brunswick (south) b BS 217 290

Royal Lea District Leamington Brunswick (District) County Leamington Brunswick WBR3 ‐ Brunswick B B 1653 1653Royal Lea District Leamington Brunswick (District) County Leamington Brunswick WBR4 ‐ Brunswick B B 1074 1074Royal Lea District Leamington Brunswick (District) County Leamington Brunswick WBR5 ‐ Brunswick B B 1111 1111Royal Lea District Leamington Clarendon (District) County Leamington Brunswick WCL2A ‐ Clarendon b AR 374 537Royal Lea District Leamington Clarendon (District) County Leamington Brunswick WCL5A ‐ Clarendon b AR 524 722Royal Lea District Leamington Sydenham (District) County Leamington Brunswick WSY3 ‐ Sydenham B B 1514 1514 8,741        9,292               3 2,914        3,097        16.7% 10.5%Royal Lea District Leamington Clarendon (District) County Leamington Clarendon WCL2 ‐ Clarendon CL CL 299 457Royal Lea District Leamington Clarendon (District) County Leamington Clarendon WCL3 ‐ Clarendon CL CL 794 794Royal Lea District Leamington Clarendon (District) County Leamington Clarendon WCL3A ‐ Clarendon CL CL 318 318Royal Lea District Leamington Clarendon (District) County Leamington Clarendon WCL4 ‐ Clarendon West CL CL 115 115 2,092        2,250               1 2,092        2,250        ‐16.2% ‐19.7%

Leamington Clarendon WCL5 Clarendon west CL CL 566 566Royal Lea District Leamington Crown (District) County Leamington North WCR1 ‐ Crown CR CR 1033 1033Royal Lea District Leamington Crown (District) County Leamington North WCR2 ‐ Crown CR CR 1193 1193Royal Lea District Leamington Crown (District) County Leamington North WCR3 ‐ Crown CR CR 1215 1215Royal Lea District Leamington Crown (District) County Leamington North WCR4 ‐ Crown CR CR 1426 1426 4,867        4,867               2 2,434        2,434        ‐2.5% ‐13.2%Royal Lea District Leamington Milverton (District) County Leamington Milverton KWMN5A ‐ Milverton M KR 89 159Royal Lea District Leamington Manor (District) County Leamington Milverton WMN4 ‐ Manor ‐ Cubbington Road M KR 261 261Royal Lea District Leamington Manor (District) County Leamington Milverton WMN5 ‐ Manor M KR 1040 1040Royal Lea District Leamington Newbold (District) County Leamington Milverton WNE2 ‐ Newbold M KR 96 96CubbingtoDistrict Leamington Manor (District) County Leamington North KWMN2 ‐ Cubbington (New Cubbington Ward) M MN 1203 1203Royal Lea District Leamington Manor (District) County Leamington North WMN3 ‐ Manor M MN 1658 1658Royal Lea District Leamington Manor (District) County Leamington North WMN4A ‐ Manor M MN 796 796Royal Lea District Leamington Manor (District) County Leamington North WMN5A ‐ Manor M MN 129 129 5,272        5,342               2 2,636        2,671        5.6% ‐4.7%Royal Lea District Leamington Milverton (District) County Leamington Milverton KWMV2A ‐ Milverton MV MV 120 120Royal Lea District Leamington Clarendon (District) County Leamington Milverton WCL1 ‐ Clarendon MV MV 435 435Royal Lea District Leamington Milverton (District) County Leamington Milverton WMV2 ‐ Milverton MV MV 824 824Royal Lea District Leamington Milverton (District) County Leamington Milverton WMV3 ‐ Milverton MV MV 1228 1228Royal Lea District Leamington Milverton (District) County Leamington Milverton WMV4 ‐ Milverton MV MV 948 975Royal Lea District Leamington Milverton (District) County Leamington Milverton WMV5 ‐ Milverton MV MV 1472 1500Royal Lea District Leamington Newbold (District) County Leamington Milverton WNE1 ‐ Newbold MV MV 277 277Royal Lea District Leamington Newbold (District) County Leamington Milverton WNE1A ‐ Newbold MV MV 273 273 5,577        5,632               2 2,789        2,816        11.7% 0.5%Royal Lea District Leamington Clarendon (District) County Leamington Clarendon WCL5 ‐ Clarendon ‐ East N N 609 609

Leamington Clarendon WCL4 ‐ Leamington Clarendon East N N 1053 1130Royal Lea District Leamington Newbold (District) County Leamington Clarendon WNE1B ‐ Newbold N N 424 424Royal Lea District Leamington Newbold (District) County Leamington Clarendon WNE2A ‐ Newbold N N 1006 1006Royal Lea District Leamington Newbold (District) County Leamington Clarendon WNE3 ‐ Newbold N N 1389 1389Royal Lea District Leamington Newbold (District) County Leamington Clarendon WNE4 ‐ Newbold N N 1292 1292 5,773        5,850               2 2,887        2,925        15.6% 4.4%Royal Lea District Leamington Sydenham (District) County Leamington Willes WSY2 ‐ Sydenham SY SY 1153 1153Royal Lea District Leamington Sydenham (District) County Leamington Willes WSY4 ‐ Sydenham SY SY 877 991Whitnash District Leamington Sydenham (District) County Leamington Willes WSY5 ‐ Whitnash (East Ward District 1)) SY SY 185 912 2,215        3,056               1 2,215        3,056        ‐11.3% 9.0%Royal Lea District Leamington Leam (District) County Leamington Willes WLE1 ‐ Leam W W 1661 1661Royal Lea District Leamington Leam (District) County Leamington Willes WLE2 ‐ Leam W W 1515 1515Royal Lea District Leamington Leam (District) County Leamington Willes WLE3 ‐ Leam W W 1246 1451Royal Lea District Leamington Sydenham (District) County Leamington Willes WSY1 ‐ Sydenham W W 1400 1400 5,822        6,027               2 2,911        3,014        16.6% 7.5%

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1.58Warwick District Warwick Aylesford (District) County Warwick South WAY3 ‐ Aylesford A AS 626 626 A = AylesfordWarwick District Bishop`s Tachbrook (District) County Warwick South WAY3A ‐ Bishop`s Tachbrook A AS 9 9 AS = Aylesford SouthWarwick District Warwick Aylesford (District) County Warwick West WAY1 ‐ Aylesford A AW 656 718 AW = Aylesford WestWarwick District Warwick Aylesford (District) County Warwick West WAY2 ‐ Aylesford A AW 1561 1561 5124Warwick District Warwick Aylesford (District) County Warwick West WAY4 ‐ Aylesford A AW 1214 1214Warwick District Warwick Aylesford (District) County Warwick West WAY5 ‐ Aylesford A AW 1058 1058 5186 2592.81 ‐7.5%Warwick District Bishop`s Tachbrook (District) County Warwick South WBT2A ‐ Myton & Heathcote M WS 52 52 8115 2705.093 ‐3.5%Warwick District Warwick Emscote (District) County Warwick South WEM3B ‐ Emscote M WS 16 16 5562Warwick District Warwick Emscote (District) County Warwick South WEM4 ‐ Emscote M WS 507 507 M = Myton and HeathcoteWarwick District Warwick Emscote (District) County Warwick South WEM5A ‐ Emscote M WS 1026 1026 WS = Warwick SouthWarwick District Warwick Myton & Heathcote (District) County Warwick South WMH1 ‐ Myton & Heathcote M WS 1821 4227Warwick District Warwick Myton & Heathcote (District) County Warwick South WMH2 ‐ Myton & Heathcote M WS 962 962Warwick District Warwick Myton & Heathcote (District) County Warwick South WMH3 ‐ Myton & Heathcote M WS 1178 1325 5433Warwick District Warwick Saltisford (District) County Warwick South WSA5A ‐ Saltisford S S 348 348Warwick District Warwick Saltisford (District) County Warwick South WSA6 ‐ Saltisford S S 1007 1007 5503 2751.26 ‐1.8%Warwick District Warwick Saltisford (District) County Warwick West WSA1 ‐ Saltisford S SW 709 709Warwick District Warwick Saltisford (District) County Warwick West WSA2 ‐ Saltisford S SW 1272 1291 S = SaltisfordWarwick District Warwick Saltisford (District) County Warwick West WSA3 ‐ Saltisford S SW 1155 1155 S = Saltisford WestWarwick District Warwick Saltisford (District) County Warwick West WSA4 ‐ Saltisford S SW 525 525Warwick District Warwick Saltisford (District) County Warwick West WSA5 ‐ Saltisford S SW 417 468Warwick District Warwick Emscote (District) County Warwick North WEM1 ‐ Emscote W E 1133 1133 W = WoodloesWarwick District Warwick Emscote (District) County Warwick North WEM2 ‐ Emscote W E 999 999 E = Woodloes EastWarwick District Warwick Emscote (District) County Warwick North WEM3 ‐ Emscote W E 879 1119 N = Woodloes WestWarwick District Warwick Emscote (District) County Warwick North WEM3A ‐ Emscote W E 297 297Warwick District Warwick Emscote (District) County Warwick North WEM4A ‐ Emscote W E 80 80Warwick District Warwick Emscote (District) County Warwick North WEM5 ‐ Emscote W E 22 243Warwick District Warwick Woodloes (District) County Warwick North WWO1 ‐ Woodloes W E 1126 1126Warwick District Warwick Woodloes (District) County Warwick North WWO2 ‐ Woodloes W E 1204 1204Warwick District Warwick Woodloes (District) County Warwick North WWO3 ‐ Woodloes W E 1222 1222 7663Warwick District Warwick Woodloes (District) County Warwick North WWO4 ‐ Woodloes W E 16 92Warwick District Warwick Woodloes (District) County Warwick West WWO4A ‐ Woodloes W N 685 685 8200.2 2733.4 ‐2.5%

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Ashow District Stoneleigh & Cubbington (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKSC7 ‐ Ashow SC 113 113Baginton District Stoneleigh & Cubbington (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKSC2 ‐ Baginton SC 645 771Blackdow District Leamington Manor (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKWMN1 ‐ Blackdown (Blackdow SC 130 130 5301BubbenhaDistrict Stoneleigh & Cubbington (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKSC3 ‐ Bubbenhall SC 549 549CubbingtoDistrict Stoneleigh & Cubbington (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKSC5 ‐ Cubbington (Cubbington SC 917 917CubbingtoDistrict Stoneleigh & Cubbington (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKSC6 ‐ Cubbington (Cubbington SC 1064 1222 6499 2 3249.32 15.9%Leek WooDistrict Arden (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKAR5 ‐ Leek Wootton and Guy` SC 800 982Leek WooDistrict Bishop`s Tachbrook (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooWKAR5A ‐ Bishop`s Tachbrook SC 11 11Leek WooDistrict Warwick Woodloes (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooWKAR5B ‐ Woodloes SC 5 5Old Milve District Leamington Milverton (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKWMV1 ‐ Old Milverton (Old M SC 171 207StoneleighDistrict Stoneleigh & Cubbington (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKSC1 ‐ Stoneleigh (Stoneleigh W SC 552 1247Weston‐UDistrict Stoneleigh & Cubbington (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKSC4 ‐ Weston‐Under‐Wetherle SC 344 344WappenbDistrict Radford Semele (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKRS1 ‐ Wappenbury RS 53 53Radford S District Radford Semele (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKRS5 ‐ Radford Semele RS 1707 2135OffchurchDistrict Radford Semele (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKRS4 ‐ Offchurch RS 209 209 2258Eathorpe District Radford Semele (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKRS2 ‐ Eathorpe RS 120 120Hunningh District Radford Semele (District) County Cubbington & Leek WooKRS3 ‐ Hunningham RS 169 169 2686 1 2686.18 ‐4.2%Bishop`s TDistrict Bishop`s Tachbrook (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBT1 ‐ Bishop`s Tachbrook (Di BT 1577 3434Bishop`s TDistrict Bishop`s Tachbrook (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBT2 ‐ Bishop`s Tachbrook (Di BT 503 503Bishop`s TDistrict Warwick Myton & Heathcote (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWMH2B ‐ Bishop`s Tachbrook ( BT 6 6 2289Bishop`s TDistrict Warwick Myton & Heathcote (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWMH3A ‐ Bishop`s Tachbrook BT 172 1501Bishop`s TDistrict Whitnash (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWWH6A ‐ Bishop`s Tachrook (D BT 31 31 5474 2 2737.14 ‐2.3%BudbrookDistrict Budbrooke (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBU3 ‐ Budbrooke (District 1) BU 351 485BudbrookDistrict Budbrooke (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBU4 ‐ Budbrooke (District 2) BU 1238 1443WaspertoDistrict Budbrooke (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBU8 ‐ Wasperton BU 132 132Barford District Budbrooke (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBU7 ‐ Barford BU 1148 1278Hatton District Budbrooke (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBU1 ‐ Hatton (District 1) BU 1401 1638Hatton District Budbrooke (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBU2 ‐ Hatton (District 2) BU 212 212Norton LinDistrict Budbrooke (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBU5 ‐ Norton Lindsey BU 327 327 5710SherbournDistrict Budbrooke (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s TWBU6 ‐ Sherbourne BU 155 155Shrewley District Arden (District) County Budbrooke & Bishop`s T KAR6 ‐ Shrewley BU 746 746 6416.3 2 3208.13 14.5%

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1.58BushwoodDistrict Arden (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAR2 ‐ Bushwood A A 22 22BaddesleyDistrict Arden (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAR3 ‐ Baddesley Clinton A A 162 190Beausale, District Arden (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAR4 ‐ Beausale, Hasley, Honile A A 498 533Lapworth District Arden (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAR1 ‐ Lapworth A A 1479 1530Rowingto District Arden (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAR7 ‐ Rowington (District 1) A A 477 524Rowingto District Arden (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAR8 ‐ Rowington (District 2) A A 356 356Burton GrDistrict Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAB1 ‐ Burton Green (Burton G A A 782 1596Burton GrDistrict Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAB2 ‐ Burton Green (Universit A A 788 788Kenilwort District Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAB3 ‐ Abbey A A 922 922 6986Kenilwort District Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAB5 ‐ Abbey A A 129 129Kenilwort District Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKAB6 ‐ Abbey A A 1366 1366Kenilwort District Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Lapworth & West KenilwKPH1A ‐ Abbey A A 5 5 7961 3 2653.62 ‐5.3%Kenilwort District Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KAB4A ‐ Abbey SJ SJ 320 320Kenilwort District Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KAB5A ‐ Abbey SJ SJ 724 724Kenilwort District Kenilworth St. John`s (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KSJ1 ‐ St. John`s SJ SJ 1277 1277Kenilwort District Kenilworth St. John`s (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KSJ1A ‐ St. John`s SJ SJ 457 457Kenilwort District Kenilworth St. John`s (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KSJ2 ‐ St. John`s SJ SJ 360 379Kenilwort District Kenilworth St. John`s (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KSJ2A ‐ St. John`s SJ SJ 287 287Kenilwort District Kenilworth St. John`s (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KSJ3 ‐ St. John`s SJ SJ 983 983Kenilwort District Kenilworth St. John`s (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KSJ4 ‐ St. John`s SJ SJ 1043 1201Kenilwort District Kenilworth St. John`s (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KSJ5 ‐ St. John`s SJ SJ 1241 1276 7825Kenilwort District Arden (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KSJ5A ‐ Arden SJ SJ 18 141Kenilwort District Kenilworth St. John`s (District) County Kenilworth St. John`s KSJ6 ‐ St. John`s SJ SJ 1115 1115 8160 3 2719.987 ‐3.0%Kenilwort District Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Kenilworth Park Hill KAB3A ‐ Abbey PH PH 153 153Kenilwort District Kenilworth Abbey (District) County Kenilworth Park Hill KAB4 ‐ Abbey PH PH 1056 1056Kenilwort District Kenilworth Park Hill (District) County Kenilworth Park Hill KPH1 ‐ Park Hill PH PH 1314 1461Kenilwort District Kenilworth Park Hill (District) County Kenilworth Park Hill KPH2 ‐ Park Hill PH PH 1158 1158Kenilwort District Kenilworth Park Hill (District) County Kenilworth Park Hill KPH3 ‐ Park Hill PH PH 1354 1631Kenilwort District Kenilworth Park Hill (District) County Kenilworth Park Hill KPH4 ‐ Park Hill PH PH 1161 1438 7980Kenilwort District Kenilworth Park Hill (District) County Kenilworth Park Hill KPH5 ‐ Park Hill PH PH 780 1254Kenilwort District Kenilworth Park Hill (District) County Kenilworth Park Hill KPH6 ‐ Park Hill PH PH 1004 1004 9153.9 3 3051.313 8.9%

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2017Electorate predicted @ 

1.58Whitnash District Warwick Myton & Heathcote (District) County Whitnash WMH2A ‐ Whitnash West (Dist W W 237 237Whitnash District Whitnash (District) County Whitnash WWH1 ‐ Whitnash (North Ward W W 891 891Whitnash District Whitnash (District) County Whitnash WWH2 ‐ Whitnash (North Ward W W 1417 1417Whitnash District Whitnash (District) County Whitnash WWH3 ‐ Whitnash (South Ward W W 1168 1261Whitnash District Whitnash (District) County Whitnash WWH4 ‐ Whitnash (South Ward W W 1163 1163Whitnash District Bishop`s Tachbrook (District) County Whitnash WWH4A ‐ Bishop`s Tachbrook W W 182 387Whitnash District Whitnash (District) County Whitnash WWH5 ‐ Whitnash (West Ward W W 1075 1075Whitnash District Whitnash (District) County Whitnash WWH6 ‐ Whitnash (West Ward W W 1232 1232 7664 3 2554.54 ‐8.9%

7365 7664