Bassetlaw

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Bassetlaw District Council
Currently in review

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Review History

This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:

Completed
16 May 2000

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Completed
13 Dec 2000

Effective date

New arrangements apply to elections from this date.

Completed
13 Feb 2024

Councillor numbers

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Completed
20 Feb 2024 - 29 Apr 2024

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Completed
30 Jul 2024 - 7 Oct 2024

Consultation on proposals

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

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We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

• 13 February 2024 We decide how many councillors there should be
• 20 February- 29 April 2024 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
• 30 July  - 7 October 2024 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
• TBD We publish our recommendations
• TBD We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
• 2027 New arrangements apply to local elections

The Commission has been carefully considering the implications of the Government’s English Devolution White Paper on its work programme. In light of this, it has decided that this review should be paused for the foreseeable future. Should there be a change to the status of the review, this page will be updated.

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Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of divisions. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.

As a result of our recommendations, changes would be made to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:

Previous stages

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

Local views given during our initial consultations

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future.

Effective date

The District of Bassetlaw (Electoral Changes) Order 2000 was made on 13 December 2000. 

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 16 May 2000.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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