Dacorum
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections from this date.
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
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.
| 25 April 2024 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 7 May - 9 September 2024 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 3 December 2024 - 10 February 2025 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 29 July 2025 | We publish our recommendations |
| TBD | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| May 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.
Latest Information
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 29 July 2025.
Previous stages
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Dacorum Borough Council should have 51 councillors.
Effective date
The Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 was made on 25 January 2007.
The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2007 elections.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 15 August 2006.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.