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May 2019 Summary Report The full report and detailed maps: consultation.lgbce.org.uk www.lgbce.org.uk @LGBCE Who we are: ■ The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is an independent body set up by Parliament. ■ We are not part of government or any political party. ■ We are accountable to Parliament through a committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the House of Commons. ■ Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of local authorities throughout England. Our proposals: ■ Harrow Council currently has 63 councillors. Based on the evidence we received, we recommend that 55 councillors should serve the borough in the future. ■ We believe our final recommendations meet our statutory criteria to: (1) Deliver electoral equality for voters. (2) Reflect community interests and identities. (3) Promote effective and convenient local government. Why Harrow? ■ The Commission has a legal duty to carry out an electoral review of each council in England ‘from time to time.’Harrow Council has not been reviewed since 1999. ■ Therefore the Commission has decided that it should review Harrow in advance of the elections in 2022varies depending on where you live in Harrow Harrow Council Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements What happens next? We have now completed our review of Harrow Council. The recommendations must now be approved by Parliament. A draft order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will be laid in Parliament. Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the local elections in 2022. Our recommendations: The table lists all the wards we are proposing as part of our final recommendations along with the number of voters in each ward. The table also shows the electoral variances for each of the proposed wards, which tells you how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections for 2024 so you can see the impact of the recommendations for the future. Electoral review: An electoral review examines and proposes new electoral arrangements for a local authority, including: ■ The total number of councillors representing the council’s voters (‘council size’). ■ The names, number and boundaries of wards or electoral divisions. ■ The number of councillors for each ward or division. Ward Name: Number of Councillors: Electorate (2018): Number of Electors per Councillor: Variance from average % Electorate (2024): Number of Electors per Councillor: Variance from Average % Belmont 2 6,818 3,409 2% 6,657 3,328 -5% Canons 2 7,139 3,570 6% 7,292 3,646 4% Centenary 3 10,298 3,433 2% 10,092 3,364 -4% Edgware 3 11,153 3,718 11% 10,886 3,629 3% Greenhill 3 6,257 2,086 -38% 10,382 3,461 -2% Harrow on the Hill 2 7,121 3,561 6% 7,398 3,699 5% Harrow Weald 3 10,580 3,527 5% 10,318 3,439 -2% Hatch End 2 7,303 3,652 9% 7,133 3,567 1% Headstone 3 10,529 3,510 5% 10,583 3,528 0% Kenton East 3 10,652 3,551 6% 10,330 3,443 -2% Kenton West 2 7,518 3,759 12% 7,318 3,659 4% Marlborough 3 7,328 2,443 -27% 10,964 3,655 4% North Harrow 2 6,814 3,407 1% 6,974 3,487 -1% Pinner 3 10,269 3,423 2% 10,101 3,367 -4% Pinner South 3 11,402 3,801 13% 11,367 3,789 8% Rayners Lane 2 7,085 3,543 6% 7,113 3,556 1% Roxbourne 2 6,764 3,382 1% 6,889 3,445 -2% Roxeth 3 10,699 3,566 6% 10,775 3,592 2% Stanmore 3 10,125 3,375 1% 10,738 3,579 2% Wealdstone North 2 6,741 3,371 0% 6,595 3,298 -6% Wealdstone South 2 5,042 2,521 -25% 6,663 3,332 -5% West Harrow 2 7,003 3,502 4% 7,029 3,514 0% Totals: 55 184,640 - - 193,598 - - Averages: - - 3,357 - - 3,520 -
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May 2019Summary Report
The full report and detailed maps:consultation.lgbce.org.uk
www.lgbce.org.uk@LGBCE
Who we are:■ The Local Government Boundary Commission forEngland is an independent body set up by Parliament.■ We are not part of government or any political party. ■ We are accountable to Parliament through acommittee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the Houseof Commons.■ Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of localauthorities throughout England. Our proposals:
■ Harrow Council currently has 63councillors. Based on the evidence we received, werecommend that 55 councillors should serve theborough in the future.■ We believe our final recommendations meet ourstatutory criteria to: (1) Deliver electoral equality for voters.(2) Reflect community interests and identities.(3) Promote effective and convenient local government.
Why Harrow?■ The Commission has a legal duty to carry out anelectoral review of each council in England ‘from time totime.’Harrow Council has not been reviewed since 1999.■ Therefore the Commission has decided that it shouldreview Harrow in advance of the elections in 2022variesdepending on where you live in Harrow
Harrow CouncilFinal recommendations on the new electoral
arrangements
What happens next?We have now completed our review of Harrow Council.
The recommendations must now be approved by Parliament. A draft order - the legal document which bringsinto force our recommendations - will be laid in Parliament.
Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the local elections in2022.
Our recommendations:
The table lists all the wards we are proposing as part of our final recommendations along with the number ofvoters in each ward. The table also shows the electoral variances for each of the proposed wards, which tellsyou how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections for 2024 so youcan see the impact of the recommendations for the future.
Electoral review:An electoral review examines and proposes newelectoral arrangements for a local authority, including:■ The total number of councillors representing thecouncil’s voters (‘council size’).■ The names, number and boundaries of wards orelectoral divisions.■ The number of councillors for each ward or division.
WardName:
Number ofCouncillors:
Electorate(2018):
Number ofElectors perCouncillor:
Variancefromaverage %
Electorate(2024):
Number ofElectors perCouncillor:
VariancefromAverage %
Belmont 2 6,818 3,409 2% 6,657 3,328 -5%
Canons 2 7,139 3,570 6% 7,292 3,646 4%
Centenary 3 10,298 3,433 2% 10,092 3,364 -4%
Edgware 3 11,153 3,718 11% 10,886 3,629 3%
Greenhill 3 6,257 2,086 -38% 10,382 3,461 -2%
Harrow on the Hill 2 7,121 3,561 6% 7,398 3,699 5%
Harrow Weald 3 10,580 3,527 5% 10,318 3,439 -2%
Hatch End 2 7,303 3,652 9% 7,133 3,567 1%
Headstone 3 10,529 3,510 5% 10,583 3,528 0%
Kenton East 3 10,652 3,551 6% 10,330 3,443 -2%
Kenton West 2 7,518 3,759 12% 7,318 3,659 4%
Marlborough 3 7,328 2,443 -27% 10,964 3,655 4%
North Harrow 2 6,814 3,407 1% 6,974 3,487 -1%
Pinner 3 10,269 3,423 2% 10,101 3,367 -4%
Pinner South 3 11,402 3,801 13% 11,367 3,789 8%
Rayners Lane 2 7,085 3,543 6% 7,113 3,556 1%
Roxbourne 2 6,764 3,382 1% 6,889 3,445 -2%
Roxeth 3 10,699 3,566 6% 10,775 3,592 2%
Stanmore 3 10,125 3,375 1% 10,738 3,579 2%
Wealdstone North 2 6,741 3,371 0% 6,595 3,298 -6%
Wealdstone South 2 5,042 2,521 -25% 6,663 3,332 -5%
West Harrow 2 7,003 3,502 4% 7,029 3,514 0%
Totals: 55 184,640 - - 193,598 - -Averages: - - 3,357 - - 3,520 -
Overview of final recommendations forHarrow CouncilView this map online and explore it in more detail at:consultation.lgbce.org.ukFollow us on Twitter: @LGBCEIf you are viewing this page online, click on the map to gostraight to our interactive consultation area.
Stage of review Description
31 July 2018 - 8 October 2018
Public consultation on newward boundaries
4 December 2018 -11 February 2019
Public consultation on draft recommendations
2 April 2019 -29 April 2019
Further limited consultation ondraft recommendations
28 May 2019 Publication of finalrecommendations
May 2022
Subject to parliamentaryapproval - implementation ofnew arrangements at localelections
Summary of our recommendations
We have considered all the submissions we receivedduring our consultation on our draft recommendations.
The final recommendations propose that HarrowCouncil should have 55 councillors. This is 8 fewerthan the current number of councillors.
Those councillors should represent 11 three-councillorwards, and 11 two-councillor wards.
Harrow should have 22 wards, one more than there arenow. The boundaries of all of the existing wards shouldchange.
An outline of the proposals is shown in the map to theright. A detailed report on the recommendations andinteractive mapping is available on our website at:www.lgbce.org.uk.
Find out more: consultation.lgbce.org.uk:
■ view the map of our recommendations down tostreet level.■ zoom into the areas that interest you most.■ find more guidance on the review process.■ read the full report of our recommendations.
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