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March 2020 Summary Report The full report and detailed maps: www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk www.lgbce.org.uk Enfield Council Final Recommendations on the new electoral arrangements 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. 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. Why Enfield? ● The Commission has a legal duty to carry out an electoral review of each council in England ‘from time to time’. ● Enfield Council has not been reviewed since 2000 and the Commission has therefore decided that it should review Enfield in advance of the elections in 2022. Our proposals ● Enfield Council currently has 63 councillors. Based on the evidence we received, we recommend that 63 councillors should continue to serve the council 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 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 2025 so you can see the impact of the recommendations for the future. Ward name Number of councillors Electorate (2018) Number of electors per councillor Variance from average % Electorate (2025) Number of electors per councillor Variance from average % Arnos Grove 2 6,114 3,057 -10% 7,280 3,640 -6% Bowes 2 6,984 3,492 3% 8,111 4,056 5% Brimsdown 3 10,408 3,469 2% 11,617 3,872 0% Bullsmoor 2 7,308 3,654 8% 8,164 4,082 6% Bush Hill Park 3 9,865 3,288 -3% 10,965 3,655 -5% Carterhatch 2 7,135 3,568 5% 7,937 3,969 3% Cockfosters 2 7,242 3,621 7% 8,192 4,096 6% Edmonton Green 3 10,070 3,357 -1% 11,214 3,738 -3% Enfield Lock 3 10,767 3,589 6% 11,984 3,995 4% Grange Park 2 6,509 3,255 -4% 7,211 3,606 -6% Haselbury 3 10,847 3,616 7% 12,064 4,021 4% Highfield 2 6,840 3,420 1% 7,600 3,800 -1% Jubilee 3 9,907 3,302 -3% 11,095 3,698 -4% Lower Edmonton 3 10,030 3,343 -1% 11,048 3,683 -4% New Southgate 2 7,018 3,509 3% 8,142 4,071 6% Oakwood 2 6,318 3,159 -7% 7,207 3,604 -7% Palmers Green 2 7,074 3,537 4% 7,896 3,948 2% Ponders End 2 6,992 3,496 3% 8,152 4,076 6% Ridgeway 3 9,236 3,079 -9% 10,695 3,565 -8% Southbury 3 10,293 3,431 1% 11,472 3,824 -1% Southgate 3 10,328 3,443 2% 11,944 3,981 3% Town 3 9,272 3,091 -9% 10,676 3,559 -8% Upper Edmonton 3 9,358 3,119 -8% 12,308 4,103 6% Whitewebbs 3 10,326 3,442 1% 11,552 3,851 0% Winchmore Hill 2 7,424 3,712 9% 8,320 4,160 8% Total 63 213,665 - - 242,846 – – Average - - 3,392 - – 3,855 – For queries please contact: [email protected] 0330 500 1525
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March 2020Summary Report
The full report and detailed maps:www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk
www.lgbce.org.uk
Enfield CouncilFinal Recommendations on the new electoral
arrangements
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.
Electoral reviewAn 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.
Why Enfield? ● The Commission has a legal duty to carry out an
electoral review of each council in England ‘from time to time’.
● Enfield Council has not been reviewed since 2000 and the Commission has therefore decided that it should review Enfield in advance of the elections in 2022.
Our proposals ● Enfield Council currently has 63 councillors. Based
on the evidence we received, we recommend that 63 councillors should continue to serve the council in the future.
● We believe our final recommendations meet our statutory criteria to:1. Deliver electoral equality for voters2. Reflect community interests and identities3. Promote effective and convenient local
government
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 2025 so youcan see the impact of the recommendations for the future.
Ward name Number of councillors
Electorate (2018)
Number of electors per councillor
Variance from
average %
Electorate (2025)
Number of electors per councillor
Variance from
average %Arnos Grove 2 6,114 3,057 -10% 7,280 3,640 -6%
Bowes 2 6,984 3,492 3% 8,111 4,056 5%
Brimsdown 3 10,408 3,469 2% 11,617 3,872 0%
Bullsmoor 2 7,308 3,654 8% 8,164 4,082 6%
Bush Hill Park
3 9,865 3,288 -3% 10,965 3,655 -5%
Carterhatch 2 7,135 3,568 5% 7,937 3,969 3%
Cockfosters 2 7,242 3,621 7% 8,192 4,096 6%
Edmonton Green
3 10,070 3,357 -1% 11,214 3,738 -3%
Enfield Lock 3 10,767 3,589 6% 11,984 3,995 4%
Grange Park 2 6,509 3,255 -4% 7,211 3,606 -6%
Haselbury 3 10,847 3,616 7% 12,064 4,021 4%
Highfield 2 6,840 3,420 1% 7,600 3,800 -1%
Jubilee 3 9,907 3,302 -3% 11,095 3,698 -4%
Lower Edmonton
3 10,030 3,343 -1% 11,048 3,683 -4%
New Southgate
2 7,018 3,509 3% 8,142 4,071 6%
Oakwood 2 6,318 3,159 -7% 7,207 3,604 -7%
Palmers Green
2 7,074 3,537 4% 7,896 3,948 2%
Ponders End 2 6,992 3,496 3% 8,152 4,076 6%
Ridgeway 3 9,236 3,079 -9% 10,695 3,565 -8%
Southbury 3 10,293 3,431 1% 11,472 3,824 -1%
Southgate 3 10,328 3,443 2% 11,944 3,981 3%
Town 3 9,272 3,091 -9% 10,676 3,559 -8%
Upper Edmonton
3 9,358 3,119 -8% 12,308 4,103 6%
Whitewebbs 3 10,326 3,442 1% 11,552 3,851 0%
Winchmore Hill
2 7,424 3,712 9% 8,320 4,160 8%
Total 63 213,665 - - 242,846 – –
Average - - 3,392 - – 3,855 –
For queries please contact:[email protected]
0330 500 1525
Summary of our recommendations
We have considered all the submissions we receivedduring our consultation on our draft recommendations and further limited draft recommendations.
The final recommendations propose that Enfield Council shouldhave 63 councillors, the same as there are now.
Enfield Council should have 25 wards, an increase of four. Theboundaries of all existing wards should change.
The 63 councillors should represent 13 three-councillorwards and 12 two-councillor wards across the borough.
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 at consultation.lgbce.org.uk:
● view the map of our recommendations down to street level. ● zoom into the areas that interest you most. ● read the full report of our recommendations. ● find more guidance on the review process
Stage of Review Description
27 November 2018 - 04 February 2019
Public consultation on warding arrangements
28 May 2019 -
05 August 2019
Public consultation on draft
recommendations
29 October 2019 -
06 January 2020
Public consultation on further
limited draft recommendations
03 March 2020
Publication of final
recommendations
May 2022
Subject to parliamentary
approval - implementation of
new arrangements at local
elections
Overview of final recommendations for Enfield CouncilView this map online and explore it in more detail at: consultation.lgbce.org.uk
Follow the review on Twitter: @LGBCE
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