Boundary reviews

Local Government boundary review

On this page you will find information about the North West Leicestershire District Council Boundary Reviews.

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What is a boundary review?

A boundary review is conducted by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) and they determine the following:

• total number of members to be elected to the council (council Size);
• number and boundaries of electoral areas (wards/divisions) for the purposes of the election of councillors;
• number of councillors for any electoral area of a local authority; and
• name of any electoral area.

The key aim for the review is to ‘ensure that the ratio of electors to councillors in each electoral ward is, as nearly as possible, the same’.

This aim is balanced with: ‘…the need to reflect local community identities and interests, and provide for effective and convenient Local Government.’

North West Leicestershire District council electoral arrangements review

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is currently undertaking a review of the electoral arrangements for North West Leicestershire District Council.

Stage One

During the first stage of the review the LGBCE agreed that the review on the electoral arrangements for North West Leicestershire District Council should be based on 38 Councillors representing 38 single member wards.

Council Size Submission document as agreed by Council on Tuesday 30th January 2024

Council Size Submission report and minutes for the meeting on Tuesday 30th January 2024

Stage Two

During the second stage of the review the LGBCE carry out an initial consultation by asking local people and organisations to tell them about their communities.

Full Council agreed the Draft Warding Proposals for submission to the LGBCE at its meeting on Tuesday, 7 May 2024.

Draft Warding Proposals Submission (PDF Document, 5.83 Mb)

To view on how you can make a submssion, review maps and further information please visit the LGBCE website. 

Stage Three

Following the consultation on stage two of the review, the LGBCE has now published its draft recommendations for North West Leicestershire. 

The public consultation on these recommendations will run from Tuesday, 3 September 2024 for 10 weeks, until Monday, 11 September 2024. Any resident in North West Leicestershire is welcome to respond to the consultation.

The recommendations and how to comment on them can be found at the LGBCE website.

Next Steps 

Once the consultation has ended, the LGBCE will consider all the responses and prepare its final recommendations. These will be published early next year.

The order to for the new wards will then be laid before parliament fro 40 days and will come into effect for the next District and Parish Elections in May 2027.