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DISTRICT OF FENLAND
REVIEW OF ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS
FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL DRAFT SUBMISSION
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Contents
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INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................4
2.
WELCOME TO FENLAND .................................................................................................................5
3.
WELCOME TO FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL ..................................................................................6
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COUNCIL SIZE & ELECTORATE FIGURES ..........................................................................................9
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................9
APPENDIX 1 CURRENT ELECTORATE BY WARD – 2011 ELECTORAL FIGURES.......................................11
APPENDIX 2 EXISTING WARDING ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................................12
APPENDIX 3 FORECAST ELECTORATE BY PROPOSED WARD – PROJECTED 2018 FIGURES...................13
APPENDIX 4 PROPOSED DISTRICT WARDING ARRANGEMENTS – OPTIONS 1 & 2 ...............................15
APPENDIX 5 INDIVIDUAL WARD PROFILES ...........................................................................................17
WHITTLESEY – NORTH – SINGLE MEMBER WARD................................................................................17
WHITTLESEY CENTRAL –........................................................................................................................20
WHITTLESEY NORTH EAST WARD .........................................................................................................23
WHITTLESEY WEST ................................................................................................................................26
WHITTLESEY – EAST WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD ........................................................................29
BENWICK, COATES AND EASTREA.........................................................................................................32
CHATTERIS – BIRCH WARD....................................................................................................................35
CHATTERIS – SLADE LODE WARD..........................................................................................................38
CHATTERIS – THE MILLS WARD.............................................................................................................41
CHATTERIS – WENNEYE WARD .............................................................................................................44
MARCH – MARCH WEST WARD ............................................................................................................47
MARCH – MARCH EAST WARD .............................................................................................................50
MARCH – MARCH NORTH WARD..........................................................................................................53
DODDINGTON WARD............................................................................................................................56
Option 1 ................................................................................................................................................58
Option 2 ................................................................................................................................................58
WIMBLINGTON WARD ..........................................................................................................................60
Option 1 ................................................................................................................................................62
Option 2 ................................................................................................................................................62
MANEA WARD.......................................................................................................................................63
ELM AND CHRISTCHURCH WARD .........................................................................................................66
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WISBECH - WATERLEES VILLAGE WARD – DUAL MEMBER WARD .......................................................70
WISBECH - KIRKGATE WARD .................................................................................................................73
WISBECH – STAITHE WARD...................................................................................................................76
WISBECH – CLARKSON WARD...............................................................................................................79
WISBECH – OCTAVIA HILL WARD..........................................................................................................82
WISBECH – MEDWORTH WARD............................................................................................................85
WISBECH – PECKOVER WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD ....................................................................88
ROMAN BANK WARD............................................................................................................................91
PARSON DROVE/ WISBECH ST MARY WARD ........................................................................................94
OPTION 1...............................................................................................................................................98
OPTION 2...............................................................................................................................................98
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DISTRICT OF FENLAND
REVIEW OF ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS
FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL DRAFT SUBMISSION
1. INTRODUCTION
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE)
confirmed in June 2011 its intention to carry out a review of electoral
arrangements in Fenland. The review was triggered as a result of changes
in electoral representation since the previous review in 2002. These
changes have resulted in 9 of the 27 existing district wards having a
variance greater than 10% from the average, with one of those wards
carrying a variance of 34%.
The aim of the review is to improve electoral equality. This means as far
as is reasonable that each district councillor represents the same number
of electors. In addition, the further two criteria of effective and convenient
local government and community identity, have been considered and
given equal weight.
Fenland District Council decided that it would seek to put forward its own
proposals at each stage of the LGBCE review project, to be ratified by Full
Council. As a result the District Council formulated a cross party Member
Working Group, made up primarily of Group Leaders to lead the Council
through the LGBCE process. The Member Working Group was informed
by in depth consultation feedback from three cycles of member Focus
Groups which involved all 40 Councillors. This has ensured the District
Council submission has be refined over a period of time and represents
the most appropriate solution for the future warding arrangements for the
District.
The cross party Member Working Group was convened to consider the
current and future district warding arrangements including specific warding
options informed by the Member Focus Groups. The Member Focus
Groups have played a key role in identifying and refining warding options
within in the extensive consultation which has been carried out as part of
this stage of the project.
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This submission provides details of the process followed and describes the
case for the future warding arrangements. The proposed wards will vary in
relation to some being single member wards and some being multi
member wards. This varied proposal is believed to best reflect local
established communities.
2. WELCOME TO FENLAND
Located in East Anglia, Fenland covers approximately 200 square miles
and is one of five districts within the county of Cambridgeshire.
Fenland is a rural and sparsely populated district with many isolated rural
communities. The mid-2010 population estimate for Fenland is 94,200 and
the population has grown by an average of around 1,300 people per year
since the 2001 Census. Fenland residents account for 16% of the
population of Cambridgeshire. There are around 42,400 dwellings in
Fenland and 72% of residents live within the districts 4 market towns, with
the remaining 28% scattered between the district’s 29 villages.
Fenland has an ageing population with 20% of residents aged 65 or over,
and indications are that this trend will continue. The area suffers from
multiple deprivation and is ranked as 94th most deprived of the 326 local
authorities nationally. This includes 3 areas in the top 10% most deprived
wards in the country.
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Fenland has a set of unique and varied challenges as a district that the
Council is working proactively with its partners to overcome
These challenges include:
• High levels of deprivation with wards in the bottom 10% of the
most deprived wards nationally.
• Low levels of educational attainment, aspiration and skills however, the number of pupils gaining 5 + A* - C grades in
Fenland has increased, from 36% in 2000 to 62% in 2010.
• Lowest levels of healthy eating and exercise in the East of
England.
• Highest levels of smoking in the East of England.
• High levels of migration into the district – particularly from
Eastern Europe leading to issues of community cohesion,
housing and access to services.
• One of largest populations of Gypsy Travellers in the country.
• Poor public transport links and infrastructure.
Other issues also exist within the district, which are not as visible such as
rural isolation, literacy levels and levels of caring for family members.
These complex challenges have led the Council with its partners to
generate proactive and innovative solutions which have improved quality of
life for the residents of Fenland. This includes a proactive approach to
growth in the District to stimulate inward investment through the Council’s
Core Strategy.
3. WELCOME TO FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL
Fenland District Council (FDC) has 40 Councillors, representing 27 wards,
with 3 political groups. The Council has majority Conservative control with 34
Conservatives, 2 Liberal Democrats, and 4 Independents. The Council has
adopted a Leader and Cabinet structure, with an Overview and Scrutiny
Panel, and a Corporate Governance Committee.
The Council’s corporate priorities were developed, following comprehensive
consultation with local people, to address the key demographic issues in the
district. These priorities are reviewed every year as a part of the corporate
planning process. Fenland’s five Corporate Priorities are:
Neighbourhood Planning: To co-ordinate public and private sector
investment to deliver sustainable growth so that homes, infrastructure and
jobs grow in tandem to provide a great future for people living, working and
visiting Fenland in years to come.
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Localism: To work with partners to tackle key quality of life issues in Fenland by
providing innovative services tailored to our diverse districts’ needs so all our
residents can live happy, safe and fulfilled lives.
Streets Ahead: Creating a clean, green and safe Fenland for all residents to enjoy by
working with residents, businesses, community groups and partners to promote
personal responsibility and foster community pride in our local area.
Open for Business: Fenland is an attractive place to do business in and the Council
will do all that we can to encourage the economic recovery by supporting existing
business and proactively encouraging new business and inward investment into the
district.
Quality Organisation: The Council aims to train and develop our staff to put the
right skills in place to deliver the excellent customer services our residents need and
have prioritised through consultation, in easily accessible locations right across the
district.
FDC is a highly performing District Council and is nationally recognised for the
innovative services we provide to the Fenland community and for our distinctive
organisational culture. We are a CPA Excellent Council that consistently punches
above its weight. We are also an ambitious organisation which wants to achieve
more for the local community.
Examples of notable achievements include:
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A number of national awards recognising excellent service delivery, including 3
Municipal Journal (MJ) Awards in 2010 and highly commended at the LGC
Awards for Council of the Year in 2011
Corporate Customer Service Excellence – the first organisation in the country to
achieve overall corporate standard.
Investors in People accredited.
98% customer satisfaction.
91% staff satisfaction.
Major project delivery in a wide range of areas.
Top performance and sound financial management in difficult circumstances. We
were in the top 10 worst hit Councils in the country in terms of funding reductions.
Focus on improving quality of life – not just District Council functions.
Ambition for the future.
This ambition is to improve the quality of life of Fenland residents. To achieve this,
the Council with its partners has developed a proactive and aspirational vision which
will provide the catalyst for a successful and vibrant future for Fenland. This vision
was developed through a robust evidence base which seeks to analyse future
opportunities for the Fenland area to improve quality of life and increase prosperity
over the next 20 years. This work has culminated in the production of the Fenland
Communities Development Plan, the Council’s draft Core Strategy which looks to
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ensure the future prosperity of the District through a positive and sustainable
approach to growth which will also contribute to improving quality of life for all
Fenland residents. This vision sets out how partners, through working together can
influence the improvement of educational attainment, health outcomes, income
levels, infrastructure and cohesion.
Councillors are at the center of this vision in making Fenland an attractive place to
live, work and visit for years to come.
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ELECTORAL HISTORY
Fenland was established following a Local Government reorganisation in 1974.
Since the previous Local Government Boundary review in 2002 the district has been
served by 40 Councillors representing 27 wards. The current average Councilor
elector ratio is 1869.
The present warding structure is broadly coterminous with the 16 parish council
boundaries, however the County Council electoral divisions are not coterminous.
Fenland District is currently encompassed within the North East Cambridgeshire
parliamentary constituency. If however the proposed parliamentary constituencies
proceed in accordance with the current proposals out for consultation, this will add
further electoral complexity, as the district will be split across three newly formed
parliamentary constituencies.
District Council elections follow an ‘all out’ approach every four years. This system
has been in place throughout Fenland’s existence.
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REVIEW PROCESS
From the point the review was announced the Council was clear that it wished to
respond fully at each stage, as a result, strong project management and governance
arrangements have been put in place.
A cross party Member Working Group was established to steer the development of
Fenland District Council’s response. The group comprised 5 District Councillors (2
Councillors from the Conservative Group, 2 Councillors from the Lib Dem Alliance
and 1 Independent Councillor, the group was chaired by the Leader of the District
Council). The Working Group signed off the approach and draft proposals that were
shared with the wider Member focus groups for consultation.
A series of Member focus groups took place which comprised of all district
councillors, however the groups were facilitated on an area basis in order to discuss
detail of specific settlements. These discussions formed the basis of the draft
warding proposals. Members who were not able to attend any of the 15 focus group
meetings which took place, had individual briefing sessions. This approach was
taken in order to maximize member engagement and participation, eliciting their
expertise and knowledge of the local area and the communities they serve.
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The initial member focus group meetings focused on town boundaries and key
settlement affiliations, these discussions enabled the initial draft district warding
scheme to be designed. The initial scheme was submitted to the Member Working
Group who gave the mandate for the scheme to be shared with the second round of
focus groups for further discussion and refinement. This resulted in a third round of
focus group meetings, at the end of which a general consensus of opinion was
reached. These proposals were once again shared with the Member Working Group
who sanctioned the progress of the warding arrangements to be put before Full
Council.
An officer project team managed the day to day work streams relating to the review
and comprised of key officers from the District Council.
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COUNCIL SIZE & ELECTORATE FIGURES
In February 2011 the LGBCE asked the Council for its view on Council size, the
number of councillors required to govern the council effectively. The Member
Working group and focus groups considered several options in this respect and
agreed to submit to full Council and the Boundary Commission a recommendation
of 40 councillors to ensure effect local government. This recommendation was
agreed by all members of the Council regardless of political persuasion.
As of 1 December 2011 there were 74765 registered electors in Fenland, giving an
average of 1869 electors per councillor. The district council submitted electorate
figures for 2018, following the strict Boundary Commission calculations and guidance
which projected an increase in electorate of 5502 to 80267. This figure correlates
with Office of National Statistic estimates. Retaining 40 Councillors would result in an
average of 2007 electors per councilor, this is comparable with other district councils.
These figures have been used to build the new warding arrangements.
The LGBCE confirmed that it was minded to adopt a Council size of 40, reserving
the right to increase or decrease the number of Councillors by 1 should a future
warding scheme emerge which better reflected the Boundary Commission criteria.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Fenland District Council’s proposal for the future warding arrangements of the
District has considered and addressed the LGBCE criteria of:
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Electoral equality
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Effective and convenient local government
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Community identity
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The level of member consultation and engagement has been extensive and
comprehensive, resulting in a scheme which the Council believes best reflects the
LGBCE criteria, the needs of the community we represent and to ensure the Council
can operate effectively and to the highest standards.
The final Council submission is to retain between 24 -26 district council wards
representing 39 district Councillors, this is a reduction of one Councillor from the
council size recommendations. This is due to the fact that the preferred warding
scheme of 39 Councillors which emerged better reflected the LGBCE criteria than a
scheme for 40 Councillors. As a result the average number of electors per councilor
changes to 2058.
The key factors in ensuring the LGBCE criteria have been met include:
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Ward sizes have been determined with a range of criteria to ensure they are
compact, reflect the geographical features of the area, the community
facilities, community identity and the electorate size.
Electoral equality has been achieved in the main and are within the LGBCE
tolerance of +/- 10%, and where this is not the case, substantial evidence has
been submitted.
Where possible we have utilised existing parishes as building blocks for the
proposed warding arrangements
Communication networks within wards are effective and there are no major
barriers within wards
The mixture of single member wards in addition to multiple member wards
ensures accountability, reflect communities whilst also ensuring ease of
access to elected representatives.
The structure and arrangements are understandable and meet the objectives
of the review without diluting the benefits of the current structure.
As part of the warding review the Working Group and Focus Groups have
considered ward names. The view was taken that for most wards the existing names
should remain to ensure clarity for electors. In some cases where wards have
changed significantly different names have been proposed.
The District Council’s proposed scheme has achieved cross party support, however
there are two areas which the Council’s membership were not able to reach a
consensus, therefore in the spirit of openness and transparency, we have put
forward the options considered and their respective benefits for the LGBCE’s
consideration. The two areas in question relate to Parson Drove and Wisbech St
Mary and the wards of Doddington and Wimblington. The issues associated with
each of the options will be illustrated in greater detail later in the Council submission
(APPENDIX 5)
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APPENDIX 1 CURRENT ELECTORATE BY WARD – 2011 ELECTORAL
FIGURES
NAME
CLLRS
Electors
Per Cllr
Variance
Bassenhally Ward
1
1275
1275
-32%
Benwick, Coates and Eastrea Ward
2
3462
1731
-7%
Birch Ward
1
1957
1957
5%
Clarkson Ward
1
1890
1890
1%
Delph Ward
1
1594
1594
-15%
Doddington Ward
1
1774
1774
-5%
Elm and Christchurch Ward
2
3774
1887
1%
Hill Ward
2
4231
2115
13%
Kingsmoor Ward
1
1242
1242
-34%
Kirkgate Ward
1
1833
1833
-2%
Lattersey Ward
1
1890
1890
1%
Manea Ward
1
1623
1623
-13%
March East Ward
3
5863
1954
5%
March North Ward
3
5602
1867
0%
March West Ward
3
5562
1854
-1%
Medworth Ward
Parson Drove and Wisbech St. Mary
Ward
1
2104
2104
13%
2
3870
1935
4%
Peckover Ward
1
1910
1910
2%
Roman Bank Ward
3
5310
1770
-5%
Slade Lode Ward
1
2016
2016
8%
St. Andrews Ward
1
2080
2080
11%
St. Marys Ward
1
2040
2040
9%
Staithe Ward
1
1875
1875
0%
The Mills Ward
1
2113
2113
13%
Waterlees Ward
2
4136
2068
11%
Wenneye Ward
1
1995
1995
7%
Wimblington Ward
1
1744
1744
-7%
74765
1869
TOTALS
40
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APPENDIX 2 EXISTING WARDING ARRANGEMENTS
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APPENDIX 3 FORECAST ELECTORATE BY PROPOSED WARD –
PROJECTED 2018 FIGURES
NAME
CLLR
ELECTORS
PER CLLR
VARIANCE
Benwick, Coates & Eastrea
2
4006
2003
-2.67%
Clarkson Ward
1
2237
2237
8.70%
Doddington
1
1910
1910
-7.19%
Elm & Christchurch
2
3904
1952
-5.15%
Kirkgate Ward
1
2052
2052
-0.29%
Manea
1
1924
1924
-6.51%
March East
3
6278
2093
1.68%
March North
3
5972
1991
-3.27%
March West
3
6180
2060
0.10%
Medworth Ward
1
2189
2189
6.37%
Octavia Hill Ward
Parson Drove & Wisbech St
Mary
2
4454
2227
8.21%
2
4140
2070
0.58%
Peckover Ward
1
2014
2014
-2.14%
Roman Bank
3
5538
1846
-10.30%
Slade Lode
1
2219
2219
7.82%
Staithe Ward
1
1922
1922
-6.61%
The Birch
1
2217
2217
7.73%
The Mills
1
2184
2184
6.12%
Waterlees Village Ward
2
4373
2187
6.24%
Wenneye
1
2227
2227
8.21%
Whittlesey Central
1
1886
1886
-8.36%
Whittlesey East
1
2179
2179
5.88%
Whittlesey North
1
2030
2030
-1.36%
Whittlesey North East
1
2239
2239
8.79%
Whittlesey West
1
2198
2198
6.80%
Wimblington
1
1795
1795
-12.78%
39
80267
2058
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FORECAST ELECTORATE BY PROPOSED WARDS – PROJECTED 2018
FIGURES
(Options for wards where a consensus of opinion has not been reached.)
NAME
CLLR
ELECTORS
PER CLLR
VARIANCE
Doddington & Wimblington
2
3705
1853
-9.99%
Wimblington & Manea
2
3719
1860
-9.65%
Parson Drove
1
2063
2063
0.24%
Wisbech St Mary
1
2077
2077
0.92%
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APPENDIX 4 PROPOSED DISTRICT WARDING ARRANGEMENTS –
OPTIONS 1 & 2
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APPENDIX 5 INDIVIDUAL WARD PROFILES
WHITTLESEY – NORTH – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE 2030 VARIANCE -1.36%
ROADS IN THE PROPOSED WARD
Anthony Close
Barnes Way
Bowker Way
Bretts Way
Childers Street
Commons Road
Comptons Brook
Crossway Hand
Dapple Gardens
Glenfields
Harvester Road
Headlands Way
Hinton Close
Holland Close
Irving Burgess Close
Morris Close
Northgate
Northgate Close
Owens Gardens
Peterborough Road
Plough Road
Reidy Gardens
Snowley Park
Stonald Avenue
Stonald Road
Sudbury Court
Tower Close
Tudor Close
Waterside Gardens
West Delph
West End
Yarwells Headland
Yarwells Walk
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EVIDENCE OF COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST
This ward is characterised by the external Fenland district boundary, the A605 in
addition to the B1040. The community is well established and contains housing
estates which have long time affiliations. The ward boundary does not follow the
B1040 until its ultimate link with the A605 as this area has closer ties with the town
centre rather than the suburban estates. It is proposed that Whittlesey North West is a
single member ward as historically the town of Whittlesey is familiar with that
arrangement and the electorate feel it provides them with effective representation. It is
proposed that all the ward names in Whittlesey Town (parish) are changed to better
reflect their geographical location, therefore fostering greater elector understanding.
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WHITTLESEY CENTRAL – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE 1886 VARIANCE -8.36%
Arnolds Lane
Barratts Close
Bassenhally Court
Bassenhally Road
Blunts Lane
Broad Street
Bruces Court
Cemetery Road
Claygate
Cross Road
Delph
Delph Street
Drybread Road
East Delph
Eastgate
Eastgate Mews
Eastrea Road
Edgars Row
Elm Park
Finkle Court
Finkle Lane
Gale Gardens
George Gardens
Gilbert Close
Gracious Street
Harpers Close
Harts Lane
Hemmerley Drive
High Causeway
James Gardens
Lattersey Close
Low Cross
Market Place
Market Street
Martin Court
Millers Court
Monks Close
Munday Gardens
Norman Close
Odin Close
Old Crown Lane
Oldfield Gardens
Orchard Street
Owls End
Pinewood Avenue
Plough Crescent
Plough Road
Queen Street
Reubens Yard
Richardson Way
Searles Court
Stonald Road
Syers Lane
The Baulk
The Paddocks
Viking Way
Wash Lane
West End
Whitmore Street
Windmill Street
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This ward is characterised by the A605 in part as the southern boundary, Broad
Street, Market Street and Eastgate also provide the southern boundary. The western
boundary is the B1040, in addition to Stonald Road and Plough Road. The eastern
boundary flanks the school playing field. Discussions had taken place as to whether
Coronation Avenue would provide greater clarity for the eastern boundary however
this option was discounted as Coronation Avenue has greater affiliations with Victory
Avenue, these two avenues are long established housing estates with close
community and family connections. The ward is determined by the town centre which
straddles the A605 which is why this is reflected in the make-up of the proposed ward,
this naturally forms the heart of the ward in addition to the two schools Alderman
Jacobs and Sir Harry Smiths. This ward is proposed as a single member ward.
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WHITTLESEY NORTH EAST WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE 2239 VARIANCE 8.79%
Constable Close
Constable Crescent
Coronation Avenue
Crescent Close
Crescent Road
Curlew Close
Davie Lane
Drybread Road
Eastrea Road
Feldale Place
Godwit Close
Grebe Close
Guildenburgh Crescent
Gull Way
Heron Close
Kingfisher Road
Ladysmith Avenue
Lapwing Drive
Mallard Close
Moorhen Road
Moretons Close
Newlands Road
Otago Close
Otago Road
Plover Road
Redshank Close
Roman Close
Sandpiper Close
Swallow Close
Swan Close
Swan Road
Teal Road
Victory Avenue
Whiteacres
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The northern boundary is determined by the external district boundary, the eastern
boundary ties closely with the urban town boundary therefore retaining the town
community rather than encompassing the surrounding rural area. The southern
boundary is represented by the A605. The ward encompasses Coronation and Victory
Avenue which have close associations in terms of them being linked suburban
housing areas, therefore both contain similar housing types, the two also have close
family connections. The ward is characterised by its suburban nature and density of
population. The socio economic characteristics of the ward make it well integrated.
Good road links across and within the area also ensure it complies with the criteria of
effective and convenient local government. This is proposed as a single member
ward.
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WHITTLESEY WEST - SINGLE MEMBER WARD
Abbey Way
Aliwal Road
Ashline Grove
Ayres Grove
Barrs Street
Bates Court
Boyce Close
Braemar Gardens
Briggate Crescent
Briggate East
Briggate Quay
Briggate West
Broad Street
Church Street
Churchfield Way
Duddington Gardens
Eastgate
Falcon Lane
Fenland Court
Garden Grove
Hallcroft Road
Horsegate
Horsegate Lane
Inhams Road
London Street
Love Lane
Manor View
Mansion Gardens
Market Place
Market Street
Oxford Gardens
Paradise Lane
Park Lane
Parkinsons Lane
Peterborough Road
Piketts Close
Pingle Close
Poles Court
Portland Place
Priors Road
Ramsey Road
Riverside Close
Saxon Road
Scaldgate
Scaldgate Court
Snoots Road
St Andrews Place
St Marys Street
Station Road
The Bower
The Limes
The Old School Mews
The Stables
Turners Lane
Wakelyn Road
West End
Whitmore Street
Willow Close
Woolpack Lane
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The proposed ward boundary to the north is largely represented by the A605 with the
only deviation from this being the removal of the geographical centre of the town
which is encompassed within the central ward due to the similarity of characteristics
of this area. The southern boundary follows the railway line and the eastern boundary
largely follows the B1093. The ward is characterised by linked housing estates which
contain similar property types. The estates have close affiliations as all the local
children attend The Park Lane (Foundation) Primary school which is the heart of this
proposed ward. This is proposed as a single member ward
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WHITTLESEY – EAST WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
Aliwal Road
Bank Close
Bellmans Close
Bellmans Grove
Bellmans Road
Bens Close
Bramble Close
Buckles Gardens
Burdett Grove
Cemetery Road
Charles Road
Cherry Tree Grove
Chestnut Crescent
Collins Court
Debdale Court
Diana Close
Duckworth Close
Eastfield Drive
Eastgate
Eastrea Road
Florence Close
Ford Close
Forge Close
Hannington Close
Hawthorne Drive
Hunsbury Close
Inhams Court
Inhams Road
Kendall Croft
Leeward Gardens
Linley Road
Marne Road
Mill Road
Millfield Way
Mountbatten Way
Mulberry Close
Nene Close
New Road
Nursery Gardens
Oldeamere Way
Palmer Close
Quinion Close
Stafford Road
Station Road
Sycamore Road
The Byres
The Grove
The Rookery
Walnut Close
Wild Boar Close
Windsor Place
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The northern boundary is represented by the A605, the southern boundary follows the
railway line. The eastern boundary follows the track between the railway line and Half
Acre Drove and the western boundary follows largely the B1093 and the perimeter of
the Manor Leisure Centre. The key roads within the proposed ward are Station Road
and New Road as to a great extent all the other roads within the ward join to them.
The nature of the proposed ward is largely suburban with the key affiliation for all the
local streets being New Road Primary school, this and Lattersey Field Nature reserve
form the heart of the ward and ensure there is a great sense of pride and affiliation to
the local area. This is proposed as a single member ward
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BENWICK, COATES AND EASTREA – DUAL MEMBER WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE 4006 ELECTORS PER COUNCILLOR
2003 VARIANCE -2.67%
Aliwal Road
Jones Lane
Alpha Close
Kelful Close
Kings Close
Bakehouse Close
Kings Delph
Barnfield Gardens
Beggars Bridge
Kings Delph Drove
Kings Dyke
Benwick Road
Lilyholt Road
Bevills Pasture
Blackbush Drove
March Road
Blackthorn Court
Marriotts Drove
Bryony Close
Mayfield Road
Nene Parade
Buntings Drove
Neneside
Burnthouse Road
Burnthouse Sidings
Nobles Close
North Green
Cambers New Drove
Oilmills Road
Cambridge Row
Old West Estate
Chapel Gardens
Peakes Drive
Chapel Lane
Quakers Drove
Chaplins Close
Ramsey Road
Chase Road
Reach Drove
Church Gardens
Red Barn
Coates Road
River Close
Cock Bank
School Close
Crease Bank
Skeifs Row
Cricketers Way
Slatebarn Drove
Cross Drove
South Green
Doddington Road
Springfields
Drybread Road
Station Road
Duncombes Road
Storers Walk
Eastrea Road
Summerfield Way
Eldernell Lane
Farcet Road
Sunnyville Road
Fields View
The Drove
The Fold
Fieldside
The Old Orchard
Floods Ferry Road
Forty Foot Bank
Thornham Way
Turf Drove
Fountain Close
Glassmoor Bank
Turningtree Road
Green Lane
Underwood Close
Grounds Way
White Hart Drive
Hakes Drove
Whitecross
Hartlands
Whittlesey Road
Heron Way
Willowbrook Drive
High Street
Wisbech Road
Ibbersons Drove
Wype Road
Jones Drove
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The northern boundary is determined by the external Fenland district boundary as is
the case for the majority of the western boundary, however other elements of the
western boundary follow the urban town boundary. The eastern boundary follows the
existing Whittlesey parish boundary as we were keen to utilise existing parishes as
building blocks for the district warding arrangements. This ward also encompasses
the parish of Benwick. There are minimal changes to this warding proposal from the
existing warding arrangements. The villages encompassed within the ward have a
clear sense of community identity, the villages encompass schools, shops and GP
surgeries therefore the villages are largely self- sufficient. Electors within the villages
do not associate themselves with the Town of Whittlesey for electoral purposes. Due
to the scale of the ward, in order to achieve electoral equality, we propose this
remains a dual member ward.
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CHATTERIS – BIRCH WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
Anvil Close
Augustus Way
Birch Avenue
Birch Close
Briar Close
Bridle Close
Chantry Close
Church Lane
Church Walk
Curlew Avenue
Delve Terrace
Elder Place
Farriers Gate
Furrowfields Road
Glebe Close
Green Park
Hazel Close
Hunters Close
Juniper Drive
Mallard Close
New Road
Newlands Road
Old School Drive
Palmers Walk
Queensway
Saddlers Way
St Francis Drive
St Martins Close
St Martins Road
St Pauls Drive
St Peters Drive
St Stephens Drive
Swan Drive
Teal Close
The Elms
The Orchards
The Pastures
The Shrubbery
Vicarage Close
Wesley Drive
Windsor Close
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The north and eastern boundary is formed by the town bypass the A142, the internal
boundary follows Furrowfields Road and then weaves round the roads off Market Hill,
all these roads with the exception of New Road (B1098) are cul-de-sacs which is why
they are proposed to remain within the neighbouring Wenneye Ward to ensure
convenient and effective local government. The proposed ward is made up primarily
of housing estates, the majority of which come off subsidiary roads from the B1098.
All of the estates are connected by a series of footpaths therefore community links are
established. In addition all the local children attend Glebelands Primary school which
is at the heart of the proposed ward. It is proposed this is a single member ward.
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CHATTERIS – SLADE LODE WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
Albert Way
Alma Terrace
Angoods Lane
Ash Grove
Badney Drove
Beaufort Drive
Beckett Way
Beezling Fen Drove
Black Horse Lane
Bridge Street
Burnsfield Estate
Burnsfield Street
Chapel Lane
Coxs Lane
Curf Fen Drove
Cygnet Drive
Dobbs Yard
Dock Road
Doddington Road
Drake Avenue
Fenland Way
Fenton Way
First Drove
First Furlong Drove
Forty Foot Bank
Furrowfields Road
George Way
Gipson Close
Grenadiers Drive
Gull Way
Harbour Court
Heronshaw
High Street
Honeysome Road
Huntingdon Road
Johnson Way
Kempston Court
Kingfisher Close
Larham Way
Lode Way
Marritt Close
Old Station Place
Parkers Close
Pecks Yard
Plover Close
Porters Yard
Pound Road
Quaker Way
Quayside
Railway Lane
Ravenscroft
Second Drove
Slade Way
Station Street
Tern Gardens
The Grove
Treeway
Turf Fen Lane
Westmoor Drove
Whaleys Yard
Windmill Mews
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The north and western boundaries following the existing Chatteris parish boundary,
therefore building on existing established communities. The eastern boundaries follow
in part the A141 until it crosses the forty foot drain, from there the boundary cuts
through to the eastern A142 then snaking through the town until it links back with the
A141 then onto the centre of the Twenty Foot Drain which links to the parish
boundary. Initial discussions centred around the town boundary being restricted to the
A142 to the north and east, with the southern boundary being derived from the
external district boundary and the western boundary being the A141 until it links with
the A142. The issue with this consideration is that the electorate residing in Curf and
Willey Terrace to the west of the town clearly identify themselves as town residents,
they use the town for shopping and local children attend the local schools namely,
Burnsfield Infants School and King Edward Junior School which are both located in
this proposed ward. As a result the Focus groups considered the consultation
feedback and agreed the boundary of the proposed Slade Load ward should extend
to the existing parish boundary to truly reflect established communities of interest. It is
proposed that Slade Load is a single member ward.
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CHATTERIS – THE MILLS WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
Beechwood Gardens
Blackmill Road
Blackthorn Close
Chatteris Road
Clare Street
Eden Crescent
Fairbairn Way
Fairview Avenue
Fairview Crescent
Fairview Drive
Fairview Gardens
Fairway
Fen View
Garretts Yard
Gibside Avenue
Haighs Close
Harold Heading Close
Hinchingbrooke Drive
Hive End Court
Huntingdon Road
James Gage Close
Linden Drive
London Road
Lyons Court
Mayfly Close
Meadow Close
Millfield Close
Neils Way
Reed Close
Rosemary Lane
Salem Court
Southampton Place
Station Road
Stocking Drove
The Jetty
The Sycamores
Vincent Close
Waterfields
West End Close
West Street
Westbourne Close
Westbourne Road
Whitemill Road
Willow Tree Close
Wimpole Street
York Road
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The south, east and western boundaries of the proposed ward are determined by the
external district boundary. The northern boundary follows Horseley Fen Drove track
until it meets Burrow Pond, cutting across to London Road B1050 until it meets the
Station Road junction.
The proposed ward encapsulates the interlinked West Street and Fairway Housing
Estates that are located to the west of London Road. The rural properties to the south
of the ward are accessed from London Road, although these properties are rural in
nature, London Road provides the only effective transport link to any settlement
without crossing the district boundary, therefore these properties are included within
this ward. It is proposed this is a single member ward.
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CHATTERIS – WENNEYE WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
Allens Yard
Belmont Gardens
Boadicea Court
Boxing Boys Mews
Cricketers Way
East Park Street
Eastbourne Close
Eastbourne Road
Eastwood
Ellingham Gardens
Halsbury Court
High Street
Hilda Clarke Close
Honey Lane
Horsegate Gardens
Joshua Close
King Edward Road
Lindsells Walk
London Road
Manor Gardens
Marian Way
Market Hill
Megans Way
Old Auction Yard
Old Forge Gardens
Park Street
Parkside
Railway Lane
Ronalds Way
Ruston Court
South Park Street
St Martins Road
Station Road
Station Street
The Hawthorns
Tithe Road
Tribune Close
Victoria Street
Wenny Court
Wenny Estate
Wenny Road
Wood Street
Woodside
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The eastern boundary is the A142, the western boundary is provided by the B1050.
There is a well-established community contained with the proposed ward as it is
made up of suburban estates including housing developments within the town centre.
The local children attend the local Cromwell Community College which is a central
focus within the ward. The ward is essentially self contained including school faciliites,
shops, GP surgeries and two local places of worship.
In addition this ward contains the proposed development at Tithe Farm, the forecast
electoral figures ensure that even in the unlikely event that this development does not
progress to the scale which the Council considers it realistically might, then the
electorate will remain within the tolerance figure by the LGBCE
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MARCH – MARCH WEST WARD – THREE MEMBER WARD
2060 VARIANCE 0.10%
Acre Road
Adelaide Place
Almond Drive
Anglers Close
Aspenwood Grove
Atlantic Close
Babble Close
Beck Close
Birchwood Avenue
Blossom Terrace
Bluebell Way
Boundary Drive
Brewin Avenue
Broad Street
Brook Close
Brooks Road
Burberry Close
Burrowmoor Road
Butt Avenue
Buttercup Close
Causeway Close
Causeway
Gardens
Chapel Street
Cherryholt Avenue
Cherrywood
Avenue
Cherrywood Green
Chestnut Crescent
Church Close
Church Street
City Road
Clover Close
Coalville Close
Coneywood Road
Conway Close
Corn Mill
Coronation Close
Cousins Close
Cricketers Close
Cross Road
Crown Close
Dahlia Close
Daisy Avenue
Dartford Road
Deben Close
Deptford Close
Duncombes Road
East Close
Ellingham Avenue
Elliott Road
Ermine Close
Fishermans Drive
Floods Ferry Road
Gas Road
Gaul Road
Goosetree Estate
Grandford Drove
Grange Road
Grays Lane
Gresley Way
Hakes Drove
Harvester Close
Heritage Way
High Street
Hillside Road
Hundred Road
Jobs Lane
Jones Close
Kent Way
Kingswood Road
Kirk Ogden Close
Knights End Road
Lewis Close
Linwood Lane
Maiden Stile Close
Marina Drive
Marram Court
Marylebone Road
Meadowlands
Middle Road
Mill Hill Lane
Millfield Close
Norwood Road
Nursery Drive
Oak Tree Close
Orwell Drive
Oxbow Crescent
Pacific Close
Park View East
Park View West
Peas Hill Road
Pentland Way
Peyton Avenue
Phillips Chase
Plowright Close
Poppy Lane
Princess Avenue
Prospect Road
Ravenhill Drive
Rectory Drive
Richards Close
Richmond Avenue
Riverbank Close
Rookswood Road
Russell Avenue
Saxon Way
Shaw Drive
Smiths Chase
Springfield Avenue
St Thomas Drive
St Wendredas
Drive
Staceys Way
Staffurths Bridge
Road
Steeple View
Summer Gardens
Sunflower Avenue
Swale Close
Swanley Gardens
Sycamore Close
The Avenue
The Birches
The Causeway
The Chase
The Green
The Windsors
Truman Avenue
Turnbull Road
Waveney Drive
West Close
West End
West Fen Drove
White Horse
Gardens
Whitemoor Road
Whittlesey Road
Willow Drive
Wimblington Road
Windsor Drive
Wisbech Road
Woodville Drive
Yardy Close
Yarrow Close
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The proposed March West ward covers the whole western section of the town, hence
local electors will easily identify with the ward name. The northern, southern and
western boundaries are provided by the existing March town parish boundary with the
eastern boundary commencing from the Mill Hill Roundabout in the south (at the
junction with the A141) north via Wimblington Road, High Street, Broad Street,
Wisbech Road, Norwood Road, Hundred Road to the northern town boundary. The
proposed ward contains the March bypass (A141) and all the areas accessed from
this main trunk road, thus ensuring effective and convenient local government.
The proposed changes to this ward are minimal as strong local feedback confirmed it
reflects local communities. It is recommended that all the March town wards are three
member wards, this has been a long established governance arrangement within the
town and due to the relative density of population it is felt that a three member ward
gives electors ease of accessibility to their elected representatives.
There are housing developments scheduled to be built in this proposed ward by 2018,
as a result the warding proposal locates some of the proposed development in March
West ward and a proportion in March East, this is to ensure that even if the
development does not progress at the expected rate, then the estimated increase in
electorate is spread across two town wards. This proposal reduces the risk to the
forecast electoral figures whilst ensuring that both wards will retain electoral equality
as they will remain within the LGBCE tolerance figure of +/- 10% from the average
number of electors represented by each councillor.
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MARCH – MARCH EAST WARD – THREE MEMBER WARD
2093 VARIANCE 1.68%
Abbeygate Court
Alberts Drive
Aldeby Close
Apple Grove
Apple Tree Close
Ashbeach Road
Asplin Avenue
Badgeney End
Badgeney Road
Barkers Lane
Belmont Road
Bevills Place
Binnimoor Road
Bittern Way
Bosworth Way
Breton Avenue
Britannia View
Broad Street
Camargue Drive
Cavalry Drive
Cavalry Park
Chandlers Way
Cleveland Bay
Clydesdale Close
Coleseed Road
Collingwood Avenue
Cotswold Close
Creek Road
Deerfield Road
Dragoon Drive
East Drive
Eastwood Avenue
Elwyn Court
Elwyn Road
Elwyndene Road
Fairfax Way
Field Baulk
Fleetwood Close
Fleming Court
Gimbert Square
Green Street
Grounds Avenue
Haslehurst Close
Heathcote Close
Henry Orbell Close
Heron Walk
High Street
Hook Drove
Hook Road
Horsemoor Road
Hunters Chase
Hurst Avenue
Hussars Court
Ingoldsby Close
Ireton Way
Jordans Close
Kelsey Way
Kingfisher Close
Mallard Way
Mallett Close
Market Place
Meadow Drive
Mill View
Mills Gardens
Milner Close
Monte Long Close
Monument View
Morton Avenue
Nene Parade
New Road
Noble Gardens
Norico Bay
North Drive
Olivers Way
Orchard Close
Orchard Road
Orchard Road South
Papworth Road
Percheron Drive
Plover Drive
River Drive
Robshaw Close
Rodham Road
Rosedene Drive
Roses Close
Rosewood Close
Scargells Yard
Shaftesbury Court
Sheppersons Grove
Sherbrooke Close
Silt Road
Smiths Drive
South Drive
St Johns Road
St Peters Road
Station Road
Stonecross Way
Strawberry Way
Suffolk Way
Swallow Way
Swift Close
The Avenue
The Bramleys
The Causeway
The Greys
The Shires
The Walnuts
Town End Pits Lane
Upwell Road
West Drive
Wherry Close
White Lion Close
Wigstones Road
Wimblington Road
Woodlands Avenue
Worsley Chase
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The eastern and southern boundaries of this proposed ward are provided by the
existing March (town) parish boundary, thus we intend to utilise the existing parishes
which representative of existing established communities as building blocks for the
proposed warding arrangements. The western boundary follows the main
Wimblington Road through the High Street and Broad Street where it meets the
northern boundary at Station Road, this boundary progresses to St John’s Road back
to the river at which point the boundary follows the river where it joins the eastern
boundary.
Changes to this proposed ward are limited as the ward takes in existing well
established communities. The ward is self sufficient encompassing shops, health
care provision in addition the community is linked by Cavalry Primary School.
A new housing development is scheduled to be developed in this area prior to 2018,
this forecast in electorate growth has been considered when formulating the proposed
warding arrangements. Should the development not progress as expected the
electorate figures are future proof as the development is split between the proposed
March East ward and March West, therefore electoral equality is maintained if the
development progresses in accordance with expectations or not.
Similar to March West it is proposed to retain this ward as a three member ward due
to the long established governance arrangement within the town, whilst also enabling
ease of accessibility for local electors to their respective political representatives.
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MARCH – MARCH NORTH WARD – THREE MEMBER WARD
1991 VARIANCE -3.27%
Acacia Grove
Alder Close
Alexander Gardens
Alftruda Close
All Saints Close
Alpha Street
Ash Grove
Beech Grove
Berryfield
Blue Ridge Gardens
Bramble Walk
Bronze Street
Burn Street
Burnet Gardens
Campbell Way
Cawood Close
Cedar Close
Century Way
College Gardens
County Road
Cowslip Place
Creek Fen
Creek Road
Cromwell Road
Dagless Way
Dartford Road
Darthill Road
Elm Close
Elm Road
Estover Road
Flaggrass Hill Road
Foxglove Way
Gold Street
Gordon Avenue
Great Eastern Road
Great Northern Close
Harebell Close
Hawthorne Grove
Henford Gardens
Henson Road
Hereward Street
High School Close
Highfield Road
Hobart Court
Hundred Road
Kingsley Street
Laburnum Grove
Landau Way
Lime Grove
Locomotive Drive
Longhill Road
Maple Grove
Marsh Close
Mayors Close
Nene Parade
New Park
Newlands Avenue
Nightall Drive
North Street
Norwalde Street
Norwood Avenue
Norwood Crescent
Norwood Road
Peterhouse Crescent
Poplar Close
Primrose Crescent
Princes Walk
Queen Street Close
Queens Street
Regent Avenue
Riverdown
Robingoodfellows Lane
Roman Way
Shaftesbury Avenue
Silver Street
Southwell Close
St Johns Chase
St Johns Road
St Marys Drive
Station Road
Stephenson Close
Stevens Way
Swan Court
Swanton Close
The Hollies
The Junction
The Laurels
The Parks
Thornton Road
Wake Road
Waterside Gardens
Westwood Avenue
Wheel Centre
Wigstones Road
Wilkinson Close
Willowherb Close
Wisbech Road
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The northern boundary is provided by the existing March (town) parish boundary
along Twenty Foot River. The eastern boundary follows the river to ST John’s Road
and Station Road through Dartford Road onto Wisbech Road. The mini roundabout at
Wisbech Road, Norwood Road is the split for the western boundary, which follows
Norwood Road north into Hundred Road past Her Majesty’s Prison, Whitemoor where
it terminates at the existing (town) parish boundary.
Due to the nature of the proposed ward it is self-sufficient containing shops, schools
including Westwood Junior School, Maple Grove Infants School and All Saints Interchurch Primary School, all of which are a hub for local community activities. In
addition the ward contains one of the largest employers in the town, Whitemoor
Prison therefore transport links within the areas are well established and the social
club provides a focus for local community activities.
Similar to March West and East it is proposed to retain this ward as a three member
ward due to the long established governance arrangement within the town. These
proposed warding arrangements reflect established local communities whilst also
enabling ease of accessibility for local electors to their respective political
representatives.
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DODDINGTON WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD / DUAL WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE AS A SINGLE MEMBER WARD 1910
VARIANCE -7.19%
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE AS A DUAL MEMBER WARD WITH
WIMBLINGTON 3705 ELECTORS PER COUNCILLOR 1853 VARIANCE -9.99%
Ancaster Way
Beech Avenue
Beezling Fen Drove
Benwick Road
Bevills Close
Brickmakers Arms Lane
Burdett Close
Carpenters Way
Cedar Avenue
Chestnut Close
Childs Lane
Church Lane
Cooks Green
Cornfields
Cowslip Close
Cypress Close
Dexter Close
Doddington Road
Drivers Close
Dykemoor Drove
Dykemoor Drove North
Eastalls Close
Eastmoor Lane
Fen View
Floods Ferry Road
Forty Foot Bank
Harvest Close
High Street
Holly Drive
Hospital Road
Huntingdon Road
Hunts Close
Ingles Lane
Knights Close
Manor Estate
Miller Close
New Street
Newgate Street
Oaktree Close
Orchard Drive
Parsons Land Drove
Peyton Close
Primrose Hill
Puddock Road
Ronalds Way
Sutton Way
The Cherries
The Grange
The Larches
The Oaks
The Rowans
Thistledown
Turf Fen Lane
Walden Close
Willow Close
Wimblington Road
Wood Street
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During the extensive consultation period, Doddington Ward, as highlighted earlier in
the report, is one of the wards where a consensus of opinion was not reached. As a
result, the cross party Member Working Group agreed that, both options considered
should be put forward to the LGBCE to enable them to make an informed decision as
to the warding arrangement they would like to consult the wider public in relation to.
Option 1: This option proposes to retain Doddington as a single member ward. In
this scenario it is proposed that the ward should reflect entirely the existing
Doddington Parish Boundary.
Option 2: This option would involve the neighbouring ward Wimblington. Should this
option be taken forward by the LGBCE Doddington and Wimblington would be
combined and become a dual member ward. This option has been considered during
the consultation phase as Wimblington as a single member ward does not achieve
the LGBCE threshold in terms of electoral equality. The projected electorate in 2018
would result in the ward having an electoral variance of -12.78% from the average.
Should this be the LGBCE preferred option the proposed dual ward would follow the
existing parish boundaries of Doddington and Wimblington.
OPTION
OPTION 1 SINGLE
MEMBER WARD
OPTION 2 DUAL MEMBER
WARD
MEMBER FEEDBACK
MEMBER FEEDBACK
PROS
CONS
• Neighbouring ward
• Achieves electoral
equality for
cannot attain
Doddington
electoral equality
• Maintains
community identity
• Reflects Parish
Council views
• Achieves LGBCE
criteria of effective
and convenient local
government
• Maintains village self
sufficiency
• Future proof
•
•
•
Achieves electoral
equality across
neighbouring
parishes,
Doddington and
Wimblington
Builds on links
between the villages
which are informally
established
Future proof
•
•
Dilution of
community
Local opposition
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•
Achieves LGBCE
government
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WIMBLINGTON WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD / DUAL WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE AS A SINGLE MEMBER WARD 1795
VARIANCE -12.78%
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE AS A DUAL MEMBER WARD WITH
DODDINGTON 3705, ELECTORS PER COUNCILLOR 1853, VARIANCE -9.99%
Access Road Off Manea Road
Addison Road
Ash Tree Close
Block Fen Drove
Blue Lane
Bridge Lane
Byall Fen Drove
Chapel Lane
Church Street
Coney Walk
Coneywood Road
Dobson Walk
Doddington Road
Dolby Close
Eastwood End
Eaton Estate
Fenland Close
Frogs Abbey Lane
Fullers Lane
Governess Close
Greenwood Way
Hassock Way
Honeymead Road
Hook Lane
Hook Road
Horsemoor Road
King Street
Lyon Walk
Manea Road
March Road
Meadow Way
Meadow Way South
Morley Way
Morton Way
Nixhill Road
Norfolk Street
Norman Way
Old Bakery Close
Orchard Way
Parkfield Lane
Pond Close
Ray Court
Rhonda Park
Rose Cottage Gardens
Sixteen Foot Bank
St Peters Drive
The Chase
The Paddocks
Tudor Place
Waggoners Way
Walnut Tree Walk
Webb Gardens
Wimblington Road
Woodysfield
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As documented in the previous evidence relating to Doddington Ward, Wimblington is
an area where, during the consultation period, consensus was not reached. As a
result there are potentially three options for Wimblington which the cross party
Member Working Group have agreed be put forward to the LGBCE for consideration.
Option 1: This option would retain Wimblington as a single member ward, should
this be the preferred option of the LGBCE, the proposed ward would follow entirely
the existing Wimblington parish boundary.
Option 2: This option would combine Wimblington with Doddington and create this
as a dual member ward. As mentioned previously should this option be endorsed by
the LGBCE the dual member ward would reflect the boundaries of Doddington and
Wimblington Parishes.
OPTION
OPTION 1 SINGLE
MEMBER WARD
OPTION 2 DUAL MEMBER
WARD
MEMBER FEEDBACK
MEMBER FEEDBACK
PROS
CONS
• Maintains
• LGBCE criteria of
community identity
electoral equality is
not achieved in
• Reflects Doddington
Wimblington
Parish Council views
• Limited future
• Achieves LGBCE
proofing
government
•
•
•
•
Achieves electoral
equality across
neighbouring
parishes,
Doddington and
Wimblington
Builds on links
between the villages
which are informally
established
Future proof
Achieves LGBCE
government
•
•
Dilution of
community
Local opposition
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MANEA WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE 1924, VARIANCE -6.51%
Access Road From Iretons Way To
Greys Farm Horsle*
Acorn Lane
Annabelle Avenue
Barkclay Court
Bedford Bank
Bedford View
Block Fen Drove
Byall Fen Drove
Carpenters Close
Cathedral View
Charlemont Drive
Days Lode Road
Dunvegan Close
East Street
Edwards Way
Engine Bank
Fallow Corner Drove
Festival Close
Fifty Road
Fodder Fen Road
Georgina Close
Glebe Close
Hiblings Row
High Street
Holly Close
Horseway
Hutchinson Close
Iretons Way
Jolley Close
Langwood Fen Drove
Langwood Hill Drove
New Road
Nightingale Walk
Normoor Drove
Orchard Close
Orchard Way
Park Road
Parkview Lane
Poppyfields
Providence Place
Purls Bridge Drove
Rutland Way
Scholars Close
School Lane
Short Drive
Sixteen Foot Bank
Station Road
Straight Road
Swallow Court
Teachers Close
The Bank
Tucks Yard
Valentine Close
Wenny Road
Westfield Road
Williams Way
Willow Drive
Wimblington Road
Wisbech Road
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The proposed ward largely encapsulates the existing parish of Manea, therefore
retaining existing established communities; this is certainly reflected in the northern
boundary, the eastern boundary is the external Fenland district boundary, it is
proposed to extend the southern boundary down to the proposed new boundary for
Birch and The Mills ward in Chatteris, namely the A142 to the Forty Foot Drain where
it joins back to the A141. Whilst the proposed changes to Manea appear
geographically substantial, it is not proposed that the ward name is changed as the
rural properties which are proposed to move into the Manea ward from the existing
Chatteris parish, all currently associate themselves with Manea rather than Chatteris.
The proposal includes moving all the properties along the route from Manea to A142,
via Horseway and all the properties accessed from the A142. This ensures the
LGBCE criteria of convenient and effective local government is addressed as all the
properties have good road access to Manea village, which is the natural focus of the
ward. Making these changes does involve moving more than 100 electors from the
existing Chatteris parish, therefore warding this area until such time as a community
governance review can be under taken to realign all the boundaries, would be viable.
Manea ward is rural in its nature, the central village is self- sufficient, as it contains a
local shop, post office, public house, village hall and Royal British Legion Hall, both of
which tend to be the focus of community events. In addition Manea also has a primary
school which is a focal point for local children. The village also hosts a retained Fire
Station and in addition benefits from a railway station, as a direct result of the station
there tends to be movement from the surrounding rural properties into the village.
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ELM AND CHRISTCHURCH WARD – DUAL MEMBER WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE 3904, ELECTORS PER COUNCILLOR
1952, VARIANCE -5.15%
Abington Grove
All Saints Close
Atkinsons Lane
Back Road
Begdale Road
Belt Drove
Birch Grove
Bramley Court
Bullfinch Way
Cedar Way
Church Grove
Church Road
Coldham Bank
Coldham Estate
Colletts Bridge Lane
Crown Avenue
Crown Drove
Crown Road
Curston Close
Ecton Grove
Elm Low Road
Elmwood Mews
Euximoor Drove
Fen View
Fen Way
Flint Way
Fridaybridge Road
Goosetree Estate
Gosmoor Lane
Grace Court
Graysmoor Drove
Green Lane
Grove Gardens
Halfpenny Lane
Halfpenny Toll Road
Henry Warby Avenue
High Road
Holly Avenue
Ingle Road
Jew House Drove
Kilderkin Close
Kirkhams Lane
Laddus Drove
Laurel Drive
Long Drove
Low Road
Main Road
Maltmas Drove
Maple Road
March Riverside
March Road
Mill Way
Molls Drove
Mumbys Drove
Needham Bank
Nettle Bank
New Bridge Lane
Oldfield Avenue
Orchard Close
Outwell Road
Overstone Drive
Overstone Road
Padgetts Road
Peartree Way
Poulters Drove
Primrose Gardens
Queens Drive
Redmoor Bank
Reed Way
Rose Lane
Roseberry Road
Rotten Drove
Scotts Road
Sixteen Foot Bank
South Brink
St Giles Grove
Station Road
Sywell Grove
The Croft
The Hill
The Leam
The Oaks
The Stitch
Thurlands Drove
Tower Road
Turf Lot Drove
Twenty Foot Road
Upwell Road
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Limes Avenue
Wales Bank
Wayside Estate
Well End
West Drive
Wisbech Road
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The proposed ward encapsulates entirely the Parishes of Elm and Christchurch, this
is currently a dual member ward and it is proposed the current governance
arrangements remain in place. Retaining the current ward boundary maintains the
rural character of this area as both parishes have a village association at the heart of
their communities, even though Elm is geographically close to Wisbech. Maintaining
the current warding arrangement builds on existing communities, achieves electoral
equality in addition to facilitating effective and convenient local government albeit over
a large geographical area. There is strong local opinion that Elm and Friday Bridge
remain linked in a warding arrangement as the two settlements have close
associations and evidence suggests electors travel between the two settlement areas.
Although further afield from the other main settlements in the area, Christchurch is
similar in character to Elm and Friday Bridge, all three of the main settlements in the
area are self- supporting with shops, public houses and places of worship, all three
settlements are of a similar socio-economic make-up. It is proposed to retain this area
as a dual member ward.
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WISBECH - WATERLEES VILLAGE WARD – DUAL MEMBER WARD
2187, VARIANCE 6.24%
Acacia Avenue
Admirals Drive
Apeldoorn Walk
Armada Close
Bath Road
Beatrice Road
Beechwood Close
Beechwood Road
Braeburn Avenue
Bramley Road
Brigstock Road
Buckingham Walk
Cherry Road
Coblands
Coldhorn Crescent
Conference Way
Crab Marsh
Eastfield Road
Edinburgh Drive
Gloucester Court
Goddard Crescent
Godwin Road
Granger Close
Grosvenor Road
Haley Close
Hawthorne Avenue
Hedgelands
Henson Close
Jubilee Walk
Kinderley Road
Kooreman Avenue
Lime Avenue
Lynn Road
Maple Avenue
Mount Pleasant Road
Myles Way
Nursery Drive
Ollard Avenue
Osborne Road
Payne Avenue
Potter Court
Prince Of Wales Close
Prins Avenue
Prins Court
Richard Young Close
Savory Road
Sherwood Avenue
Southfields Close
Southwell Road
St Martins Road
St Michaels Avenue
Storbeck Road
Tindall Close
Tinkers Drove
Walton Road
Waterlees Road
Westfield Road
Weston Miller Drive
Windmill Gardens
Windsor Drive
Worcester Road
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Waterlees Village’s Ward boundary to the north is provided by the external Fenland
District boundary, Lynn Road provides the eastern boundary, the south western
boundary is provided by Mount Pleasant Road to the point at which it reaches the
River Nene which provides the strong geographical western boundary. The proposed
ward is densely populated, a substantial proportion of registered electors in the area
do not have English as their first language. The ward is recognised as having
deprivation issues and therefore the area is made up of similar socio-economic
factors. The area contains within it a local Primary school, Cherry Orchards which
tends to be the focus of community activities. In addition the area also benefits from
the Oasis Community and Children’s Centre which features centrally in the ward and
is a hive of activity within the community. There are a number of play parks located
within the ward, such as Waterlees Adventure Playground, run by Cambridgeshire
County Council, which also provides a focus for local children. There is a strong
sense of community within the ward, which is reflected in the proposed name change
to Waterlees Village Ward, it is felt this will further encourage that sense of community
and local pride in the area. It is proposed this is a dual member ward.
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WISBECH - KIRKGATE WARD - SINGLE MEMBER WARD
Baxter Close
Black Bear Lane
Church Road
Clarence Road
Fen Close
Fenland Road
Grimmers Road
Jasmin Close
Jeffery Avenue
Kirkgate Street
Laburnum Close
Lebanon Drive
Lerowe Road
Lilac Close
Lucombe Drive
Lynn Road
Norwich Road
Oaklands Drive
Old Lynn Road
Pendula Road
Petts Close
Rectory Gardens
Rowan Close
Sandringham Avenue
Sefton Avenue
Steeple View
Tavistock Road
Trafford Park
Trafford Road
Turnpike Close
Wistaria Road
York Gardens
York Road
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The north east boundary to the proposed ward is represented by the external Fenland
district boundary, the south eastern boundary is provided by Norwich Road to the
point it joins the back of Colville Road, across Trafford Park onto York Road and
Clarkson Avenue to the point at which it joins Lynn Road (B198) which formulates the
western boundary.
The ward is characterised by its urban feel. Whilst it is not the town centre it is a busy
and densely populated ward. The main focus of the ward tends to be the two schools
located in Trafford Road, namely Clarkson Infant and Nursery school in addition to St
Peters Church of England aided Junior School. The area also centres around Fenland
Park which is the old site of Wisbech Town Football club. It is suggested that Kirkgate
ward is not subject to any changes as part of the LGBCE review of warding
arrangements as the strength of feedback received supported the fact that the ward
was well established and reflected the sense of community in the area. In addition the
existing warding arrangements also meet the LGBCE criteria in relation to electoral
equality and convenient and effective local government. It is proposed this is a single
member ward.
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WISBECH – STAITHE WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
Ardleigh Close
Boyces Road
Bush Lane
Chapnall Road
Church Road
Claremont Road
Clayton Close
Cocketts Drive
Council Road
Felsted Avenue
Frinton Way
Fundrey Road
Guild Road
Halstead Close
Hawkins Drive
Hermitage Close
Holmes Drive
Kirkgate Street
Maldon Road
Meadowgate Lane
Medway Close
Money Bank
Musticott Place
Norwich Close
Norwich Road
Oakley Close
Octavia Close
Orchard Drive
Peldon Drive
Quaker Lane
Rochford Walk
Salcott Drive
Seabank Road
Staithe Road
Stow Gardens
Stow Lane
Stow Road
Sylvden Drive
Trinity Road
Welbeck Road
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The northern, eastern and western boundary of the ward is provided by the Fenland
external district boundary the western boundary meets the other internal town
boundaries the boundary is provided by Quaker Lane onto Money Bank, which links
into Boyces Road to the junction with Norwich Road where it travels north to the
external district boundary.
It is recommended that Staithe ward remains as it is currently with no changes
proposed as a result of the LGBCE warding arrangement project. The ward contains
Staithe Road which is where the name for the ward was derived and therefore local
electors can identify clearly with the area. The ward is suburban in its nature. It
features Meadowgate School within the area which is a school for children with
Special Needs. In addition the other main feature within the ward is the College of
West Anglia Isle Campus which is a further education college for students aged 16+,
the college serves a wide geographical area therefore transport links within the ward
are well established. It is proposed this is a single member ward.
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WISBECH – CLARKSON WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE 2237, VARIANCE 8.70%
Albany Road
Albion Place
Balding Close
Bedford Street
Blackfriars Road
Blencowe Terrace
Bowthorpe Hall Gardens
Bowthorpe Road
Chase Street
Church Mews
Church Terrace
Clarkson Avenue
Clarkson Court
Colvile Road
De Havilland Road
Falcon Road
Hampden Road
Hanchant Court
Henry Street
Hereward Road
High Street
Hill Street
Hogherds Lane
Kenlan Road
King Street
Legion Walk
Little Church Street
Lynn Road
Market Place
Marsh Walk
Mill Close
Mount Pleasant Road
Nelson Gardens
Nene Quay
New Bell Lane
New Inn Yard
Norwich Road
Oakroyd Crescent
Opportune Road
Palmers Place
Park Avenue
Park Road
Park Street
School Lane
Scrimshires Passage
Silver Street
St Augustines Road
Sybil Road
Tavistock Road
Townshend Road
Trafalgar Court
Trafford Road
Union Street
Verdun Road
Wellington Terrace
Wilberforce Road
William Road
York Terrace
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Clarkson Ward features one of the central areas of Wisbech, the northern boundary is
provided by Mount Pleasant Road, adjoining Waterlees Village Ward. The eastern
boundary adjoins Kirkgate and Staithe Wards, following Lynn Road (B198) to
Clarkson Avenue where it takes in Nelson Gardens and Colville Road. At the junction
with Norwich Road the boundary takes a southerly direction to Churchill Road
(A1101) to Church Terrace where it cuts through Wisbech Market Place, onto Bridge
Street and then joins the Nene River which then provides the Western boundary back
to Mount Pleasant Road.
The ward is a busy and thriving community, containing an industrial area to the north
and a greater density of electors in the east. At the heart of the ward is the award
winning Wisbech Park which is a key feature in the community used by all age
groups. The ward also features the hospital, ambulance station, Police station and
Court House, the ward also contains several places of worship. Clarkson Avenue is
contained within the ward which is where the area derived its name, this fosters
affinity and a sense of pride in the area. It is proposed this is a single member ward.
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WISBECH – OCTAVIA HILL WARD – DUAL MEMBER WARD
2227, VARIANCE 8.21%
Albert Court
Arles Avenue
Awdry Drive
Blenheim Way
Borough Close
Boyces Road
Boyden Court
Bruce Close
Camargue Place
Chapel Street
Churchill Road
Copperfields
Coppins Court
Cordon Street
Corporation Road
Discovery Walk
Duke Street
Earl Street
Eighth Avenue
Elizabeth Terrace
Elm High Road
Elm Low Road
Elm Road
Falklands Drive
Fifth Avenue
First Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Golding Place
Halfpenny Lane
Harrys Way
Hazel Gardens
Heron Road
John F Kennedy Court
Kestrel Drive
Kingfisher Drive
Kingswood Park
Lake Court
Larksfield
Leach Close
Les Baux Place
Lonsdale Terrace
Mansell Road
Mayflower Road
Meadowgate Lane
Mikanda Close
Milner Road
Money Bank
Mount Drive
New Drove
Norwich Road
Peckover Drive
Penrose Gardens
Pippin Place
Prince Street
Prospect Place
Provence Place
Quaker Lane
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Railway Road
Ramnoth Road
Raymond Street
Redwing Drive
Rhone Place
Robin Mews
Roscoe Terrace
Rose Fair Close
Second Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Spartan Close
Sunset Gardens
Third Avenue
Thurloe Close
Trotwood Mews
Victoria Place
Victoria Road
Weasenham Lane
Wedgwood Drive
West Street
Westmead Avenue
Weston Road
Wickfield Court
Willow Way
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Octavia Hill Ward exactly reflects the existing Hill Ward of Wisbech, the name change
is suggested as the current name Hill is not widely understood by the local electorate,
where as Octavia Hill was born in the area and is famous for her work in Social
Reform and as the co-founder of the National Trust. The name change is proposed in
order to foster greater understanding by local people whilst also facilitating a sense of
pride in the area. The northern boundary adjoins Clarkson ward and Staithe ward in
the town. The northern boundary commences at Norwich Road to the point it
branches east onto Boyces Road. The eastern boundary follows Boyces Road to
Money bank and onto Quaker lane. This follows onto Meadowgate Lane which
provides the boundary until it reaches the back of Westmead Avenue which follows
the existing Wisbech town (parish) boundary onto the A47 until it meets New Bridge
Lane then onto New Drove which formulates the start of the western ward boundary.
The boundary follows New Drove onto Weasenham Lane, north to Sandall Road,
Railway Road, along Victoria Road, then via West Street to Churchill Road (A1101)
until it meets the northern boundary.
The ward is characterised by its urban nature. It is a busy area which benefits from
local schools including Ramnoth Junior School, The Nene County Infant and Nursery
school, the College of West Anglia on Elm High Road in addition to the Thomas
Clarkson Academy, all of which provide a focus for the community and support local
activities. Attendance at the local schools also unites the residents in the area. It is
recommended Octavia Hill ward remains a dual member ward due to the density of
population therefore ensuring electors have access to their locally elected
representative.
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WISBECH – MEDWORTH WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE 2189, VARIANCE 6.37%
Abraham Drive
Alexandra Road
Artillery Street
Broad Drove
Burdett Road
Cannon Street
Castle Mews
Chapel Lane
Charles Street
Chestnut Road
Church Terrace
Cox Close
Crescent Passage
Cromwell Road
Crooked Bank
Ellerby Drive
Elm Road
Ely Place
Fardell Road
Great Eastern Road
Hillburn Road
John Thompson Road
Kings Road
Kings Walk
Kingsley Avenue
Lickings Drove
Loring Lane
Love Lane
Malt Drive
Market Place
Market Street
Museum Square
New Bridge Lane
New Drove
Norfolk Street
Norwich Street
Old Convent Fields
Oldfield Lane
Onyx Court
Orange Grove
Post Office Lane
Princes Road
Queens Road
Railway Road
Redmoor Lane
Rigg Close
Riverside Way
Sandall Road
Somers Court
Somers Road
South Brink
St Pauls Close
St Peters Road
Station Drive
The Crescent
Union Place
Victoria Road
Victory Road
Weasenham Lane
West Street
Wisbech Bypass
York Row
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The proposed ward of Medworth broadly reflects the existing ward. The northern
boundary represents the only change in the area. It is proposed this moves south to
enable the ward to achieve electoral equality. The proposed northern boundary will
now follow Bridge Street, High Street and Wisbech Market Place and follows Church
Terrace onto the A1101. As a result the Cresent, which is a key Georgian feature in
the ward, remains within the curtilage of Medworth Ward. The eastern boundary
meets Churchill Road (A1101) to the West Street junction, it continues to travel south
west onto West Road, Victoria Road, Railway Road, Sandall Road and into
Weasenham Lane continuing south onto New Drove over the A47 and ultimately to
the existing Wisbech Town (parish ) boundary which we are proposing to retain as the
southern boundary in order to preserve established communities and utilise parishes
as the building blocks for the proposed warding arrangements. The western boundary
then follows the River Nene right back to the point where it joins the northern
boundary.
Medworth ward adjoins Clarkson to the North, Octavia Hill to the East and Peckover
to the west. The ward encapsulates the town centre and key commercial areas of the
town including the Cromwell Road developments, thus ensuring effective road links
within the area to support convenient and effective local government. It is proposed
this is a single member ward.
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WISBECH – PECKOVER WARD – SINGLE MEMBER WARD
Ashdale Park
Barton Road
Bevis Lane
Brampton Close
Burcroft Road
Cambridge Drive
Cattle Market Chase
Chapel Road
Coxs Lane
Cricketers Way
Cross Lane
Exchange Square
Gadds Lane
Grange Road
Harecroft Road
Leverington Common
Leverington Road
Lords Lane
Magazine Close
Magazine Lane
Manor Gardens
Marlborough Court
Mile Tree Lane
Morgans Court
North Brink
North End
North Street
Octagon Drive
Oil Mill Lane
Old Market
Panswell Lane
Pedley Lane
Pickards Way
Purbeck Close
Richmond Court
Rose Walk
Sandy Lane
Sovereign Close
Strawberry Close
Summerfield Close
The Lawns
The Water Gardens
Tower Gardens
West Parade
Woodcote Park
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It is recommended that Peckover Ward is not subject to any changes as a result of
the LGBCE review of district warding arrangements. The northern, southern and
western boundaries of the ward all following the existing Wisbech Town (parish)
boundaries therefore utilising these established communities as building blocks for
the proposed warding arrangements. The eastern boundary adjoins Medworth ward
and is provided entirely by the River Nene representing a strong geographical
boundary.
The proposed ward is densely populated in the north and properties of a more rural
nature in the south, all however are linked by strong road networks and all can be
access via North Brink. The northern more densely populated area benefits from
having Peckover Primary school located within it which is the focus for local residents
and community activities. The ward also encompasses The Hudson Leisure Centre
and sports fields off Harecroft Road, which again are a key focus for community
events. Peckover House is an elegant Georgian Town House with walled garden this
in addition to Elgoods Brewery provide two of the key tourist attractions for Wisbech.
It is recommended Peckover ward is a single member ward.
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ROMAN BANK WARD – THREE MEMBER WARD
1846, VARIANCE 10.30%
Ferry Lane
Allens Drove
Field Avenue
Anderson Close
Fieldside View
Back Road
Fitton End Road
Bank Drive
Fold Lane
Bedford Row
Bees Lane
Franks Lane
Birds Drove
Front Road
Gadds Lane
Black Dyke
Gate End Bridge
Black Lane
Glebe Close
Bledwick Drove
Glendon Gardens
Bona Lane
Goodens Lane
Brewers Lane
Goredike Bank
Broad Drove East
Gorefield Road
Broad Drove West
Gote Lane
Bythorne Bank
Grangehill Road
Carlton Close
Green Lane
Catlings Lane
Gypsy Lane
Cats Lane
Hall Bank
Cattle Dyke
Hannath Road
Chalk Road
Harolds Bank
Chapel Lane
Hassock Hill Drove
Chapter Gardens
High Broadgate
Chaucer Close
High Road
Christopher Drive
High Side
Church End
Hockland Road
Church Lane
Hogens Lane
Church Road
Honeyhill Road
Church View
Churchill Road
Horseshoe Terrace
Colvile Road
Ivesdyke Close
Karrow Meadows
Cross Drove
Keillers Close
Crown Close
Decoy Road
Kentra Close
Kirkgate
Donington Park
Dowgate Road
Knights Close
Eaudyke Bank
Leafere Way
Elloe Bank
Leverington
Farriers Court
Common
Fen Road
Leverington Road
Fendyke Lane
Little Dowgate
Little Ramper
Littlechild Drive
Main Road
Malvern Gardens
Mays Lane
Maysfield Drive
Middle Broad Drove
Mill Lane
Milton Drive
Mountbatten Drive
Munday Way
Newgate Road
Orchard Close
Orchard Gardens
Oxburgh Close
Oxfield Drive
Park Lane
Park Road
Parson Drove Lane
Pear Tree Crescent
Peatlings Lane
Perry Road
Popes Lane
Popple Drove
Rectory Road
Redgate Road
Richmond Green
Richmond Way
Ringers Lane
River Terrace
Roman Bank
Roman Court
Sandy Lane
Seafield Road
Sees Lane
Short Lane
St James Close
St Leonards Road
St Marks Road
St Pauls Close
Stables Court
Sutton Meadows
Sutton Road
Swains Drove
Swallow Lane
The Barracks
The Chase
The Paddocks
The Still
Top Field
Troughton Way
WalsinghamCourt
Walton Road
WaverleyGardens
West End
Westfield Road
Wolf Lane
WoodfordGardens
WoodgateRoad
Woolcroft Close
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It is recommended that Roman Bank Ward remains the same as the existing warding
arrangements and is therefore not subject to any changes as a result of the LGBCE
warding review. The ward encapsulates in its entirety the parishes of Tydd St Giles,
Newton, Leverington and Gorefield, these are recognised and long established village
communities, which are all serviced by individual parish council’s.
Whilst all the main villages do have their own parish council arrangements they are
similar in nature, they are all characterised by their rural focus. Each of the main
village settlements benefits from a local primary school with the exception of Newton,
whose local children attend Tydd St Giles Primary school, which forges links between
the two villages. Due to the relative sparsity of population in this area maintaining the
already established linkages between villages effectively achieves electoral equality.
The distribution of the electorate in the area between the four parishes does not easily
facilitate splitting them into single member wards. The amalgamation of four parishes
to form one, three member ward is the best solution in terms of electoral equality,
even though this does result in elector figures reaching the LGBCE outside tolerance
threshold. The options for alternative warding arrangement in relation to this area are
also constrained by the external district boundary which formulates the ward
boundary on three sides. It is proposed that Roman bank remains a three member
ward.
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PARSON DROVE/ WISBECH ST MARY WARD – TWO SINGLE MEMBER
WARDS/ DUAL MEMBER WARD.
PARSON DROVE AND MURROW 2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE AS A
SINGLE MEMBER WARD 2063, VARIANCE 0.24%
WISBECH ST MARY AND GUYHIRN 2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE AS
A SINGLE MEMBER WARD 2077, VARIANCE 0.92%
2018 FORECAST ELECTORATE FIGURE FOR PARSON DROVE, WISBECH ST
MARY AS A DUAL MEMBER WARD 4140, ELECTORS PER COUNCILLOR 2070,
VARIANCE 0.58%
ROADS IN THE PROPOSED WARD WISBECH ST MARY AND GUYHIRN
Barton Road
Beechings Close
Bevis Lane
Blundell Terrace
Cannon Close
Cants Drove
Chapel Avenue
Chapelfield Road
Church Road
Churchfield Way
Churchgate
Folleys Drove
Galls Drove
Garden Lane
Glebe Gardens
Gull Drove
Gull Road
High Road
Hillcrest Drive
Homelands
Jackson Close
Mayfair Gardens
Mouth Lane
Mowbray Close
Murrow Lane
Nene Close
New Drove
North Bank
North Brink
Panswell Lane
Plash Drove
Rat Row
Riverbank Close
Rummers Lane
Sandbank
Sayers Crescent
School Close
Selwyn Corner
Spencer Drove
St Marys Close
Station Drive
Station Road
The Birches
The Jetty
Thorney Road
Walnut Close
Waverley Close
Willock Lane
Woodhouse Close
Woodland Gardens
Wykes Drive
Yokine Gardens
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ROADS IN THE PROPOSED WARD PARSON DROVE AND MURROW
Back Road
Black Drove
Brewery Close
Bridge Drove
Cants Drove
Common Bank
Common Drove
Common Road
Cross Guns Road
Elbow Lane
Fen Road
Front Road
Gull Drove
Harolds Bank
High Side
Hooks Drove
Ingham Hall Gardens
Inhams Close
John Bends Way
Johnsons Drove
Lakeside Close
Lindens Close
Long Drove
Main Road
Marshalls Bank
Mill Close
Mill Road
Murrow Bank
Murrow Lane
Newlands Road
Parnell Road
Patricks Way
Pentelow Close
Riverside Gardens
Seadyke Bank
Sealeys Lane
Silvers Lane
Springfield Road
Station Avenue
Station Road
Swan Bridge
Swan Gardens
The Bank
The Pigeons
Thorney Road
Wisbech Road
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During the extensive consultation period, Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary Ward,
as highlighted earlier in the report, is one of the wards where a consensus of opinion
was not reached. As a result, the cross party Member Working Group agreed that,
both options considered should be put forward to the LGBCE for enable them to make
an informed decision as to the warding arrangement they would like to consult the
wider public in relation to.
OPTION 1: Retain Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary as a dual member ward,
should this be the preferred option of the LGBCE, the proposed ward would follow
entirely the existing Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary parish boundaries. The
northern and western boundaries for which are represented by the external district
boundary, the eastern boundary adjoins the proposed Roman bank Ward and
Wisbech Town (parish) boundary, with the southern boundary provided by the A47
and Elm and Christchurch ward boundary.
OPTION 2: Split Parson Drove and Murrow into a single member ward and also
make Wisbech St Mary and Guyhirn a single member ward. In the event that this is
the preferred option of the LGBCE, the proposed Parson Drove Ward would benefit
from having the northern and western boundaries provided by the external district
boundary the eastern boundary would adjoin Roman bank ward to the north then
follow the drain network to the south of Murrow to the B1187. The boundary then
follows the dismantled railway line to the boundary of the Elm and Christchurch ward
at the southern boundary.
The newly created Wisbech St Mary ward would adjoin Roman Bank ward to the
north, adjoin Peckover ward to the east, Elm and Christchurch ward to the south and
the newly formed Parson Drove ward to the west.
OPTION
MEMBER FEEDBACK
MEMBER FEEDBACK
PROS
CONS
OPTION 1- RETAIN
• Achieves electoral
• Local opposition
EXISTING DUAL MEMBER
equality
WARD
• Maintains
community identity
• Achieves LGBCE
government
• Builds on existing
elector
comprehension of
warding
arrangements
• Future proof
• Recognises
movement between
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•
OPTION 2 -ESTABLISH
TWO SINGLE MEMBER
WARDS
•
•
•
•
•
villages for shopping
and social activities
Elector choice
regarding which
elected
representative to
contact
Achieves electoral
equality
Greater
transparency of
political
representation
Facilitates greater
links between
villages in single
member wards
Future proof
Achieves LGBCE
government
•
•
•
Dilution of
community
Local opposition
Splits the Parish of
Wisbech St Mary
between two district
wards
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