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Monday, February 10, 2025

Rushcliffe Borough Council is set to have new boundaries for its council wards

The Commission has published final recommendations for changes in Rushcliffe.

It says residents should be represented by 44 councillors.

This is the same number of councillors as there are now.

There will be twenty four wards with one, two, or three councillors per ward. Two wards will remain the same, twenty two will have different boundaries.

Publishing the recommendations Professor Colin Mellors, Chair of the Commission, said:

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“We are very grateful to people in Rushcliffe. We looked at all the views they gave us. They helped us improve our earlier proposals.

“We believe the new arrangements will guarantee electoral fairness while maintaining local ties.”

164 comments and submissions from local residents and organisations helped decide the new wards. Changes in response to what local people said include: 

  • The retention of a Lady Bay ward in response to significant local evidence on community identity;
  • The adoption of a proposal from parish councils for revised Gotham and Soar Valley wards in the south-west of the borough.

Parliament now needs to agree the changes. The new arrangements will then apply for the May 2023 council elections.  

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