Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations of the Community Governance Review Sub-Committee on a review of the electoral arrangements for the Parish of Leighton, arising from the proposed boundary change to the Leighton Urban Ward.

The Committee considered the recommendations of the Community Governance Review Sub-Committee on a review of the electoral arrangements for the Parish of Leighton, arising from the proposed boundary change to the Leighton Urban Ward.

The minutes of the Sub-Committee’s meeting of 22^nd November 2012 were circulated at the meeting.

The review had considered the timing of the proposed boundary change, the timing of parish elections and whether there was a need to increase the number of parish councillors. Minshull Vernon and District Parish Council had been consulted and its views had been taken into consideration.

RESOLVED

That having considered the outcome of the mini-review of the electoral arrangements for the Parish of Leighton, the Committee recommends to Council that

(1)  the change to the boundary of the Leighton Parish take effect from 1^st April 2013;

(2)  no parish elections be held until 2015 but Cheshire East Council take steps to advertise the current vacancies on the Parish Council;

(3)  the number of parish councillors for Leighton remain unchanged at the present time but the number be reviewed when Cheshire East Council conducts its community governance review of parish councils;

(4)  accordingly, paragraph 10 of the draft order be retained in its present form; and

(5)  the draft reorganisation order be approved.