Agenda item

** Please note that Appendix 1 to this report will follow as proposals are currently being reviewed and finalised **

Report of Chief Executive

Purpose of report

To agree Cherwell District Council’s warding arrangements submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

 1.1        To agree the warding arrangements for Bicester, Kidlington and the rural areas proposed by the Boundary Working group, as set out in Appendix 1 (to follow).

1.2         To consider the warding arrangement proposals for Banbury proposed by the Boundary Working Group, as set out in Appendix 1 (to follow) and to agree a preferred warding pattern for submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

1.3         To delegate authority to the Chief Executive to make any necessary amendments to the warding arrangements submission prior to submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England in light of the resolutions of Council.

Resolved

(1)          That, subject to the renaming of Kidlington North and Kidlington South as Kidlington East and Kidlington West and correction of typographical errors, the warding arrangements for Bicester, Kidlington and the rural areas proposed by the Boundary Working group (annex to the minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be agreed for submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

(2)          That the warding arrangement proposals for Banbury appended to these minutes (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be agreed as the preferred Banbury warding pattern for submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

(3)          That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to make any necessary amendments to the warding arrangements submission prior to submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England in light of the resolutions of Council.

The Chief Executive submitted a report to agree Cherwell District Council’s warding arrangements submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

Councillor Mallon proposed the warding arrangements for Banbury as presented to the Boundary Review Working Group. Councillor Lawrie Stratford seconded the proposal.

By way of an amendment, Councillor Beere proposed that the proposed warding arrangements for Banbury should be amended to those submitted by the Labour Group to the Boundary Review Working Group. Councillor Woodcock seconded the proposal.

On being put to the vote the amendment was lost. Council then considered the substantive motion, which was put to the vote and duly carried.

Resolved

(1)          That, subject to the renaming of Kidlington North and Kidlington South as Kidlington East and Kidlington West and correction of typographical errors, the warding arrangements for Bicester, Kidlington and the rural areas proposed by the Boundary Working group (annex to the minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be agreed for submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

(2)          That the warding arrangement proposals for Banbury appended to these minutes (annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be agreed as the preferred Banbury warding pattern for submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

(3)          That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to make any necessary amendments to the warding arrangements submission prior to submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England in light of the resolutions of Council.