Stage of review Date/duration Description Note Outputs Draft November 2016 Publication of draft The Commission will publish full draft We will gather views on our draft – recommendations January 2017 recommendations on new wards proposals for new electoral proposals where they support the consultation for the local authority and a public arrangements: new wards, ward recommendations or whether they consultation on them. boundaries and ward names for public propose alternative electoral ward comment. patterns. The Commission will then finalise its recommendations after considering all the evidence received at each stage of the review. Publication of April 2017 Once the consultation on draft This marks the end of the We will produce a draft order the legal – final recommendations has concluded, Commission’s direct involvement with document which will bring into force the recommendations the Commission will consider all your authority on the review. Once we final recommendations in preparation – the evidence before drawing up have published final recommendations, for laying in Parliament. its final recommendations for new we are unable to amend them. electoral arrangements. Parliamentary May 2017 A order seeking the The order will be placed in both Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, the scrutiny implementation of the final Houses of Parliament for 40 days (with Commission will the order at the ‘make’ recommendation will be laid in possible gaps depending on recesses) end of the 40 days and inform the both Houses of Parliament under for the consideration of members. council that order is now complete so the negative resolution procedure that you can prepare for elections on the Parliament can accept or reject the new arrangements. recommendations. It cannot modify them. Implementation Local elections New electoral arrangements: District councils will have prepared New electoral arrangements for your 2018 council size, ward boundaries and electoral registers and other area come into effect at an election of ward names comes into effect at arrangements on the basis of the order the whole council. the elections. e.g. polling districts and polling stations.
Stage of review Date/duration Description Note Outputs Draft recommendations consultation November 2016 – January 2017 Publication of draft recommendations on new wards for the local authority and a public consultation on them. The Commission will publish full draft proposals for new electoral arrangements: new wards, ward boundaries and ward names for public comment. We will gather views on our draft proposals where they support the recommendations or whether they propose alternative electoral ward patterns. The Commission will then finalise its recommendations after considering all the evidence received at each stage of the review. Publication of final recommendations April 2017 Once the consultation on draft recommendations has concluded, the Commission will consider all the evidence before drawing up its final recommendations for new electoral arrangements. This marks the end of the Commission’s direct involvement with your authority on the review. Once we have published final recommendations, we are unable to amend them. We will produce a draft order – the legal document which will bring into force the final recommendations – in preparation for laying in Parliament. Parliamentary scrutiny May 2017 A order seeking the implementation of the final recommendation will be laid in both Houses of Parliament under the negative resolution procedure The order will be placed in both Houses of Parliament for 40 days (with possible gaps depending on recesses) for the consideration of members. Parliament can accept or reject the recommendations. It cannot modify them. Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, the Commission will ‘make’ the order at the end of the 40 days and inform the council that order is now complete so that you can prepare for elections on the new arrangements. Implementation Local elections 2018 New electoral arrangements: council size, ward boundaries and ward names comes into effect at the elections. District councils will have prepared electoral registers and other arrangements on the basis of the order e.g. polling districts and polling stations. New electoral arrangements for your area come into effect at an election of the whole council.
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