HL Deb 14 November 2001 vol 628 cc85-7WA
Lord Greaves

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which district councils in England usually hold elections for a third of the council but will hold an all-out election next May as a result of the introduction of new ward boundaries. [HL1085]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Forty-four district councils in England which usually hold elections for a third of the council in May next year will hold an all-out election as a result of the introduction of new ward boundaries. We are presently consulting eight other district councils which usually hold elections for a third of the council on whether to implement new ward boundaries in 2002 which would necessitate holding an all-out election. The district councils involved are:

Essex

  • The District of Harlow
  • The District of Basildon
  • The Borough of Brentwood
  • The Borough of Colchester
  • The District of Epping Forest
  • The Borough of Rochford

Gloucestershire

  • The Borough of Cheltenham
  • The City of Gloucester
  • The District of Stroud

Hampshire

  • The Borough of Eastleigh
  • The Borough of Fareham
  • The Borough of Gosport
  • The District of Hart
  • The Borough of Havant
  • The City of Portsmouth
  • The Borough of Rushmoor
  • The City of Southampton
  • The Borough of Basingstoke and Deane
  • The City of Winchester

Kent

  • The Borough of Maidstone
  • The Borough of Swale
  • The Borough of Tunbridge Wells

Lancashire

  • The Borough of Burnley
  • The Borough of Chorley
  • The Borough of Hyndburn
  • The Borough of Pendle
  • The Borough of Preston
  • The Borough of Rossendale
  • The District of West Lancashire

North Yorkshire

  • The District of Craven
  • The Borough of Harrogate

Nottinghamshire

  • The District of Bassetlaw

Somerset

  • The Borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham

Staffordshire

  • The District of Cannock Chase
  • The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
  • The City of Stoke on Trent
  • The Borough of Tamworth

Suffolk

  • The Borough of Ipswich
  • The District of Waveney

Warwickshire

  • The Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth
  • The Borough of Rugby
  • The District of Stratford on Avon

Unitary authorities

  • The City of Derby
  • The City of Kingston-upon-Hull

The following are being consulted at present:

Bedfordshire

  • The Borough of Bedford
  • The District of South Bedfordshire

East Sussex

  • The Borough of Eastbourne
  • The Borough of Hastings

Oxfordshire

  • The City of Oxford
  • The District of Cherwell
  • The District of West Oxfordshire

Unitary authorities

  • The Borough of Milton Keynes