The Civic Affairs Committee RECOMMENDED to Council that the warding proposal as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, developed by the Member Champion in consultation with all Members, be submitted to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England as a Council response to the first phase of the review, subject to the inclusion of an amendment to ward 20 in respect of Cambourne to reflect that the proposed ward was a single large settlement which would clearly benefit from being a ward on its own and that there were plans for growth.
The Civic Affairs Committee:
(a) AGREED that the Boundary Review Member Champion be asked to draw up a scheme for subsequent consideration by the Civic Affairs Committee and Council, in liaison with representatives of all political groups and the Elections Manager.
(b) SUPPORTED the following principles in drawing up a scheme:
- electoral wards to be single-Member wards, where possible and practical;
- small parishes not to form part of an electoral ward with large parishes, where possible and practical.