Issue - meetings
Electoral Review of the District Council
Meeting: 07/02/2018 - Cabinet (Item 67)
67 Electoral Review of the District Council 
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To consider recommending to the Council that the Local Government Boundary Commission for England be requested to undertake a review of the electoral arrangements in the New Forest District.
Decision:
RECOMMENDED:
That the Local Government Boundary Commission for England be requested to undertake a review of the electoral arrangements in the New Forest District with a view to reducing the number of members on the Council from 60 to approximately 48.
Minutes:
The Cabinet was advised that a Task and Finish Group had been established by the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Panel to explore options for reducing the membership of the Council. The Group’s recommendation, that an approach be made to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to review the Council’s electoral arrangements with the aim of reducing the number on the Council to approximately 48, had been supported by the Panel. Members welcomed the recommendations of the Group and the Panel as set out in full in section 4 of Report Item 9 to the Cabinet.
RECOMMENDED:
That the Local Government Boundary Commission for England be requested to undertake a review of the electoral arrangements in the New Forest District with a view to reducing the number of members on the Council from 60 to approximately 48.