Around Ealing September 2018

BOUNDARIES Redrawing the borough? North Greenford Northolt Mandeville Greenford Green Northolt West End Perivale Greenford Broadway Cleveland Lady Margaret Hobbayne Dormers Wells Southall Broadway Ealing Broadway Walpole Elthorne Southall Green East Acton Hanger Hill Norwood Green Acton Central Ealing Common South Acton Southfield Northfield The boundary lines of parts of our borough could be redrawn as part of a review that could also affect the number of councillors representing our borough. Cheryl Curling reports. L ocal Government Boundary Commission officers are currently reviewing the number of councillors and wards required. There are presently 69 councillors, three in each of the borough’s 23 wards, but these figures could all be different when the time comes to vote in the 2022 local elections. The first part of the review, on the number of councillors, is already well under way. The council has submitted its own proposal and, given the growing population of the borough, considers that roughly the same number of councillors is required as is currently in place. The commission is now considering this idea along with other submissions © Crown Copyright. Licence LA100019807 2018 received, and an announcement of their decision was due to be made on 28 August this year. Ward boundaries will constitute the second part of the review and the commission wants to hear your views on where these boundaries should fall – particularly on barriers that a ward should not cross, such as a very busy road or a river. They are also keen to know if you feel that there is a ‘natural community’ which should form all, or part of, a ward. A natural community could be streets located around key areas such as a school, high street or park which might currently be split and divided by an existing boundary. During September and October the council will be pulling together its own proposal for the commission to consider. GET INVOLVED Details of the review are available online at www.lgbce.org.uk/all- reviews/greater-london/greater- london/ealing – where you will also be able to express your own views. You can do so until 30 September. WHAT HAPPENS THEN? The commission will then publish its own recommendations by a deadline of 18 March 2019. There will be a chance to respond to these plans before the final boundary maps are published in May and sent to Parliament to agree in June. The 2022 local elections will then be held using these new boundaries. around ealing September 2018 33

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