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Urban Areas: Local Government

Question for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UIN HL3217, tabled on 19 October 2021

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cities have single member electoral wards; what are the criteria for establishing a single member electoral ward; and in such wards, what contingency measures can be taken if the single representative is unable to undertake their duties.

Answered on

2 November 2021

In England, warding arrangements and reviews of them are a matter for the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, an independent body accountable to Parliament. When undertaking reviews, the Commission consults with the councils themselves and local communities. All of the Commission’s recommendations as to warding arrangements are subject to Parliamentary approval. Any contingency measures are a matter for the relevant council itself to arrange.