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In September 2021, Parliament approved the new electoral arrangements for North Kesteven District Council, which takes effect from 4 May 2023.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) completed the review during 2019/2021 and concluded residents should be represented by 43 councillors; the same number as there are now. The electoral ward boundaries across North Kesteven have been redrawn to ensure every councillor represents a more equal number of voters. From 2023, there will be 24 wards in North Kesteven changing 18 of the current ward boundaries while six will remain the same.
A PDF map of the new district ward boundaries is available to view in the downloads section on this page.
The key changes are shown in the table below:
Current NKDC structure | New NKDC structure (2023) |
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43 District Councillors | 43 District Councillors |
26 District wards | 24 District wards |
12 x single Member wards | 9 x single-Member wards |
11 x two Member wards | 11 x two-Member wards |
3 x three Member wards | 4 x three-Member wards |
The LGBCE held two public consultations on the new proposals for NKDC and published their Final Recommendations in January 2021, which were approved by Parliament on 17 September 2021.
Several wards in North Kesteven had too many or too few electors per councillor than the average for the Council as a whole. There were 34% of wards with a variance +/- 10% from the average electorate for the District, two wards had an electoral imbalance of over 20% and one ward had an electorate variance of -30%.
The review has restored the electoral equality from 2023 making it easier for residents to have access to a Ward Councillor and fairer for Members in terms of the number of residents they represent.