List of boundary changes in South West England

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This is a list of boundary changes occurring in the South West England region of England, since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972.

Contents

Administrative boundaries

Initial creation

When the Local Government Act 1972 was passed there were still some details left to be decided, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's first work was to clarify these details.

Date Statutory Instrument LGBCE Report
1 February 1973The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 [1] Report No. 001: Recommendations for new Districts in the non-Metropolitan Counties November 1972
5 March 1973The Divided Areas (Boundaries) Order 1973n/a
1 May 1973The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973 [2] Report No. 002: Names of Non-Metropolitan Districts March 1973

Principal Area Boundary Reviews

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Government Act 1972 to review the administrative boundaries of every local authority in England. Between 1974 and 1992 they completed a series of Principal Area Boundary Reviews; reviewing the administrative boundaries of local authorities at their request. [3]

Date Statutory Instrument Effect LGBCE Report(s)
1 April 1977The Cornwall and Devon (Areas) Order 1977Changes to the North Cornwall (Cornwall)/Torridge (Devon) boundary
1 April 1981The North Wiltshire and Thamesdown (Areas) Order 1980 [4] Changes to the North Wiltshire/Thamesdown (both Wiltshire) boundary Report No. 380: Thamesdown/North Wiltshire April 1980
1 April 1981The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980Changes to the Thamesdown (Wiltshire)/Vale of White Horse (Oxfordshire) boundary
1 April 1983The Avon and Somerset (Areas) Order 1983Changes to the Sedgemoor (Somerset)/Woodspring (Avon) boundary Report No. 420: Woodspring/Sedgemoor November 1981
1 April 1984The Bristol, Wansdyke and Woodspring (Areas) Order 1984Changes to the boundaries of
  • Bristol (Avon)
  • Wansdyke (Avon)
  • Woodspring (Avon)
 Report No. 437: Wansdyke/Woodspring/Mendip/Bristol December 1982
1 April 1985The Sedgemoor and Taunton Deane (Areas) Order 1984Changes to the Sedgemoor/Taunton Deane (both Somerset) boundary Report No. 434: Taunton Deane/Sedgemoor September 1982
1 April 1985The Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge (Areas) Order 1985Changes to the
  • Mid Devon/Teignbridge (both Devon) boundary
  • South Hams/Teignbridge (both Devon) boundary
 Report No. 455: Teignbridge/South Hams/Mid Devon October 1983
1 April 1986The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1985Changes to the Plymouth/South Hams (both Devon) boundary Report No. 467: South Hams/Plymouth March 1984
1 April 1988The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1987 [5] Changes to the
  • Exeter/East Devon (both Devon) boundary
  • Exeter/Teignbridge (both Devon) boundary
 Report No. 521: Exeter/East Devon/Teignbridge December 1986
1 April 1988The Dorset (District Boundaries) Order 1987 [6] Changes to the North Dorset/Purbeck (both Dorset) boundary Report No. 525: North Dorset/Purbeck December 1986
1 April 1991The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991 [7] Changes to the
  • Tewkesbury/Gloucester (both Gloucestershire) boundary
  • Stroud/Gloucester (both Gloucestershire) boundary
  • Tewkesbury/Cheltenham (both Gloucestershire) boundary
  • Tewkesbury/Cotswold (both Gloucestershire) boundary
 Report No. 547: Gloucester/Cheltenham/Cotswold/Stroud/Tewkesbury March 1988
1 April 1992The Mid Devon, Torridge and West Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1991 [8] Changes to the
  • Mid Devon/West Devon (both Devon) boundary
  • Torridge/West Devon (both Devon) boundary
 Report No. 564: West Devon/Mid Devon/Torridge September 1988

Other principal area boundary reviews

Mandatory Reviews of non-Metropolitan Counties, Metropolitan Districts and London Boroughs

In 1985 they began the first full administrative review of all non-metropolitan counties. Their reviews of metropolitan counties and Greater London began in 1987 and both reviews were completed in 1992. [9]

Date Statutory Instrument Effect LGBCE Report(s)
1 April 1990The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989 [10] Changes to the
  • Kennet (Wiltshire)/Newbury (Berkshire) boundary
  • Salisbury (Wiltshire)/North Dorset (Dorset) boundary
 Report No. 556: Wiltshire July 1988
1 April 1990The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990 [11] Changes to the
  • Wansdyke (Avon)/Mendip (Somerset) boundary
  • Woodspring (Avon)/Sedgemoor (Somerset) boundary
  • Northavon (Avon)/North Wiltshire (Wiltshire) boundary
 Report No. 568: Avon November 1988
1 April 1990The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990 [12] Changes to the North Wiltshire (Wiltshire)/Cotswold (Gloucestershire) boundary
1 April 1991The Avon and Gloucestershire (County Boundaries) Order 1991 [13] Changes to the Northavon (Avon)/Stroud (Gloucestershire) boundary
1 April 1991The Dorset and Somerset (County Boundaries) Order 1991 [14] Changes to the West Dorset (Dorset)/South Somerset (Somerset) boundary Report No. 572: Dorset April 1989
1 April 1992The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991 [15] Changes to the
  • Christchurch (Dorset)/New Forest (Hampshire) boundary
  • East Dorset (Dorset)/New Forest (Hampshire) boundary
  • New Forest (Hampshire)/Salisbury (Wiltshire) boundary
  • Test Valley (Hampshire)/Kennet (Wiltshire) boundary
  • East Hampshire (Hampshire)/Chichester (West Sussex) boundary
  • Havant (Hampshire)/Chichester (West Sussex) boundary
 Report No. 580: Hampshire January 1990

Other mandatory meviews of non-metropolitan counties, metropolitan districts and London boroughs

Electoral boundaries

Initial creation

When the Local Government Act 1972 was passed there was not sufficient time to draw up proper electoral boundaries for the new county and district councils, so a temporary system was quickly put in place, intended to only be used for the first elections in 1973.

Date Statutory Instrument
7 June 1973The County of Avon (District Wards) Order 1973
12 April 1973The County of Avon (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973
7 June 1973The County of Cornwall (District Wards) Order 1973
12 April 1973The County of Cornwall (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973
7 June 1973The County of Devon (District Wards) Order 1973
12 April 1973The County of Devon (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973
7 June 1973The County of Dorset (District Wards) Order 1973
12 April 1973The County of Dorset (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973
7 June 1973The County of Gloucestershire (District Wards) Order 1973
12 April 1973The County of Gloucestershire (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973
7 June 1973The County of Somerset (District Wards) Order 1973
12 April 1973The County of Somerset (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973
7 June 1973The County of Wiltshire (District Wards) Order 1973
12 April 1973The County of Wiltshire (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973

First periodic review

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Government Act 1972 to review the electoral boundaries of every local authority in England. In 1974 they began the first full electoral review of all metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts, completing it in July 1980. Their reviews of the county councils were completed in 1984. [16]

Date Statutory Instrument LGBCE Report
6 May 1976The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [17] Report No. 037: Thamesdown August 1975
6 May 1976The City of Bath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 Report No. 017: Bath May 1975
6 May 1976The District of Kingswood (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [18] Report No. 083: Kingswood October 1975
6 May 1976The District of Northavon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [19] Report No. 051: Northavon August 1975
6 May 1976The District of Salisbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [20] Report No. 026: Salisbury August 1975
6 May 1976The District of Wansdyke (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [21] Report No. 048: Wansdyke August 1975
6 May 1976The District of Yeovil (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 Report No. 035: Yeovil August 1975
3 May 1979The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 Report No. 111: Taunton Deane December 1975
3 May 1979The City of Gloucester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 Report No. 164: Gloucester August 1976
6 May 1976The District of Kennet (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 [22] Report No. 093: Kennet October 1975
3 May 1979The District of Mendip (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 Report No. 125: Mendip January 1976
3 May 1979The District of West Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 Report No. 108: West Somerset November 1975
3 May 1979The District of Purbeck (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 Report No. 188: Purbeck March 1977
3 May 1979The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 Report No. 167: Sedgemoor October 1976
3 May 1979The District of South Hams (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 Report No. 198: South Hams April 1977
3 May 1979The District of Tiverton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977Report No. 195: Mid Devon April 1977
3 May 1979The District of West Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 Report No. 187: West Devon February 1977
3 May 1979The District of Woodspring (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 Report No. 085: Woodspring November 1975
3 May 1979The Borough of Bournemouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Report No. 296: Bournemouth October 1978
3 May 1979The Borough of Christchurch (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 [23] Report No. 301: Christchurch October 1978
3 May 1979The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 [24] Report No. 297: Weymouth and Portland October 1978
3 May 1979The City of Plymouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Report No. 294: Plymouth October 1978
3 May 1979The District of Carrick (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Report No. 273: Carrick January 1978
3 May 1979The District of Cotswold (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Report No. 261: Cotswold November 1977
3 May 1979The District of East Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 [25]
The District of East Devon (Electoral Arrangements) (Amendment) Order 1979		 Report No. 302: East Devon October 1978
3 May 1979The District of Kerrier (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Report No. 278: Kerrier January 1978
3 May 1979The District of North Cornwall (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Report No. 271: North Cornwall December 1978
3 May 1979The District of Penwith (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Report No. 239: Penwith August 1977
3 May 1979The District of Teignbridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Report No. 253: Teignbridge September 1977
3 May 1979The District of Torridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 Report No. 295: Torridge October 1978
5 May 1983The Borough of Cheltenham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 Report No. 334: Cheltenham May 1979
5 May 1983The Borough of Poole (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 Report No. 330: Poole March 1979
5 May 1983The Borough of Restormel (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 Report No. 348: Restormel August 1979
5 May 1983The Borough of Torbay (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 [26] Report No. 343: Torbay June 1979
5 May 1983The City of Exeter (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 [27] Report No. 339: Exeter June 1979
5 May 1983The District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979Report No. 313: North Wiltshire December 1978
5 May 1983The District of Stroud (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 [28] Report No. 325: Stroud March 1979
5 May 1983The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 Report No. 341: West Wiltshire June 1979
5 May 1983The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 Report No. 368: Tewkesbury February 1980
5 May 1983The City of Bristol (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 Report No. 353: Bristol September 1979
7 May 1981The County of Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 Report No. 395: Somerset September 1980
5 May 1983The District of Caradon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 Report No. 375: Caradon March 1980
5 May 1983The District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980Report No. 360: Forest of Dean November 1979
5 May 1983The District of North Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 Report No. 364: North Devon November 1979
5 May 1983The District of North Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 Report No. 392: North Dorset August 1980
5 May 1983The District of West Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 Report No. 373: West Dorset February 1980
5 May 1983The District of Wimborne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 Report No. 384: Wimborne June 1980
7 May 1981The County of Avon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 Report No. 408: Avon December 1980
2 May 1985The County of Devon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 [29] Report No. 410: Devon December 1980
7 May 1981The County of Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 Report No. 405: Wiltshire November 1980
2 May 1985The County of Dorset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983 Report No. 427: Dorset June 1982
2 May 1985The County of Gloucestershire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1983 Report No. 424: Gloucestershire May 1982
2 May 1985The County of Cornwall (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985 Report No. 456: Cornwall November 1983

Further electoral reviews by the LGBCE

Local authorities could request a further review if they felt that there were changes in circumstances since the initial review. The LGBCE would only approve this if they felt it was appropriate because of major changes in the size or distribution of the electorate. [30]

Date Statutory Instrument LGBCE Report
2 May 1985The County of Wiltshire (Miscellaneous Electoral Divisions) (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985 Report No. 486: Wiltshire November 1984
7 May 1987The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986 Report No. 500: Taunton Deane July 1985
8 May 1986The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986 Report No. 487: Thamesdown November 1984
2 May 1991The Borough of Torbay (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987 [31] n/a (change in electoral cycle.)
7 May 1987The District of Kingswood (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987 [32] Report No. 520: Kingswood December 1986
2 May 1991The District of South Somerset (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988 [33] Report No. 544: South Somerset January 1988
2 May 1991The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991 [34]
The Gloucestershire Districts (Electoral Arrangements) (Variation) Order 1991 [35] 		Principal area boundary reviews: Report No. 581: Gloucester/Cheltenham/Cotswold/Stroud/Tewkesbury (Electoral Consequentials) February 1990
Report No. 597: Gloucester/Cheltenham/Cotswold/Stroud/Tewkesbury (Final Electoral Consequentials) January 1991
6 May 1993The County of Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1993 [36] Report No. 681: Wiltshire September 1992

Other further electoral review

Second periodic review

The Local Government Act 1992 established the Local Government Commission for England (or LGCE) as the successor to the LGBCE. In 1996 they began the second full electoral review of English local authorities. On 1 April 2002 the Boundary Committee for England (or BCfE) took over the functions of the LGBCE and carried on the review, completing it in 2004. [37] [38]

Date Statutory Instrument LGCE/BCfE Report(s)
7 May 1998The City of Gloucester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1997 [39] Structural review: Draft report September 1995 Final report December 1995
6 May 1999The Forest of Dean (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997 [40] Parish Reviews: Report No. 686: Forest of Dean (Electoral Consequential) September 1992
6 May 1999The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [41]
The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2000 [42] 		Draft report June 1997 Final report 4 November 1997
6 May 1999The City of Bristol (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [43] Draft report December 1997 Final report March 1998
6 May 1999The District of Bath and North East Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [44] Draft report 2 December 1997 Final report 31 March 1998
6 May 1999The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [45] Draft report May 1997 Final report 4 November 1997
6 May 1999The District of North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [46] Draft report 2 December 1997 Final report 31 March 1998
6 May 1999The District of Purbeck (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [47] Draft report October 1996 Final report March 1997
6 May 1999The District of Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [48] Draft report June 1997 Final report November 1997
6 May 1999The District of South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [49] Draft report 2 December 1997 Final report 31 March 1998
6 May 1999The District of South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [50] Draft report May 1997 Final report November 1997
6 May 1999The District of South Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [51] Draft report June 1997 Final report 4 November 1997
6 May 1999The District of West Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [52] Draft report May 1997 Final report 4 November 1997
4 May 2000The Borough of Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [53] Draft report September 1998 Final report 2 March 1999
1 May 2003The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [54]
The Borough of West Devon (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004 [55] 		Draft report June 1998 Final report January 1999
4 May 2000The City of Exeter (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [56] Draft report June 1998 Final report January 1999
1 May 2003The District of East Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [57] Draft report June 1998 Final report January 1999
1 May 2003The District of Kennet (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [58] Draft report 1 September 1998 Final report 2 March 1999
1 May 2003The District of Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [59] Draft report August 1998 Final report January 1999
1 May 2003The District of North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [60] Draft report August 1998 Final report January 1999
1 May 2003The District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [61] Draft report 1 September 1998 Final report 2 March 1999
1 May 2003The District of Salisbury (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [62] Draft report 1 September 1998 Final report 2 March 1999
1 May 2003The District of Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [63] Draft report August 1998 Final report January 1999
1 May 2003The District of Torridge (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [64] Draft report August 1998 Final report January 1999
1 May 2003The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999 [65] Draft report 1 September 1998 Final report 2 March 1999
7 June 2001The County of Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2000 [66] Draft report May 1999 Final report November 1999
2 May 2002The Borough of Cheltenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [67] Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001
1 May 2003The Borough of Tewkesbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [68] Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001
2 May 2002The City of Gloucester (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [69] Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001
1 May 2003The District of Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [70] Draft report 9 January 2000 Final report 27 June 2000
1 May 2003The District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [71]
The District of Forest of Dean (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002 [72] 		Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001
2 May 2002The District of Stroud (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [73]
The District of Stroud (Parishes and Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2005 [74] 		Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001
1 May 2003The Borough of Bournemouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [75] Draft report 19 June 2001 Final report 11 December 2001
1 May 2003The Borough of Christchurch (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [76] Draft report 9 October 2001 Final report 3 April 2002
1 May 2003The Borough of Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [77] Draft report 26 February 2002 Final report 9 July 2002
1 May 2003The Borough of Restormel (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [78] Draft report 27 November 2001 Final report 6 June 2002
1 May 2003The Borough of Torbay (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [79] Draft report 19 June 2001 Final report 4 December 2001
10 June 2004The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [80]
The Borough of Weymouth and Portland (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003 [81] 		Draft report 9 October 2001 Final report 3 April 2002
1 May 2003The City of Plymouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [82] Draft report 19 June 2001 Final report 4 December 2001
1 May 2003The District of Caradon (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [83] Draft report 27 November 2001 Final report 6 June 2002
1 May 2003The District of Carrick (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [84] Draft report 15 January 2002 Final report 6 June 2002
1 May 2003The District of East Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [85] Draft report 9 October 2001 Final report 3 April 2002
1 May 2003The District of Kerrier (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [86] Draft report 15 January 2002 Final report 6 June 2002
1 May 2003The District of North Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [87] Draft report 27 November 2001 Final report 6 June 2002
1 May 2003The District of North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [88] Draft report 9 October 2001 Final report 3 April 2002
10 June 2004The District of Penwith (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [89] Draft report 15 January 2002 Final report 6 June 2002
1 May 2003The District of West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [90] Draft report 9 October 2001 Final report 3 April 2002
5 May 2005The County of Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 [91] Draft report 22 February 2000 Final report 22 August 2000
5 May 2005The County of Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 [92] Draft report 13 January 2004 Final report 27 July 2004
5 May 2005The County of Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 [93] Draft report 27 August 2003 Final report 27 April 2004
5 May 2005The County of Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 [94] Draft report 28 May 2003 Final report 2 March 2004
5 May 2005The County of Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2005 [95] Draft report 24 February 2004 Final report 14 September 2004

Further electoral reviews by the BCfE

Date Statutory Instrument BCfE Report(s)
3 May 2007The Borough of Taunton Deane (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [96] Draft report November 2005 Final report July 2006
3 May 2007
& 4 June 2009		The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [97]
3 May 2007The District of Mendip (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [98] Draft report January 2006 Final report August 2006
3 May 2007The District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [99] Draft report January 2006 Final report September 2006
3 May 2007The District of South Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [100] Draft report June 2005 Final report May 2006
3 May 2007The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [101] Draft report February 2006 Final report September 2006
3 May 2007
& 4 June 2009		The North Devon (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [102]
1 May 2008
& 4 June 2009		The Stroud (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2008 [103]
4 June 2009The Cornwall (Electoral Arrangements and Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 [104] Draft report December 2008 Final report December 2009
4 June 2009The County of Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2009 [105] Final report November 2008

Further electoral reviews by the LGBCE

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 on 1 April 2010 as the successor to the BCfE. It continues to review the electoral arrangements of English local authorities on an ‘as and when’ basis.

Date Statutory Instrument LGBCE Report(s)
5 May 2011The North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2010 [106]
5 May 2011
& 2 May 2013		The Teignbridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2010 [107]
2 May 2013The Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 [108]
5 May 2011The Sedgemoor (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 [109]
5 May 2011The West Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 [110]
2 May 2013The Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 [111]
7 May 2015The North Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 [112]
2 May 2013The Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 [113]
3 May 2012The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 [114]
7 May 2015The Purbeck (Electoral Changes) Order 2013 [115]
7 May 2015The East Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [116]
7 May 2015The North Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [117]
7 May 2015The North Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [118]
7 May 2015The South Hams (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [119]
5 May 2016The Bristol (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [120]
7 May 2015The Cotswold (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [121]
5 May 2016The Gloucester (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [122]
7 May 2015The Poole (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [123]
7 May 2015The Purbeck (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [124]
5 May 2016The Stroud (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [125]
7 May 2015The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [126]
7 May 2015The West Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [127]
7 May 2015The West Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [128]
4 May 2017The Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 [129]
5 May 2016The Exeter (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 [130]
4 May 2017The Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 [131]

Structural changes

Date Statutory Instrument LGCE Report(s)
1 April 1996The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995 [132] Draft report June 1993 Final report December 1993
1 April 1997The Dorset (Boroughs of Poole and Bournemouth) (Structural Change) Order 1995 [133] Draft report July 1994 Final report December 1994
1 April 1998The Wiltshire (Borough of Thamesdown) (Structural Change) Order 1995 [134] Draft report July 1994 Final report December 1994
1 April 1998The Devon (City of Plymouth and Borough of Torbay) (Structural Change) Order 1996 [135] Draft report July 1994 Final report December 1994
1 April 2009The Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008 [136]
1 April 2009The Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008 [137]
Revoked by the Local Government Act 2010 The Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010 [138]

Other structural reviews

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  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973. Retrieved on 9 May 2016.
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  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Devon (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire (District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
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  15. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
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  102. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Devon (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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