This is a list of boundary changes occurring in the East of England region of England, since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972.
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 |
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1 February 1973 | The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 [1] | Report No. 001: Recommendations for new Districts in the non-Metropolitan Counties November 1972 |
5 March 1973 | The Divided Areas (Boundaries) Order 1973 | n/a |
1 May 1973 | The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973 [2] | Report No. 002: Names of Non-Metropolitan Districts March 1973 |
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) |
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1 April 1984 | The Basildon and Castle Point (Areas) Order 1984 | Changes to the Basildon/Castle Point (both Essex) boundary | Report No. 432: Basildon/Castle Point August 1982 |
1 April 1985 | The Bedfordshire (Areas) Order 1984 | Changes to the Mid Bedfordshire/South Bedfordshire (both Bedfordshire) boundary | Report No. 449: South Bedfordshire/Mid Bedfordshire June 1983 |
1 April 1984 | The East Hertfordshire and Stevenage (Areas) Order 1984 | Changes to the East Hertfordshire/Stevenage (both Hertfordshire) boundary | Report No. 433: East Hertfordshire/Stevenage September 1982 |
1 April 1985 | The Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester (Areas) Order 1985 | Changes to the
| Report No. 464: Braintree/Colchester/Chelmsford December 1983 |
1 April 1985 | The Dacorum and Three Rivers (Areas) Order 1985 | Changes to the Dacorum/Three Rivers (both Hertfordshire) boundary | Report No. 447: Dacorum/Three Rivers June 1983 |
1 April 1985 | The East Hertfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield (Areas) Order 1985 | Changes to the East Hertfordshire/Welwyn Hatfield (both Hertfordshire) boundary | Report No. 451: East Hertfordshire/Welwyn Hatfield July 1983 |
1 April 1986 | The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985 | Changes to the Ipswich/Suffolk Coastal (both Suffolk) boundary | Report No. 474: Suffolk Coastal/Ipswich July 1984 |
1 April 1987 | The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986 | Changes to the boundaries of
| Report No. 497: Epping Forest/Brentwood June 1985 Report No. 498: Uttlesford/Braintree June 1985 |
1 April 1987 | The Hertfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1986 | Changes to the East Hertfordshire/Stevenage (both Hertfordshire) boundary | Report No. 495: East Hertfordshire/Stevenage June 1985 |
1 April 1988 | The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1987 [4] | Changes to the Braintree/Maldon (both Essex) boundary | Report No. 531: Maldon/Braintree December 1986 |
1 April 1990 | The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1989 [5] | Changes to the Epping Forest/Harlow (both Essex) boundary | Report No. 559: Epping Forest/Harlow June 1988 |
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. [6]
Date | Statutory Instrument | Effect | LGBCE Report(s) |
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1 April 1990 | The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989 [7] | Changes to the
| Report No. 565: Suffolk November 1988 |
1 April 1989 | The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989 [8] | Changes to the North Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire)/Luton (Bedfordshire) boundary | Report No. 555: Hertfordshire June 1988 |
1 April 1989 | The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989 [9] | Changes to the
| Report No. 546: Cambridgeshire March 1988 |
1 April 1990 | The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990 [10] | Changes to the
| Report No. 554: Norfolk June 1988 |
1 April 1991 | The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991 [11] | Changes to the
| Report No. 566: Bedfordshire November 1988 |
1 April 1991 | The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991 [12] | Changes to the
| Report No. 571: Buckinghamshire May 1989 |
1 April 1994 | The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992 [13] | Changes to the East Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire)/Forest Heath (Suffolk) boundary | Report No. 608: Suffolk (Newmarket) September 1991 |
1 April 1993 | The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992 [14] | Changes to the
| Report No. 596: Essex February 1991 |
1 April 1993 | The Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992 [15] | Changes to the
| Report No. 610: Harrow October 1991 |
1 April 1993 | The Greater London and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992 [16] | Changes to the
| Report No. 594: Barnet January 1991 |
1 April 1994 | The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993 [17] | Changes to the
| Report No. 618: Waltham Forest February 1992 |
1 April 1994 | The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993 [18] | Changes to the
| Report No. 654: Havering June 1992 |
1 April 1995 | The Essex and Greater London (County Boundaries) Order 1993 [19] | Changes to the Redbridge (Greater London)/Epping Forest (Essex) boundary | Report No. 648: Redbridge May 1992 |
1 April 1994 | The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993 [20] | Changes to the
| Report No. 672: Enfield August 1992 |
Other mandatory meviews of non-metropolitan counties, metropolitan districts and London boroughs
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. [ citation needed ]
Date | Statutory Instrument |
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7 June 1973 | The County of Bedfordshire (District Wards) Order 1973 |
12 April 1973 | The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
7 June 1973 | The County of Cambridgeshire (District Wards) Order 1973 |
12 April 1973 | The County of Cambridgeshire (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
7 June 1973 | The County of Essex (District Wards) Order 1973 |
12 April 1973 | The County of Essex (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
7 June 1973 | The County of Hertfordshire (District Wards) Order 1973 |
12 April 1973 | The County of Hertfordshire (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
7 June 1973 | The County of Norfolk (District Wards) Order 1973 |
12 April 1973 | The County of Norfolk (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
7 June 1973 | The County of Suffolk (District Wards) Order 1973 |
12 April 1973 | The County of Suffolk (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973 |
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. [21]
Date | Statutory Instrument | LGBCE Report |
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6 May 1976 | The Borough of Broxbourne (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No 010: Broxbourne November 1974 |
6 May 1976 | The Borough of Colchester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No. 041: Colchester September 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The Borough of Luton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [22] | Report No. 054: Luton August 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No. 014: Southend-on-Sea March 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The Borough of Uttlesford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [23] | Report No. 021: Uttlesford July 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The Borough of Watford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No. 011: Watford November 1974 |
6 May 1976 | The City of Cambridge (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No. 064: City of Cambridge September 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The District of Brentwood (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [24] | Report No. 044: Brentwood September 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [25] | Report No. 049: Chelmsford August 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The District of Fenland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [26] | Report No. 056: Fenland August 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The District of Harlow (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [27] | Report No. 060: Harlow September 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The District of Rochford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [28] | Report No. 025: Rochford June 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 [29] | Report No. 057: South Bedfordshire August 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No. 063: South Cambridgeshire August 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The District of Tendring (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No. 016: Tendring May 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The District of Three Rivers (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 | Report No. 066: Three Rivers October 1975 |
6 May 1976 | The Borough of Hertsmere (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 [30] | Report No. 121: Hertsmere December 1975 |
3 May 1979 | The Borough of Stevenage (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 146: Stevenage February 1976 |
3 May 1979 | The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 [31] | Report No. 140: Thurrock January 1976 |
6 May 1976 | The City of Peterborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 [32] | Report No. 086: Peterborough November 1975 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Babergh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 161: Babergh August 1976 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Braintree (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 132: Braintree January 1976 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Castle Point (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 137: Castle Point January 1976 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Dacorum (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 117: Dacorum December 1975 |
3 May 1979 | The District of East Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 149: East Hertfordshire May 1976 |
6 May 1976 | The District of Huntingdon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 [33] | Report No. 142: Huntingdon January 1976 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Maldon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 089: Maldon November 1975 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 133: Mid Bedfordshire January 1976 |
6 May 1976 | The District of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 | Report No. 068: Welwyn Hatfield October 1975 |
3 May 1979 | The City of Norwich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 204: Norwich April 1977 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Broadland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 190: Broadland March 1977 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 147: Epping Forest March 1976 |
3 May 1979 | The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 173: North Hertfordshire November 1976 |
3 May 1979 | The District of South Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 | Report No. 172: South Norfolk November 1976 |
3 May 1979 | The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 280: Ipswich January 1978 |
3 May 1979 | The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 279: St Edmundsbury February 1978 |
3 May 1979 | The City of St Albans (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 262: St Albans November 1977 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Basildon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 231: Basildon August 1977 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Breckland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 283: Breckland August 1978 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 [34] | Report No. 291: Forest Heath November 1978 |
3 May 1979 | The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 236: Mid Suffolk August 1977 |
3 May 1979 | The District of North Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 | Report No. 266: North Norfolk January 1978 |
1 May 1980 | The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 | Report No. 314: Great Yarmouth January 1979 |
5 May 1983 | The Borough of West Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 | Report No. 323: West Norfolk April 1979 |
5 May 1983 | The District of North Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979 | Report No. 342: North Bedfordshire June 1979 |
7 May 1981 | The County of Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 [35] | Report No. 390: Hertfordshire July 1980 |
5 May 1983 | The District of East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 | Report No. 389: East Cambridgeshire July 1980 |
5 May 1983 | The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 | Report No. 365: Suffolk Coastal November 1979 |
5 May 1983 | The District of Waveney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 | Report No. 367: Waveney December 1979 |
7 May 1981 | The County of Essex (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 | Report No. 401: Essex November 1980 |
2 May 1985 | The County of Cambridgeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984 | Report No. 460: Cambridgeshire December 1983 |
2 May 1985 | The County of Norfolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984 | Report No. 472: Norfolk June 1984 |
2 May 1985 | The County of Suffolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984 | Report No. 429: Suffolk June 1982 |
2 May 1985 | The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985 [36] | Report No. 462: Bedfordshire January 1984 |
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. [37]
Date | Statutory Instrument | LGBCE Report |
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7 May 1987 | The Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987 [38] | Report No. 529: Chelmsford December 1986 |
3 May 1990 | The Borough of Colchester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989 [39] | Report No. 575: Colchester May 1989 |
2 May 1991 | The District of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991 [40] | Report No. 576: Welwyn Hatfield June 1989 |
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. [41] [42]
Date | Statutory Instrument | LGCE/BCfE Report(s) |
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1 May 1997 | The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 1997 [43] | Draft report 3 September 1996 Final report 6 December 1996 |
1 May 1997 | The City of Peterborough (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997 [44] | Draft report 3 September 1996 Final report 6 December 1996 |
6 May 1999 | The Borough of Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [45] | Draft report July 1997 Final report February 1998 |
6 May 1999 | The Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [46] | Draft report August 1997 Final report February 1998 |
6 May 1999 | The Borough of Hertsmere (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [47] | Draft report August 1997 Final report February 1998 |
6 May 1999 | The Borough of Stevenage (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [48] | Draft report August 1997 Final report February 1998 |
6 May 1999 | The Borough of Watford (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [49] | Draft report July 1997 Final report February 1998 |
6 May 1999 | The City of St Albans (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [50] | Draft report July 1997 Final report February 1998 |
6 May 1999 | The District of East Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [51] | Draft report August 1997 Final report February 1998 |
6 May 1999 | The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [52] | Draft report August 1997 Final report February 1998 |
6 May 1999 | The District of Three Rivers (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [53] | Draft report August 1997 Final report February 1998 |
6 May 1999 | The District of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 [54] | Draft report July 1997 Final report February 1998 |
7 June 2001 | The Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Changes) Order 2000 [55] | Draft report 25 May 1999 Final report 2 November 1999 |
7 June 2001 | The County of Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000 [56] | Draft report May 1999 Final report November 1999 |
2 May 2002 | The Borough of Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [57] | Draft report 20 February 2001 Final report 7 August 2001 |
2 May 2002 | The Borough of Brentwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [58] | Draft report 20 June 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
1 May 2003 | The Borough of Castle Point (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [59] | Draft report 16 May 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
2 May 2002 | The Borough of Colchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [60] | Draft report 20 June 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
2 May 2002 | The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [61] | Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001 |
1 May 2003 | The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [62] | Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [63] The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002 [64] | Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001 |
2 May 2002 | The District of Basildon (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [65] | Draft report 20 June 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [66] | Draft report 16 May 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [67] | Draft report 16 May 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
2 May 2002 | The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [68] The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002 [69] | Draft report 20 June 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [70] | Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001 |
2 May 2002 | The District of Harlow (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [71] | Draft report 20 June 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Maldon (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [72] | Draft report 20 June 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [73] | Draft report 20 February 2001 Final report 7 August 2001 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [74] | Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001 |
2 May 2002 | The District of Rochford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [75] | Draft report 20 June 2000 Further draft report 28 November 2000 Final report 19 March 2001 |
2 May 2002 | The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [76] | Draft report 20 February 2001 Final report 7 August 2001 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [77] | Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Tendring (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [78] | Draft report 20 June 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [79] | Draft report 16 May 2000 Final report 28 November 2000 |
2 May 2002 | The District of Waveney (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 [80] The District of Waveney (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002 [81] | Draft report 9 January 2001 Final report 26 June 2001 |
10 June 2004 | The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [82] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
1 May 2003 | The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [83] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
1 May 2003 | The Borough of Luton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [84] | Draft report May 2001 Final report November 2001 |
10 June 2004 | The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [85] The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003 [86] | Draft report 20 June 2000 Final report 4 December 2000 |
10 June 2004 | The City of Cambridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [87] | Draft report 27 November 2001 Final report 23 April 2002 |
10 June 2004 | The City of Norwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [88] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [89] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
1 May 2003 | The District of East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [90] | Draft report 27 November 2001 Final report 23 April 2002 |
1 May 2003 | The District of Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [91] | Draft report 27 November 2001 Final report 23 April 2002 |
10 June 2004 | The District of Huntingdonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [92] | Draft report 27 November 2001 Final report 23 April 2002 |
10 June 2004 | The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [93] The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003 [94] | Draft report 27 November 2001 Final report 23 April 2002 |
1 May 2003 | The District of South Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 [95] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
10 June 2004 | The City of Peterborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 [96] The City of Peterborough (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004 [97] | Draft report 26 February 2002 Final report 9 July 2002 |
10 June 2004 | The District of Broadland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 [98] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
1 May 2003 | The District of North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2003 [99] | Draft report 26 March 2002 Final report 30 July 2002 |
5 May 2005 | The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 [100] | Draft report 13 January 2004 Final report 27 July 2004 |
5 May 2005 | The County of Essex (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 [101] | Draft report 12 August 2003 Final report 27 April 2004 |
5 May 2005 | The County of Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 [102] | Draft report 13 January 2004 Final report 27 July 2004 |
5 May 2005 | The County of Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005 [103] | Draft report 24 February 2004 Final report 14 September 2004 |
5 May 2005 | The County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005 [104] | Draft report 24 February 2004 Further draft report 29 June 2004 Final report 12 October 2004 |
Date | Statutory Instrument | BCfE Report(s) |
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3 May 2007 | The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006 [105] | Draft report June 2005 Final report May 2006 |
3 May 2007 | The Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [106] | Draft report November 2005 Final report August 2006 |
3 May 2007 | The Peterborough (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [107] | |
3 May 2007 & 4 June 2009 | The South Norfolk (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [108] | |
3 May 2007 & 4 June 2009 | The St Albans (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007 [109] | |
1 May 2008 | The Borough of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2008 [110] | Draft report November 2006 Final report June 2007 |
1 May 2008 & 4 June 2009 | The South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2008 [111] | |
4 June 2009 & 5 May 2011 | The Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2008 [112] |
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) |
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5 May 2011 | The Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 [113] | |
5 May 2011 | The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 [114] | |
3 May 2012 & 2 May 2013 | The Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 [115] | |
3 May 2012 | The Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 [116] | |
2 May 2013 | The Huntingdonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 [117] | |
2 May 2013 & 7 May 2015 | The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 [118] The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2013 [119] | |
7 May 2015 | The Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [120] | |
7 May 2015 | The Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [121] | |
7 May 2015 | The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [122] | |
7 May 2015 | The Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [123] | |
22 May 2014 | The Three Rivers (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [124] | |
7 May 2015 | The Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2014 [125] | |
5 May 2016 | The Colchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [126] | |
4 May 2017 | The Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [127] | |
5 May 2016 | The Peterborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [128] | |
5 May 2016 | The Rochford (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 [129] | |
5 May 2016 | The Watford (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 [130] | |
5 May 2016 | The Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 [131] |
Date | Statutory Instrument | LGCE Report(s) |
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1 April 1997 | The Bedfordshire (Borough of Luton) (Structural Change) Order 1995 [132] | Draft report June 1994 Final report October 1994 |
1 April 1998 | The Essex (Boroughs of Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and District of Tendring) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 [133] | Draft report July 1994 Final report December 1994 Draft report September 1995 Final report December 1995 |
1 April 1998 | The Cambridgeshire (City of Peterborough) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 [134] | Draft report June 1994 Final report October 1994 Draft report September 1995 Final report December 1995 |
1 April 2009 | The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 [135] | |
Revoked by the Local Government Act 2010 | The Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010 [136] |
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