A Community Governance Review (CGR) is a review carried out by a principal council of the whole or part of its area. The aim is to look at one or more of the following:
- The creation, merging or abolition of parishes
- The naming of parishes
- The style of parishes (e.g. town, village, community)
- The electoral arrangements for parishes (e.g. size of parish councils, number of councillors, warding arrangements)
District council wards and county council divisions cannot be altered in a Community Governance Order. However a request may be made to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to carry out a review for changes to district or county boundaries as a result of a local CGR.
Who can request a CGR?
A CGR can be initiated by one of the following:
- a valid petition from electors (minimum number of signatures required, depending upon size of electorate)
- Any petition must define the area to which the review is to relate and be signed by the following number of local government electors:
- Less than 500 electors - 50% of the electors
- 500-2,499 electors - at least 250 of the electors
- More than 2,500 - at least 10% of the electors
- and specify one or more recommendations which the petitioners wish that Community Governance Review to consider making.
- If valid petitions are received in respect of these parishes, the Council is required to undertake a (limited) Community Governance Review on the terms of that petition. The requirements for a valid petition ensure that any proposals must have both clear objectives and elector support.
- a formal request from a parish council or a local member (approval is then required from the principal council)
- a decision taken by the principal council itself if it feels a review is appropriate (e.g. the number of electors for a non-warded parish is too large and makes a single election impracticable, or the splitting of an existing parish, or the creation of a brand new parish following the completion of a major housing development)
The CGR Process
In Bassetlaw, the district council will undertake all CGRs by first publishing terms of reference, and then carrying out the required consultation(s) and recommending changes to be made. The review has to be completed within 12 months from the publication of the terms of reference.
Once the council has approved any recommendations as a result of the CGR and made an Order, any changes to the electoral arrangements such as amendments to the parish boundary or decrease/increase to the number of parish councillors will normally come into effect from the next main elections which are in May 2023.
Past Reviews
Community Governance Review 2014
The order was made on 28th November 2014. Notification is sent to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Local Government Boundary Commission for England, Office of National Statistics, Director General of the Ordnance Survey and Nottinghamshire County Council.
The final changes from the review were:-
- Amalgamation of Cuckney Parish Council and Norton Parish Meeting to form a new Parish Council called Norton and Cuckney Parish Council
- North and South Wheatley Parish Councils amalgamated to form a new Parish Council called North and South Wheatley Parish Council
- The removal of the Parish Wards of East and West Harworth within Harworth and Bircotes Town Council
- Reduction of the number of Parish Councillors in the Gamston, West Drayton and Eaton Parish Councils.
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Community Governance Review 2017
The order was made 14 March 2018.
Change was Rampton Parish Council to become Rampton and Woodbeck Parish Council from 1 April 2018.
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Community Governance Review 2019
The order was made 28 March 2019.
Change was a reduction in the number of Councillors for Dunham-on-Trent with Ragnall, Fledborough and Darlton Parish Council.
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Current Reviews
The current Community Governance Review is considering the following:
- To review the boundary between Ranskill and Torworth Parish Councils in the vicinity of the A638
- Rampton and Woodbeck Parish Council –to increase the number of Parish Councillors.
- Misson Parish Council – to increase the number of Parish Councillors.
- Beckingham –cum-Saundby Parish Council - reduce the number of Parish Councillors.
- Holbeck & Welbeck Parish Council have indicated that they wish to explore the possibility of merging, possibly with a neighbouring small Parish Council.
- To review the Ward boundary between Carlton-in-Lindrick and the non parished area of Worksop and make recommendations accordingly to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England
View the details of this review on our Elections page.
Last Updated on Wednesday, January 29, 2025