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	Boundary Committee for England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Boundary Committee for England is an independent body in England responsible for defining borders for local elections; and for conducting reviews of local government areas.
		Between 1996 and 2004 it (or its predecessor the Local Government Commission for England) reviewed and proposed changes in the electoral arrangements for all district, unitary councils and County Council areas in England.
		The Committee was also requested to draw up proposals for systems of unitary government in the North West England, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber regions, to be implemented if proposals for elected Regional Assemblies were approved by referendum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boundary_Committee_for_England (281 words)

	Regions of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		England is divided into nine regions each containing one or more county level entities.
		The regions were created in 1994 by John Major's government and from 1996 have been used as England's European Parliament constituencies and as statistical NUTS level 1 regions.
		A referendum was held in the North East region of England on November 4, 2004; in it the voters rejected the proposal that this region should have an elected regional assembly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regions_of_England (968 words)

	Encyclopedia: Boundary Committee for England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		North West England is one of the regions of England.
		North East England is one of the regions of England.
		Yorkshire and The Humber is one of the regions of England.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Boundary-Committee-for-England (756 words)

	Area committee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the county council areas of England, for example, there is typically an area committee for each district within the county.
		Before the 2004 ward boundary review the wards fitted exactly within the constituencies and the committees were therefore known as constituency committees.
		Gwynedd - area committees for Arfon, Dwyfor, Meirionnydd - the former districts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Area_committee (176 words)

	Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Three such referendums were expected in 2004, for the regions of North East and North West England and Yorkshire and the Humber.
		It contains further consequential provisions, including causing the Boundary Committee for England to make recommendations about what the pattern of unitary authorities should be; and then if a referendum is successful, the composition of the Assemblies.
		Following the overwhelming defeat of the referendum in North East England, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott told the House of Commons he would not move orders for the other two referendums within the effective time limit of June, 2005 permitted by the Act.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regional_Assemblies_(Preparations)_Act_2003 (297 words)

	Boundary Committee for England -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Boundary Committee for England is an independent body in (A division of the United Kingdom) England responsible for defining borders for local elections; and for conducting reviews of local government areas.
		Between 2000 and 2003 it (or its predecessor the Local Government Commission for England) reviewed and proposed changes in the electoral arrangements for all (A region marked off for administrative or other purposes) district and (Click link for more info and facts about unitary) unitary councils in England.
		The changes have been implemented as and when the respective authorities came up for one of their regular elections; the last will be implemented on June 10, 2004, apart from (Click link for more info and facts about Stockton-on-Tees) Stockton-on-Tees which was delayed by additional local consultation.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Bo/Boundary_Committee_for_England.htm (265 words)

	Administrative county - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term was introduced for England and Wales by the Local Government Act 1888, which created county councils for various areas, and called them 'administrative counties' to distinguish them from the traditional counties.
		In England and Wales the legislation was repealed in 1974, and entities called 'metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties' were introduced in their place.
		Though strictly inaccurate, these are often called 'administrative counties' to distinguish them from both the traditional counties, and the ceremonial counties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Administrative_county (221 words)

	REORGANISATION: PUTTING DRAFT OPTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON THE TABLE
		A key objective in the committee's proposals is to lay the foundations for authorities with strong capacity at both strategic and local level and the potential to deliver high performance across all local government services.
		The Boundary Committee chair, Pamela Gordon said: "The draft recommendations that we are putting forward today are there for consultation; we have highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of different options and we are looking for more evidence to enable us to develop our final recommendations.
		The Boundary Committee is a statutory committee of The Electoral Commission.
	www.lgcnet.com /pages/news/article.asp?ArticleID=316179 (935 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Committee noted that the Panel's report did not cover the allowances of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council which were payable under separate statutory provisions.
		The Standards Committee agreed that, subject to the views of the General Purposes Committee, the Code of Practice for Members be recommended for approval by the County Council and inclusion in the Constitution as an appendix to the Members' Code of Conduct.
		The Committee received a report outlining the decision taken by the Chief Finance Officer in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, in relation to the Receipt of SAS 610 - Communication Concerning Financial Statements to those Charged with Governance, to comply with the statutory deadline.
	www.bedfordshire.gov.uk /BedsCC/commgp.nsf/web/ThePage/rep01040401 (2161 words)

	Boundary Changes
		Over the past 2 years, the Boundary Committee for England, a part of the Electoral Commission, has undertaken a review of the Council's electoral arrangements, including the boundaries of the council's municipal wards, as part of a national programme of such reviews.
		The Boundary Committee (which is not part of Walsall Council) made its proposals with the aim to provide electoral equality across the 20 wards — so that, as far as possible, all wards in the Borough of Walsall have the same number of voters.
		The Boundary Committee's proposals can be found at the Boundary Committee website (new window).
	www.walsall.gov.uk /councildemocracy/boundarychanges.asp (366 words)

	Regions of England
		The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest level of local government in England.
		As in several other European countries, England's existing regions also double as European Parliament constituencies for the election of Members of the European Parliament.
		In accordance with this, referendums will be held on whether to establish directly-elected regional assemblies in the three northern regions of North West England, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/re/regions_of_england.html (805 words)

	David Clelland MP - Select Committee - The Work of the Boundary Committee for England and the Electoral Commission
		Although these arguments were put to the Committee, no notice was taken of the difficulties of transport links between these two small villages and the bigger area they were going into, let alone the fact that probably they would lose their representation.
		Mr Gall: In terms of identifiable boundaries, it is identifiable boundaries on the ground.
		There is a boundary which runs across the Team Valley Trading Estate, there are no electors involved here, no-one lives there, but there is a boundary which crosses the estate which separates one ward from another ward, and actually it runs through the middle of factories.
	www.david-clelland.org.uk /odpm030714boundaries.htm (3666 words)

	Countywide Newsletter - Councils shake-up - Boundary Committee decides
		Radical proposals to shake-up councils in County Durham are being given the final once-over by the Boundary Committee for England.
		The Committee has been asked to recommend at least two options to be presented to voters on how the County could be served by all-purpose unitary councils, if the region votes in favour of a directly elected regional assembly in a referendum to be held later this year.
		The County Council is supporting the Boundary Committee's proposal for a single unitary council called 'County Durham Council'.
	www.durham-pa.gov.uk /durhamcc/cntywide.nsf/vsysarticle/issue+5+-+councils+shake-up+-+boundary+committee+decides (342 words)

	BOUNDARY CHANGES IN FORCE FOR MAY ELECTIONS
		The Boundary Committee for England was established on 1 April 2002 and is a statutory committee of the Electoral Commission.
		The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE) published its draft recommendations for electoral arrangements on 14 May 2002, after which it undertook an eight-week period of consultation.
		- the boundaries of 15 of the existing wards should be modified, with one ward retaining its existing boundaries.
	www.rutnet.co.uk /pp/pressrelease/pressDetail.asp?ID=1155 (678 words)

	The Electoral Commission : About us : The Boundary Committee for England
		The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE) was established on 1 April 2002 and is a statutory committee of The Electoral Commission.
		Following a review the Committee submits its recommendations to The Electoral Commission, which is responsible for determining whether to give effect to them and, if so, when.
		The Committee also has a role in reviewing local government structure and boundaries, and undertaking parish reviews in the event of the Secretary of State seeking the advice of The Electoral Commission on such matters.
	www.electoralcommission.gov.uk /about-us/boundary-committee.cfm (219 words)

	The Electoral Commission : Your area : England
		However, all content relating to England alone is to be found on this page. View the contact details of our office in London.
		The Boundary Committee's principal role is to undertake periodic electoral reviews (PERs). In broad terms, the objective of a PER is to ensure that, within each principal local authority area, the number of electors represented by each councillor is as near as possible the same.
		The current boundaries of the electoral wards and divisions can be viewed on the election maps website.
	www.electoralcommission.co.uk /your-area/england.cfm (465 words)

	BOUNDARY COMMITTEE GIVES FINAL APPROVAL FOR COUNCILLOR INCREASES AND BOUNDARY CHANGES
		The Boundary Committee’s final recommendations will now be submitted to the Electoral Commission, which will decide whether to accept, modify or reject the final recommendations.
		Rutland County Council’s submission to the Boundary Committee was based upon extensive consultation with residents and parish councils including six public meetings.
		 the boundaries of 15 of the existing wards should be modified, with one ward retaining its existing boundaries.
	www.rutnet.co.uk /pp/pressrelease/pressdetail.asp?id=872 (909 words)

	The Electoral Commission : Your area : England : Future work for The Electoral Commission in England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The White Paper further stated that the functions of the four Boundary Commissions should be transferred to The Electoral Commission some time after the completion of the fifth general review of parliamentary constituencies in the UK.
		The Boundary Committee for England is currently responsible for reviews of local authority electoral arrangements, so the transfer would result in both parliamentary constituency and local authority electoral review functions in England being carried out by the same body.
		The Boundary Committee for England is based at The Electoral Commission's offices in London and is chaired by an Electoral Commissioner.
	electoralcommission.gov.uk /your-area/futureworkengland.cfm/graphics (428 words)

	Regions of England
		The region is currently the highest level of local government in England.
		The present policy of the UK Government is to increase the power of government at the regional level, as part of the "devolution" that led to elected assemblies in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and part of the concept of regions in the EU.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/re/Regions_of_England.html (145 words)

	Deadline approaches for ward boundary changes
		Walsall Council is expecting the proposals this week from the Boundary Committee for England and from Friday will be making copies and large scale maps available in all its public libraries and at the Civic Centre in Walsall.
		Proposals include changes to Pheasey ward, where the Boundary Committee plans to include Orchard Hills, and to Pelsall ward, where the area east of Field Lane, High Heath, is planned to be included in Hatherton Rushall ward.
		The Boundary Committee, which answers to the Electoral Commission, has been reviewing Walsall since the autumn of 2001 to ensure that there are an equal number of voters in each of the council’s 20 wards.
	www.walsall.gov.uk /newsdocs/NewsArticle.asp?NewsId=848 (256 words)

	Norfolk County Council - Electoral Boundary Review Periodic Electoral Review 2003 - Draft Proposals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The submission proposals were then sent to the Boundary Committee on the 9th July, 2003.
		The Boundary Committee then published their Final Recommendations on October 12th 2004.
		This means that the new divisional boundaries as set out in the Boundary Committee's final recommendations will be the ones upon which the County Council elections are contested on 5th May 2005.
	www.boundary.norfolk.gov.uk (395 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 8 Mar 2004 (pt 4)
		Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proposals there are to allow further and wider community participation in the procedure for the review of local government ward boundaries; and if he will make a statement.
		The boundary committee asks local authorities being reviewed to make available locally all relevant electoral data so that any interested party should be able to access exactly the same detailed information on which to base their proposals as does the council.
		The advice I have been given is that the Electoral Commission and the boundary committee review the level of argumentation and evidence that accompanies any submissions, and they seek to be scrupulously fair.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040308/debtext/40308-04.htm (1620 words)

	021128-countc-R1206144612
		Glasspool, Kendal and Pierce to consider proposals for submission to the Boundary Committee for England for their consideration in relation to the Periodic Electoral Review of County Electoral Divisions which the Boundary Committee is undertaking.
		The closing date set by the Boundary Committee for submissions was 25 November 2002.
		They also have to have regard to the desirability of fixing boundaries which are and will remain easily identifiable and any local ties which would be broken by the fixing of any particular boundary.
	www.hants.gov.uk /decisions/decisions-docs/021128-countc-R1206144612.html (1585 words)

	Boundary proposals for St Helens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There is a legal requirement for electoral boundaries to be reviewed from time to time so that that the numbers of electors represented by each councillor in a local authority remain roughly equal.
		To balance out the electorate among the 16, inevitably, boundaries had to be re-drawn, moving blocks of electors from one ward to another and sometimes creating new or renamed wards.
		While the Boundary Committee recognises that it was a hard decision to split Rainhill, they do little to mollify residents here by their treatment of Rainford, which they regard as a separate and distinct community.
	www.rainhill-civic-society.org.uk /html/Boundaries.html (523 words)

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