A consultation on the proposal to change the number of councillors from 7 to 9 ran from Tuesday 7 May to Sunday 16 June.

The Standards and General Purpose Committee considered the consultation responses at its meeting held on 10 September. On the recommendation of the Community Governance Review Working Group, the Committee agreed the final recommendation, set out below:

To increase the number of councillors from 7 to 9 to reflect the increase in housing and population.

The Committee also agreed the Reorganisation Order which implements these changes. I can confirm that the above changes will take effect on 1 March 2025 so that they apply for the 1 May 2025 local elections.

The final recommendations have been published which brings the review to an end.