Southend-on-Sea
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections from this date.
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
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Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Previous stages
Councillor numbers
The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future. The Commission has decided that the number of councillors in Southend-on-Sea City Council should be 51, the same as now.
Effective date
The Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Changes) Order 2000 was made on 5 June 2000.
The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2001 elections.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 2 November 1999.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.