Camden Council Proposed changes to ward boundaries for Primrose Hill October 2019
What has happened (1) • The LGBCE (Local Boundary Commission for England) periodically reviews the size and shape of wards for local councils, to make sure that they remain sensible and fair as populations change. • It’s Camden’s turn for a review and LGBCE needs to make changes to respond to population growth as a result of all the developments near Kings X. • LGBCE made initial proposals in February and ran a public consultation on these. The initial proposals created a new Chalk Farm ward but kept Primrose Hill joined with Camden Town. • Camden Council officers supported the initial LGBCE proposals, suggesting two small changes to the proposed Primrose Hill with Camden ward.
Existing ward boundaries
Initial LGBCE recommendations
Camden Council recommendations Avenue Close and Broxwood Way face into Westminster, and have limited access into Camden Town / Primrose Hill /Chalk Farm. However, they are part of Camden Council. The Council, based on local ties / identities, recommended this area should become part of the proposed new Chalk Farm ward… …to balance this, the Council suggested that the area between Regent’s Park Road, Bridge Approach and Adelaide Road should join Camden Town with Primrose Hill.
What has happened (2) • LGBCE received quite a few responses to the consultation on their initial proposals. • After reviewing these responses, they proposed a radically different pattern of wards across Camden. • Under the amended LGBCE proposals, Primrose Hill would be split from Camden Town and joined with an area to the west to form a new “Adelaide with Primrose Hill” ward.
Amended LGBCE recommendations
What happens now? There is a public consultation on the amended recommendations. Everyone can contribute by submitting their views and providing evidence about our community, eg your sense of belonging or identity with the area, the pattern of your daily life eg where you shop, where your children attend school, where is your doctor’s surgery etc. It helps LGBCE if you can be clear what you think the wards should look like. For example, do you agree with the LGBCE’s original or amended proposal? Or do you like the Council’s recommendation? Or do you have a proposal of your own? The Primrose Hill Community Association is holding a community meeting to discuss how residents feel about the proposals. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion at the Primrose Hill Community Centre, 29 Hopkinson’s Place (off Fitzroy Road), 7pm 30 October. The consultation closes on 11 November.
How to input into the consultation You have three options if you want to contribute to the consultation • You can make online submission at https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk • You can send your views by email to reviews@lgbce.org.uk • You can write in with your views to Review Officer (Camden) LGCBE 1st Floor, Windsor House 50 Victoria Street London SW1H 0TL ***The consultation closes on 11 November***
LGBCE say that a good pattern of wards should 1. Provide good electoral equality : each councillor should represent the same number of voters (as closely as possible). 2. Reflect community interests and identities • Community groups : is there a parish council, residents association or another group that represents the area? • Facilities : does the pattern of wards reflect where local people go for shops, medical services, leisure facilities etc? • Interests : what issues bind the community together or separate it from other parts of your area? 3. Be based on strong, easily identifiable boundaries : are there natural or constructed features which make strong boundaries? 4. Help the council deliver effective and convenient local government: Are the wards too large or small to be represented effectively? Are the proposed names appropriate? Are there good links across the proposed ward? Is there any form of public transport?
Background information: Schools in Camden
Camden primary schools 19 Hawley Primary 20 Holy Trinity & St Silas 26 Netley 29 Primrose Hill 30 Rhyl 45 St Paul’s
Camden secondary schools
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