Community Governance Review - Aspley Heath

Parish and ward information
Parish: Aspley Heath Ward: Aspley and Woburn
Number of councillors 9
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 512
Forecast electorate for 2030 512
Current ratio of electors to councillors 57
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 57
Variance from average across the council -84%

Aspley Heath has a parish council. It is unwarded and has 9 seats on the council. The forecast planned development to March 2030 is estimated at no further dwellings.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Aspley Guise and Woburn. The parish, together with the parishes of Aspley Guise, Battlesden, Eversholt, Husborne Crawley, Milton Bryan, Potsgrove and Woburn are coterminous within the district ward of Aspley & Woburn.

Seats and candidates
Year Number of candidates
Number of seats 9
2023 8
2019 6
2015 9
2011 6

As can be seen from the table above there has not been a contested election since the creation of Central Bedfordshire. The elections in 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 had insufficient candidates and consequently the candidates were elected without contest. The vacant seats were authorised to be filled by co-option.

Parish/town council initial proposal for consideration for the 2025 review

No proposal received.

Review of property anomalies

Numbers 9 and 11 Woburn Road are in the parish of Aspley Heath but the newly built 15 Woburn Road together with the property Henry V11 Lodge are geographically in the parish of Aspley Guise. Consideration should be given to rectify this anomaly.

Aspley Heath parish profile anomalies