Community Governance Review - Barton-le-Clay

Parish and ward information
Parish: Barton-le-Clay Ward: Barton-le-Clay and Silsoe
Number of councillors 13
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 3,908
Forecast electorate for 2030 4,501
Current ratio of electors to councillors 301
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 346
Variance from average across the council -2%

Barton-le-Clay parish has a parish council. It is unwarded and has 13 seats on the council. The forecast planned development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 349 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 593 residents over the next 5 years.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Pulloxhill, Shillington. Silsoe and Streatley. The parish, together with the parish of Silsoe are coterminous within the district ward of Barton-le-Clay and Silsoe.

Seats and candidates
Year Number of candidates
Number of seats 13
2023 10
2019 9
2015 10
2011 10

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.