Community Governance Review - Battlesden

Parish and ward information
Parish: Battlesden Ward: Aspley and Woburn
Number of councillors Not applicable
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 28
Forecast electorate for 2030 28
Current ratio of electors to councillors Not applicable
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors Not applicable
Variance from average across the council Not applicable

Battlesden is one of eight parishes which do not have a council but meet as a parish meeting. The forecast development to March 2030 is estimated at no further dwellings.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Chalgrave, Heath and Reach, Hockliffe, Milton Bryan, Potsgrove and Toddington. The parish, together with the parishes of Aspley Guise, Aspley Heath, Eversholt, Husborne Crawley, Milton Bryan, Potsgrove and Woburn, are coterminous within the district ward of Aspley and Woburn.

Seats and candidates
Year Number of candidates
Not applicable – parish meeting

Battlesden does not have a parish council. It meets as a parish meeting and does not hold elections for councillors.

Parish meeting initial proposal for consideration for the 2025 review: no proposal received.