Community Governance Review - Billington

Parish and ward information
Parish: Billington Ward: Eaton Bray
Number of councillors 7
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 326
Forecast electorate for 2030 331
Current ratio of electors to councillors 47
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 47
Variance from average across the council -87%

Billington parish has a parish council. It is unwarded and has 7 seats on the council. The forecast planned development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 3 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 5 residents over the next 5 years.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Eaton Bray, Leighton-Linslade and Stanbridge. The parish, together with the parishes of Eaton Bray and Totternhoe are coterminous within the district ward of Eaton Bray.

Seats and candidates
Year Number of candidates
Number of seats 7
2023 6
2019 6
2015 5
2011 3

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.