Community Governance Review - Dunton

Parish and ward information
Parish: Dunton Ward: Potton
Number of councillors 7
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 553
Forecast electorate for 2030 650
Current ratio of electors to councillors 79
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 93
Variance from average across the council -74%

Dunton 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 57 dwellings which will generate approximately 97 additional residents over the next five years.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Biggleswade, Edworth, Eyeworth, and Sutton. The parish, together with the parishes of Edworth, Eyeworth, Everton, Potton, Sutton, Tempsford and Wrestlingworth & Cockayne Hatley are coterminous within the district ward of Potton.

Seats and candidates
Year Number of candidates
Number of seats 7
2023 6
2019 3
2015 7
2011 4

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.