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Parish and ward information (Eversholt) Eversholt parish topic Value Number of councillors 7 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 354 Forecast electorate for 2030 371 Current ratio of electors to councillors 51 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 53 Central Bedfordshire average ratio of electors to councillors 331 Eversholt 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 10 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 17 residents over the next 5 years.
The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Flitwick, Milton Bryan, Ridgmont, Steppingley, Tingrith and Woburn. The parish, together with the parishes Aspley Guise, Aspley Heath, Battlesden, Husborne Crawley, Milton Bryan, Potsgrove and Woburn are coterminous (i.e. they border each other in the same area) within the Central Bedfordshire ward of Aspley and Woburn.
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Seats and candidates Number of seats 7 Number of candidates in 2023 7 Number of candidates in 2019 6 Number of candidates in 2015 7 Number of candidates in 2011 7 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.