Community Governance Review - Fairfield

Parish and ward information (Fairfield)
Fairfield parish topic Value
Number of councillors 7
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 2,391
Forecast electorate for 2030 2,570
Current ratio of electors to councillors 342
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 367
Central Bedfordshire average ratio of electors to councillors 331

Fairfield 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 105 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 179 residents over the next 5 years.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Arlesey and Stotfold. The parish, together with the parish of Arlesey is coterminous (i.e. they border each other in the same area) within the Central Bedfordshire ward of Arlesey and Fairfield.

Seats and candidates
Number of seats 7
Number of candidates in 2023 7
Number of candidates in 2019 8
Number of candidates in 2015 8
Number of candidates in 2011 10

As can be seen from the table above only the 2023 elections had insufficient candidates and consequently the candidates were elected without contest.

Parish/town council initial proposal for consideration for the 2025 review

No proposal received.