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Parish and ward information (Haynes) Haynes parish topic Value Number of councillors 10 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 990 Forecast electorate for 2030 1,070 Current ratio of electors to councillors 99 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 107 Central Bedfordshire average ratio of electors to councillors 331 Haynes parish has a parish council. It is unwarded and has 10 seats on the council. The forecast development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 47 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 80 residents over the next 5 years.
The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Campton and Chicksands, Clophill, Houghton Conquest, Maulden, Old Warden and Southill. The parish, together with the parish of Houghton Conquest is coterminous (i.e. they border each other in the same area) within the Central Bedfordshire ward of Houghton Conquest and Haynes.
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Seats and candidates Number of seats 10 Number of candidates in 2023 7 Number of candidates in 2019 8 Number of candidates in 2015 9 Number of candidates in 2011 12 As can be seen from the table above there has only been one contested election in 2011 since the creation of Central Bedfordshire. The elections in 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.