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Parish and ward information Parish: Hulcote and Salford Ward: Cranfield and Marston Moretaine Number of councillors 7 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 174 Forecast electorate for 2030 183 Current ratio of electors to councillors 25 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 26 Variance from average across the council -93% Hulcote & Salford 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 5 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 9 residents over the next 5 years.
The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Aspley Guise, Brogborough, Cranfield and Marston Moreteyne. The parish, together with the parishes of Brogborough, Cranfield, Lidlington, Marston Moreteyne and Ridgmont are coterminous within the district ward of Cranfield & Moretaine.
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Seats and candidates
Year Number of candidates Number of seats 7 2023 5 2019 6 2015 11 2011 7 As can be seen from the table above there has only been one contested election in 2015 since the creation of Central Bedfordshire. The elections in 2011, 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.