Community Governance Review - Maulden

Parish and ward information (Maulen)
Maulden parish topic Value
Number of councillors 12
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 2,689
Forecast electorate for 2030 2,781
Current ratio of electors to councillors 224
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 232
Central Bedfordshire average ratio of electors to councillors 331

Maulden parish has a parish council. It is unwarded and has 12 seats on the council. The forecast planned development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 54 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 92 residents in the next 5 years.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Ampthill, Clophill, Haynes, Houghton Conquest, Flitwick, Flitton and Greenfield, and Silsoe. The parish, together with the parishes of Ampthill, Clophill and Millbrook are coterminous (i.e. they border each other in the same area) within the Central Bedfordshire ward of Ampthill.

Seats and candidates
Number of seats 12
Number of candidates in 2023 8
Number of candidates in 2019 6
Number of candidates in 2015 13
Number of candidates in 2011 12

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.