Community Governance Review - Moggerhangar

Parish and ward information
Parish: Moggerhanger Ward: Northill
Number of councillors 7
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 585
Forecast electorate for 2030 588
Current ratio of electors to councillors 59
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 59
Variance from average across the council -83%

Moggerhanger parish has a parish council. It is unwarded and has 7 seats on the council. The planned forecast development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 2 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 3 residents in the next 5 years.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Blunham, Northill and Sandy. The parish, together with the parishes of Northill, Old Warden and Southill are coterminous within the district ward of Northill.

Seats and candidates

Year Number of candidates
Number of seats 7
2023 3
2019 7
2015 9
2011 8

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.

Statutory changes since the 2017/18 review

The Central Bedfordshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018 reduced the number of councillors for the parish of Moggerhanger from 9 to 7.

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

No proposal received.