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Parish and ward information (Potton) Potton parish topic Value Number of councillors 15 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 4,642 Forecast electorate for 2030 4,771 Current ratio of electors to councillors 309 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 318 Central Bedfordshire average ratio of electors to councillors 331 Potton parish has a town council. It is unwarded and has 15 seats on the council. The forecast development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 76 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 129 residents over the next 5 years.
The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Everton, Sandy, Sutton and Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley. The parish, together with the parishes of Edworth, Eyeworth, Everton, Dunton, Sutton, Tempsford and Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley are coterminous (i.e. they border each other in the same area) within the Central Bedfordshire ward of Potton.
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Seats and candidates Number of seats 15 Number of candidates in 2023 12 Number of candidates in 2019 17 Number of candidates in 2015 16 Number of candidates in 2011 11 As can be seen from the table above there have only been two contested elections in 2015 and 2019 since the creation of Central Bedfordshire. The elections in 2011 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.