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Parish and ward information Parish: Potton Ward: Potton 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 Variance from average across the council -10% 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 in the next 5 years.
The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Everton, Sandy, Sutton and Wrestlingworth & Cockayne Hatley. The parish, together with the parishes of Edworth, Eyeworth, Everton, Dunton, Sutton, Tempsford and Wrestlingworth & Cockayne Hatley are coterminous within the district ward of Potton.
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Seats and candidates
Year Number of candidates Number of seats 15 2023 12 2019 17 2015 16 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.