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Parish and ward information (Ridgmont) Ridgmont parish topic Value Number of councillors 7 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 333 Forecast electorate for 2030 333 Current ratio of electors to councillors 48 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 48 Central Bedfordshire average ratio of electors to councillors 331 Ridgmont parish has a parish council. It is unawarded and has 7 seats on the council. The planned forecast development to March 2030 is estimated at no further dwellings.
The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Brogborough, Eversholt, Husborne Crawley, Lidlington, Steppingley and Woburn. The parish, together with the parishes of Brogborough, Cranfield, Hulcote and Salford, Lidlington and Marston Moreteyne are coterminous (i.e. they border each other in the same area) within the Central Bedfordshire ward of Cranfield and Marston Moretaine.
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Seats and candidates Number of seats 7 Number of candidates in 2023 7 Number of candidates in 2019 5 Number of candidates in 2015 5 Number of candidates in 2011 10 As can be seen from the table above there has only been one contested election in 2011 since the creation of Central Bedfordshire. The elections in 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.
The Central Bedfordshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018 reduced the number of councillors for the parish of Ridgmont from 9 to 7.
Parish/town council initial proposal for consideration for the 2025 review
No proposal received.