Community Governance Review - Shillington

Parish and ward information (Shillington)
Shillington parish topic Value
Number of councillors 10
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 1,619
Forecast electorate for 2030 1,629
Current ratio of electors to councillors 162
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 163
Central Bedfordshire average ratio of electors to councillors 331

Shillington parish has a parish council. It is unwarded and has 10 seats on the council. The planned forecast development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 6 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 10 residents over the next 5 years.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Barton-le-Clay, Gravenhurst, Meppershall and Stondon. The parish, together with the parishes Gravenhurst and Meppershall are coterminous (i.e. they border each other in the same area) within the Central Bedfordshire ward of Meppershall and Shillington.

Seats and candidates
Number of seats 10
Number of candidates in 2023 10
Number of candidates in 2019 11
Number of candidates in 2015 11
Number of candidates in 2011 10

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.