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Parish and ward information Parish: Southill (Broom, Southill and Stanford Wards) Ward: Northill Number of councillors 12 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 925 Forecast electorate for 2030 932 Current ratio of electors to councillors 77 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 78 Variance from average across the council -79% Southill parish has a parish council. It is warded and has 12 seats on the council. The planned forecast development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 4 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 7 residents over the next 5 years.
The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Biggleswade, Campton & Chicksands, Clifton, Haynes, Langford, Old Warden and Shefford. The parish, together with the parishes of Moggerhanger, Northill and Old Warden are coterminous within the district ward of Northill.
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Seats and candidates
Ward Year Number of candidates Broom (6 seats) 2023 5 Broom 2019 4 Broom 2015 3 Broom 2011 5 Southill (3 seats) 2023 3 Southill 2019 1 Southill 2015 2 Southill 2011 3 Stanford (3 seats) 2023 3 Stanford 2019 3 Stanford 2015 3 Stanford 2011 2 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.
Response to initial invitation to propose changes for consideration for the 2025 review
As discussed previously, Southill Parish Council would like to remove the ward system from the council and still have 12 councillors representing the parish.