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Community Governance Review - Stotfold

Parish and ward information (Stotfold)
Stotfold parish topic Value
Number of councillors 15
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 7,574
Forecast electorate for 2030 7,747
Current ratio of electors to councillors 505
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 516
Central Bedfordshire average ratio of electors to councillors 331

Stotfold parish has a town council. It is unwarded and has 15 seats on the council. The forecast planned development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 102 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 173 residents over the next 5 years.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Arlesey, Astwick and Fairfield. The parish, together with the parish of Astwick, is coterminous within the Central Bedfordshire ward of Stotfold.

Number of candidates
Number of seats 13
Number of candidates in 2023 13
Number of candidates in 2019 14
Number of candidates in 2015 13
Number of candidates in 2011 14

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.

Parish/Town Council initial proposal for consideration for the 2025 review

No proposal received.