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Parish and ward information (Sutton) Sutton parish topic Value Number of councillors 7 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 244 Forecast electorate for 2030 268 Current ratio of electors to councillors 35 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 38 Central Bedfordshire average ratio of electors to councillors 331 Sutton parish has a parish council. It is unwarded and has 7 seats on the council. The forecast planned development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 14 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 24 residents over the next 5 years.
The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Biggleswade, Dunton, Eyeworth, Potton, Sandy and Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley. The parish, together with the parishes of Dunton, Edworth, Everton, Eyeworth, Potton, Tempsford, Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley are coterminous (i.e. they border each other in the same area) within the Central Bedfordshire ward of Potton.
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Seats and candidates Number of seats 7 Number of candidates in 2023 6 Number of candidates in 2019 7 Number of candidates in 2015 7 Number of candidates in 2011 8 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.
Parish/Town Council initial proposal for consideration for the 2025 review
No proposal received.