Community Governance Review - Westoning

Parish and ward information
Parish: Westoning Ward: Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield
Number of councillors 10
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 1,627
Forecast electorate for 2030 2,008
Current ratio of electors to councillors 163
Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 201
Variance from average across the council -43%

Westoning parish has a parish council. It is unwarded and has 10 seats on the council. The forecast planned development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 224 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 381 residents over the next 5 years.

The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Flitton & Greenfield, Flitwick, Harlington, Pulloxhill, Tingrith and Toddington. The parish, together with the parishes of Flitton & Greenfield and Tingrith are coterminous within the district ward of Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield.

Seats and candidates

Year Number of candidates
Number of seats 10
2023 7
2019 6
2015 8
2011 9

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.

Review of property anomalies

Brunswick House is in the parish of Gravenhurst but is geographically in the parish of Westoning. Consideration should be given to rectify this anomaly.