Community Governance Review - stage 2 - Tempsford

Responses from consultation

Parish council: No proposal received

1 response

Comments: none

The one response to the public consultation indicated a preference to retain the current level of representation and to make no other changes. This view has been considered alongside the working group’s rationale to ensure that any final draft recommendation reflects the aims of the terms of reference as well as the views of the community.

Draft recommendations

  1. that the parish name of Tempsford should remain unchanged
  2. that the number of parish councillors on Tempsford Parish Council remain unchanged at 7

Reason for recommendations

The current arrangements reflect effective and convenient local government in addition to the current number of councillors being proportionate to the size of the area.

Parish and ward information (Tempsford)
Tempsford parish topic Value
Current number of councillors 7
Working group proposed number of councillors 7
Electorate as of 1 May 2025 465
Current ratio of electors to councillors 66
Forecast electorate for 2030 468
Revised ratio of electors to councillors 67
Seats and candidates
Number of seats7
Number of candidates in 20238
Number of candidates in 20196
Number of candidates in 20158
Number of candidates in 20116