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1
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New boundaries
should be drawn
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2
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Number of
councillors for All Saints and Park are unbalanced compared to
Northbourne and Ladygrove wards. Additional to this, it’s
unlikely that the resident numbers of those areas remains the same
considering that there is chance that new dwellings have been built
in those wards since the proposal was draw up.
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3
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It look like
number of councillors for All Saints and Park is not properly
balanced compared to Northbourne and Ladygrove wards. There is
a.massive amount of new properties being built in those areas,
which will need better representation.
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4
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I would have liked
the Harwell area of GWP and all of valley park included in this
review. Didcot town council are already set up as a town council.
Harwell Parish council are not set up in this way
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5
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I believe the
number of councillors in ward needs to be more equal, with each
ward electing the same or similar number of councillors. A boundary
review should be undertaken to allow wards to elect single
councillors or two councillors as it is not fair that some areas
hold a monopoly over others because of how many seats there are in
that ward.
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6
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The wards should
be made more equal to give every resident an equal vote and say in
the Town Council elections. A idea I have is having 10-12 wards
each electing 1-2 councillors. This would ensure every resident has
the same number of councillors and everyone has equal voting
power.
The wards should not be made large and elect large number of
councillors as this dilutes peoples votes and as Didcot Town
Council is a local voice and the smallest form of government, each
community should be represented with a smaller wards with strong
links to their local councillors, rather than vast large wards with
local voices being lost.
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7
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The Ladygrove ward
seems to have too many compared to the Park Ward
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8
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It’s too
early to make these changes as both Ladygrove and All Saints are
undergoing huge development. The number of councillors may not be
representative of the final number of electorates.
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9
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Make the wards
similar sizes rather than based on population
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10
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It looks like on
average there is 1 councillor for every 1000 electors. I would say
based on this very little information that All Saints Ward require
1 more councillor, whereas Ladygrove has 1 in surplus.
And Park Ward requires 2 more to cover the ~5000
electors.
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11
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Looks like
Ladygrove is allocated 1 to many and Park is 1 too few if the
assumption is 1 councillor per 1100 population.
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12
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Makes
sense
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13
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I always believe
that boundary of Didcot should be extended to include all of Great
Western Park. The residents use services in Didcot but pay council
tax to Vale of White Horse.
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14
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I think that
Didcot Town Council wards should be made smaller and have more
equal councillor distribution as well as more equal electorates. I
believe that DTC being the most local council should have small
wards representing individual communities rather than large wards
that drown communities in Didcot out.. I think smaller wards would
create a more equal voice for every resident and community within
Didcot.
Wards should each elect one or two councillors and be of similar
size to the ward of Millbrook. I feel that his is an appropriate
size ward to represent my community within Didcot, rather than a
huge ward like Ladygrove which just dilutes peoples voices.
Elections to Westminster and District/County never have such large
wards, as we see in Didcot. These large variations in ward sizes is
unfair and disproportionate and means voters in some areas of
Didcot have greater voting power than those residents in smaller
wards.
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15
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Clear sense.
Historic ecclesiastical parish boundaries give no validity to the
"rotten wards"
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Submitted at end
of survey under ‘Any other comments’
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The
Harwell portion of GWP and the area which will become Valley Park
Should be brought into South Oxfordshire and Didcot Town
Council.
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Submitted at end
of survey under ‘Any other comments’
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The
review should take into consideration the expansion of various
wards and if the number of electorates is going to grow
considerably soon
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Submitted at end
of survey under ‘Any other comments’
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It
would be good to see actual work being done in Didcot. Broadway is
a total mess. What is the council doing about all the shop closures
post Brexit and Covid? Do we really need more pizza places when we
don’t have a single healthy eating option in all of Didcot
unless you include Nando’s?!
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Submitted at end
of survey under ‘Any other comments’
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I
agree with reviewing the number of electors and councillors. Also
reviewing and amending the boundary of Didcot, needs to include all
of Great Western Park.
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Submitted at end
of survey under ‘Any other comments’
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The
Harwell part of GWP should be within the DTC boundary and SODC, NOT
VoWH! It's Didcot NOT Harwell.
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