Wibsey ward changes.
The boundary commission for England is a committee set up by Parliament;
they are required by law to review the electoral arrangements of every
principal local authority in England. Their aim is to ensure that the
numbers of electors represented by each local councillor is approximately
the same in every ward, or as close as possible, taking into account local
circumstances. Each authority is reviewed approximately every ten years
and in 2002 it was the turn of Bradford. The Electoral Commission considered
the recommendations that the commission made, and the changes that were
recommended are to be implemented in time for the next local elections
on June 10th. As a result of the boundary changes recommended by the commission,
Wibsey ward has been altered, Odsal ward will cease to be, and a new Royds
ward has been created. The consequence of the new boundaries as they affect
Wibsey are summarised below.
In 2008 the partnership prepared a report, Village Voices, with the help and co-operation of local people. The aim of the research was to identify the future needs of the Village and plan ways to help to deliver the hopes and aspirations of the local community.
