Changes are coming to council boundaries throughout Bracknell Forest ahead of the Local Elections next year.
Ward boundary changes have been made on the border areas of current areas, with some council wards being renamed.
In some cases, the number of councillors representing an area will increase.
The changes have been made after Bracknell Forest Council received consent to make tweaks from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, and will come into force by the time of the Local Elections in 2023.
It will be a big year for voting as the entirety of Bracknell Forest Council, all 41 seats, will be up for grabs due to its four-year election cycle.
The changes to the boundaries were unanimously approved at special Bracknell Forest Council meeting on Wednesday, December 21.
You can view the changes to the six council areas in Bracknell Forest below.
Binfield Parish
No changes made.
Bracknell Town
The total number of councillors on Bracknell Town Council will increase by one to 28, as the newly formed Town Centre & the Parks ward will get an additional councillor representing it.
The Garth North ward will cease to exist, as it is to be incorporated into the current Garth ward.
There have also been changes to the boundaries for Bracknell Forest Council ward boundaries between Crown Wood in Bracknell Town and Forest Park in Winkfield Parish.
Crowthorne Parish
Crowthorne Parish has been reorganised.
There are currently two wards, Crowthorne Parish ward, represented by eight councillors, and Crowthorne South ward, which has two representatives.
The boundaries have been reorganised into two wards Crowthorne West and Crowthorne East, which have five councillors each.
The total number of councillors remains at 10.
The boundary for Bracknell Forest Council wards has also been changed, with Derby Field and Edgbarrow Cottage now being part of Crowthorne, rather than Sandhurst.
Sandhurst Town
The Sandhurst boundary has only been affected by the changes to Crowthorne.
The number of councillors on Sandhurst Town Council remains at 24.
Warfield Parish
Some significant boundary changes have been made in Warfield Parish.
Firstly, the numbers of councillors will go up from 13 to 15.
Furthermore, the originally separate parish wards of Warfield Park and Warfield East will be merged to create the two councillor Warfield East and Park ward.
The boundary will be adjusted so that all properties in Warfield Park will be brought into Warfield Parish.
Winkfield Parish
For, Winkfield Parish Council the boundaries will be changed to merge the current Ascot Priory and Martins Heron and Warren parish wards to
create a single, three member parish ward called Martins Heron and the Warren with Swinley Forest.
The number of councillors will increase by one, to a total of six, with the new councillor representing the current North Ascot ward, which will be renamed to ‘Ascot Priory’.
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