Final proposal

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Consultation has concluded

After considering submissions on the initial proposal, the Council has adopted its final proposal for representation arrangements for the 2022 local elections. The final proposal is unchanged from the initial proposal.

The final proposal has been publicly notified on Wednesday 10 November 2021. Any person who made a submission on the initial proposal may now lodge an appeal against the Council’s decision. An appeal must relate to the matters raised in that person's submission.

Appeals must be made in writing and must be received by Council no later than 5pm on Monday 13 December 2021.

For more information read our questions and answers on the representation review.

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What is the representation review?
Local elections are held every three years so you can decide who will represent you around the Council table. To make sure that residents have fair and effective representation, all councils must review their representation arrangements at least every six years. Selwyn last undertook a representation review in 2015, in preparation for the 2016 elections. So we need to do another review this year (2021).

How the review is undertaken is set out in the Local Electoral Act 2001. The Council must provide for effective representation of communities and their interests, and fair representation of voters. This includes ensuring each elected member represents a similar number of people.

Timeline

After considering submissions on the initial proposal, the Council has adopted its final proposal for representation arrangements for the 2022 local elections. The final proposal is unchanged from the initial proposal.

The final proposal has been publicly notified on Wednesday 10 November 2021. Any person who made a submission on the initial proposal may now lodge an appeal against the Council’s decision. An appeal must relate to the matters raised in that person's submission.

Appeals must be made in writing and must be received by Council no later than 5pm on Monday 13 December 2021.

For more information read our questions and answers on the representation review.

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What is the representation review?
Local elections are held every three years so you can decide who will represent you around the Council table. To make sure that residents have fair and effective representation, all councils must review their representation arrangements at least every six years. Selwyn last undertook a representation review in 2015, in preparation for the 2016 elections. So we need to do another review this year (2021).

How the review is undertaken is set out in the Local Electoral Act 2001. The Council must provide for effective representation of communities and their interests, and fair representation of voters. This includes ensuring each elected member represents a similar number of people.

Timeline

Consultation has concluded

  • What's changing?

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    The Council is proposing to retain four wards, but change the existing ward boundaries to form Ellesmere, Malvern, Rolleston and Springs wards. The Council is also proposing to reduce the number of councillors to 10.

    Currently, the Council is made up of 11 councillors elected from four wards, Ellesmere, Malvern, Selwyn Central and Springs, and a mayor elected at large (across the whole district). There is one community board for Malvern.

    The final proposal largely retains the existing system, but with changes to a number of ward boundaries to ensure a more even spread of population across each ward. Selwyn Central will be replaced by a smaller Rolleston ward, and would have three councillors rather than the existing four, with all the other wards retaining their existing number of councillors.

    The largest change to ward boundaries will see West Melton move into the Malvern Ward, while an area between Burnham and Rolleston will move from the current Selwyn Central Ward to the Ellesmere Ward.

    The Malvern Community Board will be retained, with a third subdivision of West Melton added to the existing subdivisions of Hawkins and Tawera. The number of board members will remain at five, with two each from the West Melton and Hawkins subdivisions and one from the Tawera subdivision. Previously the board was made up of three members from Hawkins subdivision and two from Tawera.

    For more information read our questions and answers on the representation review.