Decision

RESOLVED:

1. That Council note the prepared overall local government electorate forecast of 220,000 by 2030.
2. That given the forecast increase in local government electorate by 2030, the Council confirms its position:

a)      that ‘no increase’ to the Council’s size, neither secures appropriate representation for the residents of Milton Keynes, nor is sustainable from a Councillor workload perspective; and

b)      a modest increase in Council size should be supported, recognising that there are arguments for and against an increase of plus 3 and plus 6 Councillors.

1. That the submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England attached at Annex A, with a proposed Council size of 63 (plus 6 Councillors), be agreed.
2. That authority be delegated to the Director of Law and Governance to make minor changes to the submission, in consultation with the Leaders of Political Groups.