Hayle
Consultation has concluded
During 2019 and 2020 we undertook a review of the whole of Cornwall. The review had to be paused temporarily due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. When the review resumed, Cornwall Council was able to make final decisions in respect of most Towns and Parishes. Due to the complexity of the issues for the whole of Penzance Parish and the time constraints Cornwall Council agreed that the decisions about proposals for Penzance be deferred until after the May 2021 elections.
Since we last consulted on these deferred proposals (between December 2019 and March 2020) a considerable length of time had passed and some of the circumstances that are relevant to these proposals may have changed since then. We therefore provided a further opportunity to provide feedback on these proposals.
As no final decisions were made with regards to these proposals, we were seeking opinions on:
- the Council’s draft recommendations from December 2019 that were the subject of the last public consultation; and/or
- any subsequent recommendations that were made following the consideration of the outcome of the public consultation.
Hayle Parish Internal Warding Arrangements
Background
As a result of the Electoral Review of Cornwall, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England provided revised parish electoral arrangements for Hayle parish. It stated that Hayle Town Council should comprise 15 councillors, representing two wards; namely, East with 5 parish councillors, and West with 10 parish councillors. As a result of these changes Hayle parish wards aligned with Electoral Division boundaries from May 2021. The current parish ward arrangements are shown by polling district in Table 1 and Map 1 below.
Table 1 - Current situation
Hayle West 10 councillors | Electorate | Hayle East 5 councillors | Electorate |  Map 1 |
CHW1 | 1089 | CHE1 | 1535 | |
CHW2 | 651 | CHE2 | 391 | |
CHW3 | 1485 |
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CHW4 | 1459 |
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CHW5 | 900 |
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Total (Cllr/Electorate) | 5584 (1:558) |
| 1926 (1:385) |
The proposal put forward by Hayle Town Council and supported by the Council’s Electoral Review Panel is shown in Map 2 and Table 2 below. This proposal does not affect the electoral division boundaries. It is considered that the proposal offers a better representation of the electorate in the area by creating three wards in the parish of Hayle with more evenly distributed electorate and councillor ratios. This proposal would require the consent of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England as Hayle is a protected parish.
Table 2 - Proposed situation
Hayle West 6 councillors | Electorate | Hayle Central 5 councillors | Electorate | Hayle East 4 councillors | Electorate |
CHW1 | 1089 | CHW4 | 1459 | CHE1 | 1535 |
CHW2 | 651 | CHW5 | 900 | CHE2 | 392 |
CHW3 | 1485 |
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Total (Cllr/Electorate) | 3225 (1:538) |
| 2359 (1:472) |
| 1926 (1:482) |
Consultation
To help inform the Council’s final decision on the changes under consideration, we asked for any additional views and information about these proposals, particularly with regards to any relevant changes that may have taken place in the area since March 2020 that impact on the proposals under consideration. People did not need to re-submit any views that they had already provided to us during the original consultation, as these would still be considered.
To provide their additional views, feedback or evidence with regards to these draft proposals, people were invited complete a feedback form, which was available online on this page or as hard copy on request. A printable reference copy is provided on this page. People were also able to email or post their response to us. The deadline for responses was 29 April 2022.
Outcomes
The feedback from this public consultation was considered at Constitution and Governance Committee meetings on 6th September 2022, 1st November 2022 and 12th January 2023 and informed their recommendations, which were raised and discussed at an Extraordinary meeting of the Council held on 31st January.
