Community Review 2025
What is a Community Review?
As a principal council Flintshire County Council has a statutory duty, under the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 to monitor the communities within the county, and the electoral arrangements of those communities. It must also carry out 'community reviews’ when the Act requires, or when it considers appropriate. In carrying out these duties the Council must still seek to ensure effective and convenient local government.
There are two types of community reviews that the Council can undertake:
1. Review of Community Boundaries (under section 25 of the Act)
A review of the boundaries of one or more communities to ensure that they continue to reflect the identity of the area concerned and facilitate effective and convenient local government. Community boundary changes include changes to the boundary of an existing community, or the dissolution of an existing community and the creation of a new community.
2. Review of Electoral Arrangements (under section 31 of the Act)
This involves looking at the electoral arrangements within a particular community, which means considering the situation in relation to wards and the number of councillors. In carrying out such a review the Council may look at:
- the number of members of the council for the community;
- the division into wards (if appropriate) for the purpose of the election of councillors;
- the number and boundaries of any wards;
- the number of members to be elected for any ward;
- the name of any ward.
Have your say
As an essential part of this review, the council has launched a 12-week consultation to gather views on its Terms of Reference. You can submit your feedback online.
Online Feedback Form
Alternatively, you can send your comments to:
Lynn Phillips, Team Leader – Democratic Services, Electoral Services Office, Ty Dewi Sant, Ewloe, Flintshire, CH5 4FF (using the form below)
All responses must be received by 11.59pm on 30 September 2025
At the end of this consultation period the Council will consider all views received and will then publish its draft proposals.
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