Have your say on boundary changes

People across the Newark and Sherwood district are being invited to comment on draft proposals for new council ward boundaries.

A 12-week public consultation on recommendations of the independent Local Government Boundary Commission began yesterday and will end on 6 thJanuary.

Draft recommendations propose that Newark and Sherwood District Council should have 39 councillors in the future, seven fewer than the current arrangements.

Details of how to register your views and fully interactive maps are available on the commission’s website at consultation.lgbce.org.uk and www.lgbce.org.uk.

Max Caller CBE, chairman of the commission, said: “Our review aims to deliver electoral equality for local voters.”