Review of parishes and wards in Buckinghamshire

Review of parish arrangements in Buckingham

Background of the review

Following a request from Buckingham Town Council, Buckinghamshire Council’s Standards and General Purposes Committee agreed on 4 April 2024 that the proposal proceed to a Community Governance Review.

Proposal

Buckingham Town Council requested that:

the Highlands and Watchcroft ward is merged into the Buckingham North ward (this would increase the number of councillors for this ward from 7 to 8)
the Fisher's Field ward is merged into the Buckingham South ward (this would increase the number of councillors for this ward from 8 to 9)

They proposed that the changes would better reflect the community identity, electoral equality and promote efficient and effective local government.

This proposal won’t cause any changes to the new Buckinghamshire Council wards from May 2025.

A map showing the current Buckingham Town Council Wards of North, South, Fisher's Field and Highlands and Watchcroft.

A map showing the proposed Buckingham Town Council wards of 'Buckingham North Ward' and 'Buckingham South Ward'.

Consultation

The consultation for this proposal ran from Tuesday 7 May to Sunday 16 June 2024.

View the:

map of current and proposed ward boundaries above
Community Governance Review of Parishes Terms of Reference (Word 32.7 KB)

Final recommendations

Feedback from the consultation was considered by the Standards and General Purposes Committee, along with other relevant information, on 10 September 2024.

The Committee agreed to take forward the final recommendations, as submitted by Buckingham Town Council, to better reflect community identity, electoral equality and promote efficient and effective local government.

The proposal demonstrated local support from Buckingham Town Council and was supported by most of the consultation responses that were received.

There were no additional direct costs to implement the proposal.