Parish and Town Councils have been voted in as a result of the Community Governance Review (CGR) earlier this year.
The final phase of the CGR was fully surveyed through the people of the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) area this summer.
The review was a proposal in relation to parish councils and whether they are to be established or abolished in certain areas of BCP.
The public survey was conducted around May to July this year, details surrounding the BCP area can be found below.
Parish Councils are the lowest tier of local government and are an extension of town councils that aim to handle smaller local matters.
Bournemouth will establish eleven Parish Councils, while Poole will set up seventeen with 42 elected councillors attached.
Christchurch will be expanded into five councils as opposed to the current one that is in place.
These would consist of Jumpers and St Catherine’s Ward, Priory Ward, Grange Ward, Mudeford and Stanpit Ward, and Friars Cliff Ward.
Head of Democratic Services, Richard Jones, he said: “I see the benefits of what a parish council can do.
“There is an argument that the larger the principal authority becomes, the more remote it becomes from the residents”
In a Cabinet meeting earlier this year, Councillor for West Southbourne, when talking about the Community Governance Review, said: “I don’t believe parishes will divide communities because that’s not how communities work.
“The name Community Governance Review means absolutely nothing to anybody outside the council […] in Southbourne when it was explained to people, they were on-board straight away.”
Plans will move forward depending on the results of the scheduled Election in May next year.
The transition into parish counselling would not stop any current decisions being made by local councils and would provide leverage to extra funding sources which may otherwise be unavailable.
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