jpm wrote:Rather disappointingly, they've not sorted out a single seat for the centre of Elephant & Castle - they're now having 5 council seats to cover the area! So much for consistency and representation!
jpm wrote:Rather disappointingly, they've not sorted out a single seat for the centre of Elephant & Castle - they're now having 5 council seats to cover the area! So much for consistency and representation!
ljustice0773 wrote:Why is it that only Cathederals Ward has been totally changed and the Elephant and Castle ignored?
Zoe wrote:It makes no logical sense whatsoever that the Elephant & Castle's status as a distinct neighbourhood, with its own particular set of challenges, has been ignored and finds itself split up among different electoral boundaries.I'm a bit mixed on it, I am glad we got extra councillors but I agree with Liz about E&C, it seems short sighted to not plan for the growth of population that will shortly happen, rather than base it on current population figures.
ljustice0773 wrote:Yes: I too am a nerd who participated in the consultation, but I get a clear feeling that the planner's minds were already made up long before they asked our opinion...And yes, I did give feedback, I am a nerd!
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