For those who may be interested in such things. I've had a look, and for the life of me I cannot see how Murrayfield is set to become part of the 'City Centre' and Holyrood Palace is set to leave it! Murrayfield will no longer be in the "Corstorphine & Murrayfield" ward. "Natural communities" indeed!
"City of Edinburgh Review
We are asking local people and interested parties to comment on our proposals for ward boundaries in City of Edinburgh council area. We consulted with councils on ward boundary proposals earlier this year.
Our proposals for wards in City of Edinburgh council area present an electoral arrangement for 63 councillors representing 5 3-member wards and 12 4-member wards, increasing councillor numbers in the area by 5.
Our proposals for the council area:
- improve overall forecast parity;
- increase the number of councillors by 1 in ward 1 (Almond), ward 2 (Pentland Hills), ward 11 (City Centre), ward 14 (Craigentinny / Duddingston) and ward 17 (Portobello / Craigmillar);
- address forecast disparities in ward 1 (Almond) and 11 (City Centre);
- re-name ward 10 to Morningside and ward 16 to Gilmerton but make no changes to other ward names; and
- make changes to ward boundaries throughout the council area to reflect the change in councillor numbers and to align with “natural communities” (a local geography used by City of Edinburgh Council).
Below, you can see our proposals for wards in City of Edinburgh council area. You can compare our proposals (in red) to the existing boundaries (in blue). You can also click on any ward to find out how many electors are included in it and how many councillors we propose should represent it.
You can submit comments to us or upload a document by clicking on the 'Have your say' link at the top of the page. You can also draw your own boundaries and annotate the map by clicking on the 'Have your say' button.
There is plenty of information to help you make a submission in the 'Useful links' section at the bottom right of the page.
This consultation closes on 22 October 2015."
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