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This is a list of boundary changes occurring in the East of England region of England, since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972.

Administrative boundaries

Initial creation

When the Local Government Act 1972 was passed there were still some details left to be decided, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's first work was to clarify these details.

Principal Area Boundary Reviews

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Government Act 1972 to review the administrative boundaries of every local authority in England. Between 1974 and 1992 they completed a series of Principal Area Boundary Reviews; reviewing the administrative boundaries of local authorities at their request.

Mandatory Reviews of non-Metropolitan Counties, Metropolitan Districts and London Boroughs

In 1985 they began the first full administrative review of all non-metropolitan counties. Their reviews of metropolitan counties and Greater London began in 1987 and both reviews were completed in 1992.

Other mandatory meviews of non-metropolitan counties, metropolitan districts and London boroughs

• Report No. 542: Kent December 1987

Electoral boundaries

Initial creation

When the Local Government Act 1972 was passed there was not sufficient time to draw up proper electoral boundaries for the new county and district councils, so a temporary system was quickly put in place, intended to only be used for the first elections in 1973.

First periodic review

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Government Act 1972 to review the electoral boundaries of every local authority in England. In 1974 they began the first full electoral review of all metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts, completing it in July 1980. Their reviews of the county councils were completed in 1984.

Further electoral reviews by the LGBCE

Local authorities could request a further review if they felt that there were changes in circumstances since the initial review. The LGBCE would only approve this if they felt it was appropriate because of major changes in the size or distribution of the electorate.

Second periodic review

The Local Government Act 1992 established the Local Government Commission for England (or LGCE) as the successor to the LGBCE. In 1996 they began the second full electoral review of English local authorities. On 1 April 2002 the Boundary Committee for England (or BCfE) took over the functions of the LGBCE and carried on the review, completing it in 2004.

Further electoral reviews by the BCfE

Further electoral reviews by the LGBCE

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 on 1 April 2010 as the successor to the BCfE. It continues to review the electoral arrangements of English local authorities on an ‘as and when’ basis.

Structural changes

Other structural reviews

• Norfolk - Draft report July 1994 Final report December 1994
• Suffolk - Draft report July 1994 Final report December 1994
• Hertfordshire - Draft report September 1994 Final report January 1995
• Norwich - Draft report September 1995 Final report December 1995
• A report on the 1992-1995 Structural Review May 1995
• Overview report of 21 Districts in England September 1995

See also

References

1. legislation.gov.uk - The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972. Retrieved on 9 May 2016.
2. legislation.gov.uk - The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973. Retrieved on 9 May 2016.
3. "Principal Area Boundary Reviews". LGBCE Records & Resources. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
6. "Mandatory Reviews of non-Metropolitan Counties, Metropolitan Districts and London Boroughs". LGBCE Records & Resources. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
9. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
10. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
11. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
12. legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
13. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
14. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
15. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
16. legislation.gov.uk - The Greater London and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
17. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
18. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
19. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Greater London (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
20. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
21. "The LGBCE 1973 - 1992". LGBCE Records & Resources. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
22. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Luton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
23. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Uttlesford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
24. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Brentwood (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
25. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
26. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Fenland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
27. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harlow (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
28. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rochford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
29. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
30. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Hertsmere (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
31. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
32. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Peterborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
33. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Huntingdon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
34. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
35. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
36. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
37. "Report No. 413: Report on initial reviews of electoral arrangements in districts and London boroughs" (PDF). LGBCE Records & Resources. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
38. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
39. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Colchester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
40. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
41. "The LGCE 1992 -2002". LGBCE Records & Resources. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
42. "The BCFE 2002 – 2010". LGBCE Records & Resources. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
43. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
44. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Peterborough (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
45. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
46. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
47. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hertsmere (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
48. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Stevenage (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
49. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Watford (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
50. legislation.gov.uk - The City of St Albans (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
51. legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
52. legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
53. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Three Rivers (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
54. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
55. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
56. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
57. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
58. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Brentwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
59. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Castle Point (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
60. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Colchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
61. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
62. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
63. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
64. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
65. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Basildon (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
66. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
67. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
68. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
69. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
70. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
71. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Harlow (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
72. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Maldon (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
73. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
74. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
75. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rochford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
76. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
77. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
78. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Tendring (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
79. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
80. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Waveney (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
81. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Waveney (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
82. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Great Yarmouth (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
83. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
84. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Luton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
85. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
86. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
87. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Cambridge (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
88. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Norwich (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
89. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
90. legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
91. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
92. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Huntingdonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
93. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
94. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
95. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
96. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Peterborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
97. legislation.gov.uk - The City of Peterborough (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
98. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Broadland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
99. legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
100. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
101. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Essex (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
102. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
103. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
104. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2005. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
105. legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2006. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
106. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Dacorum (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
107. legislation.gov.uk - The Peterborough (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
108. legislation.gov.uk - The South Norfolk (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
109. legislation.gov.uk - The St Albans (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
110. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
111. legislation.gov.uk - The South Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
112. legislation.gov.uk - The Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
113. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
114. legislation.gov.uk - The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
115. legislation.gov.uk - The Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
116. legislation.gov.uk - The Broxbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
117. legislation.gov.uk - The Huntingdonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
118. legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
119. legislation.gov.uk - The King's Lynn and West Norfolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
120. legislation.gov.uk - The Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
121. legislation.gov.uk - The Breckland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
122. legislation.gov.uk - The Fenland (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
123. legislation.gov.uk - The Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
124. legislation.gov.uk - The Three Rivers (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
125. legislation.gov.uk - The Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
126. legislation.gov.uk - The Colchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
127. legislation.gov.uk - The Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
128. legislation.gov.uk - The Peterborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
129. legislation.gov.uk - The Rochford (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
130. legislation.gov.uk - The Watford (Electoral Changes) Order 2016. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
131. legislation.gov.uk - The Welwyn Hatfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2016. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
132. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire (Borough of Luton) (Structural Change) Order 1995. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
133. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (Boroughs of Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and District of Tendring) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
134. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire (City of Peterborough) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
135. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
136. legislation.gov.uk - The Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

External links

• "Boundary Legislation Changes from 1973" Excel spreadsheet from the Ordnance Survey.

• Lists of English county boundary changes