P-05-1007 Merge Hope and Caergwrle into a two-member ward in the County of Flintshire

P-05-1007 Merge Hope and Caergwrle into a two-member ward in the County of Flintshire

This petition was submitted by David John Healey having collected a total of 282 signatures.

Text of Petition:                     

The Final Report of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (LDBC) recommends that Higher Kinnerton and Hope are merged into a two-member ward and that Caergwrle, Llanfynydd and Treuddyn are also merged into a two member ward. The latter proposal is entirely new and was never submitted for consultation.

Additional Information

The communities of Hope and Caergwrle have a long history of working together and are regarded as one settlement either side of the River Alyn. The expression 'Live in Hope, Die in Caergwrle' is known the world over. The community spirit between these two villages has played a vital role in providing support for vulnerable residents during the Covid-19 pandemic and will be crucial in building community resilience in the post-Covid environment. The proposed electoral arrangements threaten to pull the community in separate directions and undermine proven social cohesion at a critical time. We urge the Senedd to give a significant weighting to social cohesion in this case in determining future ward boundaries.

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 17/11/2020.

The Committee considered an update on the petition and agreed, in light of the petitioner’s acceptance of the reason why the boundary review process has not been paused and the Committee’s previous agreement that it would not be appropriate for it to scrutinise specific recommendations made by the Boundary Commission alongside the statutory process, to close the petition and thank the petitioner.

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It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 29/09/2020.

Senedd Constituency and Region

• Alyn and Deeside
• North Wales

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