SEVERAL parishes and towns across Oxfordshire are under community review by South Oxfordshire District Council.

A community review is for the district council to implement changes to “benefit the decision making and community management” in the area.

Seven parishes and towns are under review to implement changes such as changing parish boundarys, increasing parish or town councillors and reviewing ward arrangements to provide electoral representational balance.

The areas and suggested changes are:

  • Cuddesdon and Denton: remove the current parish warding arrangements
  • Henley-on-Thames/Bix: review of parish boundary at Swiss Farm Park Homes currently split between Henley parish and Bix parish
  • Sonning Common:  increase in the number of parish councillors from 12 to 15
  • Thame (Great Haseley): amending the boundary of the parish to include land up to North Weston, currently in Great Haseley, within Thame parish
  • Thame: review of the warding arrangements to provide electoral representational balance between the North and South wards
  • Wallingford (Brightwell-cum-Sotwell): amending the boundary of the parish to include land at Site A, currently in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, within Wallingford parish
  • Didcot: review of the number of councillors elected for each town council ward to reflect the number of electors they represent

The proposals came after the district council asked parish and town councils to submit requests in November last year.

Residents can make comments on these proposals until midday on Friday, April 29. To do this, visit: southoxon.gov.uk/communitygovernance