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<p>The Local Government Boundary Commission for England collects and publishes data
annually on every local authority in England. Data derived from electoral registers
in December 2017 show that:</p><p>(a) Given that electoral divisions in England can
be represented by one or two councillors, the Commission does not collect data on
the average number of voters living in them. The average number of electors per county
councillor in England is 9,327.</p><p>(b) The Commission strongly believes that every
English local authority is different, faces diverse challenges and represents people
and communities in a variety of ways. The Commission therefore does not examine electoral
division or ward data against a national average. When drawing up electoral arrangements
or deciding whether to include a council in its work programme, the Commission compares
the number of electors in each division with the average for the council within which
it is located. The spreadsheet, which can be accessed through the following link,
sets out the electoral variance of every electoral division and ward in England against
the average for that local authority alongside other electorate data <a href="http://www.lgbce.org.uk/resources/electoral-data"
target="_blank">http://www.lgbce.org.uk/resources/electoral-data</a>.</p>
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