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RESOLVED, as amended,
to support the draft recommendations of the Local Government
Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) relating to the boundaries
for 69 single-member divisions with the exception of those
divisions in Cherwell District covering the area in and around
Banbury for which the following response is proposed:
 
a)             
To request that the areas affected by the community governance
review determined by Cherwell District Council on 17 October 2022
be included within the Banbury divisions. 
b)             
To request adoption of the boundaries included in the Council
submission on 28 March 2023 relating to Cropredy and Wroxton, Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote, Deddington and Hook Norton, and Fringford
and Heyfords.
c)              
To request adoption of the boundaries included in the Council
submission on 28 March 2023 relating to Banbury as they better
reflect the identity of local communities, subject to one minor
amendment:  the area to the west of the
railway line and to the east of the canal should become part of
Banbury Calthorpe (rather than Grimsbury and Castle). boundaries relating
to Banbury that better reflect the identity of local communities as
included in the updated map which reflects the adjustment to the
boundary between Bodicote and
Banbury.