Bargate (ward)

Infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Southampton
official_name= Bargate Ward
latitude = 50.90
longitude = -1.40
population = 11,833Cite web | url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=6072915&c=bargate&d=14&e=15&g=411800&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1214756107116&enc=1 | title=Bargate (Ward) — Key Figures for 2001 Census: Key Statistics | publisher=Office for National Statistics | date=2001 | accessdate=2008-06-29]
area_total_km2 =
unitary_england= Southampton
lieutenancy_england= Hampshire
post_town= SOUTHAMPTON
postcode_area= SO
dial_code= 023
constituency_westminster=Southampton Itchen
region = South East England
postcode_district = SO14
static_

static_image_caption = The Bargate, from which the area takes its name.

Bargate Ward is an Electoral Ward in the Unitary Authority of Southampton, England. It covers Southampton City Centre, and stretches as far as Ocean Village and St Mary's to the east, and West Quay and The Polygon to the west. Bargate Ward had only 11,833 residents in 2001, the lowest figure for any of the Southampton wards.

The ward takes its name from the Bargate, the northern gate of the old City Walls which still stands today, and is bounded by (clockwise from West) Freemantle Ward, Bevois Ward, Peartree Ward and Woolstoon Ward.

Boundary Changes

Under the Boundary Committee Review recommendations, implemented in 2002, Bargate Ward was reduced in size to deal with rapid population growth. In 1999 there had been 12,714 registered voters, and this figure was expected to rise to 14,025 by 2004. The boundary changes resulted in almost a quarter of its electorate being shifted to Bevois and Freemantle wards, making the adjusted electorate 9,746 in 1999, with a projected 10,801 in 2004.cite web |url=http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/document-summary?assetid=9387 | title=Final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Southampton. | publisher=Boundary Committee for England | date=July 2000 | accessdate=2008-07-04]

As part of the size reduction, Southampton City Council had proposed that the ward be renamed "Town Ward". The Labour Party suggested that “the name Bargate may be more appropriate", and with support from the Conservative Party, the original name stood.

External links

* [http://www.southampton.gov.uk/thecouncil/elections/wards/bargate.asp Bargate Ward Councillors]

References

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