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Proposed Ward Names

All the submissions stated that ward names should be a Stage Three consideration. Ideally, I would like some form of council competition to get the public involved in selecting ward names, but in the contracted timescale this is not feasible.

I give the following recommendations for selecting ward names in general:

Compound names should be avoided - names should not have "and" within them. They appear too artificial and the initial attempt to "placate" all the communities within a ward will be forgotten in the long run when people are more likely to start complaining about long cumbersome names.

If a ward names have a compass point in them there should be more than one. Sheffield currently has "South Wortley" with no corresponding "North Wortley".

Avoid duplicating a name in two wards, unless they are named with compass points.

Ward

Name

Rationale

1

Park

Before it was developed in the 1930, the open sweeps of land across the east of Sheffield were called Sheffield Park. Most of the new ward contains the current Park ward.

2

Beauchief

Most of the ward is made from the current Beauchief ward. Beauchief Woods and Beauchief Abbey are at the center of the ward.

3

Beighton

Beighton forms the greater part of this ward.

4

If using my recommendation for ward 4 & 21:

Base Green

Base Green is at the center of this ward.

4

If remain with PER draft:

Birley

Birley Spa is to the east and Birley is to the west of this ward.

5

Broomhill

Broomhill forms most of this ward and sits at the centre.

6

Burngreave

Burngreave forms the greatest geographical area of this ward and is a widely locally recognised name, it is the oldest name in the area.

7

Sharrow

Sharrow forms the larger part of this ward.

8

Crookes

With Crookes reunited in one ward it is appropriate that its name is revived.

9

Darnall

Most of the current Darnall ward now forms this ward, and Darnall itself is at the core.

10

East Ecclesfield

This covers the eastern part of Ecclesfield Parish, and it is difficult to come up with anything more suitable, as long as ward 27 is similarly called West Ecclesfield.

11

Ecclesall

This ward is at the centre of the old Ecclesall Bierlow, and Ecclesall is a locally recognised name.

12

Longley

Longley Park falls in the centre of this ward, and Longley Hall is to the south.

13

Fulwood

Fulwood is in the centre of this ward, and Fulwood Road forms an arterial road through the centre. Avoiding using Hallam avoids confusion with the constituency name.

14

Gleadless Valley

Gleadless valley runs through the entire ward, forming the spine.

15

Graves Park

Graves Park is at the center of this ward. In losing the name of one former Lord Mayor in the name Firth Park, we can gain another.

16

Hillsborough

All of this ward encompasses what many people think of as Hillsborough, and includes Hillsborough Shopping Centre, Hillsborough Park and Hillsborough Football Ground.

17

Manor

Sheffield Manor is at the centre of this ward.

18

Mosborough

This ward encompasses the old village area of Mosborough plus the new developments perceived as Mosborough – Waterthorpe, Westfield and Owlthorpe.

19

Nether Edge

Nether Edge comprises almost the whole of this ward.

20

Southey Green

Most of the current Southey Green ward forms this new ward.

21

Richmond

Richmond and Richmond Park form the core of this ward.

22

Shiregreen

Shiregreen forms most of this ward. Avoiding using Brightside avoids confusion with the constituency name.

23

Bradfield

While Stannington forms the largest single community within this ward, concerns have been expressed that other communities would feel "taken over" if the ward were named Stannington. Although this is also the name of the Parish Council, naming the ward after one of the smallest communities would be a unifying feature.

24

Ewden

To avoid Oughtibridge feeling as though they have been annexed by Stocksbridge, a smaller community name should be used, as with Bradfield. The Ewden valley runs across the center of the ward. Any suggestions from Stocksbridge and Oughtibridge respondents are likely to be better than this.

25

Dore

The majority of this ward is formed from most of the current Dore ward.

26

Walkley

Walkley forms most of this ward and is at the center of it. It is common to see addresses in Upperthorpe referred to as Walkley.

27

West Ecclesfield

This covers the western part of Ecclesfield Parish, and it is difficult to come up with anything more suitable, as long as ward 10 is similarly called East Ecclesfield.

28

Woodhouse

The whole of Woodhouse forms most of this ward. Naming it Handsworth ward would continue to cause confusion as a part of Handsworth is still in another ward.