London deciding new wards | CTV News [Video]

Londoners gathered at the South London Community Centre Thursday for one of several meetings put on by the city to discuss possible ward boundary changes and provide feedback.

“The feedback gathered during Phase 2 will be crucial in refining our ward boundaries and ensuring that every Londoner has fair and effective representation,” said Michael Schulthess, city clerk. “We encourage all residents to get involved and have their voices heard.”

Uneven population growth across London has shifted the amount of political power residents have in different municipal wards.

There are four preliminary boundary change options created by a consulting firm, each evaluated by five factors:

1. Representation by Population
2. Population Growth
3. Community of Interest
4. Natural Boundaries
5. Effective Representation

“It’s a board boundary review looking at the entire city and all the population, how it’s dispersed, how wards are divided up and looking forward for the next couple election cycle. So about ten years of how our city is going to …