A review into the district's town and parish council boundaries will take place for the first time in 34 years.

Residents and other stakeholders will be able to have their say on how their area is run in the first formal review since 1983.

The review, which starts tomorrow, August 1, focuses on the appropriateness of parish boundaries, the number of town and parish councillors, the town and parish council name and any warding arrangements.

The review is not looking at the efficiency or effectiveness of an individual council or the conduct of councillors.

Councillor Wendy Schmitt, deputy leader of Braintree Council which is the principal local authority, said: “These sorts of community governance reviews usually take place every 15 years and although we have had smaller reviews during the past 30 years there has not been a demand for formal full scale review like this, so I hope residents and stakeholders get involved and have their say.”

To inform the review process Braintree Council invited all parish councils to identify any issues they wished to be considered.

The review will also allow consideration of changes to communities across the district and potential changes which may come forward as a result of the development of the Local Plan.

To submit comments visit braintree.gov.uk/cgr or email CGR@braintree.gov.uk.

Alternatively write to: Community Governance Review, Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Braintree, Essex CM7 9HB.

All comments will be published on the website.