The response to our first on-line poll at PARWICH.ORG is heartening. So far 37 people have responded of whom:
- 30% don’t know if our views as residents are taken into account by our National Park Authority, and 62% believe they are not.
- 87% believe there should be some direct elections to the National Park Authority Board.
We will forward the results to Defra in response to their consultation on this, so see what others think and continue to have your say by clicking here, the more people who contribute the more they have to listen.
PARWICH.ORG 
Rather belatedly here is a link the report on this consultation http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/np-directelections/summary-responses.pdf
Unsurprisingly the Authorities and larger Councils were in favour of the status quo. These were the people that the consultation was aimed at, however where local residents did manage to have their say they were largely for direct elections.
So no change is to happen.