“Horrified” residents are intending to “clobber” the Scottish Government with hundreds of objections to plans that would “rip Broughty Ferry apart”.
West Ferry homeowners have been left fuming at proposals that would see their area join the city’s East End ward.
Residents believe the plans would lead to a “loss of community representation” for their area which is “part of Broughty Ferry” and not the rest of Dundee.
Now, angry residents are planning to inundate the Scottish Government’s boundary commission with complaints about the plans.
They hope as many as 400 residents will object to the plans as part of an official consultation into the proposals, which ends in October.
Brian Cunningham, a local homeowner who is helping organise the campaign, said: “We are horrified with what is going on.
“It seems to have been done quietly and under the radar. If the plans go ahead, we would lose our community representation,
“The West Ferry is a crucial part of Broughty Ferry. We are not part of the East End community.”
Mr Cunningham said a team of “willing volunteers” had now been rallied to mail drop every affected home.
“We’re hoping as many as 400 people will object to the plans. When you put that in the context of only four objections across the entirety of Scotland so far, it would be quite something to have that many from one ward,” he said.
“We are not just complaining either. We’ve looked at the boundary commission proposals and have come up with alternative suggestions that could resolve the apparent issues without breaking up the Ferry.”
Yesterday, the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland started seeking feedback on proposed electoral wards for each local authority as part of the Fifth Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.
The plans for Dundee, which would bring the total number of elected members in the city to 31, as well as see more minor changes to other ward boundaries, were approved by city councillors in May.
Boundary commission chairman Ronnie Hinds said the public’s view expressed during the consultation will be important.