diff --git a/models.rb b/models.rb
index dca7022..8c009e6 100644
--- a/models.rb
+++ b/models.rb
@@ -218,5 +218,18 @@ class Party
   has n, :campaigns
 end
 
+class Ward
+  include DataMapper::Resource
+
+  property :id, Serial
+  property :slug, String, :required => true
+  property :ons_id, String, :required => true
+  property :name, String, :required => true
+
+  def self.slugify(name)
+    name.gsub(/[^\w\s-]/, '').gsub(/\s+/, '-').downcase
+  end
+end
+
 DataMapper.setup(:default, ENV['DATABASE_URL'] || "postgres://postgres@localhost:5432/suttonelections")
 DataMapper.auto_upgrade!