Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places

The consultation period for this review has now ended.  Representations received will be published here in due course.

A copy of the Notice of Review can be viewed here Review Notice (.pdf) (129kb) (Opens in a New Window).

The aim of the review is to ensure that:

• Electors have such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances
• So far as is reasonable and practicable every polling place is accessible to electors who are disabled.

The Council welcomes views or comments from electors and any persons or bodies with expertise in access to premises or facilities for persons with any type of disability. Local political parties and elected officials will also be consulted. Comments may relate to existing polling districts and polling places or any proposed polling districts or polling places.

In addition, the (Acting) Returning Officer has supplied comments on existing arrangements for polling places and suggested amendments and can be viewed here (Acting) Returning Officer Comments in Respect of polling Stations (.pdf) (673kb) (Opens in a New Window).

Further details about the terms of the review can be viewed here Information on Review Process (.pdf) (169kb) (Opens in a New Window).

The review will not consider ward boundaries, divisions or parliamentary constituencies.