POLLING DISTRICT & POLLING PLACE REVIEW 2011
Review of Polling Districts and Polling
Places
Under the Electoral Administration Act 2006
every four years an authority must complete a review of its polling
districts and Polling places.
The next scheduled review is due to commence
on Monday 15th August 2011 and end on Monday
19th September 2011.
The purpose of the Review is to:-
1.
To ensure all electors have such reasonable facilities for voting
as are practicable in the circumstance
2.
To seed to ensure so far as is reasonable and practicable,
polling stations are accessible to all electors,
including those who are disabled
Please note that the review will focus solely
on Polling Districts and Polling Places. Other matters such
as Parish/Ward/Parliamentary Boundaries cannot be considered or
changed.
We are required to publish all correspondence
and consultation responses sent to us in connection with this
review.
What is a Polling District, Place or
Station?
A Polling District is a
geographical sub-division of an electoral area.
For voting purposes each Parliamentary
Constituency and every Local Government Ward is divided into one or
more Polling Districts. Where possible the Polling Districts
for Local Government Elections mirror that agreed for Parliamentary
Elections.
At present Melton Borough Council has 16
Borough Wards divided up into 61 Polling Districts which very in
size and population.
The current list of existing Wards, Polling
Districts and Polling Places is available to view on this page.
A Polling Place is a
geographical area in which a polling station is located.
However, there is no legal definition of what a polling place
is. It could be as large as the Polling District or as small
as a particular building. Many Councils designate the whole
of the Polling District as a Polling Place. This allows for
flexibility of being able to change the Polling Station without
having to re-designate a specific Polling Place.
A Polling Station is where
the voting actually takes place and must be located within the
Polling Place designated for the particular Polling District.
What makes a suitable Polling
Place?
When allocating a Polling Place the (Acting)
Returning Officer will consider factors detailed below together
with representations from the public, elected members and
represented of local community groups and organisations.
A Polling Place should have the
following:-
1.
A central location within the Polling District, wherever possible
to ensure its convenient for all electors.
2.
Suitable accesses for all electors including those with
disabilities.
3.
Parking facilities.
4.
Facilities for Polling Station staff.
5.
The size of the room/building where the Polling Stations are
allocated must be adequate to fit the size of the
electorate
Links:-
Notice of Review of Polling Districts & Polling Places
Polling Station
Schedule
Polling
District Review Submission Form
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