Consultations

The Council is responsible for designating polling districts and polling places within the area administered by the council. When designating polling districts the council must seek to ensure that all electors have such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances. In addition each Parish must be within a separate polling district.

The Returning Officer must provide a sufficient number of polling stations and allocate electors to the polling stations in a manner in which he/she thinks the most convenient. Unless there are no suitable facilities available the polling station should be situated within the relevant polling district.

The purpose of the review was:

• To ensure all electors have such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances
• To seek to ensure so far as is reasonable and practicable, polling stations are accessible to all electors, including those who are disabled