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Review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations

 

 

Meeting: 01/08/2022 - Werneth Area Committee (Item 7)

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To consider a report of the Chief Executive.

 

The report requests the views of the Committee on the current proposed polling arrangements within the area in order to inform the Polling District Review currently underway.

 

The views of the Area Committee are sought on the proposed polling arrangements. Any comments or suggestions will then be considered, together with those received via the public consultation (Stage 1 and Stage 2).  Revised proposals will be brought back to the Area Committee cycle in October 2022 for consideration prior to a final report being considered by the Cabinet Meeting on 1 November 2022 and the Council Meeting on 17 November 2022.

 

Officer contact: Vicki Bates on 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk

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Minutes:

A representative of the Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance and Monitoring Officer) submitted a report of the Chief Executive (copies of which had been circulated) seeking the views of the Committee on the current proposed polling arrangements within the area in order to inform the Polling District Review currently underway.

 

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

 

·         A lot of work had already gone on behind the scenes.

·         The Liberal Democrat Group and all councillors on the area committee have put in extensive comments already as part of this review.

·         It was important that it was as easy as possible for people to vote and to decrease the amount of walking people need to do to access a polling station.

·         It was noted that the continued use of a mobile polling station at the Overdale Children’s Centre may be affected in the future by the relocation of the school that currently uses the site.

·         It was important that schools were not operationally affected by the use of their facilities for polling stations with particular regard to the need to close schools to facilitate this.

 

RESOLVED – That the Chief Executive be requested to consider the comments of the Area Committee as part of the current Polling District Review.