Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The report seeks the views of the Area Committee views on the current polling arrangements within the area in order to inform the Polling District review currently underway.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer contact: Caroline Cooke on 0161 474 3173 or email: caroline.e.cooke@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) seeking the views of the Area Committee on the current polling arrangements within the Area Committee area in order to inform the Polling District review.

·         The proposal to change the polling place for polling district EA from the Bents Lane Social Club to The Queens Arms Public House (The Hodgson Suite) was endorsed on the basis that the site had the benefit of a large car park, was accessible for all users and had access to the polling station independent of the main public house.

·         Concern was expressed that a number of residents in polling district JG needed to walk past the Guywood Centre (polling place for district JD) to access their polling station at Romiley Methodist Church.

·         Residents of Heys Avenue in polling district JD had to walk past the polling station for polling district JE (the 1st Romiley Scout Hut) which was located on their street.

·         Clarification was requested that where possible and appropriate, all of the properties on a given street where included within the same polling district.

·         It was requested that consideration be given to moving both sides of Bredbury Green such that it all fell within polling district JB.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That the comments of the Area Committee be forwarded to the Returning Office for her consideration.