Decision details

Decision Maker: Chief Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Under the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, the Council is required to conduct a review of all Parliamentary Polling Districts and Polling Places in the District.
To implement the outcome of the 2024 review of parliamentary polling districts and polling places 2024. Following consideration of comments submitted in the review and active steps taken to provide relevant and accessible electoral arrangements. A report from the Head of Democratic Services and Elections on the review has been fully considered.
The report sets out the steps taken in the 2024 review of Parliamentary Polling Districts and Polling Places and the outcome of that review, which complies with the relevant statutory obligations.

Decision:

To implement the outcome of the review of parliamentary polling districts and polling places 2024.

Alternative options considered:

These are set out in the report associated with the decision. Given the duty to undertake the review in a prescribed time window the alternative of not concluding the review was not pursued. The alternative arrangements considered in the review (based on comments received) are set out in the report.

Publication date: 21/11/2024

Date of decision: 20/11/2024

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