Agenda item

POLLING PLACE, POLLING DISTRICT AND POLLING STATION ALTERATIONS

The Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance will submit a written report on Polling Place, Polling District and Polling Station alterations, following a review, in accordance with the Representation of People Act 1983 and Electoral Administration Act 2006.

Minutes:

The Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance submitted a written report on Polling Place, Polling District and Polling Station alterations, following a review, in accordance with the Representation of People Act 1983 and Electoral Administration Act 2006.

 

Councillor Peter Smith (Deputy Leader) moved the recommendations in the written report and Councillor Rennie seconded the proposal.

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor Churchill that referred to recommendation 10 as follows:

 

‘to have Coltness Road and numbers 131 – 139 Wembury Road transferred from polling district UD to polling district UB, allowing these electors to vote at the Staddiscombe Club. (The Electoral Registration Officer and Electoral Services Manager were consulted and they fully supported this amendment.)’

 

Councillors Smith and Rennie indicated that they were prepared to accept the amendment and incorporate it into the recommendations.

 

The Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance informed councillors that –

 

(a)

they were being asked to agree polling places and polling districts and that the location of polling stations would be determined by the Returning Officer;

(b)

if any councillors had any issues with polling stations they should raise the issue with the Electoral Services Manager;

 

The recommendations as amended were put to the vote and it was agreed that -

 

(1)

the Manadon Hall at Tavistock Road is allocated as polling station for Polling Place/Polling District EF, replacing Crownhill Methodist Church;

 

(2)

Polling Place/Polling Districts EG and EH is merged forming a new Polling Place/Polling District to be known as EG using Derriford Reformed Church as the polling station;

 

(3)

voters of Polling Place/Polling Districts LB as specified in this report are transferred to Polling Place/Polling District LC;

 

(4)

the Tabernacle Christian Fellowship Church, Gordon Terrace is allocated as polling station for Polling Place/Polling District MA and that the streets in the immediate vicinity of the new location are transferred to this new polling area form Polling Place/Polling District MB;

 

(5)

Polling Place/Polling Districts PG and PH are merged forming a new Polling Place/Polling District to be known as PG using St Pauls Community Church as the polling station;

 

(6)

Crownhill Methodist Church is allocated as polling station for Polling Place/Polling District HB and that the Polling Place/Polling District is modified to incorporate the areas specified in the report;

 

(7)

Weston Mill Primary School is temporarily allocated as polling station for Polling Place/Polling District BA;

 

(8)

voters of Polling Place/Polling District SC as specified in this report are transferred to Polling Place/District SA with Plympton St Mary’s C of E Infants School, Market Road allocated as the polling station;

 

(9)

Polling Place/Polling District UF is divided as specified in this report with voters allocated St Matthews Church (to be known as Polling Place/Polling District UF) and Elburton Methodist Church (to be known as Polling Place/Polling District UD) as respective polling stations;

 

(10)

Polling Place/Polling District UD is divided between polling districts UC and the current UF as specified in this report. Voters allocated to Polling Place/Polling District UC would vote at Goosewell Primary School and the voters allocated to UF would vote at Elburton Methodist Church, and this new station will be known as Polling Place/Polling District UD, subject to Coltness Road and numbers 131 – 139 Wembury Road transferred from polling district UD to polling district UB, allowing these electors to vote at the Staddiscombe Club(as stated in recommendation 10).

 

(11)

Polling Place/Polling Districts CB and CC are merged forming a new Polling Place/Polling District to be known as CB using St Boniface Church Hall as polling station;

 

(12)

the official list of Polling Places, Polling Districts and Polling Stations is updated accordingly in line with the Representation of the People Act 1983 and Electoral Administration Act 2006.

 

The following was noted:

 

(13)

Austin Farm Primary School will be re-instated as polling station for Polling Place/Polling District HE;

 

(14)

St Barnabas Church Hall will replace Stuart Road Primary School as polling station;

 

(15)

Mutley Baptist Church to replace the Swarthmore Centre – Polling Place/Polling District LE.

 

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