Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations of the Polling Districts and Polling Places Review Sub-Committee.

The Sub-Committee will be meeting on 9^th November 2011. Its recommendations will be reported to the Committee. The report to be considered by the Sub-Committee is attached under Item 6.

The Committee considered the recommendations of the Polling Districts and Polling Places Review Sub-Committee.

The Sub-Committee had met on 15^th September and 4^th October 2011 to formulate proposals for Polling Districts and Polling Places for public consultation. These were published on 7^th October 2011, for a four week period of consultation ending on 4^th November 2011.

The Sub-Committee met again on 9^th November to consider the representations received during the consultation period. The Sub-Committee agreed revised proposals for a number of wards in light of the representations received. Details were set out in the Sub-Committee’s minutes which were circulated at the Committee’s meeting, together with an updated set of proposals for the Borough as a whole.

The Officers reported receipt of a late representation from Tytherington High School indicating that for a number of reasons the School would be unsuitable for use as a polling station.

Council at its meeting on 13^th October 2011 had agreed that the final decision concerning the outcome of the Review be delegated to the Constitution Committee.

RESOLVED

That the revised schedule of changes to Polling Places, Polling Districts and Polling Stations, as recommended by the Polling Districts and Polling Places Review Sub-Committee, be approved subject to the Officers in consultation with the Chairman of the Sub-Committee determining alternative arrangements in response to the representations from Tytherington High School.