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Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places

Under the Electoral Administration Act 2006 every four years the council must complete a review of its polling districts and polling places.

The next scheduled review is due to commence on Monday 3 October 2011 and end on Friday 11 November 2011.

What does the review involve?

The review must be carried out to make sure that all electors have such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances.

On commencing the review a notice will be published with details of the review, including when and where comments or representations can be made.

Any elector in the constituency may make a representation in relation to the size and boundaries of polling districts and the location and suitability of polling places.   The council also welcomes comments or representations from any Councillors in the area, past or potential candidates, local political parties and indeed any person or boy with expertise in access for persons with any type of disability.

On completion of the review the council will publish all correspondence sent and received, details of the results of the review including any issues raised and indeed any changes which have been approved, giving the reasons for its decisions.

What is a Polling District?

A polling district is a geographical sub-division of an electoral area. 

For voting purposes, each Parliamentary constituency and every local government ward is divided into one or more polling districts.   Wherever possible the polling districts for local government elections mirror that agreed for parliamentary elections.

Basingstoke and Deane has 29 borough wards divided up into 104 polling districts, which vary in size and population.

The current list of polling districts, polling places and polling stations is also available to view on this page.

What is a polling place?

A polling place is a geographical area in which a polling station is located.  However, there is no legal definition of what a polling place is.  It could be as large as the polling district or as small as a particular building. 

What is a polling station?

A polling station is where the voting actually takes place and must be located within the polling place designated for the particular polling district.

You can have more than one polling station in a polling place.

When deciding which buildings to use as polling stations, the council tries to make sure that they are located as conveniently as possible for the majority of electors and that they are accessible to everyone, particularly anyone with a disability.

Thought must be given, for example, to the distance people have to travel to vote and any barriers to them getting there, such as major roads or rivers.
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List of Existing Polling Districts, Places and Polling Stations
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