Further to Minute 30 of Council on 21 October 2014, the Returning Officer submitted a report on a review of the Council’s polling districts and polling places as required by the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).  A review was required every four years and the last review had been undertaken in 2014.

The report explained that the review would take place over the winter, with the results reported to the full Council meeting on 26 March 2019.  A project plan and timetable for the review of polling districts and polling places was attached at Appendix A, and the schedule of the Council’s current polling places and polling stations, with the Returning Officer’s initial representations, was attached at Appendix B.

Resolved –

(1)     That the project plan and timetable for the 2018 review of polling districts and polling stations be agreed as set out in Appendix A;

(2)     That the Returning Officer’s initial representations on the Council’s current polling districts and polling stations, as set out in Appendix B, be received.