Agenda item
Review of Polling Places and Polling Districts
Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.
Minutes:
The Committee received the report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services which set out the recommendations of the Polling District Review Working Group following a review of the Council’s polling districts and polling places.
The Chair of the Working Group introduced the report and explained that the review had been conducted as a result of the new ward arrangements coming into force in May 2022, as a result of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review.
The Chair of the Working Group further reported that:
· the Polling District Review Working Group had used a number of different criteria in developing their proposals including using current polling district boundaries, ensuring that all polling stations were accessible for relevant electors, and attempting to retain polling stations which electors were used to attending;
· a formal public consultation was held on the proposals developed by the Polling District Review Working Group. The consultation took place between 14 June and 23 July 2021;
· 47 responses had been received in relation to the consultation. Most of these responses related to a request for Awylard Primary School not to be used as a polling station for the proposed Canons Polling District 2, but for the William of York Roman Catholic Church to be used instead;
· officers would be conducting an administrative task in due course to designate the new proposed polling districts prefixes. These would be included on the Full Electoral Register to be published on 1 December 2021;
· the maps included in the report were to be used as the definitive version of the proposals developed by the Polling District Review Working Group; and
· he wished to thank all Members on the Polling District Review Working Group, Electoral Services and the GIS Team for their assistance.
A Member of the Committee, who was also a Member of the Polling District Review Working Group reported that:
· he supported the comments made by the Chair of the Working Group;
· the proposals developed had demonstrated the cross-party nature of the work conducted by the Polling District Review Working Group; and
· the work conducted was vital to ensure participation by electors in the democratic process in electing relevant officials.
A Member of the Committee queried whether the Salvatorian College in Harrow Weald had been approached for use as a polling station. An officer confirmed that discussions had taken place in the past but it had not been successful in securing its use.
The Member of the Committee also queried whether streets and electors identified in Harrow Weald Polling District 4 could be split to go into Harrow Weald Polling Districts 3 and 5. An officer confirmed that electors were used to attending the area for the polling station identified in Harrow Weald Polling District 4. The Member confirmed that he was satisfied with the responses provided.
The Chair advised the Committee that he had received a representation prior to the meeting that properties in The Meadow Way, The Bye Way and Church Lane be moved from Wealdstone North Polling District 1 to Wealdstone North Polling District 3. The reason for this was that it would be easier for electors living in this polling district to vote at the polling station identified for polling district 3. Upon putting this to a vote, this amendment was agreed by the Committee.
Resolved to RECOMMEND: (to Council)
That
(1) the recommendations of the Working Group in relation to the individual polling districts and polling places for all future elections with effect from May 2022 to May 2027 set out in the report, together with the amendment to the Wealdstone North Ward as set out in appendix 1 to these minutes, be approved; and
(2) any further changes in venue within a polling district be agreed by the Returning Officer in consultation with ward members.
Supporting documents:
- Report to L and GP - September 2021 (with clearances), item 26. PDF 288 KB View as DOCX (26./1) 59 KB
- Appendix A - Current Ward Boundaries for the Borough of Harrow, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- Appendix B - Future Ward Boundaries of the borough of Harrow - Sept 2021, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- Appendix C, item 26. PDF 320 KB View as DOCX (26./4) 13 KB
- Appendix D - Working Group Review Recommendations, item 26. PDF 213 KB View as DOC (26./5) 135 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Belmont, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Belmont Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./7) 26 KB
- 7. Belmont Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./8) 28 KB
- 9. Belmont Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 185 KB View as DOC (26./9) 27 KB
- 11. Belmont Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./10) 27 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Canons, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Canons Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./12) 27 KB
- 7. Canons Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./13) 28 KB
- 9. Canons Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./14) 27 KB
- 11. Canons Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./15) 28 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Centenary, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Centenary Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./17) 26 KB
- 7. Centenary Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./18) 26 KB
- 9. Centenary Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./19) 27 KB
- 11. Centenary Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./20) 27 KB
- 13. Centenary Polling District 5, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./21) 27 KB
- 15. Centenary Polling District 6, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./22) 26 KB
- 17. Centenary Polling District 7, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./23) 26 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Edgware, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Edgware Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./25) 27 KB
- 7. Edgware Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 185 KB View as DOC (26./26) 27 KB
- 9. Edgware Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./27) 27 KB
- 11. Edgware Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./28) 28 KB
- 13. Edgware Polling District 5, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./29) 26 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Greenhill, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Greenhill Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./31) 26 KB
- 7. Greenhill Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 230 KB View as DOC (26./32) 28 KB
- 9. Greenhill Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./33) 28 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Harrow on the Hill, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Harrow on the Hill Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./35) 27 KB
- 7. Harrow on the Hill Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 96 KB View as DOC (26./36) 29 KB
- 9. Harrow on the Hill Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./37) 27 KB
- 11. Harrow on the Hill Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 95 KB View as DOC (26./38) 28 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Harrow Weald, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Harrow Weald Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 95 KB View as DOC (26./40) 29 KB
- 7. Harrow Weald Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./41) 28 KB
- 9. Harrow Weald Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 92 KB View as DOC (26./42) 27 KB
- 11. Harrow Weald Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 187 KB View as DOC (26./43) 28 KB
- 13. Harrow Weald Polling District 5, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./44) 28 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Hatch End, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Hatch End Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 96 KB View as DOC (26./46) 29 KB
- 7. Hatch End Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./47) 28 KB
- 9. Hatch End Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./48) 27 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Headstone, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Headstone Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 97 KB View as DOC (26./50) 28 KB
- 7. Headstone Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 187 KB View as DOC (26./51) 28 KB
- 9. Headstone Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./52) 27 KB
- 11. Headstone Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./53) 26 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Kenton East, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Kenton East Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./55) 26 KB
- 7. Kenton East Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./56) 26 KB
- 9. Kenton East Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./57) 27 KB
- 11. Kenton East Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./58) 26 KB
- 13. Kenton East Polling District 5, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./59) 27 KB
- 15. Kenton East Polling District 6, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./60) 26 KB
- 17. Kenton East Polling District 7, item 26. PDF 186 KB View as DOC (26./61) 27 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Kenton West, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Kenton West Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./63) 27 KB
- 7. Kenton West Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./64) 27 KB
- 9. Kenton West Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 185 KB View as DOC (26./65) 27 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Marlborough, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Marlborough Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./67) 26 KB
- 7. Marlborough Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./68) 27 KB
- 9. Marlborough Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 95 KB View as DOC (26./69) 28 KB
- 11. Marlborough Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./70) 27 KB
- 13. Marlborough Polling District 5, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./71) 27 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_North Harrow, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. North Harrow Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./73) 27 KB
- 7. North Harrow Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 184 KB View as DOC (26./74) 27 KB
- 9. North Harrow Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./75) 27 KB
- 11. North Harrow Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./76) 27 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Pinner, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Pinner Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 97 KB View as DOC (26./78) 32 KB
- 6. Pinner Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 97 KB View as DOC (26./79) 32 KB
- 8. Pinner Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./80) 26 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Pinner South, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Pinner South Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./82) 31 KB
- 7. Pinner South Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./83) 27 KB
- 9. Pinner South Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 95 KB View as DOC (26./84) 31 KB
- 11. Pinner South Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./85) 27 KB
- 13. Pinner South Polling District 5, item 26. PDF 185 KB View as DOC (26./86) 26 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Rayners Lane, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Rayners Lane Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./88) 27 KB
- 7. Rayners Lane Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./89) 26 KB
- 9. Rayners Lane Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./90) 26 KB
- 11. Rayners Lane Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./91) 27 KB
- Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Landscape for_Roxbourne, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Roxbourne Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./93) 27 KB
- 7. Roxbourne Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 187 KB View as DOC (26./94) 28 KB
- 9. Roxbourne Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 95 KB View as DOC (26./95) 32 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Roxeth, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Roxeth Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 95 KB View as DOC (26./97) 30 KB
- 7. Roxeth Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./98) 26 KB
- 9. Roxeth Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./99) 27 KB
- 11. Roxeth Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./100) 27 KB
- 13. Roxeth Polling District 5, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./101) 27 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Stanmore, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. Stanmore Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 96 KB View as DOC (26./103) 31 KB
- 7. Stanmore Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 190 KB View as DOC (26./104) 32 KB
- 9. Stanmore Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 96 KB View as DOC (26./105) 31 KB
- 11. Stanmore Polling District 4, item 26. PDF 97 KB View as DOC (26./106) 32 KB
- 13. Stanmore Polling District 5, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./107) 30 KB
- Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Landscape for_Wealdstone North, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Wealdstone North Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 189 KB View as DOC (26./109) 28 KB
- 7. Wealdstone North Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 95 KB View as DOC (26./110) 28 KB
- 9. Wealdstone North Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./111) 26 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_Wealdstone South, item 26. PDF 1 MB
- 5. Wealdstone South Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./113) 27 KB
- 7. Wealdstone South Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./114) 28 KB
- 9. Wealdstone South Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./115) 27 KB
- 3. Proposed Harrow Polling Districts Portrait for_West Harrow, item 26. PDF 2 MB
- 5. West Harrow Polling District 1, item 26. PDF 185 KB View as DOC (26./117) 29 KB
- 7. West Harrow Polling District 2, item 26. PDF 94 KB View as DOC (26./118) 26 KB
- 9. West Harrow Polling District 3, item 26. PDF 93 KB View as DOC (26./119) 28 KB
- Polling District Review 2021 EqIA, item 26. PDF 518 KB View as DOCX (26./120) 116 KB