Issue - meetings

Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places

Meeting: 23/01/2020 - Council (Item 71)

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Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate Services and Governance

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Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report seeking approval for a reduction to the number of polling districts and changes to the existing district boundaries and the location of polling places.

Councillor Gannon moved the following amendment to the report:-

Dunston Hill and Whickham East Ward

St Mary’s Primary School have requested to no longer be used as a polling place. Polling to be moved to 1^st Whickham Scouts, Park Drive, Whickham.

High Fell Ward

Glynwood Primary School have requested to no longer be used as a polling place. Polling to be moved to St John’s Church, Gateshead Fell, Sheriff Hill.

The reference in the report to Beacon Lough Methodist Church to be changed to the Beacon Lough Baptist Church.

On the amendment being put it was carried.

COUNCIL RESOLVED -

(i)

That the proposals for change to polling district boundaries be approved and the situation of polling places be adopted in full.

(ii)

That the changes come into force on 31 January 2020 to coincide with the publication of the 2020 revised register of electors for Gateshead.

Meeting: 21/01/2020 - Cabinet (Item 109)

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Report of the Strategic Director, Corporate Services and Governance

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Minutes:

Consideration has been given to the outcome of the statutory review of polling districts and polling places.

RESOLVED -

(i) That the proposals for changes to polling district boundaries and the situation of polling places be adopted in full, subject to the following amendments:

· The polling place at St Mary’s School to be moved to 1^st Whickham Scouts, Park Drive, Whickham (Dunston Hill and Whickham East Ward).

· The polling place at Glynwood Primary School to be moved to St John’s Church, Gateshead Fell, Sheriff Hill (High Fell Ward).

· The reference in the report to Beacon Lough East be changed to Beacon Lough Baptist Church (High Fell Ward).

(i) That these changes come into force on 31 January 2020 to coincide with the publication of the 2020 revised register of electors for Gateshead.

The above decisions have been made for the following reasons:

	(A)To comply with the requirements of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 and the Electoral Registration Act 2013.
	(B)To ensure that the electors of the Borough are afforded reasonable and practicable facilities for voting.
	(C)To ensure that, so far as is practicable and reasonable, polling places are accessible to all electors, including those who are disabled.