Issue - meetings
Interim Review of Polling District, Polling Places and Polling Stations
Meeting: 29/01/2026 - Council (Item 11.)
11. INTERIM REVIEW OF POLLING DISTRICT, POLLING PLACES AND POLLING STATIONS 
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REPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SERVICES MANAGER
To detail the outcome of the interim review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations following the Community Governance Review in 2025.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Recommendations and Proposals, item 11.
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- Appendix B - Representations to consultation, item 11.
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- Appendix C - Baldock Map (Community Governance Review 2025), item 11.
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- Appendix D - Lavender Grange Map (Community Governance Review 2025), item 11.
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- Appendix E - Maps of Polling Districts with proposed changes, item 11.
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Decision:
RESOLVED: That Council designated the Polling Districts and Polling Places as per the Returning Officer’s Proposals attached as Appendix A to the submitted report, effective as of 2 March 2026.
REASONS FOR DECISION:
(1) The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 introduced a change to the timing of compulsory reviews of UK Parliamentary Polling Districts and Polling Places, which had to be concluded by 31 January 2025.
(2) Outside of compulsory reviews, the (Acting) Returning Officer (RO) for each authority is also encouraged to conduct regular assessments of existing arrangements. Following completion of the Community Governance Review (CGR) 2025 which resulted in changes to parish wards – specifically in Ickleford, Baldock, Royston, Clothall and Bygrave. Therefore, the polling arrangements were required to be considered.