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Interim Review of Polling Places 2017

Meeting: 13/12/2017 - Council Meeting (Item 106)

106 RECOMMENDATION FROM CABINET - INTERIM REVIEW OF POLLING PLACES 2017 pdf icon PDF 42 KB

 

To consider recommendations from the Cabinet arising from the interim review of polling places in the borough.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Further to Minute No. 67 of the meeting of the Cabinet and Commissioners held on 13th November, 2017 consideration was given to the report which detailed the revised proposals for polling places.

 

This was a relatively straight forward procedure which now avoided the use and subsequent closure of schools unnecessarily.

 

Rotherham would undergo another full compulsory review in 2018/19, in time for the May 2020 Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner elections taking into account the new electoral boundaries.

 

Resolved:-  (1)  That Council be recommended to approve the proposals for polling places as outlined in Appendix 2,  in particular that:-

 

a.         The polling place for AD polling district be changed from Anston Hillcrest Primary School to the Methodist Community Hall, Sheffield Road.

 

b.         The polling place for CG and KG polling districts be changed from the AMRC Design Prototyping & Testing Centre, Wallis Way to the AMP Technology Centre, Brunel Way.

 

c.         The polling place for ID polling district be changed from the Maltby Service Centre, Braithwell Road to the Wesley Centre, Blyth Road.

 

(2)  The polling place for KB polling district be changed from the mobile library to Aston Fence Junior & Infant School.

 

Mover:-  Councillor Alam                            Seconder:-  Councillor Watson


Meeting: 13/11/2017 - Cabinet and Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting (during Government Intervention - 18 January 2016 to 23 September 2018) (Item 67)

67 Interim Review of Polling Places 2017 pdf icon PDF 68 KB

Report of the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Service

 

Cabinet Member:     Councillor Alam

Commissioner:         Ney (in advisory role)

 

Recommendations:

 

1.    That Council be recommended to approve the proposals for polling places as outlined in Appendix 1,  in particular that:

 

a.    The polling place for AD polling district be changed from Anston Hillcrest Primary School to the Methodist Community Hall, Sheffield Road.

 

b.    The polling place for CG and KG polling districts be changed from the AMRC Design Prototyping & Testing Centre, Wallis Way to the AMP Technology Centre, Brunel Way.

 

c.    The polling place for ID polling district be changed from the Maltby Service Centre, Braithwell Road to the Wesley Centre, Blyth Road.

 

d.    The polling place for KB polling district be changed from the mobile library to Aston Fence Junior & Infant School.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Further to Minute No. 39 of the Council Meeting held on 12th July, 2017 consideration was given to the report which dealt with an interim, partial review of polling places within the Borough.  A public consultation on the current polling scheme and the Returning Officer’s proposals commenced on 21st July and ended on 29th September, 2017.  This report, therefore, outlined the consultation responses and made recommendations for the implementation of revised polling arrangements.

 

Resolved:-  That Council approve the proposals for polling places as outlined in Appendix 1,  in particular that:-

 

a.          The polling place for AD polling district be changed from Anston Hillcrest Primary School to the Methodist Community Hall, Sheffield Road.

 

b.          The polling place for CG and KG polling districts be changed from the AMRC Design Prototyping & Testing Centre, Wallis Way to the AMP Technology Centre, Brunel Way.

 

c.           The polling place for ID polling district be changed from the Maltby Service Centre, Braithwell Road to the Wesley Centre, Blyth Road.

 

d.          The polling place for KB polling district be changed from the mobile library to Aston Fence Junior & Infant School.