Issue - meetings

To agree the recommendations following the review of Polling Districts and Polling Places within the South Holland Council area (Report of Returning Officer and Director of Place enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Returning Officer and Director of Place to agree the recommendations following the review of Polling Districts and Polling Places within the South Holland Council area.

DECISION(S):

1)           To adopt the Polling Districts and Polling Places as listed in Appendix 1 to this report, which include the following changes: -

a.               The creation of four new Polling Districts in Holbeach Town Parish Ward, HT1, HT2, HT3 and HT4 which replace existing Polling Districts SHD1, SHD2, SHD3 and SHD4, attached at Appendix 3;

b.           The creation of four new Polling Districts in Spalding Wygate Ward, SWG1, SWG2, SWG3 and SWG4 which replace the existing Polling Districts STD1, STD2 and STD3, attached at Appendix 2;

2)        To note that, by law, the location of Polling Stations is the responsibility of the Returning Officer and to note the locations determined by the Returning Officer as listed in Appendix 1 to this report, which includes the following changes: -

a.            To relocate the Polling Station for Polling District SDE Fleet South Parish from Giggles Galore to Gedney Hill Village Hall;

b.            To relocate the Polling Station for Polling District SGD2 Holbeach Hurn Parish from Holbeach Tigers Social Club to Holbeach Primary School, Boston Road;

c.            To relocate the Polling Station for Polling District SGD4 Holbeach Hurn Parish from Holbeach Bank Academy to Holbeach Bank Pavillion, Holbeach Bank Playing Field;

d.            To relocate the Polling Station for Polling District SHD3 Holbeach Town Parish from the Womans Institute Hall to the Reading Rooms, Holbeach; (Note: Woman’s Institute Hall to remain as polling station for Polling District HT2);

e.            To relocate the Polling Station for Polling District SHD4 Holbeach Town Parish from Holbeach Community Centre to Holbeach Primary School, Boston Road (Note: Holbeach Community Centre to remain as polling station for Polling District HT1);

f.             To relocate the Polling Station for Polling District SPD5 Spalding Monkshouse from Leiden Fields to Bromley Hall, Bourne Road;

g.            To relocate the Polling Station for Polling District SWG3 Spalding Wygate from Spalding Primary School, Woolram Wygate to Wygate Park Academy;

h.            To create a new Polling District SWG4 Spalding Wygate and new Polling Station at Wygate Park Academy.