Polling District and Polling Place Review 2024
The Electoral Administration Act 2006, as amended, introduced a duty on all local authorities in Great Britain to review their polling districts and polling places at least once every five years. Reviews must be started and completed within the period of 16 months that starts on 1 October of every fifth year after 2013. Under section 18C of the Representation of the People Act 1983, the next compulsory review must be undertaken within a 16-month window between 1 October 2023 and 31 January 2025.
In addition, following the Boundary Commission for England’s review of Surrey County Council boundaries in 2023-24, a review of polling districts and places was conducted to ensure that all electors have reasonable facilities for voting in elections at the forthcoming County Council elections in 2025.
The review included:
- Polling districts, which are the areas created by the division of wards into smaller sections. Within each polling district a polling place can be determined which is convenient to electors.
- Polling places, which are the locations, normally the buildings, in which polling stations are sited.
A full copy of the initial proposals can be found here: Polling Place & District Review Proposals November 2024 (PDF).
An interactive map of the initial proposals can be viewed on our website (XMAP)
A public consultation on the initial proposals started on 4 November 2024 and concluded on 16 December 2024. A copy of the Notice of Review can be found here: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Places Review (PDF).
Representations were received from the Acting Returning Officers (ARO) for the East Surrey, and Dorking and Horley constituencies
- East Surrey ARO:
“Noting that there is no impact on the Hooley, Merstham and Netherne ward which is imported to East Surrey at the General Election, the ARO doesn’t have any comments on the proposed new polling districts.”
- Dorking and Horley ARO:
“We had some concerns about the suitability of Emmanuel Church from an accessibility point of view – in particular we had concerns about the rough car park surface, the long route to the entrance up steps, the steps into the church and the limited space in the church to turn a mobility aid, especially for those using powered wheelchairs. All other stations were fine.”
The final recommendations will be published on the Council’s website and considered and adopted by the Council by 31 January 2025.
Surrey County Council Boundary Review 2023
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England reviewed the number of councillors, divisions and division names for Surrey County Council. Two rounds of public consultation were carried out in 2023 and the final recommendations were published on 9 January 2024. The new arrangements will apply to the County Council elections in May 2025.
To view further details about the electoral review see the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.