Under the Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Parliamentary Elections) Regulations 2006, all local authorities are required to carry out a review of polling districts and polling places on a regular four-yearly cycle.
A review was undertaken in the Autumn of 2007 by the Council on the Polling Districts/Places within the Epsom & Ewell Borough Boundaries only. The other Polling Districts/Places which make up the rest of the Parliamentary Constituency were reviewed by the relevant Council concerned.
The Epsom & Ewell Parliamentary constituency consists of the whole of the Epsom & Ewell Borough plus the Ashtead wards from Mole Valley District Council and Tattenhams, Preston and Nork wards from Reigate and Banstead Borough Council.
The purpose of the review was to seek to ensure that:
All electors have reasonable access to voting facilities
Polling places are accessible to all electors including those with disabilities.
The information published for the review can be viewed below.
Schedule of Polling Districts and Places
Map of Polling Districts and Places
Views were invited from electors within the district as well as from persons or bodies with expertise in relation to access to premises or facilities for persons with any form of disability.
Once the review was completed a report was presented to the Strategy and Resources committee on 13 November 2007. Following that committee a recommendation went to the Council meeting on 11 December 2007. Minutes of the Strategy and Resources meeting and Council meeting can be viewed here.
The outcome of the review resulted in no changes made to any of the existing Polling Districts or Polling Places in Epsom & Ewell. However, there was a recommendation to further investigate the feasibility of creating a new Polling District and Polling Place for voters in Ruxley ward. This is currently being undertaken and will be reported to the Strategy and Resources Committee on 1 April 2008.
Further Information
Telephone: 01372 732152
email: electoralservices@epsom-ewell.gov.uk