Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 18C of the Representation of the People Act 1983 Woking Borough Council is to carry out a review of its polling districts and polling places.
Relevant information and mapping regarding the current arrangements and proposals for changes can be found on the Council’s website, or can be inspected at:
- Civic Offices, Gloucester Square, Woking, Surrey GU21 6YL
- Woking Library, Gloucester Walk, Woking, Surrey GU21 6EP
- Byfleet Community Library, High Road, Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7QN
The (Acting) Returning Officer (ARO) for the Parliamentary constituency of Woking will comment on the proposals. Those representations will be published on the Council’s website and will be available for inspection, in accordance with the timetable set out below, at:
- Civic Offices, Gloucester Square, Woking, Surrey GU21 6YL
- Woking Library, Gloucester Walk, Woking Surrey GU21 6EP
- Byfleet Community Library, High Road, Byfleet, Surrey KT14 7QN
Electors within the Council area or within a UK Parliamentary constituency which has any part in the authority may make a representation. We invite comments from all electors regarding the convenience of voting at polling stations currently used for elections and would welcome suggestions for alternative sites.
The Council would also welcome the views of all residents, particularly disabled residents, or anyone or body with expertise in access for persons with any type of disability, on the proposals, AROs representations or any other related matters. Anybody making representations should, if possible, give alternative places that may be used as polling places.
Comments and representations may be submitted as follows:
- By post Electoral Registration Officer, Woking Borough Council, Civic Offices, Gloucester Square, Woking Surrey GU21 6YL
- By email election.services@woking.gov.uk
- Council website via the online consultation
All representations must be made by no later than Monday 6 November 2023.
Review Timetable
- 2 October 2023 Publication of Notice of Review
- 2 October 2023 Publication of (Acting) Returning Officer’s comments
- 2 October 2023 Commencement of public consultation period
- 6 November 2023 Deadline for representations
- 21 November 2023 Final proposal published via Agenda, papers and website
- 30 November 2023 Council Meeting
- 1 December 2023 Publication of Revised register of electors
The outcome of the review will be published by the Council on Friday 1 December 2023 and will be available for inspection on the Council's website and at the Civic Offices, Gloucester Square, Woking, Surrey GU21 6YL.
Anybody making representations should be aware that, upon completion of the review, all correspondence and representations received must, by law, also be published.