Polling district and polling places review consultation

Overview

West Oxfordshire District Council (the Council) is currently reviewing all polling districts and places in West Oxfordshire. This means that the venue where you normally cast your vote, or the polling district it belongs to, could change. In this survey you will be able to see the changes we are proposing and provide your feedback.

What are polling districts and places?

A polling district is a geographical area set for the purposes of an election only. All voters who live in the same polling district go to the same polling place to vote, which should be located within the border where possible.

A polling place is the whole building or area where your polling station is located and where you go to vote. There may be more than one polling station inside the polling place depending on how many voters need to vote there.

Whilst the proposed changes outlined in this survey will mostly affect polling places, after the consultation closes, and depending on its results, we may need to amend some polling districts too to reflect the changes to polling places.

Not all polling places in West Oxfordshire are affected by changes, but you will be given the chance to comment on any of them, for example to highlight issues with the venue or to make recommendations based on your voting experience.

Why do we need this review?

As a local authority, it is our statutory duty to review polling districts and places for UK parliamentary constituencies at least once every five years. The changes we are proposing are in most cases the result of venues becoming unavailable, or of feedback which may have flagged issues with the accessibility or visibility of the venue.

What happens next?

After the consultation closes, we will update the proposal included in our 'Polling district and polling places review' so that it reflects the feedback received. On 27 November 2024 the final proposals will be considered at the council meeting, which will deliberate on any suggested changes.

Personal data

If you are responding as an individual/member of the public, we will not ask for your name or any contact details. You also do not have to answer any questions that you do not want to. Any personal information you provide to the council within your comments that could identify you will not be published in the consultation summary report.

If you are responding on behalf of a neighbouring local authority or business/organisation, we ask you to provide its name - the summary report will include this information. Further information on data protection is available here.

Take part in the consultation

The survey will be live from Tuesday 24 September 2024 to midnight on Monday 4 November 2024.