Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Places Review
11/10/2023
Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 18C of the
Representation of the People Act 1983 Buckinghamshire Council (the
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
www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/polling-feedback, or can be inspected at
The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 8FF.
The (Acting) Returning Officer (ARO) for the Parliamentary constituencies
of:
• Aylesbury
• Beaconsfield
• Buckingham and Bletchley
• Chesham and Amersham
• Mid Buckinghamshire, and
• Wycombe
will comment on the proposals. Those representations will be published on
the Council’s website and will be available for inspection at The Gateway,
Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 8FF in accordance with the
timetable set out below.
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 any person or body with expertise in access for
persons with any type of disability, on the proposals, ARO’s
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 Polling District Review Consultation, Electoral
Services, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury,
Bucks, HP19 8FF
By email elections@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
By completing the online feedback form
www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/polling-review
All representations must be made by no later than Monday 4
December 2023
Timetable
Date
2 October 2023 Formal notice of review
6 November 2023 Publication of (Acting) Returning Officer’s comments
2 October 2023 Commencement of public consultation period
4 December 2023 End of public consultation period
18 January 2023 Final proposals considered by Standards and
General Purposes Committee
1 February 2024 Publish revised register of electors
The outcome of the review will be published by the Council in January
2024 and will be available for inspection on the Council's website and The
Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 8FF.
Anybody making representations should be aware that, upon completion
of the review, all correspondence and representations received must, by
law, also be published.
Dated: Monday 2 October 2023
Rachael Shimmin
Chief Executive
Buckinghamshire Council