C1C3C4C6C5C7C8C9C10 Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

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Place and manner of voting at parliamentary elections

C218BF1Polling places at parliamentary elections

1

A polling place is to be designated for each polling district in a constituency.

2

But subsection (1) does not apply if the size or other circumstances of a polling district are such that the situation of the polling stations does not materially affect the convenience of the electors or any body of them.

3

A relevant authority must—

a

designate the polling places for the polling districts in its area, and

b

keep the polling places in its area under review.

4

The following rules apply—

a

the authority must seek to ensure that all electors in a constituency in its area have such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances;

b

the authority must seek to ensure that so far as is reasonable and practicable every polling place for which it is responsible is accessible to electors who are disabled;

c

the authority must have regard to the accessibility to disabled persons of potential polling stations in any place which it is considering designating as a polling place or the designation of which as a polling place it is reviewing;

d

the polling place for a polling district must be an area in the district, unless special circumstances make it desirable to designate an area wholly or partly outside the district;

e

the polling place for a polling district must be small enough to indicate to electors in different parts of the district how they will be able to reach the polling station.

5

If no polling place is designated for a polling district the polling district is to be taken to be the polling place.