COUNCIL REVIEW OF POLLING DISTRICTS AND POLLING PLACES 2019

SCHEDULE OF POLLING PLACES AND POLLING STATIONS DRAFT PROPOSALS DOCUMENT

Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code AA1 The Recreation Room 959 Councillor J Sanger No comments. No change, existing Beckingham The Green MBE Considers the arrangements Beckingham Beckingham Ward buildings suitable for considered suitable. AA2 106 voting purposes. Saundby DN10 4NL Total – 1,065 AA3 Walkeringham Village 854 No change, existing Walkeringham Hall arrangements Stockwith Road considered suitable. Walkeringham Doncaster DN10 4JF BA1 Barnby Memorial Hall 1020 No change, existing Blyth High Street arrangements Blyth considered suitable. LA1 (Hodsock 47 Ward) S81 8EW Total – 1,067 BA2 Village Hall 274 Scrooby Parish The premises suit and No change, existing Scrooby Low Road Council serve our village very arrangements Scrooby well given our ageing considered suitable. Doncaster population. DN10 6AJ

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code No other comments, considers the building suitable for voting purposes. BA3 Village Hall 291 Styrrup with The Parish Council are No change, existing Serlby Road Parish Council happy to see both arrangements (part) Styrrup Oldcotes and Styrrup considered suitable. Doncaster Village Halls are to DN11 8LT remain as Polling BA4 Oldcotes Village Hall 286 Stations. No change, existing Styrrup with Oldcotes Maltby Road arrangements (part) Oldcotes considered suitable. Worksop S81 8JN CA1 2,081 Councillor R They worked well in No change, existing Carlton-in-Lindrick Civic Centre Carrington-Wilde May. Three of them arrangements Long Lane are well established. considered suitable. CA5 Carlton-in-Lindrick 26 Carlton Ward The Youth Centre Worksop worked well in its first S81 9AR Total – 2,107 election. CA2 Cleveland Close 719 No change, existing Carlton-in-Lindrick Community Centre Happy with the arrangements Cleveland Close facilities and the considered suitable. Carlton in Lindrick polling stations and Worksop considers the buildings S81 9BG

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code CA3 Methodist Church and 965 suitable for voting No change, existing Carlton-in-Lindrick Centre purposes. arrangements High Road considered suitable. Carlton-in-Lindrick Worksop S81 9EF CA4 Carlton Youth Centre 677 No change, existing Carlton-in-Lindrick Lawn Road arrangements considered suitable. Worksop S81 9RJ DA1 Clarborough Village 880 Clarborough and No comments. Happy No change, existing Clarborough Hall Welham Parish with the facilities and arrangements Main Street Council the polling stations and considered suitable. Clarborough considers the buildings suitable for voting DN22 9LN purposes. DA2 Clayworth Memorial 271 Clayworth Parish The facilities are the No change, existing Clayworth Hall Council best option that is arrangements Town Street available. considered suitable. DA4 Clayworth 76 Retford DN22 9AD Total – 347 DA3 Hayton Village Hall 318 No change, existing Hayton 2 Church Lane arrangements Hayton considered suitable. Retford DN22 9LD

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code EA1 The Parish Room 153 No change, existing Askham Top Street arrangements Askham considered suitable. Newark NG22 0RP EA2 Outbuilding at Rear of 17 No change, existing Manor Farm arrangements Main Street considered suitable. EA10 Milton West Markham Newark NG22 0PP EA3 Village Hall 174 No change, existing Bothamsall Main Street arrangements Bothamsall considered suitable. EA7 Retford 30 Haughton DN22 8DW Total - 204 EA4 Village 1,019 No change, existing East Markham Hall arrangements Lincoln Road considered suitable. East Markham Newark NG22 0SS EA5 Gamston C of E 87 No change, existing Eaton Primary School arrangements Stanboard Lane considered suitable. EA6 Gamston 215 Gamston Retford DN22 0PE

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code EA8 78 West Drayton (part)

EA9 89 West Drayton (part) & Rockley Total - 469 FA1 Albert Hall 1,208 No change, existing East Retford East Grove St. Methodist arrangements Church considered suitable. Union Street Retford DN22 6LB FA2 St. Saviour`s 1,464 No change, existing East Retford East Community Centre arrangements Lidget Lane 230 considered suitable. GA6 Retford East Retford North DN22 6QW Total – 1,694 FA3 Carr Hill Primary 802 John Mann MP Considering the two Proposal to follow East Retford East School fatalities of children following further Tiln Lane outside the school, the consideration GA1 Retford 358 additional traffic using East Retford North DN22 6SW this school should be a Total – 1,160 consideration.

On traffic safety and child welfare grounds this polling station should be closed and FA3 and GA1

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code relocated to St Saviour’s church hall.

There is minimal inconvenience to voters in this proposal and the furthest distance for voters to get to the polling station will in fact be reduced.

FA4 Retford Little Theatre 761 Bassetlaw Action Could Bassetlaw No change, existing East Retford East Wharf Road Centre Action Centre be arrangements Retford considered? It has considered suitable IA4 DN22 6EN 672 been used previously with good parking East Retford West for polling. facilities. Total – 1,433 Continue to use Retford Little Theatre when possible.

Amend the IA4 Polling District to move 60 to 93 Thrumpton Lane to IA3.

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code FA5 Bracken Lane Primary 1,086 Bracken Lane Primary As a primary school it Trial the Elms Hotel as East Retford East School Academy causes us and our a polling station at the Bracken Lane parents and children next election. Retford much disruption being DN22 7EU a polling station. The Elms Hotel has a large function room Do you consider the with separate access, building suitable for disabled access and a voting purposes? No large carpark.

If no, please say why NOTE: A double and suggest what you station would be would do to improve – needed for County Too much disruption to Council elections. children’s learning. Parents and children inconvenienced.

Do you think there is a more suitable building within the same polling district? - The Elms Hotel, Road. GA2 The Craft Room - 736 No change, existing East Retford North Conway Gardens arrangements Conway Gardens considered suitable. Retford DN22 7YY

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code GA3 Hallcroft Methodist 2,133 No change, existing East Retford North Church arrangements Hallcroft Road considered suitable. Retford DN22 7LQ GA4 The Wellspring, 361 No change, existing East Retford North The Well arrangements Hospital Road considered suitable. Retford DN22 7BD GA5 Hallcroft Community 1,237 No change, existing East Retford North Centre arrangements Randall Way considered suitable. Retford DN22 7GR HA1 Westhill Community 1,172 No change, existing East Retford South Centre arrangements Cheyne Wak considered suitable. Ordsall Retford DN22 7GA HA2 3 Welbeck Road 1,239 Councillor Carolyn Do you have any Proposal to follow East Retford South Retford Troop comments on the following further DN22 7RP East Retford South Consultation consideration Ward Document? - Appendix, page 7, HA2 East Retford South 3 Welbeck Road,

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code Ordsall. Shop being used as a barber shop.

Do you have any comments on the facilities at the polling stations in the area you represent? – Only 3 Welbeck Road Ordsall – change of use occurring.

Do you consider the buildings suitable for voting purposes? – Yes except 3 Welbeck Road

Do you think there is a more suitable building within the same polling district? – Ordsall Bridon Cricket Club Pavilion could be considered to replace 3 Welbeck Road. Pavilion located on Edgbaston Drive owned by the cricket

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code club on BDC Land. Car park available. Access for people with disabilities via a permanent ramp to the pavilion. HA3 Ordsall Parish Church 1,504 No change, existing East Retford South Hall arrangements Church Lane considered suitable. Ordsall Retford DN22 7TU IA1 The Butter Market 223 John Mann MP 223 voters from IA1 No change, existing East Retford West Retford Town Hall use this polling station. arrangements Retford It has no considered suitable. DN22 6DB inconvenience to co- locate it with FA1 at IA1 and FA1 are in Albert Hall, saving the different county areas, council money in terms if moved two polling of staffing costs. stations would be needed at Albert Hall for these elections.

Retford Town Hall is used as a ballot box drop off point at close of poll where staff from the station assist.

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code Albert Hall has limited parking. IA2 St. Joseph's Church 580 No change, existing East Retford West Hall arrangements Road considered suitable. IA5 Retford 557 East Retford West DN22 7BP Total – 1,137 IA3 Thrumpton Primary 814 Thrumpton Primary Suggestions for Trial the Elms Hotel as East Retford West School Academy alternative locations a polling station at the Off Whinneymoor Lane rather than the school: next election. Retford  The Sun Inn, DN22 7AF Thrumpton The Elms Hotel has a Lane large function room  The Elms Hotel, with separate access, London Road disabled access and a large carpark.

NOTE: A double station would be needed for County Council elections.

Amend the Polling District to include 60 to 93 Thrumpton Lane.

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code IA6 Babworth Road Sports 928 No change, existing East Retford West & Social Club arrangements Babworth Road considered suitable. Retford DN22 7NJ JA1 Everton Village Hall 726 No change, existing Everton Church Street arrangements Everton considered suitable. JA4 Doncaster 43 Scaftworth DN10 5BB Total - 769 JA2 Gringley-on-the-Hill 677 Councillor M Watson The Community No change, existing Gringley-on-the-Hill Community Centre Everton Ward Centre has its own car arrangements High Street park. Considers the considered suitable. Gringley-on-the-Hill Gringley-on-the-Hill buildings suitable for Doncaster Parish Council Clerk voting purposes. DN10 4RT I wish to point out that in the Review it states that Gringley Community Centre only has on-street parking. This is incorrect as there is a car park at the rear of the premises, accessed from Baker Avenue.

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code JA3 Misson Community 571 Misson Parish Council No comments. No change, existing Misson Centre Considers the arrangements Vicar Lane buildings suitable for considered suitable. Misson voting purposes. Doncaster DN10 6EG KA1 Devonshire Road 1,336 Councillor J Evans I agree with the Proposal to follow & Community Centre Harworth Ward comments relating to following further KA2 2 Devonshire Road 1,308 Harworth and Bircotes; consideration Harworth & Bircotes Harworth I believe that they are KA5 Doncaster 377 relevant and meet the Harworth & Bircotes DN11 8JF needs of the current Total – 3,021 population. KA3 Harworth Village 915 No change, existing Harworth & Bircotes Institute arrangements Main Street considered suitable. Harworth Doncaster DN11 8LB KA4 Harworth & Bircotes 608 No change, existing Harworth & Bircotes Town Hall arrangements The Information Centre considered suitable. Scrooby Road Bircotes Doncaster DN11 8JP

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code KA6 Harworth Methodist 1,085 No change, existing Harworth & Bircotes Church Hall arrangements 6 Waterslack Road considered suitable. Bircotes Doncaster DN11 8DW KA7 Community Room 563 No change, existing Harworth & Bircotes Westmorland House arrangements Cumberland Close considered suitable. Milne Road Bircotes Doncaster DN11 8BY LA2 Village Hall - 1,907 No change, existing Hodsock (Langold Committee Room arrangements ward) Markham Road considered suitable. Langold Worksop S81 9SW MA1 Misterton Methodist 1,770 No change, existing Misterton Church Hall arrangements High Street considered suitable. Misterton Doncaster DN10 4BP

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code MA2 Gertrude Morris Hall 265 West Stockwith Parish No comments to make. No change, existing West Stockwith Main Street Council Considers the facilities arrangements West Stockwith satisfactory and the considered suitable. Doncaster building suitable for DN10 4HA voting purposes. NA1 Village Hall 74 Treswell with Cottam No comments. No change, existing Cottam Main Street Parish Council Considers the arrangements Treswell buildings suitable for considered suitable. NA8 Retford 193 voting purposes. Treswell DN22 0EG Total - 267 NA2 Headon-cum- Upton 110 No change, existing Grove Village Hall arrangements Church Street considered suitable. NA3 Headon 172 Headon-cum-Upton Retford DN22 0RD Total - 282 NA4 Rampton Village Hall 497 Local resident Rampton Village Hall No change, existing Rampton Manor Grounds is clean and has very arrangements Rampton good facilities. It is considered suitable. NA7 Retford 37 ideal for local people. DN22 0JU Total - 534 Woodbeck Community NA5 Woodbeck Community 203 Centre is ok but a bit No change, existing Woodbeck Centre tired looking. arrangements Woodbeck considered suitable. Retford Do you consider the DN22 0JS buildings suitable for voting purposes? –

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code Rampton yes, Woodbeck ??

If no, please say why and suggest wat you would do to improve – Woodbeck sometimes has no handwash or paper towels in the loos, just a dirty old communal hand towel. Access is ok if the door with the ramp is open.

Woodbeck Community Centre has tack ‘love shack’ signs, witches broom sticks and ‘beer ‘o clock’ wall clocks.

If the former children’s nursery at Rampton Hospital could be used this is much more modern and better accessible building.

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code NA6 South Leverton 417 South Leverton Parish No comments. No change, existing South Leverton Memorial Institute Council Considers the arrangements Town Street buildings suitable for considered suitable. South Leverton voting purposes. Retford Notts DN22 0BT OA1 All Saints 325 No change, existing Mattersey Church Hall arrangements Church Lane considered suitable. Mattersey Doncaster DN10 5DU OA2 The Community House 251 No change, existing Mattersey Thorpe Cunningham Close arrangements Mattersey Thorpe considered suitable. Doncaster DN10 5EN OA3 St. Barnabas Church 1,103 No change, existing North Road arrangements Ranskill considered suitable. OA4 Retford 208 Torworth DN22 8NL Total – 1,311 PA1 Bole School Room 115 No change, existing Bole Ducie Lane arrangements Bole considered suitable. PA5 Retford 12 West Burton DN22 9EY Total - 127

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code PA2 North Leverton 802 Councillor J Naish I've reached out to all No change, existing North Methodist Church Sturton Ward the PCs in my ward and arrangements Leverton/Habblesthorpe Sturton Road there are concerns considered suitable. North Leverton about using the Retford Methodist Chapel in DN22 0AB North Leverton as a polling place because (i) there is no off-road parking, and (ii) it is close to very busy crossroads. It has been suggested that the nearby school could be used as a safer alternative.

PA3 North and South 525 No change, existing Village Hall arrangements Wheatley Sturton Road considered suitable. South Wheatley Retford DN22 9DH PA4 Sturton Village Hall 421 No change, existing Sturton-Le-Steeple Brickings Way arrangements Sturton-Le Steeple considered suitable. Retford DN22 9HY

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code QA1 Ranby Village Hall 487 No change, existing Babworth Blyth Road arrangements Ranby considered suitable. Retford DN22 8HZ QA2 Village 217 No change, existing Barnby Moor Hall arrangements Kennel Drive considered suitable. Barnby Moor Retford DN22 8QU QA3 Lound Village Hall 411 No change, existing Lound Town Street arrangements Lound considered suitable. Retford DN22 8SA QA4 Sutton-cum-Lound 576 No change, existing Sutton Village Hall arrangements Town Street considered suitable. Sutton Retford DN22 8PT RA1 Dunham & District 96 Dunham on Trent with Considers the Following consultation Darlton Millenium Centre Ragnall, Fledborough buildings suitable for with GIS the postcode RA2 Low Street 328 and Darlton Parish voting purposes. be amended to NG22 Dunham-on-Trent Dunham-on-Trent Council 0FJ. RA4 Newark 39 If the issue with the Fledborough NG22 0UD postcode for the RA8 69 building could be

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code Ragnall resolved, this would be Total - 532 of benefit to all electors. RA3 Village 208 East Drayton Parish No comments on the No change, existing East Drayton Hall Council consultation document arrangements Top Street and considers the considered suitable. East Drayton buildings suitable for Retford voting purposes. DN22 0LG Do you have any comments on the facilities at the polling stations in the area you represent? – In the previous review we asked that “disabled access” be added. Please add this now. RA5 Laneham Memorial 343 No change, existing Laneham Hall arrangements Main Street considered suitable. Laneham Retford DN22 0NG

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code RA6 Normanton-on-Trent 78 No change, existing Marnham Village Hall arrangements South Street considered suitable. RA7 Normanton-on-Trent 312 Normanton-on-Trent Newark NG23 6RQ Total - 390 RA9 Working Mens 928 No change, existing Tuxford Club arrangements 13 Eldon Street considered suitable. Tuxford NG22 0LB

RA10 Temporary Polling 1,129 No change, existing Tuxford Station arrangements End-Gilbert Avenue considered suitable. Tuxford Newark NG22 0JB SA1 Social 61 No change, existing Club arrangements considered suitable. SA2 Clumber Park 61 Worksop S80 3BQ Total - 122 SA3 Norton & Cuckney 284 No change, existing Norton and Cuckney Village Hall arrangements Cuckney considered suitable. NG20 9LP

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code SA4 Memorial Hall 617 No change, existing Elkesley High Street arrangements Elkesley considered suitable. Retford DN22 8AU Amend postcode to DN22 8AJ SA5 Education Room 143 No change, existing Holbeck Harley Gallery arrangements Welbeck considered suitable. SA7 S80 3LW 14 Welbeck Total – 157 SA6 Nether Langwith 363 No change, existing Nether Langwith Village Hall arrangements Queens Walk considered suitable. Nether Langwith Mansfield NG20 9EW TA1 Sir Edmund Hillary 1,302 No change, existing Worksop East Primary School arrangements Kingsway considered suitable. Kilton Worksop S81 0AN TA2 Oasis Community 1,929 No change, existing Worksop East Centre arrangements Longfellow Drive considered suitable. Worksop S81 0DE

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code TA3 Kilton Forest 1,063 No change, existing Worksop East Community Centre arrangements Larwood Avenue considered suitable. Worksop S81 0DA TA4 Village Hall 57 John Mann MP It is of minor No change, existing Worksop East Scofton inconvenience to arrangements Worksop relocate this polling considered suitable. S81 0UE station to Ranby village hall for 57 Ranby Village Hall voters again saving the serves a different council money. District (Sutton) and County area, if moved two polling stations would be needed. Ranby Village Hall is also some distance from Scofton. TA5 Rayton Spur 679 No change, existing Worksop East Community Centre arrangements Rayton Spur considered suitable. Worksop S81 0HF UA1 Norbridge Academy 343 No change, existing Worksop North Stanley Street arrangements UA5 Worksop 592 considered suitable. Worksop North S81 7HX UA6 511 Worksop North

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code Total – 1,446 UA2 Balmoral Community 1,184 No change, existing Worksop North Centre arrangements Sandringham Crescent considered suitable. Worksop S81 7ET UA3 Conference Room 1,921 No change, existing Worksop North North Worksop arrangements Children’s Centre considered suitable. Raymoth Lane Worksop S81 7LU UA4 Gateford Park Primary 2,403 No change, existing Worksop North School arrangements Amherst Rise considered suitable. Gateford Park Worksop S81 7RG VA1 St. Joseph`s Parish 891 No change, existing Worksop North-East Hall arrangements Wingfield Avenue considered suitable. Worksop S81 0SF VA2 Prospect Hill Junior 1,191 No change, existing Worksop North-East School arrangements Maple Drive considered suitable. Worksop Worksop S81 0LR

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code VA3 Thievesdale Lane 2,151 No change, existing Worksop North-East Community Centre arrangements Thievesdale Lane considered suitable. Worksop Notts S81 0XS VA4 The Retreat 389 The College no longer Worksop North-East North Notts College allow access to the Carlton Road polling station from VA5 Worksop Carlton Road. Amend Worksop North-East S81 7HP the address to ‘access off Blyth Road’.

Include a note on poll cards to draw electors attention to the change WA1 Rhodesia Village Hall 744 No change, existing Rhodesia Tylden Road arrangements Rhodesia considered suitable. Worksop S80 3HL WA2 Shireoaks Village Hall 1,198 No change, existing Shireoaks Shireoaks Road arrangements Shireoaks considered suitable. Worksop S81 8LX

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code WA3 St. John`s Church Hall 603 No change, existing Worksop North-West Overend Road arrangements Worksop considered suitable. S80 1QG WA4 Crown Place 1,125 No change, existing Worksop North-West Community Centre arrangements Sandy Lane considered suitable. Worksop S80 1TS WA5 Temporary Polling 534 No change, existing Worksop North-West Station at Tesco Store arrangements Gateford Road considered suitable. Worksop S81 7AP WA6 Temporary Polling 1,695 No change, existing Worksop North-West Station arrangements Kingfisher Walk considered suitable. Gateford Worksop S81 8TQ XA1 St. Anne`s Church Hall 1,766 No change, existing Worksop South Newcastle Avenue arrangements Worksop considered suitable. XA2 S80 3BZ 1,156 Worksop South (Double station) Total – 2,922

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code XA3 St. Anne`s Scout 1,114 No change, existing Worksop South Headquarters arrangements 10/12 Slack Walk considered suitable. Worksop S80 1UT XA4 Venetian Room 1,025 No change, existing Worksop South Worksop Town Hall arrangements Potter Street considered suitable. Worksop S80 2AH XA5 The Salvation Army 626 No change, existing Worksop South Hall arrangements Newcastle Avenue considered suitable. Worksop S81 0DL

YA1 The Centre Place 588 Proposal to follow Worksop South-East Abbey Street following further Community Centre consideration. Abbey Street Worksop S80 2LA YA2 MantonSports Retford 1,476 Councillor J Shephard The recent election Proposal to follow Worksop South-East Road Worksop Worksop South East resulted in many following further S80 2PU Ward people from Furnival consideration. YA4 580 Street (and that area) Worksop South-East being turned away Total – 2,056 from the polling station

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code they used to have – St Pauls Church Hall and Manton Community Centre – and instead directed to a new polling station, Manton Sports Club, that was further away so many didn’t bother to vote. Please ensure that streets vote at the nearest polling station and be wary of changes.

Councillor J Potts There were issues at Worksop South East the last election -some streets that were allocated to Manton Sports Club were closer to St Pauls Church, Centre Place or Centre for Sport and Learning.

Look at:

 Moving Lincoln View, Clinton

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code Street and some of Lincoln Street to The Centre Place.  Moving Radford Street, some of Lincoln Street and Yeoman Close to the Centre for Sport and Learning.  Moving south Avenue to Kingston Close Community Centre. John Mann MP This polling station should be retained, but streets adjoining Shrewsbury Road reallocated to the Centre for Sport and Learning.

Some voters have to walk past Manton

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code Parish Hall on their way to vote.

Voter allocation to polling stations needs rationalising to avoid this.

Put voting back to St Local resident Pauls Church for people who live nearby instead of having to go elsewhere.

YA3 Manton Parish Hall 1,067 Proposal to follow Worksop South-East 2a Cavendish Road following further Worksop consideration. S80 2PG YA5 The Old Abbey School 845 Proposal to follow Worksop South-East Priorswell Road following further Worksop consideration. S80 2BU YA6 Kingston Close 585 Proposal to follow Worksop South-East Community Centre following further Kingston Road consideration. Worksop S80 2UH

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Polling Polling Place Electorate Individual / Comments / Proposal District June 2019 Organisation Representations made Code YA7 Centre for Sport and 547 Proposal to follow Worksop South-East Learning - Manton following further Community Way consideration. Off Shrewsbury Road Worksop S80 2TX

General Comments

Local resident:

Can someone please explain to me the reasoning behind Rampton, an outlying village of Retford, being put under Newark & Sherwood Ward? Absolutely NOTHING comes from the ward, not even the Bloomin MP!?! ALL our services, shops, Drs, dentists, chemists etc are in Retford & when I contact my alleged MP’s office, they don’t even know we exist? Can we please come back under the umbrella of Bassetlaw?

Local resident:

I note that you, Bassetlaw Council, are still listing schools as polling stations. The is not acceptable any longer. There is disruption to children’s education. The closure of schools causes problems for working parents who have to find alternative child care or take time off work, lose wages and as a consequence causes problems for their employers.

I also noted that you have used a shipping container as a polling station in Tescos’ car park at the Elections for the European Parliament. When I asked why you are still closing schools for the day when a Portokabin could be used as an alternative the response was:

"Temporary polling stations are not ideal from an access point of view, are open to vandalism and do not provide polling staff with great facilities."

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I find this response laughable. A bit of thought could easily overcome these issues which are very minor compared to the disruption caused by closing schools. Do you know how many children attend these schools? Are you aware of the inconvenience to parents that you are causing?

I note that currently you list at least seven schools that are listed as potential polling stations. You should be making every effort to get this figure down to zero.

It is only by chance having raised a freedom of information request that I became aware that there is a compulsory review of polling stations which must be carried out within each local authority area within 16 months of 1st October 2018.

Can I ask, "What have you done to bring this review to the attention of the general public so that they can have their input?" A response would be appreciated. It is not a rhetorical question.

Lets have a bit of lateral thinking, blue sky thinking, or even out of the box thinking but do some thinking and come up with some alternatives to using schools. If you have to, resort to using portakabins or shipping containers, but don't muck teachers, parents and children around anymore.

I would also like to request a revised list of the Polling Stations following the review.

I have copied in John Mann my MP and hope he takes up this issue with the education ministers and I've also included the Daily Mail letters page as I feel this is an issue that needs the oxygen of publicity to focus the minds.

Local resident:

In the last few years we seem to have had a steady stream of political decisions to make.

It has seemed to me and others that today’s political polling system is unduly labour, time and resource intensive and therefore increasingly expensive. It is a system years out of date and fails to take advantage of new technology. It is well overdue for a complete overhaul and I hope you will pass on that view to authorities in Westminster.

My second point concerns the number of polling stations - far too many. We are now a much more mobile population, no more corner shops, no post office nearby and fewer banks. We have to move about for all our services or access them online. I am 73 but I can comfortably walk to

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6 different polling stations from my home. We simply don’t need them. All homes will probably access a supermarket. I’m sure the stores would all allow a mobile polling unit to take a corner of their carparks.

My third point concerns the use of schools for polling. Powers which bring about whole school closures should be revoked. The hardship caused to families is huge. Loosing a day of education is far too high a cost of casting a vote and sometimes just for the benefit of a very few people. It’s an easy answer for the authorities to choose schools to hit. Alternatives should be found.

Clearly some sort of complete online/postal system would be a vast improvement. Registration to vote is done that way now with passwords and code numbers. Casting a vote could surely be a simple addition to the process.

A prime polling station is Retford Town Hall. A central position which everybody knows, served by good public transport and car parks. A public building with good flat access and spacious accommodation with all facilities on hand. Used currently but only for a minuscule number of possible voters. It could easily deal with thousands.

Returning to my point about schools, two particular schools (Thrumpton and Bracken Lane) which are very close together could be saved any disruption by the use of the function room behind the Elms Hotel on London Rd. This is well known venue in the area with good public transport and a massive car park. The room has separate flat access and provides enough space for a major joint polling station.

Local resident:

Voting should be digital, more people would vote with an app.

Local resident:

I agree with the app its ok having a postal vote option but not everyone can get out to post it in the first place.

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