Heath Town Overview Red Text Indicates a Deleted Polling Station

[NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] Heath Town Overview

Name of polling Number of Proposed Old polling Proposed Reasons for Changes after station electorate number of district polling proposed change consultation in 2012 electorate district Woden Primary 922 Removed To minimise the use of School, Springfield educational premises. Road St Stephen’s School was maintained as a polling station as it was more centrally located in the newly created polling district. St Stephen’s School, 382 705 The polling district Woden Road previously served by Woden Primary school has been split between St Stephen’s school and Springfield Youth Centre, increasing both station’s electorate numbers. This school is more centrally located in the new district. The Hope Family 854 900 Centre, 228-234 Chervil Rise, Opposite Housing Office

Red text indicates a deleted polling station. Bold numbers indicate a large increase in electorate numbers. For more details of each polling station, please see the Returning Officer’s comments overleaf.

[NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] Heath Town Overview Park Village Centre, 443 533 Cannock Road/Park Lane* Holy Trinity Church 830 756 Hall, Bushbury Road Heath Park High 879 Removed Using Heath Park high School, Prestwood school as a polling Road station often caused disruption to education, particularly during exam periods. Wodensfield Primary 1360 1356 School, Woden Avenue St Patrick’s RC 762 750 Primary School, Graiseley Lane Wolverhampton 236 Removed No longer a central Swimming & Fitness location in the new Centre, Planetary polling district. Road Springfield Youth 937 1648 The polling district Centre, Grimstone previously served by Street Woden Primary school has been split between St Stephen’s school and Springfield Youth Centre, increasing both station’s electorate numbers.

[NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] Heath Town Overview Minimising the use of educational premises reduces disruption. St Patrick’s RC Did not 1129 St Patrick’s Church Church Hall, rear of exist has been added for the St Patrick’s RC two merged polling Church, districts previously Wolverhampton served by Heath Park Road high school and Wolverhampton. The Church is more centrally located in the new district than the previously used stations. Total number of Previous: 10 stations Proposed: 8 *this is a double station with Bushbury South and Low Hill ward (polling district BG).

[Not Protectively Marked] Heath Town Proposals and Returning Officer’s Comments

Existing Polling Place Room Used Existing Polling Postal Voters as at Polling Station Electorate District(s) 3/5/12 as at 3/5/12 Woden Primary School, Springfield Road Assembly / Dining DA 108 922 Room St Stephen’s School, Woden Road Main Hall DB 40 382 The Hope Family Centre, 228-234 Chervil Rise, Main Reception DC DD 120 854 Opposite Housing Office Park Village Centre, Cannock Road/Park Lane* Largest Community DE 64 443 Room Holy Trinity Church Hall, Bushbury Road Church Hall DF 101 830 Heath Park High School, Prestwood Road School Gym or DG 116 879 classroom Wodensfield Primary School, Woden Avenue Staffroom DH DI 151 1360 St Patrick’s RC Primary School, Graiseley Lane Main Hall DJ 60 762 Wolverhampton Swimming & Fitness Centre, Meeting Room 2 DK 20 236 Planetary Road Springfield Youth Centre, Grimstone Street Main Room DL 59 937

Proposed Polling Place Proposed Room Proposed Polling Postal Voters Polling Station Electorate District(s) Springfield Youth Centre, Grimstone Street Main Room DAA 115 1648 St Stephen’s School, Woden Road Main Hall DBA 84 705 The Hope Family Centre, 228-234 Chervil Rise, Main Reception DCA 120 900 Opposite Housing Office Park Village Centre, Cannock Road/Park Lane* Largest Community DEA 61 533 Room Holy Trinity Church Hall, Bushbury Road Church Hall DFA 79 756 St Patrick’s RC Church Hall, rear of St Patrick’s RC Church Hall DGA 138 1129 Church, Wolverhampton Road Wodensfield Primary School, Woden Avenue Staffroom DHA 145 1356 St Patrick’s RC Primary School, Graiseley Lane Main Hall DJA 54 750 *Park Village Centre is a double station also taking polling district BG from Bushbury South and Low Hill Ward.

Postal Voters and Polling Station Electorate for polling district BG as at 3/5/12 were 136 and 968 respectively, after the proposals 133 and 1095. [Not Protectively Marked] Heath Town Proposals and Returning Officer’s Comments

Poll Poll Location of General Topography Access Parking Disabled Path Entrance Internal Lighting/ Kitchen Room Comments Dist Stn Polling Location for parking ways for access heating facilities Used Place voters disabled No change proposed for this existing polling place which provides good facilities/access for all local electors. Well known amongst the community who use the centre for a number Springfield of services. Polling district Youth Main HT boundaries amended to DAA Centre,     0      room 1 incorporate existing polling Grimstone Street district DL and selected streets from polling district DA which would be better suited to vote at Springfield Youth Centre than Woden Primary School, less disruption for pupils by reducing school closures. No change proposed to this polling place. In addition to existing polling district DB, to now include specific streets from polling district DA which St are well suited to now vote at Stephens HT St Stephens School and will DBA School,           2 Main Hall increase the number of Woden Road electors attending this station. Facilities provided continue to be of a high standard and the building is well known to the local community. [Not Protectively Marked] Heath Town Proposals and Returning Officer’s Comments

To maintain this existing The Hope polling place location and to Family make no change to the Centre, polling district boundaries 228-234 HT Main which are served by the DCA Chervil     0      3 Reception polling station. Good Rise (opposite facilities are offered by the Housing centre and it is a building Office) which is known amongst the local electors.

To keep existing polling place which although is located

outside polling district DEA remains conveniently placed for the local electors. No change to the boundaries of new polling district DEA Park (previously DE) except for

Village the addition of Bickford Road HT Centre, Largest DEA           and Victoria Road previously 4 Cannock Community Road/Park Room of DF, which are better Lane placed to vote at the Park Village Centre. The Park Village Ctr is a community building, well known and well used amongst the local voters and it continues to offer excellent facilities for polling.

[Not Protectively Marked] Heath Town Proposals and Returning Officer’s Comments

Poll Poll Location of General Topography Access Parking Disabled Path Entrance Internal Lighting/ Kitchen Room Comments Dist Stn Polling Place Location for parking ways for access heating facilities Used voters disabled

To propose continued use of this location which offers excellent facilities and access for all local electors. Well known in the community. Holy Trinity Existing polling district DF DF HT Church Hall, (DFA) to continue to use this     0      A 5 Bushbury Church location except for electors in Hall Road Victoria Road and Bickford which would be better suited to vote at The Park Village Centre and will be incorporated into polling district DEA.

Proposed change to St Patrick’s Church Hall which provides excellent facilities and access for all local St Patrick’s electors. Centrally based RC Church within new polling district Hall, St DG HT Main DGA which now incorporates Patrick’s RC           A 6 Church existing polling districts DG Church, Hall Wolverhampt and DK, merged into one on Road area. Change proposed to avoid disruption to pupils through the use of Heath Park School, particularly at times of examination.

[Not Protectively Marked] Heath Town Proposals and Returning Officer’s Comments

Proposed merge of existing polling districts DH and DI which both currently go to Wodensfield Primary School, Wodensfield to now become one district Primary DH HT DHA. To maintain existing School,     0      A 7 Staffroom the polling place which offers Woden Avenue excellent facilities and access for the local electors. The building is well known and already used amongst many of the local community. To maintain existing polling place which although is located outside of polling St Patrick’s district DJA is still RC Primary DJ HT Main Hall conveniently placed for School,     0      A 8 electors. Excellent facilities Graiseley Lane and access are offered to voters, no change is proposed to the boundaries of polling district DJ (DJA).  Facilities good 0 Facilities acceptable (may be difficult to improve) ? Facilities in need of improvement or change of venue required

Key Heath Town Revised Polling District Boundary Existing Polling District Boundary Proposed Polling Stations: - k New Polling Station k Existing Polling Station - Unchanged k Existing Polling Station - Deleted k Shared Polling Station - Bushbury South k Polling Station (Wed South) - Used only by Heath Town k k DH k DI

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