POLLING DISTRICT REVIEW 2018

The following is the Returning Officer’s submission as part of the consultation process on the Polling District Review 2018. The Returning Officer is required to make a submission on both the existing polling stations and the polling stations that would likely be used based on any proposed polling places.

Any person wishing to make their views known on the boundaries of polling districts or of existing polling places or the creation of new polling places, should do so in writing to Melanie Long , Council Offices, Road, , LE67 3FJ or by e-mailing [email protected] by no later than Friday, 3 August 2018.

RETURNING OFFICER’S REPORT

Current polling places schedule with comments and recommendations

GREEN No changes made to polling place RED Changes made to polling place

Current Polling Places Schedule

Ward Polling Electorate Polling Place/ Station Recommendation District Appleby ABA 1009 Church Hall, Church Street, Appleby No adverse comments on station location or facility. Magna Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. ABB 110 Old Schoolroom, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. ABC 30 Church Hall, Church Street, Appleby No adverse comments on station location or facility. Magna Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. ABD 262 C of E Primary School, Main Street, One comment received and alternative premises identified and checked out. Limited parking but low electorate. Recommend change to Parish Church. ABE 175 Church Hall, Newton Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Ward Polling Electorate Polling Place/ Station Recommendation District ABF 359 Congregational No adverse comments on station location or facility. Church Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Ashby Castle AC 2448 Legion House, South Street, Ashby de No adverse comments on station location or facility. la Zouch Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Ashby Holywell AHA 962 Mobile on Car Park Adjoining 100 – 134 Problems raised regarding the siting of the mobile polling station on the Marlborough Way, Ashby de la Zouch car parking area off Marlborough Way. There are no other suitable premises in the vicinity. Recommend moving electors to existing polling station at The Beeches Public House. AHB 1105 Beeches Public House, Burton Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Ashby de la Zouch Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Ashby Ivanhoe AIA 862 Ashby Hill Top Primary School, Ashby No adverse comments on station location or facility. de la Zouch Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. AIB 1360 Browns Court, Ashby de la Zouch No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Ashby Money Hill AM 2166 Ashby Library, North Street, Ashby de la One comment received regarding parking charges. Unfortunately this Zouch is not a consideration for review purposes and no suitable alternative premises identified. A suggestion was received to split this polling station to provide an additional polling place. Officers have been unable to identify an additional suitable venue within the polling district. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Ashby ASA 1673 Willesley Recreation Ground Building, No adverse comments on station location or facility. A suggestion was Ridgway Road, Ashby de la Zouch received to split this polling station to provide an additional polling place. Officers have been unable to identify an additional suitable venue within the polling district. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. ASB 437 Ashby Hastings Scout HQ, Wilfred No adverse comments on station location or facility. Gardens, Ashby de la Zouch Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Ashby Woulds AWA 1434 Moira Replan Offices, Ashby Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Moira Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. AWB 588 County Primary School, Occupation No adverse comments on station location or facility. Road, Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Bardon BAA 2124 Bardon Hill Sports Club, Bardon Close, No adverse comments on station location or facility. BAB Coalville Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station.

Blackfordby BLA 1004 Village Hall, Sandtop Lane, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Blackfordby Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. BLB 1251 Moira Sure Start Centre, Moira Primary No adverse comments on station location or facility. A request was School, Blackfordby Lane, Moira received to consider the location of a polling station within the new

Ward Polling Electorate Polling Place/ Station Recommendation District development off Hepworth Road for those electors living within that area. On visiting the site Officers were unable to locate an area of land that would be suitable for the location of a mobile unit. Consideration was given to moving the electors from the new development to a venue outside North West Leicestershire however this was not deemed suitable. A further suggestion was made to create a new polling district for those electors living on the Hepworth Road estate and Boothorpe with this polling district having a polling station at Blackfordby Village Hall Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station for part of the polling district with a new polling station being created at Blackfordby Village Hall for the electors within the new polling district Broom Leys BRA 969 Hall Lane Methodist Church, Hall Lane, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Whitwick Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. BRB 1139 Greenacres Community Centre, Linford No adverse comments on station location or facility. BRC Crescent, Coalville Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station.

Castle Donington CA 2129 Sure Start Centre, Mount Pleasant, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Castle Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Castle Donington CE 1982 Orchard CP School, Grange Drive, Alternative premises identified and checked out. Central Castle Donington Recommend change to Community Hub, Bondgate. Castle Donington CP 1448 Orchard CP School, Grange Drive, Alternative premises identified and checked out. Park Castle Donington Recommend change to Community Hub, Bondgate. Castle Rock CRA 188 Oak Storer Hall, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. CRB 1848 Agar Nook Community Centre, Belgrave One adverse comment received but far more were received when we Close, Coalville used the school. No other suitable premises identified in the area. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Coalville East CTA 2119 Broom Leys School, Broom Leys Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. CTB Coalville Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Coalville West CWA 1156 Community Room, Central Court, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Avenue Road, Coalville Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. CWB 756 Christ Church Hall, London Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Coalville Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Daleacre Hill DHA 1104 Village Hall, Nottingham Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. DHB 133 Lockington Village Hall, Hemington No adverse comments on station location or facility. Lane, Lockington Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station.

Ward Polling Electorate Polling Place/ Station Recommendation District DHC 535 Function Room the Jolly Sailor PH, 21 No adverse comments on station location or facility. Main Street, Hemington Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. & EB 2062 Community Centre, Whitehill Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Battleflat Ellistown Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Greenhill GR 2186 Greenhill Community Church, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Charnborough Road, Coalville Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Hermitage HE 1863 Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Holly Hayes HH 2073 Whitwick Methodist Church, Nr. Market No adverse comments on station location or facility. Place, Whitwick Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. St HJ 1509 Hugglescote Community Centre, No adverse comments on station location or facility. John's Grange Road, Hugglescote Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Hugglescote St HMA 1770 Mobile at Donington Manor House, Comment received regarding use of Hugglescote Community Centre Mary's for this polling district. Recommend change to Hugglescote Community Centre HMB 372 Community Room, Central Court, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Avenue Road, Coalville Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. East IEA 1735 Meeting Room, Baptist Chapel, Chapel No adverse comments on station location or facility. Street, Ibstock Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. IEB 208 Access Centre, Battram Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Ellistown Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Ibstock West IW 2219 The Schoolroom, Wesleyan Reform No adverse comments on station location or facility. Church, Melbourne Road, Ibstock Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Kegworth KE 1757 Kegworth Library, High Street, Kegworth No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. & LDA 947 The Guide Friendship Centre, Main No adverse comments on station location or facility. Street, Long Whatton Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. LDB 573 Village Hall, Hall Gate, Diseworth No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. LDC 620 Belton Village Hall, School Lane, Belton No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. North MN 2078 Measham Village Hall, Queens Street, One adverse comment received regarding access. Visited premises Measham and the slope does not appear unnecessarily steep and side door available. Despite no specific disabled parking, there is ample parking available. Will provide an advisory to the PO regarding assisted access. A further request was received for Officers to visit and consider the use of Measham Church Hall as a polling station for this polling district. Recommend change to St Laurence Measham Church Hall

Ward Polling Electorate Polling Place/ Station Recommendation District Measham South MS 2069 Measham Leisure Centre, High Street, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Measham Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. & ODA 1458 Woodlands Centre, Church No adverse comments on station location or facility. Donisthorpe Street, Donisthorpe Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. ODB 84 Methodist Schoolroom, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. ODC 579 Leisure Centre, Measham Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Oakthorpe Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Ravenstone & RPA 1501 The Pavilion, Ravenslea, Ravenstone No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. RPB 771 Memorial Hall, High Street, Packington No adverse comments on station location or facility. RPC Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Sence Valley SEA 789 Heather Village Hall, Swepstone Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Heather Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. SEB 1618 The Schoolroom, Wesleyan Reform No adverse comments on station location or facility. Church, Melbourne Road, Ibstock Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. North SNA 2028 Ebenezer Baptist Church, Ashby Road, No adverse comments on station location or facility. SNB Coalville Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Snibston South SS 1954 Full Gospel Mission Pentecostal Church, No adverse comments on station location or facility. James Street, Coalville Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Thornborough TBA 899 Community Room, Howe Court, Howe No adverse comments on station location or facility. Road, Whitwick Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. TBB 1227 Holy Cross Parish Rooms, Parsonwood No adverse comments on station location or facility. Hill, Whitwick Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. TS 2050 Thringstone Miners Social Centre, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Homestead Road, Thringstone Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Valley VAA 1076 Swannington Institute, Main Street, No adverse comments on station location. The PO will be advised to Swannington ensure that all electors use the same entrance to the polling station. Therefore, the access to the polling station will be from the rear of the premises off the car park. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. VAB 820 Viscount Beaumont Primary School, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Ashby Road, Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. VAC 365 Village Hall, Church Lane, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. Worthington & WBA 420 County Primary School, Main Street, A request was received to find alternative premises. Breedon Worthington Recommend change to St Matthews Church, Church Street, Worthington

Ward Polling Electorate Polling Place/ Station Recommendation District WBB 872 C of E Primary School, School Lane, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Officers have WBC Newbold investigated whether there are alternative premises in the village in lieu WBD of using the school however non can be located. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. WBE 896 C of E Primary School, Main Street, No adverse comments on station location or facility. Officers have tried WBF to make contact with alternative premises in the village in lieu of using the school but have been unsuccessful to date. Recommend no change to use of premises as a polling station. WBG 192 School, Griffydam. Access issues raised. Suggested alternative premises identified and checked out. Recommend change to Beaumont Centre, Nottingham Road,

Proposed revised polling places schedule

For ease of reference, the table below sets out the final schedule of polling places should the above recommendations be agreed which will be considered at Council on 11 September 2018

Ward Ward Polling District Polling Place/ Station No. 1 Appleby ABA Church Hall, Church Street, ABB Old Schoolroom, Chilcote ABC Church Hall, Church Street, Appleby Magna ABD Parish Church, Snarestone ABE Church Hall, Newton Road, Swepstone ABF Newton Burgoland Congregational Church 2 Ashby Castle AC Legion House, South Street, Ashby de la Zouch 3 Ashby Holywell AHA Beeches Public House, Burton Road, Ashby de la Zouch AHB Beeches Public House, Burton Road, Ashby de la Zouch 4 Ashby Ivanhoe AIA Ashby Hill Top Primary School, Ashby de la Zouch AIB Browns Court, Ashby de la Zouch 5 Ashby Money Hill AM Ashby Library, North Street, Ashby de la Zouch 6 Ashby Willesley ASA Willesley Recreation Ground Building, Ridgway Road, Ashby de la Zouch

Ward Ward Polling District Polling Place/ Station No. ASB Ashby Hastings Scout HQ, Wilfred Gardens, Ashby de la Zouch 7 Ashby Woulds AWA Moira Replan Offices, Ashby Road, Moira AWB County Primary School, Occupation Road, Albert Village 8 Bardon BAA Bardon Hill Sports Club, Bardon Close, Coalville BAB 9 Blackfordby BLA Blackfordby Village Hall, Sandtop Lane, Blackfordby BLB Moira Sure Start Centre, Moira Primary School, Blackfordby Lane, Moira BLC Blackfordby Village Hall, Sandtop Lane, Blackfordby 10 Broom Leys BRA Hall Lane Methodist Church, Hall Lane, Whitwick BRB Greenacres Community Centre, Linford Crescent, Coalville BRC 11 Castle Donington Castle CA Sure Start Centre, Mount Pleasant, Castle Donington 12 Castle Donington Central CE Community Hub, Bondgate, Castle Donington 13 Castle Donington Park CP Community Hub, Bondgate, Castle Donington 14 Castle Rock CRA Oak Storer Hall, Oaks in Charnwood CRB Agar Nook Community Centre, Belgrave Close, Coalville 15 Coalville East CTA Broom Leys School, Broom Leys Road, Coalville CTB 16 Coalville West CWA Community Room, Central Court, Avenue Road, Coalville CWB Christ Church Hall, London Road, Coalville 17 Daleacre Hill DHA Village Hall, Nottingham Road, Kegworth DHB Lockington Village Hall, Hemington Lane, Lockington DHC Function Room the Jolly Sailor PH, 21 Main Street, Hemington 18 Ellistown & Battleflat EB Community Centre, Whitehill Road, Ellistown 19 Greenhill GR Greenhill Community Church, Charnborough Road, Coalville 20 Hermitage HE Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick 21 Holly Hayes HH Whitwick Methodist Church, Nr. Market Place, Whitwick 22 Hugglescote St John's HJ Hugglescote Community Centre, Grange Road, Hugglescote 23 Hugglescote St Mary's HMA Hugglescote Community Centre, Grange Road, Hugglescote HMB Community Room, Central Court, Avenue Road, Coalville 24 Ibstock East IEA Meeting Room, Baptist Chapel, Chapel Street, Ibstock IEB Battram Access Centre, Battram Road, Ellistown 25 Ibstock West IW The Schoolroom, Wesleyan Reform Church, Melbourne Road, Ibstock 26 Kegworth KE Kegworth Library, High Street, Kegworth 27 Long Whatton & Diseworth LDA The Guide Friendship Centre, Main Street, Long Whatton LDB Village Hall, Hall Gate, Diseworth LDC Belton Village Hall, School Lane, Belton 28 Measham North MN Measham Village Hall, Queens Street, Measham

Ward Ward Polling District Polling Place/ Station No. 29 Measham South MS St Laurence Measham Church Hall, High Street, Measham 30 Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe ODA Donisthorpe Woodlands Centre, Church Street, Donisthorpe ODB Methodist Schoolroom, Acresford ODC Leisure Centre, Measham Road, Oakthorpe 31 Ravenstone & Packington RPA The Pavilion, Ravenslea, Ravenstone RPB Memorial Hall, High Street, Packington RPC 32 Sence Valley SEA Heather Village Hall, Swepstone Road, Heather SEB The Schoolroom, Wesleyan Reform Church, Melbourne Road, Ibstock 33 Snibston North SNA Ebenezer Baptist Church, Ashby Road, Coalville SNB 34 Snibston South SS Full Gospel Mission Pentecostal Church, James Street, Coalville 35 Thornborough TBA Community Room, Howe Court, Howe Road, Whitwick TBB Holy Cross Parish Rooms, Parsonwood Hill, Whitwick 36 Thringstone TS Thringstone Miners Social Centre, Homestead Road, Thringstone 37 Valley VAA Swannington Institute, Main Street, Swannington VAB Viscount Beaumont Primary School, Ashby Road, Coleorton VAC Village Hall, Church Lane, Osgathorpe 38 Worthington & Breedon WBA St Matthews Church, Church Street, Worthington WBB C of E Primary School, School Lane, Newbold WBC WBD WBE C of E Primary School, Main Street, Breedon on the Hill WBF WBG Beaumont Centre, Nottingham Road, Peggs Green.