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Chelmsford City Council Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places 2014 APPENDIX 1 CHELMSFORD CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF POLLING DISTRICTS AND POLLING PLACES 2014 Introduction The aim of the review is to ensure that polling districts are logical and reflect the local community and that polling places are conveniently located and accessible. This review is an opportunity for electors and any other interested parties within Chelmsford to express their views on the existing polling district boundaries and polling places. A polling district is a geographical sub-division of an electoral area. All wards within Chelmsford are divided into polling districts, which form the basis upon which the register of electors is produced. Most are defined by parish boundaries, geographical or man-made features, but there are exceptions. A polling place is the geographical area within which a polling station is located. In the absence of any legal definition, this can be regarded as widely as the entire polling district or as narrowly as the actual building used as a polling station. Summary of Proposals Other than those referred to below, no changes are proposed to existing polling districts and polling places. The exceptions are: Proposal Polling district Proposal Polling district Proposal Polling district No. No. No. 11 Dorset Avenue 20 Central 63 Broomfield North 14 Civic 28 Melbourne 67 Little Waltham 15 Rectory Lane 34 Holy Trinity 68 Chignal 19 Victoria Road 57 Collingwood 74 Writtle South 1 PROPOSALS Proposal Polling District Proposal for District Reason for District Proposal Map No. No. Parliamentary Electorate (Aug 2014) Proposal for Polling Place Reason for Polling Place Proposal Existing Polling Place Chelmsford Constituency / Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park Ward 1. CA – Brook End No change District unaffected by major 4 3,352 development. Current boundaries The Chelmers Village Hall, satisfactory Village Square, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford, CM2 No change Current polling place satisfactory 6RE (2 stations) 2. CB – Chancellor Park No change District unaffected by major 4 1,480 development. Current boundaries Chancellor Park Pavillion, satisfactory Chancellor Avenue, Chelmer Village, Springfield, No change Current polling place satisfactory Chelmsford, CM2 6WS 3. CC – Dukes Farm No change District unaffected by major 4 2,110 development. Current boundaries Barnes Farm Junior School, satisfactory Henniker Gate, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford, CM2 No change Current polling place satisfactory 6QH 4. CD – Beaulieu Park No change District unaffected by major 4 1,215 development. Current boundaries Beaulieu Park Pavilion, satisfactory Burnell Gate, Off Beaulieu Boulevard, Chelmsford, CM1 No change Current polling place satisfactory 6FD 2 Chelmsford Constituency / Galleywood Ward 5. CE – Galleywood East No change District unaffected by major 6 2,318 development. Current boundaries Galleywood Infants School, satisfactory Barnard Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8RR No change but see para 14(b) of the Current polling place satisfactory Council report 6. CF – Galleywood West No change District unaffected by major 6 2,065 development. Current boundaries The Keene Hall, Watchouse satisfactory Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford, CM2 8PT No change Current polling place satisfactory Chelmsford Constituency / Goat Hall Ward 7. CG – Mildmay No change District unaffected by major 7 3,057 development. Current boundaries Mildmay Junior School, satisfactory Robin Way, Chelmsford, CM2 8AU No change Current polling place satisfactory 8. CH – Widford No change Although development involving about 7 1,335 230 properties, corresponding to Widford Village Hall, 58 approximately 400 electors, is taking Widford Road, Chelmsford, place at the former St John’s Hospital CM2 8SY site, it is entirely contained within the current polling district boundary and therefore no boundary change is needed No change The current polling place is suitably located and sufficiently large to accommodate the additional electors 3 Chelmsford Constituency / Great Baddow East Ward 9. CJ – Baddow Road No change District unaffected by major 8 2,363 development. Current boundaries Meadgate Church Centre, satisfactory 162A Meadgate Ave, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 No change Current polling place satisfactory 7LJ 10. CK – Great Baddow Village No change District unaffected by major 8 4,160 development. Current boundaries Great Baddow Parish Hall, 19 satisfactory Maldon Road, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7DW (2 No change Current polling place satisfactory stations) Chelmsford Constituency / Great Baddow West Ward 11. CL – Dorset Avenue No change District unaffected by major 9 2,387 development. Current boundaries Woodcroft Nursery School or satisfactory Larkrise Primary or Essex Dance School, Dorset Woodcroft Nursery School no longer to The polling station at Woodcroft Avenue, Great Baddow, be used as a polling place Nursery is not as accessible for Chelmsford, CM2 9UB persons with disabilities as those at Larkrise Primary or the Essex Dance Theatre. The polling place for this district should therefore be one of those two places, which may alternate according to availability 12. CM – Beehive Lane No change District unaffected by major 9 2,441 development. Current boundaries Beehive Lane Community satisfactory Primary School, Beehive Lane, Great Baddow, No change Current polling place satisfactory Chelmsford, CM2 9SR 4 Chelmsford Constituency / Marconi Ward 13. CN – Boarded Barns No change District unaffected by major 11 2,239 development. Current boundaries North Avenue United satisfactory Reformed Church, North Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 No change Current polling place satisfactory 2AL 14. CP – Civic See proposal 15 District unaffected by major 11 1,822 development, but boundary altered to Chelmsford Spiritualist Hall, accommodate development in CQ. 10 South Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, CM1 2RG No change Current polling place satisfactory 15. CQ – Rectory Lane Boundary between CP and CQ to be The Marconi development will add over 11 1,147 redrawn to bring the Marconi 400 properties (approximately 600 Chelmsford Boys Club, development within CQ. electors), and currently lies within CP Harway House, Rectory but it is more logical that it is situated in Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1RQ CQ. This would require an adjustment to the boundary between the two and would establish districts with roughly equal electorates After the 2015 elections consider The current polling place is designating Anglia Ruskin University as unsatisfactory, both in terms of location the polling place for this district. and lack of parking. The University (See para 11(c) of Council report) would provide a more suitable polling place but is not available in 2015. 5 Chelmsford Constituency / Moulsham and Central Ward 16. CR – Goldlay No change District unaffected by major 12 2,623 development. Current boundaries Methodist Church Hall, satisfactory Roman Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0HB No change Current polling place generally satisfactory but it is in a residents parking area and there is no parking for electors using the polling station. Whilst it is not proposed to amend the polling place efforts should be made to improve the parking situation for electors 17. CS – Haig Gardens No change District unaffected by major 12 1,675 development. Current boundaries Christ Church United satisfactory Reformed Church, New London Road, Chelmsford, No change Current polling place satisfactory CM2 0AW 18. CT – St John’s No change District unaffected by major 12 1,652 development. Current boundaries St John`s Church Hall (Front satisfactory Hall), Vicarage Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9PH No change Current polling place satisfactory 19. CU – Victoria Road See Proposal 34. Boundary between CU See Proposal 34 12 1,036 and CAK to be redrawn to bring the Chelmsford Social Club, 55 Cressy Quay development within CU Springfield Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6JG No change Current polling place satisfactory but see para14(a) of Council report 6 20. CV – Central Divide the district into two districts with Large developments are taking place: 12 867 the dividing boundary running along the Our Lady Immaculate Parish centre of Parkway. The district west of • at or near the Cricket Ground Community Hall, New Parkway to retain the description CV – (almost 500 properties, London Road, Chelmsford, Central. The district east of Parkway to corresponding to approximately CM2 0RG be designated CAP – Anne Knight 800 electors), and • on the former ARU site (just over 500 properties, corresponding to approximately 650 electors) The presence of Parkway is both a barrier to those electors to the east voting at OLI Hall but also a logical boundary. It would be preferable if electors on the eastern side had a closer and more accessible polling place Retain the OLI Community Parish Hall as The OLI Hall is suitable, in terms of a polling place for the revised district CV. location, size and accessibility, to serve Anne Knight Building to be designated as as a polling place for electors in the the polling place for the new CAP district revised CV district With regard to a possible polling place for the new CAP district the use of either the Central Baptist Church or the Anne Knight building is being explored and designated by the Returning Officer 7 Chelmsford Constituency / Moulsham Lodge Ward 21. CW – St Luke’s No change District unaffected by major 13 2,121 development. Current boundaries St Luke`s Scouts HQ, satisfactory Gloucester Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2 9DS No change Current polling place satisfactory 22. CX – Lime Walk No change District unaffected by major 13 1,342
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