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West District Council Representation of the People Act 1983 – Section 18(C) – Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places 2019 Representations of the Acting Returning Officer for the Parliamentary Constituency of NOTES: 1. A Polling District is a geographical sub-division of an electoral area, i.e. a UK Parliamentary Constituency, a European Parliamentary electoral region, a ward of an electoral division. In each parish is to be a separate polling district. Where a Town/Parish council is split into Wards, Polling Districts are situated within the Ward. The District Council is responsible for designating Polling Districts. 2. A Polling Place is the building or area in which polling stations will be located. The Polling Place for a Polling District must be in an area of that district except where special circumstances make it desirable to designate an area outside that district. The Polling Place must constitute a small enough area so that electors will not have difficulty finding the polling station. Although there is no legal definition of what a polling place is and the Act states that where no polling place is designated the polling district becomes the polling place, the Electoral Commission recommends that Polling Places always be defined and for that reason it is recommended that the previous policy of designating the polling district as the polling place is changed and the polling places have therefore been designated in the table below in line with the Electoral Commission recommendation. The District Council is responsible for designating Polling Places. 3. A Polling Station is the actual area where the process of voting takes place, and must be located within the Polling Place designated for the particular Polling District. It should be noted that in unforeseen circumstances it may be necessary to change the location of a polling station and the polling place. The Returning Officer is responsible for designating Polling Stations. Electoral Commission guidance states that no polling station should have more than 2,500 electors allocated to it. In many of the polling stations have less than 1,000 electors and no polling station has more than 2,100 electors. 4. The representations set out in the following table give details of the existing Polling Districts and Polling Places together with the proposed designated Polling Places together with details of existing polling stations together with any alternatives that have been identified and other comments. Polling Station Owners have been asked for confirmation of availability for the foreseeable future &and possible problems have been highlighted in the table.

Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) (FA) Alvescot Village Hall, The Village Hall, The Walk, Entrance has a small 2 inch step. There used to be a Walk, Alvescot Alvescot ramp for wheelchair access but this appears to have disappeared some years ago. It is a quiet station and there have been no reports that the lack of a ramp had caused any problems. Members may consider that a replacement ramp should be purchased. Ascott-under- Ascott-under- Tiddy Hall, Shipton Tiddy Hall, Shipton Road, Has suitable access for disabled persons. Wychwood Road, Ascott-u- Ascott-u-Wychwood (FB) Wychwood Asthal (FC) Asthal Memorial Hall, Memorial Hall, Minster There is separate wheelchair access via wide doors Minster Road, Road, Asthall Leigh There are also toilet facilities for disabled people. Leigh Aston (FD) Aston, Cote, New Village Hall, New Village Hall, Cote Has suitable access for disabled persons. & Cote Road, Aston Road, Aston Chimney Bampton (FE) Bampton Village Hall, Market Village Hall, Market Has suitable access for disabled persons Square, Bampton Square, Bampton Black Bourton St Mary the Virgin St Mary the Virgin Church, The Church has been used as the polling station since (FF) Church, Burford Road, Black 2012 when the previous polling station in a private Road, Black Bourton Bourton house ceased to be available. No other suitable locations within the Parish have been identified. (FG) Bladon Church Room, Church Room, Church Access has been improved such that this premise is Church Street, Street, Bladon now fully accessible. Bladon Blenheim (FH) Blenheim and Town Hall, Market Town Hall, Market Place, Access for disabled persons is via a ramp kept at the Woodstock Place, Woodstock Woodstock hall. Consideration is currently being given to the future use of the Blenheim Estate Office, which is in the parish of Blenheim, just across the boundary, and which provides good access and easier car parking for voters. Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) Brize Norton Elder Bank Hall, Elder Bank Hall, Station Has suitable access for disabled persons. (FI) Station Road, Brize Road, Brize Norton Norton Broadwell (FJ) Broadwell Village Hall Kencot Village Hall This previously replaced the Old School at Broadwell and is a suitable venue. There were no objections to the change from the parish meetings, and no representations have been received from the electorate. (FK) Bruern and Village Hall, Shipton Village Hall, Shipton Road, Access for disabled persons via a ramp stored at the Milton-under- Road, Milton-u- Milton-u-Wychwood hall. No suitable venue has been identified within Wychwood Wychwood Bruern Parish. Burford (FL) Burford Warwick Hall, Warwick Hall, Church During the renovation of Warwick Hall, the Church Church Green, Green, Burford was used as the polling station. Following the Burford. completion of the renovation works Warwick Hall has reverted to being the polling station. Carterton Carterton Methodist Hall, Methodist Hall, Burford Suitable access for disabled persons at main entrance. North West Burford Road, Road, Carterton This replaced the previous polling station at the Social No.1 (FM) Carterton Centre, Brownes Lane in 2012 Carterton Carterton Army Cadet Force Army Cadet Force Hut, Has a level access suitable for wheelchairs North West Hut, Swinbrook Road, No.2 (FM2) Road, Carterton Carterton Carterton Carterton Methodist Hall, Methodist Hall, Burford Has a level access suitable for wheelchairs North East Burford Road, Road, Carterton No.1 (FM3) Carterton Carterton Carterton Carterton The Small Hall, Carterton Has a level access suitable for wheelchairs North East Community Centre, Community Centre, No.2 (FM4) Shilton Park, Shilton Park, Carterton Carterton Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) Carterton Carterton Town Hall, Alvescot Town Hall, Alvescot Road, Brownes Hall was for very many years used as the South No. 1 Road, Carterton or Carterton polling station for all of Carterton until the current (FN) Brownes Hall, arrangements came into force. As the electorate in the Alvescot Road, South Ward has increased the Town Hall has become Carterton more crowded and moving one of the polling stations from the Town Hall back to Brownes Hall is suggested to relieve this pressure Carterton Carterton Town Hall, Alvescot Town Hall, Alvescot Road, Brownes Hall was for very many years used as the South No. 2 Road, Carterton or Carterton polling station for all of Carterton until the current (FN2) Brownes Hall, arrangements came into force. As the electorate in the Alvescot Road, South Ward has increased the Town Hall has become Carterton more crowded and moving one of the polling stations from the Town Hall back to Brownes Hall is suggested to relieve this pressure Carterton Carterton Town Hall, Alvescot Town Hall, Alvescot Road, Brownes Hall was for very many years used as the South No. 3 Road, Carterton or Carterton polling station for all of Carterton until the current (FN3) Brownes Hall, arrangements came into force. As the electorate in the Alvescot Road, South Ward has increased the Town Hall has become Carterton more crowded and moving one of the polling stations from the Town Hall back to Brownes Hall is suggested to relieve this pressure Cassington New Village Hall, The New Village Hall, The Has suitable access for disabled persons (FO) Green, Cassington Green, Cassington Chadlington Memorial Hall, Memorial Hall, Chapel Has separate access for disabled persons (FP) Chapel Road, Road, Chadlington Chadlington (FQ) Charlbury War Memorial Hall, War Memorial Hall, Has a slightly sloped access suitable for wheelchairs Browns Lane, Browns Lane, Charlbury Charlbury (FR) Chastleton and Village Hall, West Village Hall, West Street, Access for disabled persons via ramp. No suitable Street, Kingham Kingham venue has been identified within Chastleton Parish Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) (FS) Chilson and Memorial Hall, Memorial Hall, Chapel Has separate access for disabled persons. No suitable Chadlington Chapel Road, Road, Chadlington venue has been identified within Chilson Parish Chadlington Chipping Chipping Town Hall, Chipping Town Hall, Chipping Access for disabled persons is via a ramp leading to Norton (FT) Norton Norton Norton main entrance Churchill (FU) Churchill Committee Room, Committee Room, Village Suitable access for disabled persons Village Hall, Church Hall, Church Road, Road, Churchill Churchill Clanfield (FV) Clanfield Carter Institute, The Carter Institute, The Access for disabled persons via small folding ramp kept Green, Clanfield Green, Clanfield at the Hall Combe (FW) Combe The Reading Room, The Reading Room, The Very small step at entrance and a wedge type ramp The Green, Combe Green, Combe kept at the Hall is used for wheelchair access Cornbury & Cornbury & Memorial Hall, Memorial Hall, Chapel Has separate access for disabled persons. No suitable Wychwood Wychwood Chapel Road, Road, Chadlington venue has been identified within Cornbury & (FX) and Chadlington Wychwood Parish Chadlington Cornwell (FY) Cornwell and Village Hall, West Village Hall, West Street, Access for disabled persons via ramp. No suitable Kingham Street, Kingham Kingham venue has been identified within Cornwell Parish Crawley (FZ) Crawley and Village Hall, Village Hall, Middletown, Access via wide doorway. No suitable venue has been Hailey Middletown, Hailey Hailey identified within Crawley Parish Curbridge (GA) Curbridge Parish Hall, Main Parish Hall, Main Road, Access for disabled persons via ramp fixed at side Road, Curbridge Curbridge entrance Ducklington Village Hall, Village Hall, Standlake Has suitable access for disabled persons (GC) Road, Ducklington Road, Ducklington (GD) Enstone The Parish Hall, The The Parish Hall, The Suitable access for disabled persons. The New Parish Paddocks, Enstone Paddocks, Enstone Hall has replaced the School Hall which had been used as the polling station for many years. The change to the New Parish Hall avoids the necessity of the school closing on polling day which is in line with the Council’ policy. (GE) Eynsham Eynsham Village Hall, Eynsham Village Hall, Back Suitable access for disabled persons Back Lane, Eynsham Lane, Eynsham Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) (GF) Fawler and The Village Hall, Well The Village Hall, Well Hill, The Polling Station for Fawler used to be in a private Hill, Finstock Finstock house in the village which is no longer available. No suitable property in the village has been identified and resulted in using the Village Hall, Finstock as the new polling station. Fawler Parish Meeting was content with this change, and no adverse representations have been received. Fifield (GG) Fifield Village Hall, High Village Hall, High Street, Access to the hall is via a flight of steps which is Street, Fifield Fifield unsuitable for a ramp. No other suitable venue has been identified within the Parish (GH) Filkins & Carter Institute, Carter Institute, Filkins Access suitable for disabled persons Broughton Filkins Poggs Finstock (GI) Finstock Village Hall, Well Hill, Village Hall, Well Hill, Access for disabled persons is via ramps fixed at side Finstock Finstock entrance Freeland (GJ) Freeland Village Hall, Wroslyn Village Hall, Wroslyn Road, This is a new building with suitable access for disabled Road, Freeland Freeland people Fulbrook (GK) Fulbrook and Warwick Hall, Warwick Hall, Church St James Church, Fulbrook had been suggested Burford Church Green, Green, Burford previously as a polling station, but had unsatisfactory Burford parking and access. No other suitable venue has been identified within Fulbrook Parish (GL) Glympton and Village Hall, Wootton Village Hall, Wootton Access suitable for disabled persons. Consideration Wootton has in the past been given to the use of Glympton Village Hall but this does not have a suitable access for disabled persons. No other suitable venue has been identified within Glympton Parish Grafton & Grafton & Village Hall, Filkins Village Hall, Filkins Road, Sloped access suitable for wheelchairs leading from the Radcot (GM) Radcot and Road, Langford Langford roadside to the entrance. No suitable venue has been Langford identified within Grafton & Radcot Parish Great Tew The Tew Centre, The Tew Centre, Ledwell Disabled access & plenty of parking available (GN) Ledwell Road, Great Road, Great Tew Tew Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) Hailey (GO) Hailey Village Hall, Village Hall, Middletown, Access via a wide doorway Middletown, Hailey Hailey Hanborough The Pavilion, Playing The Pavilion, Playing Field, Suitable access for disabled persons (GP) Field, Roosevelt Roosevelt Road, Long Road, Hanborough Hardwick with Hardwick with Village Hall, Rack End, Village Hall, Rack End, Suitable access for disabled persons. No suitable venue (GQ) Yelford and Standlake Standlake has been identified within Hardwick with Yelford Standlake Parish (GR) Heythrop and Village Hall, Village Hall, Choicehall This has been the polling station for the Parish since Choicehall Road, Road, Over Norton the previous polling station (which was in a private Over Norton house) ceased to be available in 2011. The Parish Meeting supported the use of this village hall and no other suitable venue has been identified in the Parish despite extensive investigations. No representations have been received from electors. Holwell (GS) Holwell and The Conservatory, 5 The Conservatory, 5 The polling station is in a private house and has level Westwell Mitford Cottages, Mitford Cottages, access suitable for disabled persons. No other suitable Westwell Westwell venue has been identified within Holwell Parish (GT) Idbury and Village Hall, High Village Hall, High Street, Access to the hall is via a flight of steps which is Fifield Street, Fifield Fifield unsuitable for a ramp. No other suitable venue has been identified within Idbury Parish (GU) Kelmscott Morris Memorial Morris Memorial Hall, Suitable access for disabled people Hall, Kelmscott Kelmscott Kencot (GV) Kencot and Kencot Village Hall Kencot Village Hall This previously replaced the Old School at Broadwell Broadwell and is a suitable venue. There were no objections to the change from the parish meetings, and no representations have been received from the electorate. Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) - Kiddington Village Hall, Wootton Village Hall, Wootton Access suitable for disabled persons. The possible use with- with Asterleigh of Kiddington School was previously suggested but it (GW) and Wootton was not available and is not the type of school that the Returning Officer can require to be made available for use as a polling station. No other venue has been identified with Kiddington with Asterleigh Parish. Kingham (GX) Kingham Village Hall, West Village Hall, West Street, Access for disabled persons via ramp Street, Kingham Kingham Langford (GY) Langford Village Hall, Filkins Village Hall, Filkins Road, Sloped access suitable for wheelchairs leading from the Road, Langford Langford roadside to the entrance. (GZ) Leafield New Village Hall, New Village Hall, Lower Suitable access for disabled persons Lower End, Leafield End, Leafield Lew (HA) Lew and Parish Hall, Main Parish Hall, Main Road, Access for disabled persons via ramp fixed at side Curbridge Road, Curbridge Curbridge entrance. No suitable venue has been identified within Lew Parish Little Village Hall, Filkins Village Hall, Filkins Road, Sloped access suitable for wheelchairs leading from the (HB) Faringdon and Road, Langford Langford roadside to the entrance. No suitable venue has been Langford identified within Little Faringdon Parish (HC) Little Tew and The Tew Centre, The Tew Centre, Ledwell Disabled access and plenty of parking available. No Great Tew Ledwell Road, Great Road, Great Tew suitable venue has been identified in Little Tew Parish. Tew Lyneham (HD) Lyneham and Beaconsfield Hall, Beaconsfield Hall, Shipton- Access suitable for disabled persons. No suitable Shipton-under- Shipton-u- u-Wychwood venue has been identified within Lyneham Parish Wychwood Wychwood Milton-under- Milton-under- Village Hall, Shipton Village Hall, Shipton Road, Access for disabled persons via a ramp stored at the Wychwood Wychwood Road, Milton-u- Milton-u-Wychwood hall (HE) Wychwood Minster Lovell St Kenelms Hall, St Kenelms Hall, Brize Access suitable for disabled persons (HF) Brize Norton Road, Norton Road, Minster Minster Lovell Lovell North Leigh Memorial Hall, Park Memorial Hall, Park Lane, Access suitable for disabled persons (HG) Lane, North Leigh North Leigh Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) Northmoor Northmoor Village Hall, Village Hall, Northmoor Suitable access for disabled persons (HH) Northmoor Over Norton Over Norton Village Hall, Village Hall, Choicehill Suitable access for wheelchairs (HI) Choicehall Road, Road, Over Norton Over Norton Ramsden (HJ) Ramsden Memorial Hall, High Memorial Hall, High Street, Access suitable for disabled persons Street, Ramsden Ramsden (HK) Rollright Village Hall, Great Village Hall, Access suitable for disabled persons Rollright (HL) Rousham and Village Hall, Medcroft Village Hall, Medcroft Access suitable for disabled persons. No suitable Road, Tackley Road, Tackley venue has been identified within Rousham Parish Salford (HM) Salford Village Hall, Salford Village Hall, Salford Ramp access suitable for disabled persons Sandford St. Sandford St Parish Hall, Sandford Parish Hall, Sandford St. Access suitable for disabled persons Martin (HN) Martin St. Martin Martin (HO) Sarsden and Village Hall, Church Committee Room, Village Suitable access for disabled persons. No suitable venue Churchill Road, Churchill Hall, Church Road, has been identified within Sarsden Parish Churchill Shilton (HP) Shilton The Old School, The Old School, Church Access for disabled persons via a ramp kept at Hall Church Lane, Shilton Lane, Shilton Shipton-under- Shipton-under- Beaconsfield Hall, Beaconsfield Hall, Shipton- Access suitable for disabled persons Wychwood Wychwood Shipton-u- u-Wychwood (HQ) Wychwood South Leigh Village Hall, Church Village Hall, Church End, Newly renovated Village Hall with suitable disabled (HR) End, South Leigh South Leigh access (HS) Spelsbury War Memorial Hall, War Memorial Hall, Ramp access for disabled persons Charlbury Road, Charlbury Road, Spelsbury Spelsbury Standlake (HT) Standlake Village Hall, Rack End, Village Hall, Rack End, Access suitable for disabled persons Standlake Standlake Stanton Stanton Millennium and Millennium and Memorial Access suitable for disabled persons Harcourt (HU) Harcourt Memorial Hall, Hall, Stanton Harcourt Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) Steeple Barton Barton Memorial Barton Memorial Sports & Access suitable for disabled persons (HV) Sports & Social Club, Social Club, Worton Road, Worton Road, Middle Barton Middle Barton Stonesfield Village Hall, Field Village Hall, Field Close, Access suitable for disabled persons (HW) Close, Stonesfield Stonesfield (HX) Swerford Village Hall, Swerford Village Hall, Swerford Ramped access suitable for disabled persons Swinbrook Swinbrook Village Hall, Village Hall, Swinbrook There is a sloped access suitable for wheelchairs (HY) Swinbrook Tackley (HZ) Tackley Village Hall, Medcroft Village Hall, Medcroft Access suitable for disabled persons Road, Tackley Road, Tackley Taynton (JA) Taynton Village Hall, Taynton Village Hall, Taynton Access suitable for disabled persons Westcot Westcot Barton Memorial Barton Memorial Sports & Access suitable for disabled persons. No suitable Barton (JB) Barton and Sports & Social Club, Social Club, Worton Road, venue has been identified within Westcot Barton Steeple Barton Worton Road, Middle Barton Parish Middle Barton Westwell (JC) Westwell The Conservatory, 5 The Conservatory, 5 The polling station is in a private house and has level Mitford Cottages, Mitford Cottages, access suitable for disabled persons Westwell Westwell Witney Central Witney Ceewood Hall, Ceewood Hall, Fettiplace Access suitable for disabled persons No 1 (JD) Fettiplace Road, Road, Witney Witney Witney Central Witney Tower Hill School, Tower Hill School, Moor Access suitable for disabled persons. The school is No 2 (JD2) Moor Avenue, Avenue, Witney keen for an alternative location to be used, and Witney Davenport Road Methodist Church and the Elms Centre in Moorland Road and the Congregational Church have been suggested. Investigations are on- going, and views welcome Witney East No Witney Wood Green School, Wood Green School, Access suitable for disabled persons 1 (JE) Woodstock Road, Woodstock Road, Witney Witney Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) Witney East No Witney Blake CE School, Early Years Classroom, Level access suitable for disabled persons although the 2 (JE2) Hill Road, Blake CE School, Cogges room is rather cramped for two polling stations. Witney Hill Road, Witney Previous attempts to find alternative venue have been unsuccessful. At Parliamentary Elections the main hall is used (and the school is closed) Witney East No Witney Blake CE School, Early Years Classroom, Level access suitable for disabled persons although the 3 (JF) Cogges Hill Road, Blake CE School, Cogges room is rather cramped for two polling stations. Witney Hill Road, Witney Previous attempts to find alternative venue have been unsuccessful. At Parliamentary Elections the main hall is used (and the school is closed) Witney East No Witney Hall, Madley Park Hall, Replaced the previous polling station in Madley Brook 4 (JF2) Northfield Farm Northfield Farm Lane, School in 2011 and has suitable access for disabled Lane, Witney Witney people Witney North Witney Committee Room 1, Committee Room 1, Level access suitable for wheelchairs No 1 (JG) WODC Offices, WODC Offices, Woodgreen, Witney Woodgreen, Witney Witney North Witney Witney CP School, Witney CP School, Hailey Access suitable for disabled persons. No 2 (JH) Hailey Road, Witney Road, Witney Witney South Witney Burwell Hall, Burwell Hall, Thorney Access suitable for disabled persons. This building is No 1 (JI) Thorney Leys, Leys, Witney used as polling stations for parts of Witney South and Witney West Wards as well as three Town Council Wards. Previously the use of Queens Dyke School to avoid any confusion for electors was investigated. However as it would not be beneficial to the majority of electors and would be contrary to the policy of the Council to only use schools where no suitable alternative exists, no further action was taken. It should be noted that the governors of the school were strongly opposed to its use. Witney South Witney The Corn Exchange, The Corn Exchange, Access is suitable for disabled persons No 2 (JJ) Market Square, Market Square, Witney Witney Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) Witney South Witney Burwell Hall, Burwell Hall, Thorney Access suitable for disabled persons. This building is No 3 (JK) Thorney Leys, Leys, Witney used as polling stations for parts of Witney South and Witney West Wards as well as three Town Council Wards. Previously the use of Queens Dyke School to avoid any confusion for electors was investigated. However as it would not be beneficial to the majority of electors and would be contrary to the policy of the Council to only use schools where no suitable alternative exists, no further action was taken. It should be noted that the governors of the school were strongly opposed to its use. Witney West Witney Burwell Hall, Burwell Hall, Thorney Access suitable for disabled persons. This building is No 1 (JL) Thorney Leys, Leys, Witney used as polling stations for parts of Witney South and Witney West Wards as well as three Town Council Wards. Previously the use of Queens Dyke School to avoid any confusion for electors was investigated. However as it would not be beneficial to the majority of electors and would be contrary to the policy of the Council to only use schools where no suitable alternative exists, no further action was taken. It should be noted that the governors of the school were strongly opposed to its use. Witney West Witney The Joint Cadet The Joint Cadet Centre, Access suitable for disabled persons. This has replaced No 2 (JM) Centre, Edington Edington Square, Witney the use of West Witney Primary School in line with Square, Witney Council policy not to use schools when suitable alternative provision is available. The premises were used at both elections in May 2019 and no adverse comments were received from the electorate Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) Witney West Witney The Joint Cadet The Joint Cadet Centre, Access suitable for disabled persons. This has replaced No 3 (JM2) Centre, Edington Edington Square, Witney the use of West Witney Primary School in line with Square, Witney Council policy not to use schools when suitable alternative provision is available. The premises were used at both elections in May 2019 and no adverse comments were received from the electorate Woodstock Woodstock Town Hall, Market Town Hall, Market Place, Access for disabled persons is via a ramp kept at the (JN) Place, Woodstock Woodstock hall. Consideration is currently being given to the future use of the Blenheim Estate Office, which is in the parish of Blenheim, just across the boundary, and which provides good access and easier car parking for voters. Woodstock Woodstock The Common Room, The Common Room, Level access suitable for disabled persons. The polling (JO) Ryegrass, Woodstock Ryegrass, Woodstock station is in an elderly persons complex. A suggestion had been previously made that the Community Centre, New Road be considered as an alternative. As the proposal did not receive support from political parties or Local Members no further action was taken. Woodstock (JP) Woodstock Town Hall, Market Town Hall, Market Place. Access for disabled persons is via a ramp kept at the Place. Woodstock Woodstock hall. Consideration is currently being given to the future use of the Blenheim Estate Office, which is in the parish of Blenheim, just across the boundary, and which provides good access and easier car parking for voters. Woodstock Woodstock The Common Room, The Common Room, Level access suitable for disabled persons. The polling (JQ) Ryegrass, Woodstock Ryegrass, Woodstock station is in an elderly persons complex. A suggestion had been previously made that the Community Centre, New Road be considered as an alternative. As the proposal did not receive support from political parties or Local Members no further action was taken. Polling Polling Place Polling Place Existing Polling Station Comments and Suggested Alternative Polling District (existing) (proposed) Station (if any) Wootton (JR) Wootton Village Hall, Wootton Village Hall, Wootton Access suitable for disabled persons

Worton (JS) Worton and Parish Hall, Sandford Parish Hall, Sandford St. Access suitable for disabled persons. No suitable Sandford St St. Martin Martin venue has been identified within Worton Parish Martin

5. It will be noted that there a number of rural polling districts where the designated polling place includes an adjoining polling district. This situation has existed for many years due to a lack of suitable venues within those polling districts having been identified for use as polling stations. Similar situations exist in Witney in relation to Witney West No.1 and in Carterton in respect of Carterton North West No.1. Subject to the review identifying any suitable venues within these particular polling districts, it is recommended that the polling places and polling stations remain as set out above.

Keith Butler Acting Returning Officer Council Offices Woodgreen Witney Oxon OX28 1NB

30 May 2019