Page 7 Agenda Item 4 MUNICIPAL YEAR 2011/2012 REPORT NO. 115 Agenda – Part: 1 Item: 4 MEETING TITLE AND DATE: Electoral Review Panel Subject: 11 October 2011 Review of Parliamentary Polling Districts and Polling Places REPORT OF: Wards: All 21 Wards Chief Executive Cabinet Member consulted: Not applicable Contact officer and telephone number: Peter Stanyon 020 8379 8580 E mail:
[email protected] 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1. To comply with the requirements of the Representation of the P eople Act 1983, the Council is required to undertake a full statutory review of all polling districts and polling places as a minimum every four years. 1.2. The 2011 review was commenced on 30 June 2011. 1.3. The Electoral Review Panel is asked to agree its final recommendations in order that a report may be submitted to Council on 9 November 2011 for adoption. 2. RECOMMENDATION 2.1. That the Panel considers the representations made by stakeholders and the Returning Officer and agrees its final recommendations to Council. Page 8 3. BACKGROUND 3.1 At its meeting on 8 September 2011, the Panel considered representations made by the Returning Officer and other key stakeholders on the review of polling districts, polling places and polling stations. 3.2 Following that meeting, the Chief Executive informed relevant stakeholders of the Panel’s intentions and invited further representations. 3.3 No further representations have been received in respect of the Bowes, Bush Hill Park, Chase, Cockfosters, Enfield Highway, Enfield Lock, Grange, Haselbury, Highlands, Jubilee, Lower Edmonton, Ponders End, Southgate or Turkey Street wards.