Headstone North Polling Districts

REVIEW OF POLLING DISTRICTS AND PLACES 2019

CONSTITUENCY: HARROW WEST

WARD: HEADSTONE NORTH

POLLING DISTRICTS: WR, WRA, WRB

This document contains:

 An excerpt of the Electoral Commissions guidance on reviews of polling districts, polling places and polling stations.

 A map of Harrow by Ward.

 A map of the Ward showing the polling districts.

 A summary of the present arrangements for the Headstone North Ward by polling district.

 A map of each polling district with the location of the polling station marked on it.

 A list of streets within each polling district showing the number of properties and voters per street. Review of Polling Districts, polling places and polling stations

1. Roles and responsibilities and definition of terms

The local authority

1.1 The statutory responsibility for reviewing UK Parliamentary polling districts and places rests with each relevant local authority in Great Britain for so much of any constituency as is situated in its area. A relevant local authority is, in England, the council of a district or London borough, in Scotland, a local authority, and, in Wales, the council of a county or county borough.

1.2 Depending on the structure of the local authority, it may not be the full council which makes the decisions on any changes to polling districts or polling places. Some local authorities may have delegated that function, in which case the decision on polling districts and polling places becomes the responsibility of a committee or sub-committee. This will be set out in the council’s constitution.

The Electoral Registration Officer (ERO)

1.3 Where a local authority makes any alterations to the polling districts within its area, the ERO must amend the register of electors accordingly – either on a notice of alteration or by publishing a revised register. The changes to the register take effect on the date that the ERO publishes a separate notice stating that the alterations have been made, which should be done to coincide with the publication of a notice of alteration/publication of a revised register.

The (Acting) Returning Officer

1.4 The (Acting) Returning Officer must comment during any review of UK Parliamentary polling districts and polling places on both existing polling stations and the polling stations that would likely be used if any new proposal for polling places were accepted.

1.5 The election rules require the (Acting) Returning Officer to decide how many polling stations are required for each polling place and they must allocate electors to the polling stations in such manner as they think most convenient.

The Electoral Commission

1.6 While legislation provides no role for the Commission in the review process, it does provide for a role after the conclusion of the review.

1.7 Once the local authority has published the results of its review, specified interested parties may make representations to the Commission to reconsider any polling districts and polling places. We may direct the authority to make any alterations to the polling places that we think necessary and, if the alterations are not made within two months, we may make the alterations ourselves.

The Electoral Commission –Polling District Review Guidance (Extract)

Definition of terms

UK Parliamentary constituencies

1.8 The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 states:

‘There shall for the purpose of parliamentary elections be the county and borough constituencies (or in Scotland the county and burgh constituencies), each returning a single member, which are described in Orders in Council made under this Act. […] In this Act and, except where the context otherwise requires, in any Act passed after the Representation of the People Act 1948, “constituency” means an area having separate representation in the House of Commons.’

1.9 UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries cannot be changed by the review.

Polling district

1.10 A polling district is a geographical area created by the sub-division of a UK Parliamentary constituency for the purposes of a UK Parliamentary election.

1.11 In England, each parish is to be a separate polling district and, in Wales, each community should be a separate polling district, unless there are special circumstances. This means that a parish or community must not be in a polling district which has a part of either a different parish or community within it, or any un-parished part of the local authority area within it, unless special circumstances apply. Those special circumstances could arise if, for example, the parish/community has only a small number of electors and it is not practicable for the parish/community to be its own polling district.

1.12 In Scotland, each electoral ward must be divided into two or more polling districts unless there are special circumstances. Given the size of wards in Scotland, it is difficult to envisage what those special circumstances might be in practice.

1.13 When a parish or community is not a separate polling district or a Scottish electoral ward is not split into two or more polling districts, the special circumstances and the recommendation resulting from these should be clearly set in the review document for the council or relevant committee to consider.

Polling place

1.14 A polling place is the building or area in which polling stations will be selected by the (Acting) Returning Officer. A polling place within a polling district must be designated so that polling stations are within easy reach of all electors from across the polling district.

1.15 We are aware that some authorities designate the entire polling district as the polling place. However, Section 18B(4)(e) of the RPA 1983 states that ‘the polling place must be small enough to indicate to electors in different parts of the district how they will be able to reach the polling station’. We therefore consider that polling places should always be defined more specifically than simply the polling district - for example, by designating the name of the polling place (normally a particular building or area and its environs).

The Electoral Commission –Polling District Review Guidance (Extract)

Polling station

1.16 A polling station is the room or area within the polling place where voting takes place. Unlike polling districts and polling places which are fixed by the local authority, polling stations are chosen by the relevant Returning Officer for the election.

2 Scope of compulsory reviews

2.1 Polling districts and polling places for other elections are not automatically part of the compulsory review. However, as polling districts and polling places for other elections are based on UK Parliamentary polling arrangements, the requirements of any other elections that are held within the local authority area should be taken into consideration as part of the review. This means that although it is the (Acting) Returning Officer who is the primary Returning Officer for the purposes of the review and has a statutory role to participate in it, all Returning Officers within the constituency (if they are not also the (Acting) Returning Officer) should be involved in the review process.

3 Requirements of a review

Overview of the legislative requirements

Designation of polling districts and polling places

3.1 Local authorities must comply with the following legislative requirements regarding the designation of polling districts and polling places:

 each parish in England and community in Wales is to be a separate polling district, unless special circumstances apply  in Scotland, each electoral ward must be divided into two or more separate polling districts, unless special circumstances apply  the council must designate a polling place for each polling district, unless the size or other circumstances of a polling district are such that the situation of the polling stations does not materially affect the convenience of the electors  the polling place must be an area in the district, unless special circumstances make it desirable to designate an area wholly or partly outside the district (for example, if no accessible polling place can be identified in the district)  the polling place must be small enough to indicate to electors in different parts of the district how they will be able to reach the polling station.

The Electoral Commission –Polling District Review Guidance (Extract)

Accessibility

3.2 Local authorities must also comply with the following access requirements. As part of the review, they must:

 seek to ensure that all electors in a constituency in the local authority area have such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances  seek to ensure that so far as is reasonable and practicable every polling place for which it is responsible is accessible to electors who are disabled

3.3 The council must have regard to the accessibility to disabled persons of potential polling stations in any place which it is considering designating as a polling place or the designation of which as a polling place it is reviewing.

The Electoral Commission –Polling District Review Guidance (Extract)

Harrow Wards Map 2019

Canons Stanmore Park Harrow Weald ´ Hatch End Belmont Edgware Pinner Wealdstone Queensbury Headstone North MarlboroughKenton Kenton West East Headstone Pinner South South Greenhill West Harrow Rayners Lane Harrow on the Hill Roxbourne Legend

Roxeth Borough boundary Ward Boundaries 0 0.3250.65 1.3 1.95 2.6 Miles

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EFA

EGA EBA EFC EF EFB RY EB ´ RXA EEA EBC EAA RYA EGB EFD EG EA RYB EE EAB EEC EEB EJC EED EDA EJA EJ EAC EDA RX WR EJB WKC ED EDC EHB EDB WK ECB WKA RWA WRA ECC WRA WRA EHA RW WN WKB WLC ECA EC EH WNA WRB WL RWB WNB WLA WOB WUB WOC WO WLB WUA WOA WMC WMA WU WT WMB WUC WTA WTB Legend WM WTC WS WSA Borough boundary WSB 0 0.3250.65 1.3 1.95 2.6 Polling Districts Miles

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Constituency HARROW WEST

Ward: HEADSTONE NORTH

Polling District: WR

Polling Station: PINNER PARK JUNIOR SCHOOL, MELBOURNE AVENUE, HARROW

Postcode: HA5 5TJ

Number of polling Stations: 2

Station Number/s: 84 / 85

Voters in person: 2479

Number of Absent Voters: 631

Polling Station Access: LEVEL TO ENTRANCE. NO STEPS.

POLLING DISTRICT WR POLLING DISTRICT WR POLLING STATION 84 POLLING STATION 85

ELECTORS RESIDENT IN THE ELECTORS RESIDENT IN THE FOLLOWING STREETS VOTE HERE: FOLLOWING STREETS VOTE HERE:

AINSDALE CRESCENT HILLVIEW GARDENS ALMOND WAY HOLMDENE AVENUE ARBUS CRESCENT HOLMWOOD CLOSE AVEDON CLOSE HURRELL DRIVE BARMOR CLOSE MAGNOLIA PLACE BIRKDALE AVENUE MANOR PARK DRIVE BROADFIELDS MELBOURNE AVENUE THE CLOSE MULBERRY PLACE ELMCROFT CRESCENT PARKFIELD AVENUE FENTON ROAD PARKFIELD CRESCENT FERNLEIGH COURT PARKFIELD GARDENS FULBECK WAY PINNER PARK AVENUE GEORGE V AVENUE PINNER PARK GARDENS GREENFIELD WAY PINNER VIEW GREYSTOKE AVENUE RANDON CLOSE HARROW VIEW TEMSFORD CLOSE HEADSTONE LANE VERWOOD ROAD

Polling District Station(s) For: WR

RYA EG EGB RYB ´ EJC EJ EJA

Pinner Park WR Junior School EJB RX

WK Legend WKABorough boundary RWA WRA Polling Districts WRA WN WRA Polling Stations 0 0.050.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 RW Miles WKB

Street Index with Statistics by Street Order

Street Property Count Elector Count

WR - Ainsdale Crescent 26 65 Almond Way 15 31 Arbus Crescent 32 31 Avedon Close 11 19 Barmor Close 13 35 Birkdale Avenue 51 102 Broadfields 45 82 Elmcroft Crescent 67 171 Fenton Road 8 7 Fernleigh Court 19 29 Fulbeck Way 34 63 George V Avenue 48 118 Greenfield Way 26 63 Greystoke Avenue 70 148 Harrow View 24 35 Headstone Lane 149 367 Headstone Lane 166 319 Hillview Gardens 38 99 Holmdene Avenue 51 141 Holmwood Close 18 36 Hurrell Drive 55 85 Magnolia Place 11 20 Manor Park Drive 36 78 Melbourne Avenue 7 18 Mulberry Place 6 10 Parkfield Avenue 91 212 Parkfield Crescent 31 73 Parkfield Gardens 25 64 Pinner Park Avenue 102 275 Pinner Park Gardens 45 101 Pinner View 1 0 Randon Close 15 36 Temsford Close 22 43 The Close 8 14 Verwood Road 53 120

Total : 35 Streets 1,419 3,110

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Street Index with Statistics by Street Order

Street Property Count Elector Count

Report Total : 35 Streets 1,419 3,110

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Constituency HARROW WEST

Ward: HEADSTONE NORTH

Polling District: WRA

Polling Station: NORTH HARROW METHODIST CHURCH, PINNER ROAD, HARROW

Postcode: HA2 6EQ

Number of polling Stations: 2

Station Number/s: 86 / 87

Voters in person: 1941

Number of Absent Voters: 420

Polling Station Access: SLIGHT SLOPE TO ENTRANCE, RAMP AT DOOR.

POLLING DISTRICT WRA POLLING DISTRICT WRA POLLING STATION 86 POLLING STATION 87

ELECTORS RESIDENT IN THE ELECTORS RESIDENT IN THE FOLLOWING STREETS VOTE HERE: FOLLOWING STREETS VOTE HERE:

ANGLESMEDE CRESCENT PINNER ROAD ANGLESMEDE WAY PRIORY WAY BETJEMAN CLOSE SOUTH WAY CAMBRIDGE ROAD STATION ROAD CAPEL GARDENS THRUSH GREEN GEORGE V AVENUE WOODLANDS KINGSLEY ROAD MANOR WAY MELROSE ROAD PINNER ROAD

Polling District Station(s) For: WRA

EJC

WR EJB RX ´

WKA

WRA RWA North Harrow Methodist Church WRA

WN WKB RW Legend Borough boundary WNA Polling Districts

Polling Stations 0 0.050.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 WRB Miles WNB

Street Index with Statistics by Street Order

Street Property Count Elector Count

WRA - Anglesmede Crescent 59 142 Anglesmede Way 18 42 Betjeman Close 40 42 Cambridge Road 137 305 Capel Gardens 76 139 George V Avenue 51 101 Kingsley Road 41 74 Manor Way 80 203 Melrose Road 31 70 Pinner Road 128 230 Pinner Road 146 246 Priory Way 93 237 South Way 29 72 Station Road 44 73 Thrush Green 45 74 Woodlands 134 309

Total : 16 Streets 1,152 2,359

Report Total : 16 Streets 1,152 2,359

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Constituency HARROW WEST

Ward: HEADSTONE NORTH

Polling District: WRB

Polling Station: ST. ALBAN'S CHURCH HALL, NORWOOD DRIVE, NORTH HARROW

Postcode: HA2 7PF

Number of polling Stations: 2

Station Number/s: 88 / 89

Voters in person: 2315

Number of Absent Voters: 445

Polling Station Access: LEVEL TO ENTRANCE.

POLLING DISTRICT WRB POLLING DISTRICT WRB POLLING STATION 88 POLLING STATION 89

ELECTORS RESIDENT IN THE ELECTORS RESIDENT IN THE FOLLOWING STREETS VOTE HERE: FOLLOWING STREETS VOTE HERE:

CHESTER DRIVE MOUNT DRIVE CHURCH DRIVE NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD DUKES AVENUE NORWOOD DRIVE FARM AVENUE PARK DRIVE GROVE ROAD THE RIDGEWAY HAWTHORN DRIVE STATION ROAD IMPERIAL CLOSE SUFFOLK ROAD IMPERIAL DRIVE LANCASTER ROAD LANKERS DRIVE LINCOLN CLOSE LINCOLN ROAD

Polling District Station(s) For: WRB

RWA WRA

WN RW ´ WNA

WRB WNB

St Alban's Church Hall RWB WOB Legend

WUB Borough boundary Polling Districts WO Polling Stations 0 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 WOC Miles

Street Index with Statistics by Street Order

Street Property Count Elector Count

WRB - Chester Drive 106 245 Church Drive 90 216 Dukes Avenue 6 12 Farm Avenue 28 56 Grove Road 33 67 Hawthorn Drive 74 194 Imperial Close 75 110 Imperial Drive 65 137 Lancaster Road 47 110 Lankers Drive 73 174 Lincoln Close 18 33 Lincoln Road 61 144 Mount Drive 83 200 Northumberland Road 182 447 Norwood Drive 63 148 Park Drive 34 80 Station Road 7 12 Suffolk Road 91 203 The Ridgeway 92 225

Total : 19 Streets 1,228 2,813

Report Total : 19 Streets 1,228 2,813

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