Polling Station Review Summary 2018

Polling Station Comments Recommendations Acklam Aislaby Allerston Amotherby Ampleforth Appleton-le-Moors I have a disability and have used the postal vote for several No changes required. Details of nominations are years now and it works very well. So I recommend that those published on the Council’s website. The Council is not with limited mobility, and those in rural places should all be able allowed to promote candidate/party information. to use a postal vote. However, we do need information about those wishing to be elected. This information is not easy to find in one place, so can the local council gather together this valuable information about the candidates and put it in a specific section on their website.

Appleton-le-Street with Easthorpe Barton-le-Street Barton-le-Willows Barugh (Great and Little) Beadlam Birdsall Brawby Broughton Bulmer Burythorpe Buttercrambe with Bossall Byland with Wass Cawton Claxton Cold Kirby Coneysthorpe Coulton Crambe Cropton Ebberston Ebberston and Yedingham Parish Councillors would like to stay No changes required. The terms of reference of the in Thornton Dale Ward. They are happy with the Parish Council polling review do not cover ward boundaries. Boundaries and Polling stations. Edstone Fadmoor Farndale East The Village Hall is being rebuilt and it is recommended that this No changes required. Officers have delegated powers continued to be used as the polling station. It is not yet to put in place temporary arrangements if the rebuild is confirmed if the rebuild will be completed in time for the 2019 not completed. elections and if the venue is not available The Band Room can be used as a temporary alternative. Farndale West The Village Hall is being rebuilt and it is recommended that this No changes required. Officers have delegated powers continued to be used as the polling station. It is not yet to put in place temporary arrangements if the rebuild is confirmed if the rebuild will be completed in time for the 2019 not completed. elections and if the venue is not available The Band Room can be used as a temporary alternative. Flaxton Foston Foxholes Fryton Ganton Gate Gilling East Grimstone Habton Harome Hartoft Harton Hawnby The access in the Village Hall at Hawnby, where polling takes No changes possible. Unfortunately it is not possible to place, is up a long steep flight of steps. Would it be possible to safely provide a ramp in this location. It is considered provide a ramp for the day to aid access to everyone? preferable to maintain a polling station at Hawnby, rather than relocate electors to any more accessible neighbouring polling station. Any elector may apply for a postal vote or a proxy vote if they are unable to attend the polling station. Helmsley Henderskelfe Heslerton East Heslerton West Hovingham Howsham Hutton-le-Hole Huttons Ambo Please note that Huttons Ambo Parish Council is content with No changes required. the current arrangements. Kirby Grindalythe Kirby Misperton On behalf of the Community of Kirby Misperton as Clerk to the No change. Council I would like to commend the use of the current Village Hall as continued polling station due to ease of parking, access (both for disabled and able bodied) and convenience for the poll area.

Kirkbymoorside Please be advised that the Town Council would like to No change. is one of the busiest polling recommend The Moorside Room as a suitable polling venue in venues and normally a double polling station is used, Kirkbymoorside. with the electoral register being split, to ensure efficient administration and good customer service. The The Moorside Room is located at 9 Church Street, Memorial Hall has sufficient space for this arrangement, Kirkbymoorside YO62 6AZ and is available for hire at a charge whereas space at The Moorside Room would be more of £10 per hour. Please contact the Town Clerk for further limited and the kitchen is also in the main room, which is details. not ideal. Langton That Lastingham Village Hall having spent £27,000 on a level No change – Lastingham Village Hall to be continued to and disabled access from the road, has produced an excellent be used as a polling station. polling station, with access for battery driven buggies etc.

The Village Hall makes an excellent venue with all the needs. Leavening Levisham Lillings Ambo Lockton Luttons Malton Marishes Marton Middleton Nawton Newton Normanby Norton East Norton West Nunnington Old Byland and Scawton Oldstead Oswaldkirk Pickering East and West Pockley Rievaulx Rillington Rosedale East and West Salton Sand Hutton Scackleton Scagglethorpe Scampston Scrayingham Settrington Sherburn Sheriff Hutton Sinnington Slingsby South Holme Spaunton Sproxton Stape Stonegrave Swinton Terrington Thixendale Thornton-le-Dale Thornton-le-Clay Thorpe Bassett Upper Helmsley Warthill Weaverthorpe Welburn (Kirkbymoorside) Welburn (York) Westow Wharram-le-Street Whitwell-on-the-Hill Willerby Wilton Wintringham Wombleton Wrelton Yedingham Ebberston and Yedingham Parish Councillors would like to stay No changes required. The terms of reference of the in Thornton Dale Ward. They are happy with the Parish Council polling review do not cover ward boundaries. Boundaries and Polling stations.