The Council | Polling Place and Polling District Review 2014 Summary of all Polling Places and Corresponding Polling Districts (Appendix A)

Polling District Polling Place Polling Place Location of Ward Name Scottish Total In Person History of Polling Place Elections Office Comments and Recommendation Returning Code Name Address Polling Parliamentary electorate electorate moves and district Officer’s Stations Constituency as at 1 Oct as at 1 Oct amendments Representation within 2014 2014 Polling Place MM0101 Houldsworth Dallas, , IV36 Main Hall 1 - Speyside Moray 321 263 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Dallas Institute 2SA Glenlivet facility – NO CHANGE required. MM0102 Grant 46 - 48 New Street, Main Hall 1 - Speyside Moray 1314 1101 None since 2001 Disabled access at side has proved problematic in the Agree no change Community Rothes, AB38 7BJ Glenlivet past, no recent complaints, offers central local facility – required. Centre NO CHANGE MM0103 Boharm Village , Keith, AB56 Main Hall 1 - Speyside Moray 466 358 Dec 2009 – Polling place Recently refurnished, provides excellent standard of Agree no change Boharm Hall 6YH Glenlivet relocated from Boharm facility locally – NO CHANGE required. School to hall MM0104 Margach Hall Knockando, Main Hall 1 - Speyside Moray 236 194 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Knockando , AB38 7RX Glenlivet facility – NO CHANGE required.

MM0105 Hall The Square, Main Hall 1 - Speyside Moray 490 403 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, has had some recent Agree no change Archiestown Archiestown, AB38 Glenlivet upgrading work, offers accessible local facility – NO required. 7QX CHANGE MM0106 Craigellachie John Street, Main Hall 1 - Speyside Moray 350 288 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Craigellachie Village Hall Craigellachie, AB38 Glenlivet facility – NO CHANGE required. 9SW MM0107 Drummuir, Keith, Main Hall 1 - Speyside Moray 228 191 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Drummuir Village Hall AB55 5JE Glenlivet facility – NO CHANGE required.

MM0108 Fleming Hall Queens Road, Main Hall 1 - Speyside Moray 1527 1205 Dec 2011 – Polling District No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Aberlour Aberlour, AB38 9PR Glenlivet extended to take in voters facility – NO CHANGE required. from part of Inveravon polling district MM0109 Mortlach Albert Place, Room at 1 - Speyside Moray 1830 1490 Dec 2009 – moved from No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change & Memorial Hall Dufftown, AB55 4AY entrance Glenlivet Mortlach School to hall facility – NO CHANGE required. Dec 2011 - Polling district area amended to incl. Cabrach and part of Inveravon, polling district recoded and renamed MM0110 Glenlivet Public Glenlivet, Main Hall 1 - Speyside Moray 474 353 Dec 2011 - Polling district No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Glenlivet Hall , AB37 Glenlivet recoded facility – NO CHANGE required. 9EJ MM0111 Richmond Tomnabat Lane, Side room 1 - Speyside Moray 412 331 Dec 2009 – Moved from No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Memorial Hall Tomintoul, Glenlivet Rothiemay School; facility – NO CHANGE required. Ballindalloch, AB37 Dec 2011 - Polling district 9EZ recoded BM0201 McBoyle Hall Seafield Terrace, Main Hall 2 - Keith and and 980 763 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Portknockie, AB56 Cullen Buchan Coast facility – NO CHANGE required. 4NA

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The Moray Council | Polling Place and Polling District Review 2014 Summary of all Polling Places and Corresponding Polling Districts (Appendix A)

Polling District Polling Place Polling Place Location of Ward Name Scottish Total In Person History of Polling Place Elections Office Comments and Recommendation Returning Code Name Address Polling Parliamentary electorate electorate moves and district Officer’s Stations Constituency as at 1 Oct as at 1 Oct amendments Representation within 2014 2014 Polling Place BM0202 Cullen Town Hall 11 The Square, Lower Hall 2 - Keith and Banffshire and 1463 1128 None since 2001 Issue with poor lighting addressed by temporary lighting Agree approach Cullen & Cullen, AB56 4RR Cullen Buchan Coast at each poll, issues with current ramp in place being a being taken. Rural trip hazard being investigated offers accessible local facility – NO CHANGE, INVESTIGATE RAMP ISSUE BM0203 Jubilee Kirkton, Deskford, Main Hall 2 - Keith and Banffshire and 176 144 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree approach Deskford Hall , AB56 5UA Cullen Buchan Coast facility – NO CHANGE BUT SUBJECT TO INTERIM being taken. REVIEW DUE TO DECREASING IN PERSON ELECTORATE MM0204 Public Mill Brae, Newmill, Main Hall 2 - Keith and Moray 618 548 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Newmill Hall Keith, AB55 6US Cullen facility - NO CHANGE required.

BM0205 King Memorial King Memorial Hall, Room at 2 - Keith and Banffshire and 550 451 Dec 2009 – polling place No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Grange Hall Grange, Keith, AB55 Rear Cullen Buchan Coast relocated from Crossroads facility - NO CHANGE required. 6LJ School, Grange to hall MM0206 Old Ogilvie Fife Street, Keith, Main Hall 2 - Keith and Moray 1158 1004 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Fife Keith School AB55 5EG Cullen facility - NO CHANGE required.

MM0207 Longmore Halls Longmore Halls, Main Hall 2 - Keith and Moray 2690 2306 1997 - Moved from Keith Two complaints received about lack of parking at venue, Agree approach Keith Church Road, Keith, Cullen Institute which is served by on street parking only, no other being taken. MM0208 AB55 5BR 258 195 complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Keith Rural facility - NO CHANGE South BM0209 Rothiemay Hall Rothiemay Hall, Main Hall 2 - Keith and Banffshire and 487 399 Dec 2011 – polling place Some continuing issues with disabled access, due to Agree approach Rothiemay Rothiemay, Huntly, Cullen Buchan Coast relocated from Rothiemay poor quality of ramp at side of hall exacerbated by being taken. AB54 7LT School to hall recent building works in neighbouring lane. Hall itself offers local facility. NO CHANGE BUT SUBJECT TO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH A VIEW TO REMEDYING ACCESS ISSUE BM0301 Golf Barhill Road, Buckie, Main 3 - Buckie Banffshire and 2423 1914 Dec 2009 – polling place No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Buckpool - Club Function AB56 1DU Function Hall Buchan Coast relocated from St Peters RC facility – NO CHANGE required. Hall School to hall BM0302 Buckie Titness Street, Main Hall 3 - Buckie Banffshire and 909 734 Dec 2011 – Polling district No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Buckie West Methodist Buckie, AB56 1HN Buchan Coast amended, Polling Place facility, no plan to move back to Fishermen’s Hall due to required. Church Hall moved in Dec 2012 from previous heating issues in the building – NO CHANGE Fishermen’s Hall BM0303 North Church East Church Street, Main Hall 3 - Buckie Banffshire and 827 629 Dec 2011 – polling district Refurnished door access area and disabled facility, Agree no change Buckie East Hall Buckie, AB56 1EX Buchan Coast amended to take in part of provides excellent standard of facility locally – NO required. district previously served by CHANGE Millbank School BM0304 Royal British Royal British Legion Main 3 - Buckie Banffshire and 2000 1608 Dec 2011 – polling district Disabled access at rear of hall is not ideal but is still Agree approach Buckie South Legion Hall Hall, 65 High Street, Function Hall Buchan Coast amended to take in part of accessible. No complaints received about hall, offers being taken. Buckie, AB56 1AX district previously served by accessible local facility – NO CHANGE BUT MONITOR Millbank School and Polling ACCESS ISSUE District name amended

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The Moray Council | Polling Place and Polling District Review 2014 Summary of all Polling Places and Corresponding Polling Districts (Appendix A)

Polling District Polling Place Polling Place Location of Ward Name Scottish Total In Person History of Polling Place Elections Office Comments and Recommendation Returning Code Name Address Polling Parliamentary electorate electorate moves and district Officer’s Stations Constituency as at 1 Oct as at 1 Oct amendments Representation within 2014 2014 Polling Place BM0305 George Street, Main Hall 3 - Buckie Banffshire and 973 790 Dec 2013 – polling place No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Portessie Methodist Portessie, Buckie, Buchan Coast relocated from Portessie facility – NO CHANGE required. Church Hall AB56 1TL School to hall. Other local hall has access issues. BM0306 Town 22 Station Road, Main Hall 3 - Buckie Banffshire and 923 763 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Findochty Hall Findochty, AB56 4PN Buchan Coast facility – NO CHANGE required.

MM0401 Robertson Road, Main Hall 4 - Moray 2027 1632 None since 2001 Shared use agreement recently put in place due to cost Agree no change Lhanbryde & Community Lhanbryde, IV30 8QQ Lhanbryde increases. No complaints received about hall, offers required. Pitgaveny Centre accessible local facility – NO CHANGE MM0402 Urquhart Village Main Street, Main Hall 4 - Fochabers Moray 591 449 Jun 2014 – Moved from Royal No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Urquhart Hall Urquhart, Elgin, IV30 Lhanbryde Oak, Urquhart due to closure facility – NO CHANGE required. 8LG MM0403 Garmouth Hall Spey Street, Main Hall 4 - Fochabers Moray 781 648 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Garmouth & Garmouth, IV32 7NJ Lhanbryde facility – NO CHANGE required. Kingston MM0404 Hall Spey Bay, Fochabers, Meeting 4 - Fochabers Moray 465 378 None since 2001 Issue with the size of the room being used, swop to Main Agree with Spey Bay IV32 7PJ Room Lhanbryde Hall for future large turnout elections, offers accessible approach being local facility – NO CHANGE taken.

MM0405 Richmond Terrace, Main Hall 4 - Fochabers Moray 778 603 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Portgordon Community Portgordon, AB56 Lhanbryde facility – NO CHANGE required. Centre 2BT MM0406 Hall , Elgin, Main Hall 4 - Fochabers Moray 671 531 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Fogwatt IV30 8SL Lhanbryde facility – NO CHANGE required.

MM0407 Stynie Road, Main hall 4 - Fochabers Moray 1070 869 None since 2001 Temporary issue with external lighting which was Agree with Mosstodloch Village Hall Mosstodloch, IV32 Lhanbryde remedied during last poll. No other complaints received approach being 7JL about hall, offers accessible local facility – NO CHANGE taken. MM0408 Public Institute 15 High Street, Main Hall 4 - Fochabers Moray 1525 1208 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Fochabers Fochabers, IV32 7EP Lhanbryde facility – NO CHANGE required.

MM0409 Clochan Clochan, Buckie, Main Hall 4 - Fochabers Moray 343 265 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Clochan Community AB56 5EQ Lhanbryde facility – NO CHANGE required. Centre

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The Moray Council | Polling Place and Polling District Review 2014 Summary of all Polling Places and Corresponding Polling Districts (Appendix A)

Polling District Polling Place Polling Place Location of Ward Name Scottish Total In Person History of Polling Place Elections Office Comments and Recommendation Returning Code Name Address Polling Parliamentary electorate electorate moves and district Officer’s Stations Constituency as at 1 Oct as at 1 Oct amendments Representation within 2014 2014 Polling Place MM0501 Free Street, Main Hall 5 - Heldon and Moray 1706 1407 Dec 2009 – Polling Place Some complaints received about the use of this hall Agree no change Burghead & Church Hall Burghead, IV30 5UW Laich relocated from Burghead over the community hall however the community hall required. School to Church of has some access issues internally, Free Church Hall offers Hall accessible local facility – NO CHANGE Dec 2013 – polling place relocated from Church of Scotland hall to Free Church Hall due to space issues. Other local hall has access issues. MM0502 Farquhar Street, Main Hall 5 - Heldon and Moray 1443 1196 Dec 2009 – Polling place Some complaints received about lack of parking locally Agree no change Hopeman Memorial Hall Hopeman, IV30 5SN Laich relocated from Hopeman as no car park. However hall offers central local facility – required. School to hall NO CHANGE MM0503 Lossiemouth General 5 - Heldon and Moray 3253 2666 None since 2001 Some complaints about access through either the side Agree with Lossiemouth Community Community Centre, Purpose Laich door or the main door and the effect of the side door approach being West & Drainie Centre Coulardbank Road, Room being open with regard to the temperature within the taken. Lossiemouth, IV31 Polling Place. Other areas of the Polling Place have been 6JW considered but are not suitable; the issue is a symptom of the building layout. – Community Centre offers plenty of parking although it is central within the polling district but there is inequity in the polling districts in Lossiemouth, the town hall is better sized to take more electorate during higher turnout polls. Looking at future residential building both districts will see housing development in their area- NO CHANGE BUT CONTINUE TO MONITOR ACCESS ISSUE AND ELECTORATE NUMBERS WITH A VIEW TO POTENTIALLY ADJUST POLLING DISTRICT SPLIT IN LOSSIEMOUTH IN FUTURE MM0504 Town Hall High Street, Main Hall 5 - Heldon and Moray 2591 2150 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree with Lossiemouth Lossiemouth, IV31 Laich facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE BUT approach being East 6PH CONTINUE TO MONITOR ELECTORATE NUMBER WITH A taken. VIEW TO POTENTIALLY ADJUST POLLING DISTRICT SPLIT IN LOSSIEMOUTH MM0505 Village Elgin Road, Duffus, Main Hall 5 - Heldon and Moray 1207 992 2005 – Moved from Duffus No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Duffus Hall IV30 5RR Laich Church Hall due to access facility of a modern standard – NO CHANGE required. issues MM0506 Alves School (Old Building), 2 School Hall 5 - Heldon and Moray 732 561 Dec 2012 – Sharing Access to polling place is of a higher risk than most due Agree with Alves & Main Road, Alves, Laich agreement reached to utilise to the A96. Inconsiderate parking in neighbouring road approach being Roseisle IV30 8UR part of school building to also has been an issue raised by the school which will be taken. allow school to remain open examined in advance of the next poll. No complaints received about hall itself, offers local facility to Alves and no other central local alternative available – NO CHANGE BUT MONITOR AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE AND BARRIERS AS REQUIRED

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The Moray Council | Polling Place and Polling District Review 2014 Summary of all Polling Places and Corresponding Polling Districts (Appendix A)

Polling District Polling Place Polling Place Location of Ward Name Scottish Total In Person History of Polling Place Elections Office Comments and Recommendation Returning Code Name Address Polling Parliamentary electorate electorate moves and district Officer’s Stations Constituency as at 1 Oct as at 1 Oct amendments Representation within 2014 2014 Polling Place MM0507 Miltonduff, Elgin, Main Hall 5 - Heldon and Moray 684 547 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Miltonduff Public Hall IV30 8TQ Laich facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE MM0601 Bishopmill Hall Grove Place, Elgin, Main Hall 6 - Elgin City Moray 2984 2408 Dec 2011 – Polling Place Three complaints received in past three years about lack Agree with Elgin - IV30 4DH North relocated from Bishopmill of parking on residential street outside/ to side as no approach being Bishopmill School formal hall car park other than apron outside. No other taken. West accessible alternative that offers the same standard of accommodation. Looking long term at proposed development sites in the north of Elgin this venue and any extension to the district is likely to cause the venue to become close to capacity. Currently the Hall offers central local facility – NO CHANGE BUT MONITOR ELECTORATE NUMBERS CLOSELY MM0602 Seafield School Deanshaugh Terrace, Gym Hall 6 - Elgin City Moray 3132 2592 None since 2001 Continued use of a school; however investigation of local Agree with Elgin - Elgin, IV30 4ES North area has shown lack of other suitable buildings for use. approach being Bishopmill East Nursery has been considered but with current electorate taken. would not be able to accommodate high turnout polls or the number of stations required to service this. Looking long term at proposed development long sites in the north of Elgin and considering this venue, any extension to the district is will require extended use of the school using the hall and other rooms. - No complaints received about school hall, offers accessible local facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE BUT MONITOR ELECTORATE NUMBERS CLOSELY MM0603 Williamson Hall, St Columba’s South Main Hall 6 - Elgin City Moray 2153 1728 Dec 2011 – Polling Place No complaints received about the hall, provides Agree no change Elgin - St Columba’s Church, Duff Avenue, North relocated from East End excellent modern standard of facility locally – NO required. Cathedral South Church Elgin, IV30 1QS School CHANGE Dec 2013 – polling district reduced to allow for new polling place at Pinefield MM0604 Elgin Community Pinetree House, Church 6 - Elgin City Moray 1136 973 Dec 2013 – new polling place Some issues with confusion over access doors which will Agree with Elgin - Pinefield Church, Pinetree Pinefield Crescent. North opened to serve east side of be remedied with additional signage, good standard of approach being House Elgin, IV30 6HZ ward accommodation internally but issue with lighting in taken. booths which requires further solution to be applied. Offers accessible local facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE BUT REMEDY ISSUES WITH ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT MM0701 Moray Mansefield Hotel, Conference 7 - Elgin City Moray 2684 2093 Jan 2014 – Polling place No complaints received about the facility, provides Agree no change Elgin - Central Conference Mayne Road, Elgin, Centre South relocated from West End excellent modern standard of facility locally – NO required. West Centre, IV30 1PA School CHANGE Mansefield Hotel

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The Moray Council | Polling Place and Polling District Review 2014 Summary of all Polling Places and Corresponding Polling Districts (Appendix A)

Polling District Polling Place Polling Place Location of Ward Name Scottish Total In Person History of Polling Place Elections Office Comments and Recommendation Returning Code Name Address Polling Parliamentary electorate electorate moves and district Officer’s Stations Constituency as at 1 Oct as at 1 Oct amendments Representation within 2014 2014 Polling Place MM0702 Greenwards Edgar Road, New Gym Hall 7 - Elgin City Moray 3383 2788 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change New School Elgin, IV30 6YQ South facility of a good standard, local alternatives of Scout required. Hall and TA hall have previously been dismissed or rejected – NO CHANGE MM0703 New Elgin and Land Street, New Main Hall 7 - Elgin City Moray 3358 2776 2009 – Polling place relocated No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree with New Elgin East Ashgrove Hall Elgin, IV30 6BL South from New Elgin School to hall facility of a good standard, however the electorate approach being assigned means that at a high turnout poll this Polling taken. Place is at capacity and due to additional building in the south of Elgin will cause an issue in the future – NO CHANGE BUT MONITOR ELECTORATE FORECASTS FROM ADDITIONAL BUILDING IN SOUTH OF POLLING DISTRICTS MM0801 Milne's Institute 43 , Forres, Main Hall 8 - Forres Moray 733 590 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Findhorn IV36 3YF facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE required.

MM0802 Dyke and Dyke, Forres, IV36 Main Hall 8 - Forres Moray 730 576 2006 – Darnaway polling No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Dyke - District Hall 2TF district merged with Dyke facility of a modern standard – NO CHANGE required. Darnaway Dec 2009 – Polling place relocated from Dyke school to hall MM0803 Kinloss Church Findhorn Road, Church 8 - Forres Moray 1523 1195 2011 - Polling relocated from Recent complaint about trip hazard raised and will be Agree no change Kinloss of Scotland Hall Kinloss, Forres, IV36 Kinloss Primary School to hall investigated. No complaints received about hall, offers required. 3TX accessible local facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE MM0804 Forres Tennis Albert Street, Forres, Club room 8 - Forres Moray 904 716 Dec 2011 - Moved from No complaints received about the facility, offers Agree no change Forres South & Clubhouse IV36 1PR Forres Town Hall to create accessible (with temporary adaptation) local facility of a required. Sanquhar local polling place and good standard – NO CHANGE alleviate pressure on Town Hall MM0805 Forres House High Street, Forres, Sports Hall 8 - Forres Moray 1750 1420 Polling place opened in 2011 Issue with location of polling place in the sports hall at Agree with Forres East Community IV36 1BU to alleviate pressure at Forres rear of facility which is a symptom of the layout of the approach being Centre Town Hall and create future building. To move polling place further into the central taken. capacity for future electorate area would require closing all activity rooms at the in east of Forres inconvenience of other users. Other rooms are too small to accommodate polling station to preserve secrecy. No other complaints received about the facility, offers accessible local facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE

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The Moray Council | Polling Place and Polling District Review 2014 Summary of all Polling Places and Corresponding Polling Districts (Appendix A)

Polling District Polling Place Polling Place Location of Ward Name Scottish Total In Person History of Polling Place Elections Office Comments and Recommendation Returning Code Name Address Polling Parliamentary electorate electorate moves and district Officer’s Stations Constituency as at 1 Oct as at 1 Oct amendments Representation within 2014 2014 Polling Place MM0806 Forres Town Hall High Street, Forres, Main Hall 8 - Forres Moray 689 596 Dec 2011 – Polling district Issues with hall reaching capacity have now been Agree with Forres Central IV36 1PB amended to take in voters addressed through opening of a polling place in the west approach being from Pilmuir and allow voters of Forres. No complaints received about hall, offers taken. to move to Forres Community accessible local facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE Centre TO VENUE - RECODE POLLING DISTRICT Jul 2014 – Polling district MM0810 8 - Forres Moray 2308 1815 amended and renamed to Forres allow for opening of new Knockomie & (Total (Total at polling place at Victoria Hotel Rural 2997) PP 2411) and provide capacity for future electorate in south of

Forres MM0809 Function Suite, Tytler Street, Forres, Function 8 - Forres Moray 2888 2423 Opened in July 2014 to Some issues with campaign material display, deliveries Agree with Forres West Victoria Hotel IV36 1EL Suite alleviate pressure on Town and layout in the new polling place which will be approach being Hall addressed going forward. taken. No complaints received about function suite itself, offers accessible local facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE TO VENUE, ADDRESS ISSUES WITH FACILITY MANAGEMENT, RECODE POLLING DISTRICT MM0807 Hall Rafford, Forres, IV36 Main Hall 8 - Forres Moray 611 469 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Rafford 2RU facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE TO VENUE - required. RECODE POLLING DISTRICT MM0808 Edinkillie Hall Dunphail, Forres, Main Hall 8 - Forres Moray 238 194 None since 2001 No complaints received about hall, offers accessible local Agree no change Edinkillie IV36 2QQ facility of a good standard – NO CHANGE TO VENUE - required. RECODE POLLING DISTRICT

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