Parliamentary Polling Districts and Polling Places Review 2014
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PARLIAMENTARY POLLING DISTRICTS AND POLLING PLACES REVIEW 2014 NORTH EAST BEDFORDSHIRE CONSTITUENCY EASTCOTTS BOROUGH WARD The map of Eastcotts Ward is available on the following page. The Ward has three Polling Districts. Details of the reference letters and the electorate are set out below: POLLING DISTRICTS AND STATISTICAL DATA Polling District Ward/Parish Ward Number of Number of Electors Properties NI Eastcotts South 355 653 (Cotton End) NJ Eastcotts North 939 1737 (Shortstown) NK Eastcotts North 314 399 (Shortstown) POLLING PLACES The table below also identifies the envisaged polling venues for the combined elections on 7 May 2015. Polling District Polling Place Envisaged Polling Station Venue for the 2015 UK Parliamentary General Election NI NI Cotton End Village Hall NJ NJ Shortstown Village Hall NK NK & NJ Shortstown Village Hall POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT The table below provides the electorate figures for Polling District NK of Eastcotts Ward over a five year period. A substantial increase is envisaged in the number of electors in Polling District NK (part of Eastcotts North (Shortstown) Parish Ward), known as the ‘New Cardington Development’. Currently, electors in Eastcotts North Parish Ward vote at the Village Hall in Shortstown, which is not considered problematic and its location is a reasonable distance between the two separate areas of the village. However, it would be appropriate to consider a separate Polling Station for Polling District NK, when a suitable venue is available within that area. POLLING CURRENT DISTRICT ELECTORS DEC 2014 DEC 2015 DEC 2016 DEC 2017 DEC 2018 NK 399 560 783 1051 1320 1553 COMMENTS RECEIVED The Bedford and District Access Group, following the Borough Council’s Disability, Equality and Access Officer’s review of Polling Venues used at the European 57 Elections in May 2014, commented that the manhole cover on the ramp at Cotton End Village Hall became slippery when wet. Whilst this is not expected to be an issue at an election in May, provision will be made with the venue to see how best this can be mitigated against, should it rain on polling day. There are no amendments from the draft proposals to those in these final proposals. 58 North East Bedforshire Constituency - Eastcotts Borough Ward Notes:- Polling Districts and Places Review (Polling Place is designated as the Polling District unless Scale 1:27500 otherwise specified). This map is produced by Bedford Borough Council. Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100049028 18/10/2011 01:14:49 59.