Polling District and Polling Place Review 2019

Moray Council - Polling District and Polling Place Review 2019

Please refer to notes at the end of this table.

Grant Community Centre, No change to existing arrangement Amend Venue name in Corporate 1 - Speyside MM0102 Rothes 46 - 48 New Street, Moray 961 - - Agree with proposal Address Gazetteer from Grant Glenlivet Issue with name of building from Community Centre to Rothes, AB38 7BJ Hall to be addressed in Corporate Address Gazetteer Community Centre to The Grant Hall Boharm Village Hall, 1 - Speyside MM0103 Boharm Moray 354 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Mulben, Keith, AB56 6YH Glenlivet Margach Hall, 1 - Speyside MM0104 Knockando Knockando, Aberlour, Moray 178 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Glenlivet AB38 7RX Archiestown Hall, 1 - Speyside MM0105 Archiestown The Square, Archiestown, Moray 389 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Glenlivet AB38 7QX Craigellachie Village Hall, 1 - Speyside MM0106 Craigellachie John Street, Craigellachie, Moray 281 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Glenlivet AB38 9SW Drummuir Village Hall, 1 - Speyside MM0107 Drummuir Moray 191 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Drummuir, Keith, AB55 5JE Glenlivet Fleming Hall, 1 - Speyside 1135 (84) MM0108 Aberlour Queens Road, Aberlour, Moray 1051 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Glenlivet pc AB38 9PR 8%

Mortlach Memorial Hall, No change to existing arrangement Dufftown & 1 - Speyside MM0109 Albert Place, Dufftown, Moray 1366 - - Agree with proposal Status Quo Cabrach Glenlivet Use main hall as routine, due to post office now using AB55 4AY smaller side room on Thursdays Glenlivet Public Hall, 1 - Speyside MM0110 Glenlivet Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, Moray 310 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Glenlivet AB37 9EJ Richmond Memorial Hall, Tomnabat Lane, 1 - Speyside MM0111 Tomintoul Moray 296 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, Glenlivet AB37 9EZ

McBoyle Hall, 2 - Keith and Banffshire and BM0201 Portknockie Seafield Terrace, 728 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Cullen Buchan Coast Portknockie, AB56 4NA Cullen Bowling and Tennis Cullen & Club 2 - Keith and Banffshire and BM0202 995 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Rathven Rural Reidhaven Place, Cullen Cullen Buchan Coast AB56 4RN

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No change to existing arrangement Merge polling districts MM0207 / 2 - Keith and 2403 MM0208 into one area or MM0207 Keith Moray Merge polling districts MM0207 / MM0208 into one for Agree with proposal Cullen effective administrative purposes as causes unnecessary issues in administrative purposes and rename Longmore Halls, polling scheme and split stations during elections MM0207 Keith and District Church Road, Keith, AB55 MM0208 + No change to existing arrangement 5BR Merge polling districts MM0207 / Keith Rural 2 - Keith and (merge Moray Merge polling districts MM0207 / MM0208 into one for Agree with proposal MM0208 into one area and rename South Cullen with administrative purposes as causes unnecessary issues in MM0207 Keith and District MM0207) polling scheme and split stations during elections BM0209 Rothiemay Hall, No change to existing arrangement (change 2 - Keith and Banffshire and Renumber BM0209 to BM0208 with Rothiemay Rothiemay, Huntly, AB54 359 - - Renumber Polling District to accommodate proposal Agree with proposal to Cullen Buchan Coast the merge of the polling district above 7LT above BM0208)

Function Hall, Buckpool Buckpool - Golf Club, Banffshire and 2045 (152) BM0301 3 - Buckie 1893 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Arradoul Barhill Road, Buckie, AB56 Buchan Coast effective 8% 1DU Function Hall, Buckpool Westerton - Golf Club, MM0302 3 - Buckie Moray - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Arradoul Barhill Road, Buckie, AB56 1DU Buckie Methodist Church Two small districts BM0303 and BM0304 adjacent to Agree with proposal Hall, Banffshire and each other consider merging and co-locating single of Status Quo with a BM0303 Buckie West 3 - Buckie 662 - - Status Quo Titness Street, Buckie, Buchan Coast polling stations into a double polling station at one venue view to revisit in the AB56 1HN at future review future Two small districts BM0303 and BM0304 adjacent to Agree with proposal North Church Hall, Banffshire and 598 (42) each other consider merging and co-locating single of Status Quo with a BM0304 Buckie East East Church Street, Buckie, 3 - Buckie 556 Status Quo Buchan Coast polling stations into a double polling station at one venue view to revisit in the AB56 1HA effective 7.5% at future review future Royal British Legion Hall, Banffshire and 1501 (26) BM0305 Buckie South 65 High Street, Buckie, 3 - Buckie 1475 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Buchan Coast effective AB56 1AX 1.8%

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Projected Total in- in-person Polling Local Scottish (increase) Polling person electorate Returning Officer District (PD) Polling Place Government Parliamentary Election Office comment Proposal District Electorate in based on %age comment Name Ward Constituency PD (Dec 19) new build increase (by 2023) Portessie Methodist Church Hall, Banffshire and BM0306 Portessie 3 - Buckie 717 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo George Street, Portessie, Buchan Coast Buckie, AB56 1TL Town Hall, Banffshire and BM0307 Findochty 22 Station Road, 3 - Buckie 690 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Buchan Coast Findochty, AB56 4PN No change to existing arrangement Lhanbryde Community Issue for future local government boundary commission Lhanbryde & Centre, 4 - Fochabers 1711 (224) MM0401 Moray 1487 review of wards that residential building on the outskirts Agree with proposal Status Quo Pitgaveny Robertson Road, Lhanbryde effective 15% of Lesmurdie, Elgin and New Elgin is within MM0401 and Lhanbryde, IV30 8QQ electorate in these future development areas will be required to travel to Lhanbryde to vote Urquhart Village Hall, 4 - Fochabers MM0402 Urquhart Main Street, Urquhart, Moray 428 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Lhanbryde Elgin, IV30 8LG Garmouth Hall, Garmouth & 4 - Fochabers MM0403 Spey Street, Garmouth, Moray 593 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Kingston Lhanbryde IV32 7NJ Spey Bay Hall, 4 - Fochabers MM0404 Spey Bay Spey Bay, Fochabers, IV32 Moray 340 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Lhanbryde 7PJ Portgordon Community Centre, 4 - Fochabers MM0405 Portgordon Moray 531 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Richmond Terrace, Lhanbryde Portgordon, AB56 2BT No change to existing arrangement Small access issue at threshold, to be audited Fogwatt Hall, 4 - Fochabers 667 122 MM0406 Fogwatt Moray 545 Issue for future local government boundary commission Agree with proposal Status Quo Longmorn, Elgin, IV30 8SL Lhanbryde pc (22%) review of wards that residential building on the outskirts of Elgin is within MM0406 and electorate in this area will be required to travel to Fogwatt to vote Mosstodloch Village Hall (Speymouth Hall), 4 - Fochabers 891 (80) MM0407 Mosstodloch Moray 811 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Stynie Road, Mosstodloch, Lhanbryde effective 9.9% IV32 7JL Fochabers Public Institute, 4 - Fochabers 1245 (62) MM0408 Fochabers 15 High Street, Fochabers, Moray 1173 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Lhanbryde effective IV32 7EP 5.3% Clochan Community Hall, 4 - Fochabers MM0409 Clochan Moray 241 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Clochan, Buckie, AB56 5EQ Lhanbryde

Burghead Free Church Burghead & Hall, 5 - Heldon and 1345 (31) MM0501 Moray 1314 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Cummingston Kinloss Street, Burghead, Laich effective 2.4% IV30 5UW

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Projected Total in- in-person Polling Local Scottish (increase) Polling person electorate Returning Officer District (PD) Polling Place Government Parliamentary Election Office comment Proposal District Electorate in based on %age comment Name Ward Constituency PD (Dec 19) new build increase (by 2023) Hopeman Memorial Hall, 5 - Heldon and 1160 (75) MM0502 Hopeman Farquhar Street, Moray 1085 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Laich effective Hopeman, IV30 5SN 6.9% Building to be replaced and ceases to be available from early 2021. Venue Change - Use Community Lossiemouth Community Venue Change - Use Community Library space within the Library space within the new High Lossiemouth Centre, 5 - Heldon and 2620 * (147) new High School campus School campus MM0503 Moray 2473 Agree with proposal West & Drainie Coulardbank Road, Laich effective 6.0% Polling Place at capacity - Realign polling districts Polling Place at capacity - Realign Lossiemouth, IV31 6JW MM0503 and MM0504 due to proposed residential polling districts MM0503 and building in south of MM0503 and additional capacity for MM0504 RAF base expansion not accounted for here* See above, Realign polling districts MM0503 and Lossiemouth Town Hall, MM0504 to incorporate some of the north area of the Neighbouring Polling Place at capacity Lossiemouth 5 - Heldon and 2010 (34) MM0504 High Street, Lossiemouth, Moray 1976 MM0503 polling district into MM0504 to create Agree with proposal - Realign polling districts MM0503 and East Laich effective IV31 6PH 1.7% additional capacity at Lossiemouth Community Complex MM0504 to create additional capacity going forward No change to existing arrangement Duffus Village Hall, Issue for future local government boundary commission 5 - Heldon and 837 (269) MM0505 Duffus Elgin Road, Duffus, IV30 Moray 568 review of wards that planned residential building on the Agree with proposal Status Quo Laich 5RR pc 47% outskirts of XXXXX (Site) is within MM0505 and electorate in this area will be required to travel to Duffus to vote Shared school site currently in place Alves School (Old Alves & Building), 5 - Heldon and Representation received from Alves Hall recently MM0506 Moray 558 - - Agree with proposal Replace Alves School with Alves Hall Roseisle 2 Main Road, Alves, IV30 Laich refurbished inside and out, and audited as suitable, put 8UR forward as a replacement venue and thereby prevent school disruption Miltonduff Public Hall, 5 - Heldon and MM0507 Miltonduff Moray 506 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Miltonduff, Elgin, IV30 8TQ Laich

Elgin - Bishopmill Hall, No change to existing arrangement 6 - Heldon and 2892 393 MM0601 Bishopmill Grove Place, Elgin, IV30 Moray 2499 Venue is approaching capacity, continue to monitor new Agree with proposal Status Quo Laich effective (15.7%) West 4DH build electorate increase in north of district

Seafield School, No change to existing arrangement Elgin - 6 - Heldon and 2286 34 MM0602 Deanshaugh Terrace, Elgin, Moray 2252 Shared school site, no feasible alternative in this polling Agree with proposal Status Quo Bishopmill East Laich effective (1.5%) IV30 4ES district Williamson Hall, St Elgin - Columba’s South Church, 6 - Heldon and MM0603 Moray 1406 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Cathedral Duff Avenue, Elgin, IV30 Laich 1QS Elgin & District Indoor Elgin - Bowling Club, 6 - Heldon and Access issue to be addressed with threshold ramp MM0604 Moray 815 - - Agree with proposal Status Quo Pinefield Moycroft Road, Elgin IV30 Laich No change to existing arrangement 1XZ

Moray Conference Centre, Elgin - Central 7 - Elgin City 1914 79 MM0701 Mansefield Hotel, Mayne Moray 1835 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo West South effective Road, Elgin, IV30 1NY (4.3%) Page 4 of 6

New Polling Place and Polling District to service New Polling Place and Polling District continued residential development (see comments above to service continued residential MM0704 Moray Sports Centre, for MM0702 / MM0703) New Elgin 7 - Elgin City development (see comments above) Linkwood Rd, Elgin IV30 Moray n/a NEW n/a NEW - Agree with proposal (New Linkwood South Note the proposed polling place is within Ward 4 along Projected electorate moved from 8AR district) with additional development land at Linkwood. May be MM0702 / MM0703 - 1306 scope for future separate ward polling station within the polling place.

Milne’s Institute, 490 (15) MM0801 Findhorn 43 Findhorn, Forres, IV36 8 - Forres Moray 475 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo 3YF effective 3.2%

Dyke - Dyke & District Hall, 545 2 Shared site agreed, pre-school remains open on same site MM0802 8 - Forres Moray 543 Agree with proposal Status Quo Darnaway Dyke, Forres, IV36 2TF effective (0.4%) No change to existing arrangement Kinloss Church of Scotland Hall, 1222 (22) MM0803 Kinloss 8 - Forres Moray 1200 No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Findhorn Road, Kinloss, effective 1.8% Forres, IV36 3TX

Forres Tennis Clubhouse, Small single polling station serving distinct geographic Forres South & MM0804 Albert Street, Forres, IV36 8 - Forres Moray 646 - - area. Agree with proposal Status Quo Sanquhar 1PR No change to existing arrangement Has capacity to take additional electorate, adjust Has capacity to take additional Forres House Community northern boundary of polling district MM0806 to move electorate, adjust northern boundary Centre, 1252 (54) voters into MM0807 and create additional capacity at of polling district MM0806 to move MM0805 Forres East 8 - Forres Moray 1198 Agree with proposal High Street, Forres, IV36 effective 4.5% Forres Town Hall, leave some capacity for additional long voters into MM0805 and create 1BU term residential sites to the east of Forres (see further additional capacity at Forres Town comments below). Hall (see further comments below).

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Town Hall total electorate is reaching capacity and high Adjust northern boundary of polling burden on venue. district MM0806 to move voters into MM0805 to vote at Forres House Adjust northern boundary of polling district MM0806 to Forres Town Hall, Community Centre and create move voters into MM0805 and create additional capacity MM0806 Forres Central High Street, Forres, IV36 8 - Forres Moray Agree with proposal additional capacity at Forres Town at Forres Town Hall (see comment below ref MM0808) 1PB Hall Note that building is subject to refurbishment on a yet Identify and agree contingency venue undetermined timescale which may or may not affect once timescales for refurbishment are 642 future polls. communicated. effective High burden on capacity due to continued building in

+ south of the polling district. Continue to monitor new 2359 build electorate increase Adjust Polling District Boundary between MM0807 and MM0808 effective Adjust polling district boundary between MM0807 and MM0808 Identify and agree contingency venue Forres Forres Town Hall, MM0808 to create capacity in MM0808 for residential once timescales for refurbishment are (change Knockomie & High Street, Forres, IV36 8 - Forres Moray building taking place east of Grantown Road Agree with proposal to communicated. Rural 1PB Note that building is subject to refurbishment on a yet MM0807) undetermined timescale which may or may not affect Renumber MM0808 to MM0807 for future polls. administrative purposes and rename Forres South and Rural Renumber MM0808 to MM0807 for administrative purposes and rename Forres South and Rural Change of ownership but continued availability as Polling Place Adjust Polling District Boundary Continue to monitor new build electorate increase between MM0807 and MM0808 MM0807 Victoria Hotel Function Adjust Polling District Boundary between MM0807 and Renumber MM0808 to MM0807 for Suite 2228 (49) (change Forres West 8 - Forres Moray 2179 MM0808 to move electors in the Knockomie Rise Agree with proposal administrative purposes and rename 1 Tytler Street, Forres, effective to 2.2% development and all planned development west of the Forres West and Mundole MM0808) IV36 1EL Grantown Road to Victoria Hotel and also take in voters from the west from Mundole. Replace Victoria Hotel with Pilmuir School Hall Renumber MM0808 to MM0807 for administrative purposes and rename Forres West and Mundole Rafford Hall, MM0809 Rafford 8 - Forres Moray 426 - - No change to existing arrangement Agree with proposal Status Quo Rafford, Forres, IV36 2RU Agree with proposal Edinkillie Hall, Small electorate, consider merging and relocating polling of Status Quo with a MM0810 Edinkillie Dunphail, Forres, IV36 8 - Forres Moray 178 - - place to merge with another venue. Review after next Status Quo view to revisit in the 2QQ scheduled polls and examine at future interim review future

Notes: All polling districts below are within the UK Parliamentary constituency of Moray, other boundary designations are noted below in columns 3 and 4.

Projected in-person electorate going forward is completed for polling districts/places in columns 7 and 8 based on the land and build units that have been identified in the Housing Land Audit (HLA) 2018. (PC - Part constrained). Sites in the HLA which have been identified as constrained and unlikely to be built within a 5 year period have not been included above.

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