Conwy County Borough Council - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Places Review
Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 18C of the Representation of the People Act 1983 Conwy County Borough Council (the Council) is to carry out a review of its polling districts and polling places.
Relevant information and mapping regarding the current arrangements and proposals for changes can be found on the Council’s website Map of Conwy Electoral Divisions - Conwy County Borough Council, or can be inspected at Bodlondeb, Bangor Road, Conwy, LL32 8DU.
The (Acting) Returning Officer (ARO) for the Parliamentary constituencies of Bangor Aberconwy will comment on the proposals. Those representations will be published on the Council’s website and will be available for inspection at Bodlondeb, Bangor Road, Conwy, LL32 8DU, in accordance with the timetable set out below.
Electors within the Council area or within a UK Parliamentary constituency which has any part in the authority may make a representation. We invite comments from all electors regarding the convenience of voting at polling stations currently used for elections and would welcome suggestions for alternative sites.
The Council would also welcome the views of all residents, particularly disabled residents, or any person or body with expertise in access for persons with any type of disability, on the proposals, ARO’s representations or any other related matters.
Anybody making representations should, if possible, give alternative places that may be used as polling places.
Comments and representations may be submitted as follows:
All representations must be made by no later than Friday 10 November 2023.
Timetable
| When | Step |
|---|
| 19 October 2023 |
Formal notice of review published |
| 19 October 2023 |
Commencement of public consultation period |
| 10 November 2023 |
End of public consultation period |
| 7 December 2023 |
Final proposal considered by Council |
| 12 January 2024 |
Publish revised register of electors |
The outcome of the review will be published by the Council in January 2024 and will be available for inspection on the Council's website and at Bodlondeb, Bangor Road, Conwy, LL32 8DU.
Anybody making representations should be aware that, upon completion of the review, all correspondence and representations received must, by law, also be published.
Dated: 19.10.2023
Rhun ap Gareth
Chief Executive
Conwy County Borough Council