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Polling districts and polling places review 2023

Norwich City Council is required to complete a full review of all polling districts and polling places in its area every five years. The last review took place in 2019 with additional interim reviews in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The next compulsory review must be completed between 1 October 2023 and 31 January 2025.

We are carrying out a review of our polling districts and polling places from Monday 2 October 2023. This is in readiness for the next scheduled Norwich City Council and Police and Crime Commissioner elections on 2 May 2024. These changes will also be in place for any UK General Election held on or after 2 May 2024.

View the Notice of Polling District and Polling Place Review.

The review is designed to see if the polling districts and polling places in Norwich suit the needs of voters, and includes:

  • polling district boundaries within each ward in the city
  • location of the polling places and stations in each polling district
  • access to each polling station

As part of the review process we:

  • want to make sure all electors in Norwich have reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances
  • welcome your views on existing polling arrangements, and suggestions for alternatives
  • welcome your views, particularly if you're a disabled resident, as we seek to ensure that polling places are accessible to those who are disabled. We also welcome comments from those with expertise in access for persons with disabilities.

The aim of the review is to make sure:

  • electors have such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances
  • as far as is reasonable and practicable, polling places are accessible to all electors, and consider the needs of disabled persons

The Acting Returning Officer's (ARO's) proposals

The ARO's proposed recommendations for future polling districts and polling places have been published. The proposals include boundary changes to Catton Grove and Mile Cross wards, shown below. We are not suggesting boundary changes to any other wards.

We are also proposing new polling stations in Eaton, Lakenham and Thorpe Hamlet.

Details of the proposals are shown in the Proposed polling scheme 2023-24.

Catton Grove proposals

Catton Grove ward map proposals showing boundary changes to the polling districts.

Suggested changes:

  • CG2, Mile Cross Methodist Church, Aylsham Road — Remove polling district
  • CG3, Catton Grove Community Centre, Jewson Road — Rename as CG2. Add the area of the current CG2, except the area east of Weston Road
  • CG4, Oak Grove Chapel, 70 Catton Grove Road — Rename as CG3. Add the area of the current CG2 east of Weston Road
  • CG5, Shipfields Community Centre, Shipfields — Rename as CG4

Eaton proposals

Suggested changes:

  • EA4 — change of venue from The Church of the Latter Day Saints, Greenways to Eaton St Andrews Church Hall

Lakenham proposals

Suggested changes:

  • LA3/LA3A/LA3B — change of venue from The Flint Rooms to Carrow House, Bracondale

Mile Cross proposals

Mile Cross ward map proposals showing boundary changes to the polling districts.

Suggested changes:

  • MX1, St Lukes Church Centre, Aylsham Road — Remove Havers Road, Hemming Way, Old Farm Lane, Bobbin Road (eastern part of) Mile Cross Lane
  • MX3, Community Room, Larners Way — Add Havers Road, Hemming Way, Old Farm Lane, Bobbin Road (eastern part of) Mile Cross Lane 

Thorpe Hamlet proposals

Suggested changes:

  • EA4 — change of venue from Wensum Lodge to Dragon Hall, King Street

How to take part

The deadline to comment on these proposed changes or make any other suggestions on our existing polling stations was 4 January 2024.

Comments and representations were made in writing in the following ways:

  • Email us: elections@norwich.gov.uk
  • Write to us: Elections, Room 401, City Hall, Norwich City Council, Norwich, NR2 1NH

Privacy/data protection

The information you provide in your response will be used to identify if facilities in the polling stations are fit for purpose and reasonably accessible to the voters who are allocated to it.

This will help the council make decisions when considering the designation of a polling station.

Personal data you provide such as your email or home address and any information you may include will be kept private and confidential and will not be shared. It will only be used as part of this review.

Any report published will have all personal data removed or anonymised. 

Read our privacy notice for more information about how we process personal data.

Timetable

Date Action
2 October 2023 Publish notice of review and start of the consultation on existing arrangements.
16 October 2023 First meeting of the Polling District Review Working Party Group.
17 October – 16 November 2023 Publication of Acting Returning Officer's (ARO's) proposals and start of public consultation.
Week commencing 27 November 2023 (TBC) Polling District Review Working Party Group to agree on ARO's proposals and amend where required.
6 December 2023 – 4 January 2024 Consultation on (revised) ARO's proposals as agreed by the Polling District Review Working Party Group.
Week commencing 8 January 2024 (TBC) Polling District Review Working Party Group to agree polling district review to recommend changes to council.
30 January 2024 Full meeting of council to agree changes.
2 May 2024 New polling districts and agreed polling places and stations in force.

Page updated 5 January 2024

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