Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 18C of the Representation of the People Act 1983 Bury 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 or can be inspected at Bury Town Hall, Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0SW.
The (Acting) Returning Officer (ARO) for the Parliamentary constituencies of Bury North and Bury South will comment on the proposals. Those representations will be published on the Council’s website and will be available for inspection at Bury Town Hall, Knowsley Street, Bury, BL90SW 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:
- By post: Electoral Registration Officer, Bury Council, Bury Town Hall, Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0SW
- By email: electionservices@bury.gov.uk
All representations must be made by no later than Friday 10 November 2023.
Timetable:
- Monday 2 October 2023: Formal notice of review
- Monday 2 October 2023: Publication of (Acting) Returning Officer’s comments
- Monday 2 October 2023: Commencement of public consultation period
- Friday 10 November 2023: End of public consultation period
- Wednesday 10 January 2024: Final proposals considered by
- Thursday 1 February 2024: Publish revised register of electors
The outcome of the review will be published by the Council January 2024 and will be available for inspection on the Council's website and Bury Town Hall, Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0SW.
Anybody making representations should be aware that, upon completion of the review, all correspondence and representations received must, by law, also be published.
Dated: 2 October 2023.
Lynne Ridsdale.
Chief Executive,
Bury Council.