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Re-Designation of Polling Places

Meeting: 18/02/2021 - Council (Item 106)

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To consider a report setting out proposed alternative Polling Places for those that are unavailable for the elections due to be held in 2021.

 

RECOMMENDATION that for any elections held in 2021 the following be agreed:

 

1)           The Baptist Church Hall, Fairmead Road, Shinfield be designated as the polling place for polling district SCW in Shinfield South Ward instead of Shinfield Parish Hall;

 

2)           Wargrave Pavilion be designated as the polling place for polling district RBM in Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe Ward instead of Hare Hatch Village Hall;

 

3)           St John’s Church, Woodley be designated as the polling place for polling district KCM in Coronation Ward instead of St John’s Ambulance, HQ, Woodley;

 

4)           Hurst Village Hall be designated as the polling place for Polling District HAM in Hurst Ward instead of the Mobile Unit at Warren Public House, Hurst;

 

5)           The Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue Wokingham be designated as the polling place for polling districts WFW and WGW1 in Norreys Ward instead of Norreys Evangelical Church;

 

6)           The Assistant Director Governance be delegated authority, in consultation with the relevant Ward Member(s), to re-designate any polling place in the Borough which becomes unavailable because of issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

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Minutes:

The Council considered a report, set out at Agenda pages 157 to 166, which gave details of proposed alternative Polling Places to those places that were unavailable for elections due to be held in 2021.

 

It was proposed by John Kaiser and seconded by Wayne Smith that the proposals set out in the report be approved.

 

Upon being put to the vote, it was:

 

RESOLVED: That, for any elections held in 2021 the following be agreed:

 

1)     the Baptist Church Hall, Fairmead Road, Shinfield be designated as the polling place for polling district SCW in Shinfield South Ward instead of Shinfield Parish Hall;

 

2)     Wargrave Pavilion be designated as the polling place for polling district RBM in Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe Ward instead of Hare Hatch Village Hall;

 

3)     St. John’s Church, Woodley be designated as the polling place for polling district KCM in Coronation Ward instead of St John’s Ambulance, HQ, Woodley;

 

4)     Hurst Village Hall be designated as the polling place for Polling District HAM in Hurst Ward instead of the Mobile Unit at Warren Public House, Hurst;

 

5)     the Cornerstone, Norreys Avenue Wokingham be designated as the polling place for polling districts WFW and WGW1 in Norreys Ward instead of Norreys Evangelical Church;

 

6)     the Assistant Director, Governance be delegated authority, in consultation with the relevant Ward Member(s), to re-designate any polling place in the Borough which becomes unavailable because of issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic.