Elections - polling stations

Review of polling districts and polling place

We are currently reviewing the polling districts and polling places within

the Borough of Maidstone. This page will be updated as the review progresses.

Consultation

Under the Representation of the People Act 1983, the Council has a duty to split the borough

into polling districts and to designate a polling place for each district. It has to keep these

arrangements under review. The last full review was carried in 2007. A review of polling

districts and polling places had to be completed by 31 December 2011. It is important to note

that this review focused solely on polling districts and polling places - other electoral matters

(such as parish or ward boundaries, electoral representation etc.) cannot be considered.

The final proposals split into Parliamentary Constituencies Maidstone & TheWeald and Faversham & Mid Kent upon which we were consulting ran until Tuesday 29 November 2011.

To enable you to intepret the polling district references in relation to locality within the borough

of maidstone click on this link to an index map.

The final results are shown here - Maidstone & The Weald (PDF) and Faversham & Mid Kent (PDF)

If you do not know where your polling station is located, you can find out from the "homepage"

of the councils website under "living in Maidstone". Type in your postcode and click on go.

Select your house name or number from the property list. This should bring up information relevant to your property including the current location of your polling station.

Please note that we are required by law to publish and make available for public inspection all

correspondence received in connection with this review.

Definitions

• A polling district is a is the geographical area which is a sub-division of a parish, ward, division or a constituency.It is the responsibility of the Borough Council to divide its areas into polling districts, and to keep the polling districts under review.
• A polling place is the location in which the polling stations are situated. The polling place for any polling district must be in an area in that district except where special circumstances make it desirable to designate an area outside that district.
• A polling station is the actual area where the process of voting takes place, and must be located within the polling place designated for the particular polling district. The Returning Officer for the particular election must provide a sufficient number of polling stations, and allot the electors to those polling stations in such manner as he or she thinks the most convenient.