The council has a duty under the Representation of the People Act to keep all Polling Places and Districts in its area under review.
Milton Keynes City Council has agreed to undertake a Limited Scope Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places for the Polling District of Wavendon.
The Notice of the Review is available to download here.
Definition of Terms
Parliamentary Constituency: The area designated by the Boundary Commission which is represented by a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. This cannot be changed by this review.
Wards: The city is divided into electoral areas known as Wards which are represented by city Councillors. Ward boundaries cannot be changed by this review - it is the division of Wavendon polling district and the polling station that serves it, that is under review.
A polling district is the area created by the separation of a ward into smaller parts, within which a polling place can be determined that is most suitable for the electors.
A polling place is the building or area in which the polling stations will be selected by the Returning Officer.
Consultation
Before making any recommendations or publishing final proposals, the council will take full account of the views of the local people and will comply with the statutory consultative requirements.
The Council has now published its initial draft recommendations. The consultation for the review runs for six weeks beginning Thursday 14 September 2023 and finishes 5pm on Thursday 26 October 2023. We are inviting residents of Wavendon, Wavendon Parish Council, Ward and Parish Councillors and other interested stakeholders to respond to the consultation.
You can do this quickly and easily by filling in our short online survey.
You can also respond to the consultation using the contact details below:
E-mail: electoralreviews@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Post:
Wavendon Polling District Review
Electoral Services
Milton Keynes City Council
Civic
1 Saxon Gate East
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ
Anybody making representations should be aware that, upon completion of the review, all correspondence and representations received must, by law, also be published.
Final proposals will be presented to Full Council for approval in November 2023. The Revised Electoral Register will be published on the 1 December (reflecting agreed changes).