Review of Polling Districts

Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places 2010

The Electoral Administration Act 2006 placed a duty on the Highland Council to divide its area into Polling Districts and designate Polling Places for those Polling Districts. The first review was completed in October 2007.

The Council has a duty to carry out further reviews within 4 years of completion of the previous review. Documents relative to the first review, including maps detailing current polling districts, may be found here.

The lists of the Polling Districts and Polling Places used at the General Election in May 2010 are available from the following links:

Any elector within the Highland Council area may make a representation to the Council, and the representation made by any person may include proposals for specified alternative polling places.

The Council is also consulting with persons and bodies with expertise in access for persons with any type of disability and has invited them to make a representation or to comment on the Council’s proposals, the Returning Officer’s representation or any other matter. Any person or bodies making representations should, if possible, give alternative places that may be used as polling places.

Representations should be made in writing to the Chief Executive, The Highland Council, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX or by e-mail to election@highland.gov.uk  by Friday 20th August 2010.

All responses received will be published on the Council’s website at the conclusion of the review.