The Council is required to carry out a review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations in the Mid Suffolk area, by the end of 2007.

The following extract from a circular produced by the Electoral Commission gives more detail about the process and timescale.

Extract from Electoral Commission Circular

The following document lists the polling stations used at the recent election.

List of Polling Stations

The Polling Station Review Working Group met on 17th September 2007.

The following documents are the report and appendix that were considered by the Working Group.

Report to Working Group on 17th September 2007

Appendix A to Report

The Working Group has made a number of draft recommendations. Comments are invited relating to any proposed changes.

Draft recommendations

The Polling Station Review Working Group met on 15th October 2007.

The following documents are the report and appendix that were considered by the Working Group, and the minutes of the meeting.

Report to Working Group on 15th October 2007

Appendix A to Report

Minutes of Meeting on 15th October 2007

The Working Group considered the responses to the draft recommendations, and produced final recommendations to Council.

The following documents are the report and appendix that are to be presented to Council on 8th November 2007.

Report to Council on 8th November 2007

Appendix A to Report

There are some technical changes that do not affect electors. The main changes that do affect electors are as follows:

Elmswell - to divide the parish into North and South polling districts, and to allocate a new polling station at The Blackbourne Centre, for Elmswell (North).

Helmingham - to discontinue the use of a caravan, and to allocate the polling station as The Mission Hall, Framsden.

Needham Market - to divide the town into north and south polling districts, and to confirm the polling station as The Amenity Block, Council Offices, Hurstlea Road, for Needham Market (North).

Stuston - to discontinue the use of a caravan, and to allocate the polling station as The Community Centre, Palgrave