Polling Place Review Report - 2025
Redbridge Council is reviewing polling places to improve accessibility and voter convenience for the May 2026 local elections.
Redbridge Council is considering moving the Barkingside Ward BA2 polling place from St Augustine's Catholic Primary School to Gants Hill Library for the May 2026 local elections, as detailed in the Polling Place Review Report - 2025. The council is also set to replace a portakabin with a church as a polling place in Goodmayes Ward, following public consultation feedback on portakabins.
These proposed changes are part of a wider review across 16 wards, aiming to improve accessibility and voter convenience by proposing changes to 30 polling places. The review seeks to move away from using schools as polling places where possible, with Gants Hill Library recommended as it is well known and easily accessible to local electors.
Key facts
- Redbridge Council is considering moving the Barkingside Ward BA2 polling place from St Augustine's Catholic Primary School to Gants Hill Library. Source
- Redbridge is set to replace a portakabin with a church as a polling place in Goodmayes Ward. Source
- The Polling Place Review Report - 2025 proposes changes to 30 polling places across 16 wards. Source
- The proposed changes are for the upcoming Local Elections in May 2026. Source
- The review aims to improve accessibility and voter convenience. Source 1 Source 2
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