Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Governance. 

The Deputy Leader and Executive Member (Resources), Councillor Peter Wilson, presented the report of the Returning Officer which proposes the location of polling stations based on the new ward boundary arrangements, as determined by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, following its electoral review of Chorley Council in 2018/19.

Councillor Wilson proposed an amendment to the recommendation within the report “to delegate the final decision for the location of the temporary mobile polling station intended to replace St Laurence’s Primary School in the Chorley North West Ward to the Returning Officer in consultation with the Executive Member for Resources”.

The Deputy Leader and Executive Member (Resources), Councillor Peter Wilson proposed and the Executive Member (Customer and Digital), Councillor Adrian Lowe seconded the unanimous Decision –

1.         To approve the amended list of polling stations detailed in the table at paragraph 13 which has been updated following further consultation. 

2.         To delegate the final decision for the location of the temporary mobile polling station intended to replace St Laurence’s Primary School in the Chorley North West Ward to the Returning Officer in consultation with the Executive Member for Resources.

3.         That the council launch a publicity campaign advising voters of any changes.

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Governance. 

The Mayor advised that this item had been withdrawn from the agenda. 

The Executive Leader requested any comments on the proposals by the end of the following week.