Polling district and polling places review 2025 draft proposals - New ward: Aldridge North and Walsall Wood
No ward boundary changes.
Polling District | Consisting of (old Polling District letters) | Polling Place | Total Electorate | Number of Polling Stations | Feedback | Proposals |
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ANW1/AB | KA (part) | Oak Park Active Living Centre, Coppice Road WS9 9BH | 2300 | 1 Double shared with ANW2/AB | One comment - cross a major road and walk 0.75 miles to reach Shire Oak School. Response - Shire Oak School is not currently used as a polling station. | Propose adjusting the boundary with KC along Chester Road for convenience and equality of electors. Polling station electorate (minus postal voters) is within Electoral Commission guidance. |
ANW2/AB | KB (part) | Oak Park Active Living Centre, Coppice Road WS9 9BH | 1925 | 1 Double shared with ANW1/AB | See ANW4/AB re. boundary adjustment. | |
ANW3/AB | KA (part - 6 electors) KC (all electors) | Castlefort J M I School Nursery, Castlefort Road WS9 9JP | 1838 | 1 | See ANW1/AB re. boundary adjustment. | |
ANW4/AB | KB (part) KD (all electors) | St. Johns Community Hall, High Street WS9 9LP | 1419 | 1 | For equality of electors, propose adjusting the boundary with KB (ANW2/AB) to include Lichfield Road, Boundary Road and connecting roads. The polling station is closer for electors. | |
ANW5/AB | KE (all electors) | St. Thomas` Church, St. Thomas' Close WS9 8SL | 2513 | 1 | Polling station electorate (minus 424 postal voters) is within Electoral Commission guidance. Left as a single polling station - seek to appoint additional polling staff and review electorate prior to each election. | |
Total for Ward: ALDRIDGE NORTH & WALSALL WOODS | 9995 | 5 |