Polling district and polling places review

Background to the review

The consultation closed on Wednesday 18 December 2024.

A review of polling districts and polling places in the United Kingdom must take place at least once every five years. We may also conduct interim reviews.

We asked for your views on the current polling districts and polling stations across Walsall. Your feedback will be used to inform the polling district review and changes to the polling stations. Any changes to the polling districts will be in place at the next scheduled elections, in May 2026.

Purpose of the review

We invited feedback on the current polling districts and polling places. We need to ensure that voters have reasonable and practical facilities for voting, and that where possible:

• polling places are accessible to everyone who votes
• meet the needs of people with disabilities 

Polling districts and polling places

We divide each ward and constituency in Walsall into polling districts.  A polling district is a smaller area within a ward or constituency, where a polling place is located.

We provide a polling place within each district. This is the building or area that houses one or more polling stations. Ideally, it should be within the polling district’s boundaries. More than one polling station can be in one polling place if needed. It depends how many people need to vote there. A polling station is the specific room or area within a polling place where people vote.

Have your say

The consultation closed on Wednesday 18 December 2024.

What happens next

There will be a polling district review and changes to polling stations across Walsall in 2025. We'll use the feedback from the survey to inform this review. There will be a further round of consultation once we have drawn up the proposals.