FOI request (FOI220343)

Polling district data

Requested Fri 04 August 2017
Responded  Fri 04 August 2017

1. For each of your constituencies, a copy of your full verification statements for the 2017 general election count, including

(i) for each polling district separately, (a) the number of electors; and (b) the verified number of ballots

(ii) for postal votes, (a) total postal ballots issued; and (b) total postal ballots received

2. The same information as in 1), but for the 2015 general election

3. The same information as in 1), but for the 2016 EU referendum

(Note: Some of you sent us this information for the 2016 referendum in response to our survey last year seeking other referendum voting details; if you are one of the authorities who already sent us this, there is no need to send it again, please simply confirm this has already been sent).

4. Please also let us know if the boundaries of any polling districts have changed between the 2015 general election and the 2017 general election. If so, please indicate which polling districts were affected and when the change took effect

I realise that Returning Officers are not covered by the FOI Act. However I have made this general request to you as I hope you are the best person to arrange the sending out of this information to me. If you wish to treat it formally as if it is an FOI request, please do so.

Response

This information is held

Q1i - Please see attached document

Q1ii - Total postal votes issued - 14,585. Total PVs received - 12,533. PVs included in count - 12,230

Q2 - Information not held

Q3i/ii -

Area 1 - Boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Area 2 - Boxes 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Area 3 - Boxes 11, 12, 13, 14

Area 4 - Boxes 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

Area 5 - Boxes 20, 21, 22, 23

Area 6 - Boxes 24, 25, 26, 27

Area 7 - Boxes 28, 29, 30, 31

Area 8 - Boxes 32, 33, 34, 35

Please also see attached document ref: FOI220343

Q4 - No changes were made to the constituency boundary between 2015 and 2017

Attachments

• FOI220343_FOI_Request_(24_07_17).pdf
• FOI220343_FOI220343.xlsx