Polling District Review 2026

Notice of Review

Test Valley Borough Council is undertaking a review of the TE Polling District and Polling Place, under section 18A of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (as amended).  The Review will at the same time consider the suitability of the existing polling station and possible alternatives.

The Review will consider:

  • The existing TE polling district and whether its boundaries remain appropriate.
  • The polling place designated for polling district TE.
  • The suitability, accessibility and convenience of current and potential polling station locations to serve polling district TE

The Review will not consider changes to ward boundaries, parish boundaries or other administrative boundaries, as these fall outside the scope of a polling district review.

The Council is seeking representations and feedback from any interested party that wishes to comment on any aspect of polling district TE and/or polling place and/or polling station currently used in connection with that polling district.  Electors within the Test Valley Borough are specifically  entitled to make representations.

Anyone making representations on the suitability of existing or proposed polling stations should where possible suggest alternative polling places or polling stations, and are asked to support their representations with reasons, in order to assist the review process.

The (Acting) Returning Officer has made a submission on the existing and proposed polling stations and that submission is available on the Council’s website: www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdr2026.  Anyone responding to the consultation is entitled to comment on the (Acting) Returning Officer’s submission as well as other matters which are the subject of the review.

The consultation period for the review formally commences on Monday 26 October 2026 and concludes on Monday 23 November 2026.

The Council would welcome any person or body with expertise in access for persons with any type of disability making a representation or commenting on the proposals, the (Acting) Returning Officer's representation or any other related matter. Similarly, representations from disabled residents would be particularly welcomed.

Information about the existing schedule of polling districts and polling places can be inspected at the offices of Test Valley Borough Council during normal office hours 08:30am – 5pm Monday to Thursday and 08:30am – 4:30pm on Friday.  Information of the review is also available at www.testvalley.gov.uk/pdr2026

Representations should be emailed to pdr@testvalley.gov.uk or sent in writing to:

Director of Legal and Democratic Services, Test Valley Borough Council, Beech Hurst, Weyhill Road, Andover, Hants, SP10 3AJ

Final decisions on any representations made to the Council will be made at the Council meeting on 9 December 2026.

Karen Dunn
Director of Legal and Democratic Services

Dated: 26 October 2026


NOTE: A Polling District is the geographical sub-division of an electoral area.  A Polling Place is the building or area in which polling stations are located.

Neither the Parliamentary Constituency boundaries nor the Local Government Ward or Division boundaries may be changed by this Review.