Latest Elections News
Latest Electoral News
Review of Parliamentary Constituencies
The electoral boundaries affecting South Staffordshire are
likely to remain unchanged according to initial proposals published
by the Boundary Commission on 13th September 2011. The South
Staffordshire Constituency is just one of three constituencies
within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent that are proposed to remain
unchanged.
The Commission has been reviewing parliamentary boundaries as
part of a wider plan to reduce the number of MPs in the House of
Commons from 650 to 600.
The review is due to conclude in 2013 but will not take effect
until the next Parliamentary election scheduled for May 2015.
A copy of the boundaries of all constituencies within the West
Midlands region can be viewed during normal office hours at our
Council Offices in Codsall.
You can download the proposed boundaries of the two
constituencies that cover our district by clicking on the links
below:
Proposed
South Staffordshire Constituency
Proposed Stafford
Constituency
Latest situation:
The 12-week consultation period has now closed. The Boundary
Commission is now collating all responses received and we are
awaiting publication of all these responses. There will be a
further 4-week period to make further written representations.
See under external links below for contacting the
Commission.

Electoral Review of
Staffordshire
The Local Government Boundary Commission has now concluded
its electoral review of Staffordshire County
Council which commenced in September 2010.
The review was aimed at making local elections fairer by
ensuring that all councillors represent a similar number of
people across the County and that Staffordshire County Council has
the appropriate number of councillors to represent the district of
South Staffordshire effectively.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England
(LGBCE) has now published its final proposals for the
Electoral Review of Staffordshire - click under external
links below.
The changes will take effect from the County Council elections
in 2013. In summary a new register of electors will be created for
the rural part of the CEA register (Penkridge West) to represent
the new parish ward of Levedale. The other change is that the
parish of Lower Penn (BXA register) will come under the Kinver
division.
Polling District, Places and Stations Review 2011

A review of polling station venues in South Staffordshire
commenced in July 2011 as we looked for local residents
to us about experiences at
the ballot box. We last formally reviewed all our
polling stations back in 2007.
The deadline for submissions
was the 9th September 2011. The revised polling scheme was
approved by the Council’s Regulatory Committee on 18th October
2011.
Though the formal review has
finished we welcome your views and comments at any times,
especially about accessibility issues to any venue.
The address for Electoral Services is
the Council Offices, Codsall, South Staffordshire WV8 1PX.
To view or download the latest polling scheme
please see external links below.
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Links
Polling
Place Review Notice 2011 (38KB)
Polling Place Review
Statistics 2011 (34KB)
Polling
Scheme 2011 (1.8MB)
Consultation
comments 2011 (164KB)
External Links:
Electoral
Commission performance standards
Staffordshire
County Council - councillors
Contact
Phil Hardy
Electoral & Emergency Planning Manager
Phone: (01902) 696119
General queries to the Helpline (01902)
696121
or write to:
Phil Hardy
Electoral & Emergency
Planning Manager
South Staffordshire Council
Council Offices
Codsall
WV8 1PX