Electoral and Polling District Review Sub Committee

The Sub-Committee will comprise 7 members, on a politically proportionate basis: 3:3:1 (Conservative: Labour: Independent). There is also an open invitation to a member of the Liberal Democrat Group to attend meetings of the Sub-Committee on an informal non-voting basis, and to contribute to the Sub-Committee’s debates.   For a sub-committee of 7 Members, there is a requirement for 2.3 Members (rounded up to 3) to be present to be quorum.   The Electoral and Polling District Review Sub-Committee has been appointed to:  

1.    Make recommendations in respect of all matters relating to the Cheshire East Council Electoral Review in order to ensure that the Council is best placed to respond to the Commission’s review of the Council’s electoral arrangements.  

2.    Formally determine all matters relating to the Polling District Review without any further reference to the Corporate Policy Committee.   The Polling District Review is limited in terms of the number of polling districts to be reviewed   Further information is contained in guidance prepared by the Electoral Commission:  

Reviews of polling districts, polling places and polling stations   Following a Full Council decision on 27 February 2024, the remit of the Electoral and Polling District Review Sub-Committee were expanded. Prior to this, the sub-committee was known as the Electoral Review Sub Committee. The agendas and minutes for those meetings can be found here: https://moderngov.cheshireeast.gov.uk/ecminutes/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=1056&Year=2023