Elections

(asked on 1st June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the implications are for the Government's policies of recommendation 6 of the report of the Association of Electoral Administrators entitled It’s time for urgent and positive Government action: The AEA’s review of the 2017 local government elections and the UK Parliamentary general election, published in September 2017, on the Government undertaking a full review of the combination of polls which considers (a) which polls should be automatically combined, (b) what the maximum number of polls to be combined on the same day should be and (c) the combination of polls for parish and community councils and neighbourhood planning and council tax referendums with UK Parliamentary general elections.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 8th June 2018

Combining polls can bring benefits in terms of enhancing voter participation and reducing cost. However, it is recognised that changing the rules surrounding the combination of polls would be a complex exercise. We will continue to consider this matter with stakeholders to see where improvements can be made.

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