WYRE Forest residents are being asked to have their say on the location of new polling stations.
Two of the polling places that have been used for many years, The Gainsborough House Hotel in Kidderminster and the Workmen’s Club in Stourport, are "no longer available," according to Wyre Forest District Council.
In the summer, a planning application was submitted to change the use of the Gainsborough House Hotel, with hopes to convert it into thirty-three self-contained flats.
This followed an announcement by Wyre Forest District Council in March which said the hotel, on Bewdley Hill, would be used by the Home Office to house asylum seekers.
The council has also said that Stourport Workman's Club is currently closed and will not be able to take a booking for May 2023, when the local election will take place.
Wyre Forest District Council is carrying out a review to identify alternative locations in the Blakebrook and Habberley South and Areley Kings and Riverside wards.
The council is seeking views on introducing a polling place at Habberley Social Club, which is located off Truro Drive in Kidderminster, and whether voters in Kidderminster town centre should vote at Trinity Methodist Church.
In Stourport, the council is considering using Stourport Bowling Club or Stourport Community Centre as a polling station. The consultation also gives the chance for electors in both wards to submit their own proposals about suitable locations.
Ian Miller, Electoral Registration Officer at Wyre Forest District Council, said: “We welcome feedback from everyone but in particular people who live in the wards and whose polling place will be changing. We would also like to hear from people who have expertise in access for disabled electors.”
For more information on the plans and to submit feedback residents can visit www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/pollingreview2022.
The consultation is running until midday on Friday 11 November 2022.
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