Boundary and polling district reviews

Review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations 2023

Each Local Authority is required to carry out reviews of Polling Districts and Polling Places in its area within a 16 month period starting on 1 October every fifth year after 1 October 2013.

These reviews look at polling districts and polling places in an Authority's area. A council's area is divided into polling districts. One or more polling districts can make up a Borough Council ward. A polling place is an area or building within a polling district in which a polling station is situated. The Returning Officer for Stockton on Tees has commented on the current arrangements and has made his submission.

Acting Returning Officer's Draft proposals (PDF) [605KB] . You can view the proposed ward maps on our website.

2023 Parliamentary Boundary Review

The Boundary Commission has concluded the 2023 Parliamentary Boundary Review with a submission and final report. You can read the final report which details the changes on the Boundary Comission's website.

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is required by Parliament to undertake an independent and impartial review of all constituencies in England, to rebalance the number of electors in each constituency.

Constituency sizes vary widely due to population changes between each boundary review. The new map proposed by the Commission ensures each constituency has between 69,724 and 77,062 electors, so that each MP represents roughly the same number of electors. The 2023 Boundary Review also required that the number of constituencies in England increases from 533 to 543.

The Commission invited feedback from the public, and changed nearly half of the initial proposals. The final proposals are now available to view via an interactive map on the consultation website..

Local boundary review 2022

Local boundary reviews are carried out by The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The commission have recently carried out an electoral review of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. You can find out more at The Local Government Boundary Commission for England website. You can view an interactive map of the changes on the LGBCE website.

In summary the outcome of the review is:

• Stockton-on-Tees will be represented by 56 councillors
• Stockton-on-Tees should have 27 wards, one more than previously
• the boundaries of 23 wards changed; four stayed the same

• as a result of changes to ward boundaries there will be revised parish electoral arrangements for Billingham Town Council, Egglescliffe Parish Council, Grindon & Thorpe Thewles Parish Council, Ingleby Barwick Town Council, Kirklevington & Castlelevington Parish Council and Thornaby Town Council

Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has carried out an interim review of polling districts and polling places in accordance with the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013.

Polling districts and polling places have been reviewed as a result of changes to ward boundaries following an electoral review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

A Council's area is divided into polling districts. One or more polling districts can make up a Borough Council ward. A polling place is an area or building within a polling district in which a polling station is situated.

You can download individual ward boundary maps showing the changes.

Council approved the new polling districts and places on 23 November 2022. The Council report on polling stations sets out the consultation that took place and details of the representation received.

The Acting Returning Officer's final proposals (PDF) [1MB] summarise the changes that were made.

Correspondence relating to the review is also available for inspection at the Council Offices, Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees.