Closed consultation

Parish polls

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Published
4 December 2014
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

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Summary

This consultation seeks views on our proposals to modernise parish polls.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

A parish poll allows for a ballot of local government electors in the parish to be called on any question arising at a parish meeting.

The consultation seeks the views of the public, local authorities and the parish sector on:

  • the trigger (the number or proportion of electors required to demand a poll)
  • the voting arrangements for parish polls
  • the questions on which a poll can be held
  • consequential related matters

Documents

Parish polls: consultation on the government’s intentions to modernise parish poll regulations

Ref: ISBN 9781409843924

PDF, 412 KB, 19 pages

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Published 4 December 2014