Locations of Polling Stations

Posted by Annabel Gregory on February 18, 2022 at 6:33pm in Community News, Info, Issues and Local democracy, services

We have received a notification relating to the local elections in May saying that our polling station will be on the (new) boundary of the ward with Muswell Hill ward, in the hall next to St. Andrew's Church. So instead of walking a few metres to a polling station on the Triangle - very convenient for people going to, or returning from, work - we would have to go much further in the other direction, up the steep hill of Alexandra Park Road N10. I wonder if this will deter people from voting - particularly those who are not able-bodied?!

There used to also be a polling station in AP Library - but I understand that the latter is being re-furbished, so is presumably not being used.

The info. sheet also mentions instructions for where to vote being included on the polling card - so maybe that will be different? I hope so!

Are other people being sent to inconvenient locations to vote?

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Susie Holden April 2, 2022 at 7:50pm

Annabel my polling card is directing me to the polling station on the Triangle as usual.
- Annabel Gregory > Susie Holden April 2, 2022 at 8:50pm
  
  Glad to hear that. So only some of us have to tramp up the hill for this election ...
Cllr Alessandra Rossetti February 20, 2022 at 5:21pm

Hi Annabel,

our understanding is that the portable station on the Triangle will stay. We did ask for a portable station at the Alexandra Library too to avoid the inconvenience to walk up to Saint Andrew's Church and we are waiting to hear more. There is also the option to register for a postal vote. Here is the link:

https://www.haringey.gov.uk/local-democracy/elections-and-voting/vo...

Voting by post or by proxy | Haringey Council

Postal votingProxy votingBeing appointed as a proxyPostal proxy votingPostal votingThis is where we send you your ballot paper(s) around 10 days befo…
- Annabel Gregory > Cllr Alessandra Rossetti March 4, 2022 at 8:09pm
  
  Many thanks for this, Alessandra. That's a relief. I hope your request for a portable station at AP Library is granted - any news on this?
- Annabel Gregory > Annabel Gregory April 2, 2022 at 3:36pm
  
  We've just received our polling cards, which say that our polling station is at St. Andrews Church Hall, up the steep hill of Alexandra Park Road N10, on the new boundary of the ward! The portable polling station on the Triangle used to be so convenient ...
  
  Hopefully this arrangement is only while AP Library is being refurbished - I assume that people who used to vote in the latter also have to go up the hill. Thanks, Alessandra, for asking for a portable polling station on the library site.
Ado February 19, 2022 at 10:16am

I thought the triangle polling station was remaining, though not sure where I read this.
- Annabel Gregory > Ado February 19, 2022 at 11:45am
  
  Oh good, I hope so.

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