Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 118900

Polling Stations: Religious Buildings

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Paul Holmes

ConservativeHamble Valley

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued to local authorities on the use of (a) churches, (b) synagogues and (c) mosques as

Answer

Sir Jeremy Wright
Returning Officers are responsible for deciding where polling stations should be situated. The Commission provides guidance for Returning Officers on booking suitable polling stations. Returning Officers are often faced with limited options in selecting p...

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