Polling districts, places and stations
To find out where your polling station is, click on the interactive map below:
Interactive map of existing polling district and stationsFor registering voters and managing elections Forest of Dean District Council is divided into polling districts. A polling place is designated for each polling district.
These have to be reviewed at least every five years but can be reviewed more frequently if required.
Review of polling districts, places and stations 2024
Forest of Dean District Council has conducted a review of polling districts, polling places and polling stations in accordance with the Representation of the People Act 1983 (as amended by the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013).
The conclusion of the 2024 review can be found below and at the Forest of Dean District Council Offices, Coleford.
View the Full Council report which took place Thursday 12 December 2024.
The next compulsory review is due to start 1 October 2028 and be completed by 31 January 2030.
What is a polling district?
A polling district is a geographical area. Each parish/parish ward must be a separate polling district. A good starting point is to include the whole parish/parish ward as one polling district. If this is too large in order to provide easy access the area can be split into smaller polling districts.
The Forest of Dean is currently divided into 71 polling districts.
What is a polling place?
A polling place is the area or building in which a polling station is located and should be within the polling district unless it is not possible to find a suitable place.
What is a polling station?
A polling station is the actual room or building where polling takes place. This information is available on the notice of poll and communicated to electors via their poll card.