Select Committee on Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Written Evidence

Memorandum by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (PVF 13)

  Please note the following response from Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in relation to the letter sent on 14 June entitled POSTAL VOTING REPORT—PILOT FOLLOW UP

GENERAL

  1.  Yes.

  2.  Yes—time for proofing . Also, late deadline (17 May) for notifing number of proxies and redirections.

  3.  Yes.

  4.  No.

PRINTING AND DISSEMINATION

  5.  No.

  6.  Yes—221,000—multiple errors.

  7.  Generally commendabe, co-operative and quick to deliver but question mark over 500 ballot packs that never reached electors?

  8.  (a)  None.

(b)  Around 30.

  9.  (a)  Approx 300.

(b)  Approx 300.

(c)  500.

VOTING PRACTICALITIES AND RETURNS

  10.  (a)  Multiple objection and misunderstanding.

   (b)  Minor only.

   (c)  Yes.

  11.  (a)  411 = 0.43%.

   (b)  1,709 Ballot paper sets with no valid declaration = 1.8%.

  12.  Yes from 29% to 43%.

  13.  N/A.

COST AND RESOURCES

  14. (a)  Yes!

  (b)  Yes!

  (c)  Information not available at present.

  15.  Information not available at present.

  16.  N/A.

Sent on behalf of Mr John Schultz, Local Returning Officer.

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Prepared 16 September 2004