Under the Representation of the People Act 1983, we have a duty to divide Bath and North East Somerset into polling districts and to designate a polling place for each polling district.
- "Polling districts" are geographical electoral areas into which wards may be sub-divided
- "Polling places" are the buildings or areas where electors in a polling district go to vote
- "Polling stations" are the issuing desks in the building or area which is designated the polling place
The Electoral Administration Act 2006, as amended, introduced a duty on all local authorities in Great Britain to review their polling districts and polling places at least once every five years. The last review was completed on 1 December 2023.