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Record Ref : FOI 5750
Date Received : 27/07/2017
Date Completed : 09/08/2017
Organisation : BBC
Application Type : Media
Category : Miscellaneous
Question
1. For each of your constituencies, a copy of your full verification statements for the 2017 general election count, including
(i) for each polling district separately, (a) the number of electors; and (b) the verified number of ballots
(ii) for postal votes, (a) total postal ballots issued; and (b) total postal ballots received
2. The same information as in 1), but for the 2015 general election
3. The same information as in 1), but for the 2016 EU referendum
(Note: Some of you sent us this information for the 2016 referendum in response to our survey last year seeking other referendum voting details; if you are one of the authorities who already sent us this, there is no need to send it again, please simply confirm this has already been sent).
4. Please also let us know if the boundaries of any polling districts have changed between the 2015 general election and the 2017 general election. If so, please indicate which polling districts were affected and when the change took effect
5. Please provide a copy of the current polling districts in use in your local authority, including their names or codes, the ward in which they are located, and the parliamentary constituency in which they are located.
Answer
(i) We cannot separate polling districts for a Parliamentary Election, because the votes are not counted by Ward.
(ii) Postal votes issued 9445, Postal votes returned 5908 (63%)
2. We cannot separate polling districts for a Parliamentary Election, because the votes are not counted by Ward.
Postal votes issued 9236, Postal votes returned 7223 (78%)
3. We did not separate the count into polling districts for the EU referendum
Postal votes issued 7225, Postal votes returned 5973 (83%)
4. No changes
5. The whole of the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough makes up part of the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Constituency, together with some polling districts from the Caerphilly County Borough Council area.
Electoral Division Polling District
DOWLAIS AA Pantyscallog North
AB Pantyscallog South
AC Central Dowlais
AD Penywern
AE Foundry
AF Top Dowlais and Caeharris
AG St Illtyd's
PENYDARREN BA Gellifaelog
BB Martyrs
BC St Johns and Horeb
BD Central Penydarren
BE Penybryn
BF Galon Uchaf
GURNOS CA Gurnos Surgery
CB Gurnos Schools
CC St Aloysius
CD Goetre Pond
CE Gurnos Morlais
CF Lakeside
PARK DA Traction
DB The Walk
DC Tydfil Wells
DD The Quar
DE Georgetown
CYFARTHFA EA Gellideg
EB Clwydyfagwyr
EC Castle Park
ED Heolgerrig East
EE Heolgerrig West
EF Ynysfach
TOWN FA Penyard
FB Town Centre
FC Caedraw
FD Mardy
FE Twynyrodyn
FF Mountain Hare
FG Court House
FH Ysgybor Newydd
FI Thomastown
PLYMOUTH GA Abercanaid
GB Pentrebach
GC Troedyrhiw Pontrhun
GD Troedyrhiw Lido
MERTHYR VALE HA Merthyr Vale
HB Trinity and Nixonville
HC Mount Pleasant
HD Aberfan
HE Perthygleision
TREHARRIS IA Treharris Navigation
IB Cilhaul
IC Treharris Central
ID Edwardsville
IE Quakers Yard
IF Bryngerwn
IG Pentwyn
BEDLINOG JA Bedlinog Upper
JB Bedlinog Lower
JC Ffaldcaiach
JD Bontnewydd
JE Garden Village Trelewis
VAYNOR KA Cefn Coed south
KB & KE Cefn Coed North
KC Trefechan
KD Pontsticill
KE Cwmtaf