Polling Districts - Scotland

A ‘polling district’ is a geographical subdivision of an electoral area such as an electoral Ward within which a polling place is designated.

The Representation of the People Act 1983 places a duty on LA to divide the local authority area into polling districts based on ward boundaries, and to designate a polling place for each district. LAs also have a duty to keep these polling arrangements under review. The Electoral Administration Act 2006 introduced amendments to the 1983 Act (which in turn has been superseded by The Electoral Administration Act 2013). Now local authorities must conduct a full review (with public consultation) of its polling districts and polling places every four years, however adjustments to the boundaries of polling districts and the designation of polling places within LA wards can be proposed at any time in response to changes in ward boundaries or to the availability of premises that can be reasonably designated as polling places.

‘选举区划’是指选举区域内的地理划分，例如选举区的选区，其中指定了投票地点。
1983年《选民代表法》规定地方当局有责任根据选区边界将地方行政区域划分为选举区划，并为每个区划指定投票地点。地方当局还负有对这类投票安排进行持续审查的义务。
2006年《选举管理法》对1983年法案进行了修订（该法案随后被2013年的《选举管理法》所取代）。目前，地方当局必须每四年进行一次全面审查（包括公众咨询），对选举区划和地方当局选区内的投票地点进行审查。然而，在选区边界发生变化或出现可合理指定为投票地点的场所时，地方当局可以随时提议调整选举区划的边界或指定投票地点。