Response 1135679

Response to request for information

Reference

1135679

Response date

14 June 2023

Request

1. Please can you confirm if this council used "greeters" at the entrance to voting stations during the recent May 2023 elections?
2. Did you record the number of people turned away from voting stations by "greeters" during the May 2023 elections?
3. Please provide ALL datasets you hold regarding the number, use and impact of "Greeters" at polling stations during the recent local elections held in May 2023

Response

1. Please can you confirm if this council used "greeters" at the entrance to voting stations during the recent May 2023 elections? Yes greeters were used in some of our larger polling stations where resources allowed although this was a small number of polling stations and not in operation for all polling hours.
2. Did you record the number of people turned away from voting stations by "greeters" during the May 2023 elections? No, we did not collect this information.
3. Please provide ALL datasets you hold regarding the number, use and impact of "Greeters" at polling stations during the recent local elections held in May 2023. No information held other than that provided above.