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Polling Stations: Religious Buildings

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 June 2026UIN 5960

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 119518, on Polling Stations: Religious Buildings, why the reference to mobile polling stations was included in the press release of 2 March 2026.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

In August 2025, local authorities were invited to apply to pilot a range of flexible voting methods at the May 2026 elections in England, including the possible use of mobile polling stations. While mobile polling stations were not piloted in May 2026, they remain a possibility for any future pilots.

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