Polls Apart | Gisela Stuart Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston

Polls Apart // March 2nd, 2010 // Constituency News

Scope’s Polls Apart Campaign on access to voting for disabled people, is supported by Gisela Stuart.

At the 2005 General Election, 68% of polling stations had one or more serious access barriers that could prevent a disabled voter from voting independently. Despite disabled people making up a considerable proportion of the electorate, some still find it more difficult to vote than non-disabled people. That’s why Scope will be running their Polls Apart campaign in the run-up to the General Election to ensure that disabled people have the same access to Britain’s democracy as everyone else.

Local Authorities now have a duty to review polling station access and Scope has recently contacted every local authority to obtain the results of these reviews.

Gisela Stuart said:

“Disabled people have the right to take an equal role in the life of their community and be able to lodge their vote independently. I have written to the Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council to request the results of their action to ensure that every polling station is accessable for all eligible voters.”

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This is an essential step in ensuring all disabled people have a voice.
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