Voters are being encouraged to have their say on new proposed polling districts and places across North Yorkshire as part of a push to improve access.

North Yorkshire Council is consulting on 62 polling districts and 49 polling stations to ensure equal access and facilities for voters.

The consultation mainly focuses on polling districts within the divisions in the Harrogate and Scarborough areas to enable elections to take place for the two newly-created town councils in May 2025.

Draft recommendations have also been made to amend polling districts where boundary anomalies have been corrected relating to the parishes of Eastfield, Newby and Scalby and Osgodby.

Changes to a number of designated polling stations have also been suggested where the existing venue is no longer available or suitable for voting in local and national elections.

To take part, go to northyorks.gov.uk/PollingPlacesReview.

North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for corporate services, Councillor Heather Phillips, said: "It is crucial that everyone has an equal opportunity to take part in the democratic process."

The feedback and recommendations from the consultation will be shared with members of the council’s standards and governance committee for approval in November, before the register of electors is re-published in December.

The closing date for responses is Thursday, October 31.