The decision follows requests by Nottinghamshire County Council and head teachers for councils to find alternatives to using schools as polling stations for the 6th May elections.

Mansfield deputy returning officer Hayley Barsby said: “This action recognises the impact on students and parents of a further day of school closures and home schooling in a year in which education has been severely affected due to the various National Lockdowns.

“We will look again at which premises we use as polling stations following the review of ward boundaries by the Boundary Commission later this year.”

The decision also takes into account the unavailability of previously used polling places.

The changes are:

Warsop Methodist Church moves to Black Market Venue

Church Vale Primary School moves to Tudor Barn

Nettleworth Infant School, Mansfield Woodhouse, moves to Mansfield Woodhouse Seventh Day Adventist Church

St Edmund’s Church of England School, Mansfield Woodhouse moves to Turner Community Hall, Mansfield Woodhouse

Heatherley Primary School moves to Flint Avenue Community Centre

John T Rice Infant and Nursery School, Forest Town, moves to The Garrage Young People’s Centre, Forest Town

St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School moves to the The Sherwoods Community Hall

Tuxford Court Meeting Room moves to Trowell Court Hall

Mansfield Primary Academy moves to Henley Hall and St Lawrence’s Church Hall

Asquith Primary School moves to the Calvary Church

Berry Hill Primary moves to a Portacabin on King George V Park and to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Sutton Road Primary School moves to the Bold Forester

The Flying High Academy moves to Brookside Hall.

Residents are reminded that the deadline for registering to vote in the 6 May elections is 19 April. They can register online at http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

The deadlines for applying to vote by post is 5pm on 20 April, and 5pm 27 April to vote by proxy.

For more information about elections and voting see https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/elections-voting. The Elections team can be contacted at [email protected] or call 01623 463345.