Please contact St. Helier Town Hall in advance of Election Day on Sunday 7 June, if you have any queries regarding your polling station.
Polling Station Opening Times: 8am-8pm.
Please note that on Election Day, Sunday 7 June, you can contact the States Greffe for general enquiries on 01534 441020.
Buses travel to Liberation station, and it is a 5 minute walk to St. Helier Town Hall.
Buses 5 and 19 outbound stop at the Town Hall.
There is a small amount of dedicated parking in front of the building in York Street – one disabled bay (up to 3 cars). Please note disabled drivers will alight into traffic.
There is also an unloading bay with passengers alighting on the wide pavement.
There are also disabled parking areas opposite the new Government building in the Parade and outside the Government offices in Union Street on the other side of the Parade Gardens.
Disabled parking is available on the fourth and lower ground floors of Sand Street car park and in disabled bays in The Parade; Please note that these require a distance to be travelled on some uneven pavements, across roads and pedestrian areas.
On polling day the area around the Town Hall including the approach by car or foot will be supervised.
The area for disabled parking and unloading in front of the building will be cordoned off and managed by Honorary Police.
Automated entrance doors (but quite reflective) and the entrance is flush and level with the pavement.
There is a slight slope on the pavement and into the entrance.
The hall is on the first floor and the configuration of handrails on the main staircase may cause confusion for some users.
Please note, the corridor to the stairs is darker with limited natural light.
All internal doors are double doors and will be hooked open.
A lift is available on the right as you enter which requires an electronic key; this will be staffed on polling day.
People using the lift will need to cross the flow of people using the stairs. Emergency evacuation assistance is also provided.
A one way circular system will be in operation up the two flights of stairs and voters move round the hall in a clear anti-clockwise direction.
There is a lower desk for wheelchair users.
Stepped access:
The main lift is on the right of the lobby beyond the automatic doors.
On the day the lift will be staffed as it requires an electronic key to operate.
The lift floor is patterned tiling, for some people with neurological/sensory challenges it may cause the illusion of holes.
The Hall has a hearing loop for use with microphone/PA system only.
Assistance dogs are permitted inside the polling station.
If you need to use a screen reader or other assistive technology you’ve brought with you, please speak to a Parish Official (Autorisé or Adjoint).
You can bring someone with you to the polling station, but if you need help filling in your ballot paper, a Parish Official (Autorisé or Adjoint) will help you.
If you need to use a coloured overlay, a small LED lamp for extra lighting or a magnifier for your ballot paper, please speak to a Parish Official (Autorisé or Adjoint) and they will help you.
There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor with direct, level access from the main entrance. It is also a designated baby changing facility.
