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DPC Extraordinary Meeting 28-1-2026 to consider election poll cards

Posted on January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

An Extraordinary Meeting of Datchet Parish Council will be held on Wednesday 28th January 2026 at 7.00pm to consider the need for Poll Cards as follows:

25/243 POLL CARDS – BY-ELECTION
A by-election has been called following a request from ten electors to fill a councillor vacancy on the Parish Council.
The Council is asked to resolve;’ whether poll cards should be issued to the electorate for the upcoming by-election and approve the associated costs.
The options are:
1. Issue poll cards – Estimated cost: £3,000–£3,500
2. Do not issue poll cards – An administration fee of approximately £250 will still be incurred for the preparation of draft poll card templates.
The Council is asked to resolve by voting for one of these two options.


The meeting agenda can be found here


 

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DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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