Before the Electoral Commission was set up on 30 November 2000, 32 local authorities undertook electoral pilot schemes at the May 2000 local elections. The evaluations for these schemes were done by the authorities and they are each available to download below.
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Amber valley: extension of postal vote entitlement 
[PDF 13KB]
Blackburn: early voting
[PDF 10kb]
Blackpool: early voting
[PDF 17kb]
Bolton: all postal ballot
[PDF 31kb]
Broxbourne: electronic counting
[PDF
26kb]
Bury: electronic voting
[PDF 25kb]
Chester: early voting
[PDF 96kb]
Coventry: early voting
[PDF 18kb]
Doncaster: all postal ballot
[PDF 71kb]
Eastleigh: extension of postal vote entitlement
[PDF 32kb]
Gateshead: all postal ballot
[PDF 38 kb]
Gloucester: extension of postal vote
entitlement
[PDF 19 kb]
Kingston upon Hull: early voting
[PDF 275kb]
Knowsley: early voting
[PDF 12kb]
Knowsley: early voting A
[PDF 251kb]
Knowsley: early voting B
[PDF 235kb]
Knowsley: early voting C
[PDF 245kb]
Knowsley: early voting D
[PDF 685kb]
Leeds: extension of polling hours
[PDF 45kb]
Manchester: early voting
[PDF 18kb]
Milton Keynes: extension of postal
vote entitlement
[PDF 11kb]
Mole Valley: extension of polling hours
[PDF 18kb]
Norwich: early voting, mobile ballot box,
all postal ballot
[PDF 105b]
Plymouth: early voting
[PDF 40kb]
Redditch: early voting
[PDF 38 kb]
Salford: electronic voting
[PDF 130kb]
St Helens: early voting
[PDF 107kb]
Stevenage: all postal ballot
[PDF 12kb]
Stoke on Trent: early voting
[PDF 17kb]
Stratford on Avon: electronic
voting
[PDF 55kb]
Sunderland: early voting, mobile ballot
box
[PDF 47kb]
Swindon: all postal ballot
[PDF 54kb]
Three Rivers: electronic counting
[PDF 23kb]
Watford: early voting, mobile ballot box,
weekend voting, freepost facility
[PDF 62kb]
Wigan: all postal ballot A
[PDF 65kb]
Wigan: all postal ballot B
[PDF 143kb]
Windsor and Maidenhead: mobile/early
voting
[PDF 14kb]