By Rachel Conner-Hill echorachelc Chief Reporter (Tees Valley & North Yorkshire)
ELECTION 2021
Darlington Borough Council apologised for the wait and said it had made changes to speed up the voting process SOME would-be voters say they “gave up” after long queues formed at the polling station in Middleton-St-George. Voting is taking longer this year due to extra restrictions in place to comply with coronavirus guidance, with many polling stations reducing the number of people allowed in at a time. There were complaints from people in Middleton St George, near Darlington, where there were reports of people having to wait 40 minutes outside the Women s Institute Hall, in Neasham Road.