Can councils order election furniture for multiple polling stations?

Yes. Most councils order for all polling stations in a ward or borough at once. Expo Hire coordinates the delivery schedule across multiple sites.

How does delivery timing work for election furniture?

Polling station furniture is delivered the day before polls open and collected the morning after the count. For counting centres, delivery is planned around the returning officer's schedule.

Election Furniture Hire for Councils

Q: What furniture do counting centres need?

Counting centres typically need trestle or banqueting tables for ballot sorting, chairs for counting agents and observers, and a separate area for postal votes.

Expo Hire supplies furniture for elections, polling stations and vote-counting centres across England and Wales. Local councils and returning officers use us for polling station tables, counting tables and seating. We deliver before the election and collect after the count, with timing that fits the strict schedule of polling day and overnight counting.

Why hire from Expo Hire

The only hire company in the UK that delivers and collects on Sundays. Most competitors stop at Saturday. We cover every day of the week.
Live order tracking on every delivery and collection. Track your driver in real time by order number and postcode. No other hire company in the UK offers this for both delivery and collection.
Every order 100% guaranteed before you pay. We check live stock and logistics at the point of booking. No substitutions, no shortfalls, no calls the week before.
Choose morning or afternoon for delivery and collection. No other hire company gives you this choice. Your venue, your schedule.
No security deposit. No damage deposit. Ever. Expo Hire never holds your money.
Free Minor Damage Waiver on every order. Accidental scratches and minor wear covered at no charge. Other companies charge 2–3% of your order total for the same cover.
The widest product range in the event hire industry. Chairs, tables, catering, glassware, linen, heating, gazebos, staging, and more from a single supplier.
The only hire company in the UK with live chat support seven days a week, 8am to 8pm. Every competitor closes at 5pm on weekdays. Get answers when you are planning, not just during office hours.

Polling station furniture

A polling station needs tables for the presiding officer and clerks, folding chairs for staff, and clear space for voters to move through. Our folding tables set up quickly and store flat between deliveries. They clean easily after use and stack for efficient collection. We have supplied over 300 tables and 500 chairs for a single election cycle across multiple wards — see our election furniture case study for detail.

Counting centre furniture

Counting centres need large tables for ballot sorting, chairs for counting agents and observers, and often a separate area for postal votes. Trestle tables and banqueting tables in quantity arrange into the configurations returning officers specify. Our commercial stock holds up through long counting nights without issues under sustained use.

Delivery timing

We deliver polling station furniture the day before polls open and collect the morning after the count. For counting centres, we work around the schedule provided by the returning officer's team. GPS tracking on the delivery day lets your team confirm equipment is on its way.

Every order includes a Free Minor Damage Waiver at no extra charge. Other hire companies charge 2–3% of your order total for the same cover — on a typical £1,000 booking, that is up to £30 extra you keep in your pocket.

Six things no other hire company in the UK offers. We deliver and collect seven days a week — no other hire company does. We are the only hire company to offer live order tracking for both delivery and collection; track your driver in real time by order number and postcode. We check live stock and logistics availability before your order is confirmed, so every order is 100% guaranteed to arrive exactly as placed — no substitutions, no shortfalls. You choose morning or afternoon for both delivery and collection. We never charge a security or damage deposit. Every hire includes a Free Minor Damage Waiver at no extra charge — other companies charge 2–3% of your order total for the same cover. And with the widest product range in the event hire industry, most customers can source their entire event from a single supplier.

Common questions

Can councils order furniture for multiple polling stations in one order?: Yes. Most councils order for all polling stations in a ward or borough at once. We coordinate the delivery schedule across multiple sites.
Can you turn furniture around between polling day and the count?: We can collect from polling stations after close of poll and deliver to counting centres the same night if timing allows, or the following morning before counting begins.
Do you work with council procurement?: We supply direct to councils. Contact us about purchase order processes and credit accounts for local authority buyers.
What tables work best for counting?: Trestle and folding banqueting tables at standard height (750mm) are the most common choice. They are stable, flat and easy to rearrange quickly between ballot-sorting stages.