A great deal of confusion is caused on election day if there are too many ballots. The number of ballots should be limited to two – the European Parliament and the local elections. If a referendum is held, it can distract from local issues being put forward by candidates to the local authorities. It is important we get a good result and that issues are properly debated. People have enough on their plates with the local and European Parliament elections because there are European and local issues to be digested. Referendums are often quite controversial, so we should not have to deal with them on the same day. Members of the electorate have approached me and said it is not a good idea to hold too many polls on the one day.