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13/09/2011
Over 50 MPs Chopped Under Boundary Changes
Plans by England and Northern Ireland's boundary commission is expected to mean 31 fewer MPs in Parliament after the next election.
A number of key constituencies will be effected by the redrawing of the electoral boundaries, with Ken Clarke, Chris Huhne and Tessa Jowell in danger of losing their currently safe seats.
The Boundary Commission of England (BCE) on Tuesday launched a 12-week consultation on its initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in England and Northern Ireland, with plans for Wales and Scotland to be published at a later date.
The BCE’s consultation will see a number of public hearings across England, which will enable people to have their say in the design of the new constituency boundaries.
The review is being carried out after Parliament decided there should be a reduction in the number of constituencies across the UK, and that there should be a uniform number of electors in each constituency. This has meant dividing the UK into groups totalling between 72,810 and 80,473 registered voters.
The number of constituencies in England is being reduced from 533 to 502, Wales is losing seven MPs, Scotland lose seven, while Northern Ireland lose two seats.
Simon James, Secretary to the Commission, said: “Parliament has set clear rules on what we can and can’t do when it comes to developing our initial proposals – BCE was given clear principles and from that starting point we have found a solution that we think best meets Parliament’s rules and now we want to know what people think of our initial proposals.”
Under the BCE’s initial proposals 77 of the existing constituencies are unchanged.
Details of the BCE’s comprehensive consultation process are available on its website and it has asked voters to consider what has been proposed before getting involved.
The BCE has published regional reports and maps, which are available on its website and in a number of local authority offices and libraries around the country.
Simon James said the BCE was now open to feedback.
“Now that we have published our initial proposals we welcome people’s participation until the consultation closes on 5 December 2011. People can contribute via our website, they can write in or email us, or come and present their views at a public hearing in one of 36 venues around the country between 11 October and 18 November this year”.
(DW/CD)
A number of key constituencies will be effected by the redrawing of the electoral boundaries, with Ken Clarke, Chris Huhne and Tessa Jowell in danger of losing their currently safe seats.
The Boundary Commission of England (BCE) on Tuesday launched a 12-week consultation on its initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in England and Northern Ireland, with plans for Wales and Scotland to be published at a later date.
The BCE’s consultation will see a number of public hearings across England, which will enable people to have their say in the design of the new constituency boundaries.
The review is being carried out after Parliament decided there should be a reduction in the number of constituencies across the UK, and that there should be a uniform number of electors in each constituency. This has meant dividing the UK into groups totalling between 72,810 and 80,473 registered voters.
The number of constituencies in England is being reduced from 533 to 502, Wales is losing seven MPs, Scotland lose seven, while Northern Ireland lose two seats.
Simon James, Secretary to the Commission, said: “Parliament has set clear rules on what we can and can’t do when it comes to developing our initial proposals – BCE was given clear principles and from that starting point we have found a solution that we think best meets Parliament’s rules and now we want to know what people think of our initial proposals.”
Under the BCE’s initial proposals 77 of the existing constituencies are unchanged.
Details of the BCE’s comprehensive consultation process are available on its website and it has asked voters to consider what has been proposed before getting involved.
The BCE has published regional reports and maps, which are available on its website and in a number of local authority offices and libraries around the country.
Simon James said the BCE was now open to feedback.
“Now that we have published our initial proposals we welcome people’s participation until the consultation closes on 5 December 2011. People can contribute via our website, they can write in or email us, or come and present their views at a public hearing in one of 36 venues around the country between 11 October and 18 November this year”.
(DW/CD)
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