United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituencies
There are 650 constituencies in the United Kingdom, each electing a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons. Voting took place in 649 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 6 May 2010. In the remaining constituency, Thirsk and Malton, voting was postponed until 27 May due to the death of a candidate.
The number of seats rose from 646 at the 2005 general election after proposals made by the Boundary Commissions for England, Wales and Northern Ireland were adopted through statutory instruments. Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, with the Boundary Commission for Scotland having completed a review shortly prior to the 2005 general election.
The electorate figures given in the second column of the tables below are those used by the Commissions during their reviews. These electorate figures date from the start of the review in each country: England, February 2000; Scotland, June 2001; Wales, December 2002; and Northern Ireland, May 2003.
Updated electorate figures from December 2010 have been added for the English, Northern Irish, Scottish and Welsh constituencies. It is the figures from 2010 upon which the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies will be based.
Read more about United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituencies: Summary of Changes At The 2010 General Election, Constituencies in England, Constituencies in Northern Ireland, Constituencies in Scotland, Constituencies in Wales
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