Number Of Westminster MPs
Over the history of the House of Commons, the number of Members of Parliament (MPs) has varied for assorted reasons, with increases in recent years due to increases in the population of the United Kingdom. There are currently 650 constituencies, each sending one MP to the House of Commons, corresponding to approximately one for every 92,000 people, or one for every 68,000 parliamentary electors.
Under the current boundary review, due to be reported by 1 October 2013, the future number of seats will be reduced to 600. 596 of the seats are required to have a number of registered electors which is five per cent plus or minus an electoral quota of 76,641 registered electors (a range from 72,810 to 80,473 electors).
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