Shake-up of England's electoral map outlined
The proposals suggest the first major overhaul of seat boundaries in England since 2010, with just under 10% of existing constituencies remaining unchanged.
Population changes mean that, in England, the North East, the North West and the West Midlands will lose two seats each, while London gains two, the South West gets three extra and the South East is up seven. A lot has happened in British politics since the then prime minister, David Cameron, asked the independent boundary commissions to draw up plans for a smaller House of Commons made up of 600 seats all with roughly the same number of voters.
Some MPs will find themselves with safer seats, others will see their seats disappear altogether. There will be some gloomy and disappointed politicians at Westminster today, but this is only the start of a long consultation and this is unlikely to be the final picture.This first one will run for eight weeks before closing on 2 August.
The changes will only come into effect in late 2023, which could be be too late for the next election if Boris Johnson decides to call it early.brought forward in the Queen's Speech would make it possible for the prime minister to call an election before 2024, when one is next due under the current rules.
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