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Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
Constituencies after the 2023 Periodic Review
CategoryElectoral district
LocationUnited Kingdom
Number650 (as of 2023)
Government

The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality (first past the post) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024.

The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at the 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies) were adopted through statutory instruments.[1][2][3][4] Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election, which had resulted in a reduction of 13 seats.

Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986. Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, as amended by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020, the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England).[5]

Overview

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The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country.

Year 2000 2010 2015 2017[6] 2019[7]
Numbers % Numbers % Numbers % Numbers % Numbers %
Total electorate for each constituent country
  England 36,994,681 83.47% 38,432,802 83.81% 38,736,146 83.57% 38,693,900 83.85% 39,901,035 83.88%
  Scotland 3,995,489 9.02% 3,929,956 8.57% 4,099,532 8.84% 3,950,600 8.56% 4,053,056 8.52%
  Wales 2,225,689 5.02% 2,302,300 5.02% 2,281,754 4.92% 2,261,200 4.90% 2,319,690 4.88%
  Northern Ireland 1,103,670 2.49% 1,190,635 2.60% 1,236,765 2.67% 1,242,300 2.69% 1,293,971 2.72%
UK total 44,319,529 45,855,693 46,354,197 46,148,000 47,567,752
Average electorate per constituency for each constituent country
  England 69,408 101.80% 72,107 102.21% 72,676 101.91% 72,596 102.25% 74,861 102.30%
  Scotland 67,720 99.32% 66,609 94.42% 69,484 97.43% 66,959 94.31% 68,696 93.87%
  Wales 55,642 81.61% 57,558 81.59% 57,044 79.99% 56,530 79.62% 57,992 79.24%
  Northern Ireland 61,315 89.93% 66,146 93.76% 68,709 96.35% 69,017 97.21% 71,887 98.23%
Overall UK average 68,184 70,547 71,314 70,997 73,181

As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062.[8] The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Ynys Mon, and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight.[9] These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies.

Geographical size of constituencies

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Map
The UK's smallest constituency: Islington North

As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber, which occupies a sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North.

Largest and smallest constituencies by UK nation (2019)[10]
Largest Smallest
England Penrith and The Border 3,135 square kilometres (1,210 sq mi) Islington North 7.38 square kilometres (2.85 sq mi)
Scotland Ross, Skye and Lochaber 12,768 square kilometres (4,930 sq mi) Glasgow North 16.86 square kilometres (6.51 sq mi)
Wales Brecon and Radnorshire 3,015 square kilometres (1,164 sq mi) Cardiff Central 16.83 square kilometres (6.50 sq mi)
Northern Ireland Fermanagh and South Tyrone 2,512 square kilometres (970 sq mi) Belfast North 50.34 square kilometres (19.44 sq mi)

Parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom

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Size of electorate in each constituency

As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland.

England

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The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England, which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020.

Constituencies in England from June 2024
Constituency Electorate
March 2020[11]
Ceremonial county Region
Aldershot 76,765 Hampshire South East
Aldridge-Brownhills 73,122 West Midlands West Midlands
Altrincham and Sale West 73,934 Greater Manchester North West
Amber Valley 70,625 Derbyshire East Midlands
Arundel and South Downs 76,974 West Sussex South East
Ashfield 69,819 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Ashford 73,546 Kent South East
Ashton-under-Lyne 72,278 Greater Manchester North West
Aylesbury 75,636 Buckinghamshire South East
Banbury 69,943 Oxfordshire South East
Barking 71,822 London (Barking and Dagenham) London
Barnsley North 76,794 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley South 75,896 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Barrow and Furness 76,603 Cumbria North West
Basildon and Billericay 76,993 Essex Eastern
Basingstoke 77,050 Hampshire South East
Bassetlaw 75,773 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Bath 73,241 Avon South West
Battersea 71,949 London (Wandsworth) London
Beaconsfield 72,315 Buckinghamshire South East
Beckenham and Penge 76,625 London (Bromley) London
Bedford 70,068 Bedfordshire Eastern
Bermondsey and Old Southwark 70,602 London (Southwark) London
Bethnal Green and Stepney 77,000 London (Tower Hamlets) London
Beverley and Holderness 71,102 Humberside Yorkshire and the Humber
Bexhill and Battle 70,869 East Sussex South East
Bexleyheath and Crayford 69,948 London (Bexley) London
Bicester and Woodstock 70,389 Oxfordshire South East
Birkenhead 76,271 Merseyside North West
Birmingham Edgbaston 71,354 West Midlands West Midlands
Birmingham Erdington 76,856 West Midlands West Midlands
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley 75,781 West Midlands West Midlands
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North 76,922 West Midlands West Midlands
Birmingham Ladywood 76,585 West Midlands West Midlands
Birmingham Northfield 73,483 West Midlands West Midlands
Birmingham Perry Barr 74,048 West Midlands West Midlands
Birmingham Selly Oak 76,285 West Midlands West Midlands
Birmingham Yardley 71,912 West Midlands West Midlands
Bishop Auckland 70,879 County Durham North East
Blackburn 70,586 Lancashire North West
Blackley and Middleton South 71,375 Greater Manchester North West
Blackpool North and Fleetwood 75,396 Lancashire North West
Blackpool South 76,071 Lancashire North West
Blaydon and Consett 70,163 County Durham; Tyne and Wear North East
Blyth and Ashington 75,452 Northumberland North East
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton 76,985 West Sussex South East
Bolsover 74,680 Derbyshire East Midlands
Bolton North East 77,020 Greater Manchester North West
Bolton South and Walkden 75,716 Greater Manchester North West
Bolton West 72,125 Greater Manchester North West
Bootle 75,194 Merseyside North West
Boston and Skegness 75,806 Lincolnshire East Midlands
Bournemouth East 73,173 Dorset South West
Bournemouth West 72,094 Dorset South West
Bracknell 70,247 Berkshire South East
Bradford East 72,150 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Bradford South 70,890 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Bradford West 71,258 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Braintree 75,662 Essex Eastern
Brent East 75,880 London (Brent) London
Brent West 76,463 London (Brent) London
Brentford and Isleworth 76,354 London (Hounslow; Richmond upon Thames) London
Brentwood and Ongar 74,937 Essex Eastern
Bridgwater 71,418 Somerset South West
Bridlington and The Wolds 72,501 Humberside Yorkshire and the Humber
Brigg and Immingham 71,628 Humberside Yorkshire and the Humber
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven 69,865 East Sussex South East
Brighton Pavilion 75,722 East Sussex South East
Bristol Central 70,227 Avon South West
Bristol East 75,936 Avon South West
Bristol North East 69,793 Avon South West
Bristol North West 76,783 Avon South West
Bristol South 74,696 Avon South West
Broadland and Fakenham 72,907 Norfolk Eastern
Bromley and Biggin Hill 70,418 London (Bromley) London
Bromsgrove 75,305 Worcestershire West Midlands
Broxbourne 75,454 Hertfordshire Eastern
Broxtowe 72,461 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Buckingham and Bletchley 73,644 Buckinghamshire South East
Burnley 75,436 Lancashire North West
Burton and Uttoxeter 75,460 Staffordshire West Midlands
Bury North 77,009 Greater Manchester North West
Bury South 74,598 Greater Manchester North West
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 75,655 Suffolk Eastern
Calder Valley 75,987 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Camborne and Redruth 73,568 Cornwall South West
Cambridge 72,560 Cambridgeshire Eastern
Cannock Chase 75,582 Staffordshire West Midlands
Canterbury 75,499 Kent South East
Carlisle 75,868 Cumbria North West
Carshalton and Wallington 72,755 London (Sutton) London
Castle Point 70,923 Essex Eastern
Central Devon 73,491 Devon South West
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich 71,020 Suffolk Eastern
Chatham and Aylesford 74,840 Kent South East
Cheadle 73,775 Greater Manchester North West
Chelmsford 76,454 Essex Eastern
Chelsea and Fulham 76,481 London (Hammersmith and Fulham; Kensington and Chelsea) London
Cheltenham 75,292 Gloucestershire South West
Chesham and Amersham 74,155 Buckinghamshire South East
Chester North and Neston 72,327 Cheshire North West
Chester South and Eddisbury 71,975 Cheshire North West
Chesterfield 70,722 Derbyshire East Midlands
Chichester 76,765 West Sussex South East
Chingford and Woodford Green 75,677 London (Redbridge; Waltham Forest) London
Chippenham 71,648 Wiltshire South West
Chipping Barnet 76,187 London (Barnet) London
Chorley 74,568 Lancashire North West
Christchurch 71,598 Dorset South West
Cities of London and Westminster 73,140 London (City; Westminster) London
City of Durham 72,878 County Durham North East
Clacton 75,959 Essex Eastern
Clapham and Brixton Hill 75,460 London (Lambeth) London
Colchester 76,843 Essex Eastern
Colne Valley 71,518 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Congleton 69,836 Cheshire North West
Corby and East Northamptonshire 76,748 Northamptonshire East Midlands
Coventry East 73,389 West Midlands West Midlands
Coventry North West 73,431 West Midlands West Midlands
Coventry South 70,998 West Midlands West Midlands
Cramlington and Killingworth 73,295 Northumberland; Tyne and Wear North East
Crawley 74,446 West Sussex South East
Crewe and Nantwich 76,236 Cheshire North West
Croydon East 75,346 London (Croydon) London
Croydon South 71,541 London (Croydon) London
Croydon West 70,812 London (Croydon) London
Dagenham and Rainham 73,627 London (Barking and Dagenham; Havering) London
Darlington 70,446 County Durham North East
Dartford 72,048 Kent South East
Daventry 76,539 Northamptonshire East Midlands
Derby North 71,876 Derbyshire East Midlands
Derby South 72,067 Derbyshire East Midlands
Derbyshire Dales 71,435 Derbyshire East Midlands
Dewsbury and Batley 70,226 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Didcot and Wantage 74,356 Oxfordshire South East
Doncaster Central 75,007 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme 70,113 Humberside; South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Doncaster North 71,739 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Dorking and Horley 70,317 Surrey South East
Dover and Deal 75,855 Kent South East
Droitwich and Evesham 74,345 Worcestershire West Midlands
Dudley 71,083 West Midlands West Midlands
Dulwich and West Norwood 74,314 London (Lambeth; Southwark) London
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard 74,069 Bedfordshire Eastern
Ealing Central and Acton 75,399 London (Ealing; Hammersmith and Fulham) London
Ealing North 72,985 London (Ealing) London
Ealing Southall 75,085 London (Ealing) London
Earley and Woodley 70,083 Berkshire South East
Easington 70,043 County Durham North East
East Grinstead and Uckfield 72,356 East Sussex; West Sussex South East
East Ham 70,902 London (Newham) London
East Hampshire 69,959 Hampshire South East
East Surrey 73,145 Surrey South East
East Thanet 73,790 Kent South East
East Wiltshire 71,109 Wiltshire South West
East Worthing and Shoreham 75,466 West Sussex South East
Eastbourne 73,322 East Sussex South East
Eastleigh 69,982 Hampshire South East
Edmonton and Winchmore Hill 75,204 London (Enfield) London
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough 71,027 Cheshire; Merseyside North West
Eltham and Chislehurst 74,179 London (Bromley; Greenwich) London
Ely and East Cambridgeshire 76,279 Cambridgeshire Eastern
Enfield North 76,824 London (Enfield) London
Epping Forest 74,553 Essex Eastern
Epsom and Ewell 76,844 Surrey South East
Erewash 71,986 Derbyshire East Midlands
Erith and Thamesmead 76,728 London (Bexley; Greenwich) London
Esher and Walton 73,280 Surrey South East
Exeter 71,713 Devon South West
Exmouth and Exeter East 74,502 Devon South West
Fareham and Waterlooville 77,036 Hampshire South East
Farnham and Bordon 72,938 Hampshire; Surrey South East
Faversham and Mid Kent 71,798 Kent South East
Feltham and Heston 75,226 London (Hounslow) London
Filton and Bradley Stoke 73,598 Avon South West
Finchley and Golders Green 75,761 London (Barnet) London
Folkestone and Hythe 70,023 Kent South East
Forest of Dean 71,510 Gloucestershire South West
Frome and East Somerset 70,177 Avon; Somerset South West
Fylde 75,114 Lancashire North West
Gainsborough 74,750 Lincolnshire East Midlands
Gateshead Central and Whickham 70,994 Tyne and Wear North East
Gedling 75,795 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Gillingham and Rainham 73,951 Kent South East
Glastonbury and Somerton 70,015 Somerset South West
Gloucester 76,695 Gloucestershire South West
Godalming and Ash 71,399 Surrey South East
Goole and Pocklington 76,337 Humberside Yorkshire and the Humber
Gorton and Denton 74,306 Greater Manchester North West
Gosport 73,763 Hampshire South East
Grantham and Bourne 72,071 Lincolnshire East Midlands
Gravesham 72,866 Kent South East
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes 77,050 Humberside Yorkshire and the Humber
Great Yarmouth 70,077 Norfolk Eastern
Greenwich and Woolwich 69,824 London (Greenwich) London
Guildford 71,367 Surrey South East
Hackney North and Stoke Newington 75,401 London (Hackney) London
Hackney South and Shoreditch 75,197 London (Hackney) London
Halesowen 69,907 West Midlands West Midlands
Halifax 74,563 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Hamble Valley 76,902 Hampshire South East
Hammersmith and Chiswick 74,746 London (Hammersmith and Fulham; Hounslow) London
Hampstead and Highgate 74,222 London (Camden; Haringey) London
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston 74,810 Leicestershire East Midlands
Harlow 73,479 Essex Eastern
Harpenden and Berkhamsted 71,635 Hertfordshire Eastern
Harrogate and Knaresborough 75,800 North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Harrow East 76,299 London (Brent; Harrow) London
Harrow West 74,060 London (Harrow) London
Hartlepool 71,228 Cleveland North East
Harwich and North Essex 74,838 Essex Eastern
Hastings and Rye 75,581 East Sussex South East
Havant 72,766 Hampshire South East
Hayes and Harlington 72,897 London (Hillingdon) London
Hazel Grove 72,941 Greater Manchester North West
Hemel Hempstead 70,496 Hertfordshire Eastern
Hendon 71,496 London (Barnet) London
Henley and Thame 70,626 Oxfordshire South East
Hereford and South Herefordshire 71,125 Herefordshire West Midlands
Herne Bay and Sandwich 76,028 Kent South East
Hertford and Stortford 75,396 Hertfordshire Eastern
Hertsmere 73,256 Hertfordshire Eastern
Hexham 72,738 Northumberland; Tyne and Wear North East
Heywood and Middleton North 73,306 Greater Manchester North West
High Peak 73,960 Derbyshire East Midlands
Hinckley and Bosworth 75,683 Leicestershire East Midlands
Hitchin 72,112 Bedfordshire; Hertfordshire Eastern
Holborn and St Pancras 75,475 London (Camden) London
Honiton and Sidmouth 74,365 Devon South West
Hornchurch and Upminster 76,938 London (Havering) London
Hornsey and Friern Barnet 70,565 London (Barnet; Haringey) London
Horsham 76,981 West Sussex South East
Houghton and Sunderland South 76,883 Tyne and Wear North East
Hove and Portslade 73,726 East Sussex South East
Huddersfield 76,044 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Huntingdon 75,590 Cambridgeshire Eastern
Hyndburn 71,145 Lancashire North West
Ilford North 74,684 London (Redbridge) London
Ilford South 74,065 London (Barking and Dagenham; Redbridge) London
Ipswich 75,117 Suffolk Eastern
Isle of Wight East 56,805 Hampshire South East
Isle of Wight West 54,911 Hampshire South East
Islington North 73,970 London (Islington) London
Islington South and Finsbury 75,905 London (Hackney; Islington) London
Jarrow and Gateshead East 71,106 Tyne and Wear North East
Keighley and Ilkley 72,954 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Kenilworth and Southam 71,451 Warwickshire West Midlands
Kensington and Bayswater 75,980 London (Kensington and Chelsea; Westminster) London
Kettering 76,163 Northamptonshire East Midlands
Kingston and Surbiton 75,410 London (Kingston upon Thames) London
Kingston upon Hull East 72,622 Humberside Yorkshire and the Humber
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham 76,039 Humberside Yorkshire and the Humber
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice 74,321 Humberside Yorkshire and the Humber
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire 71,896 Staffordshire; West Midlands West Midlands
Knowsley 71,228 Merseyside North West
Lancaster and Wyre 74,992 Lancashire North West
Leeds Central and Headingley 75,396 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds East 75,330 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds North East 70,976 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds North West 71,607 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds South 74,726 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds South West and Morley 71,376 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds West and Pudsey 70,270 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Leicester East 76,465 Leicestershire East Midlands
Leicester South 71,007 Leicestershire East Midlands
Leicester West 72,848 Leicestershire East Midlands
Leigh and Atherton 76,363 Greater Manchester North West
Lewes 75,091 East Sussex South East
Lewisham East 71,706 London (Lewisham) London
Lewisham North 73,504 London (Lewisham) London
Lewisham West and East Dulwich 69,904 London (Lewisham; Southwark) London
Leyton and Wanstead 71,330 London (Redbridge; Waltham Forest) London
Lichfield 74,942 Staffordshire West Midlands
Lincoln 74,128 Lincolnshire East Midlands
Liverpool Garston 70,372 Merseyside North West
Liverpool Riverside 70,157 Merseyside North West
Liverpool Walton 71,181 Merseyside North West
Liverpool Wavertree 71,076 Merseyside North West
Liverpool West Derby 70,730 Merseyside North West
Loughborough 73,902 Leicestershire East Midlands
Louth and Horncastle 75,959 Lincolnshire East Midlands
Lowestoft 73,967 Suffolk Eastern
Luton North 73,266 Bedfordshire Eastern
Luton South and South Bedfordshire 70,197 Bedfordshire Eastern
Macclesfield 75,881 Cheshire North West
Maidenhead 73,463 Berkshire South East
Maidstone and Malling 73,084 Kent South East
Makerfield 76,517 Greater Manchester North West
Maldon 76,794 Essex Eastern
Manchester Central 75,311 Greater Manchester North West
Manchester Rusholme 70,692 Greater Manchester North West
Manchester Withington 71,614 Greater Manchester North West
Mansfield 74,680 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Melksham and Devizes 71,823 Wiltshire South West
Melton and Syston 71,615 Leicestershire East Midlands
Meriden and Solihull East 74,211 West Midlands West Midlands
Mid Bedfordshire 71,748 Bedfordshire Eastern
Mid Buckinghamshire 72,240 Buckinghamshire South East
Mid Cheshire 69,775 Cheshire North West
Mid Derbyshire 70,085 Derbyshire East Midlands
Mid Dorset and North Poole 74,305 Dorset South West
Mid Leicestershire 76,173 Leicestershire East Midlands
Mid Norfolk 71,060 Norfolk Eastern
Mid Sussex 72,255 West Sussex South East
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East 71,742 Cleveland North East
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 69,967 Cleveland North East
Milton Keynes Central 76,708 Buckinghamshire South East
Milton Keynes North 70,620 Buckinghamshire South East
Mitcham and Morden 76,877 London (Merton) London
Morecambe and Lunesdale 76,040 Cumbria; Lancashire North West
New Forest East 73,823 Hampshire South East
New Forest West 71,009 Hampshire South East
Newark 76,478 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Newbury 71,631 Berkshire South East
Newcastle-under-Lyme 70,025 Staffordshire West Midlands
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West 76,460 Tyne and Wear North East
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 76,875 Tyne and Wear North East
Newcastle upon Tyne North 76,503 Tyne and Wear North East
Newton Abbot 72,956 Devon South West
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor 71,299 County Durham North East
Normanton and Hemsworth 75,388 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
North Bedfordshire 76,319 Bedfordshire Eastern
North Cornwall 75,034 Cornwall South West
North Cotswolds 70,915 Gloucestershire South West
North Devon 76,455 Devon South West
North Dorset 72,109 Dorset South West
North Durham 73,079 County Durham North East
North East Cambridgeshire 70,806 Cambridgeshire Eastern
North East Derbyshire 72,344 Derbyshire East Midlands
North East Hampshire 73,306 Hampshire South East
North East Hertfordshire 76,849 Hertfordshire Eastern
North East Somerset and Hanham 73,113 Avon South West
North Herefordshire 70,894 Herefordshire West Midlands
North Norfolk 70,719 Norfolk Eastern
North Northumberland 72,541 Northumberland North East
North Shropshire 77,052 Shropshire West Midlands
North Somerset 73,963 Avon South West
North Warwickshire and Bedworth 70,245 Warwickshire West Midlands
North West Cambridgeshire 73,556 Cambridgeshire Eastern
North West Essex 76,280 Essex Eastern
North West Hampshire 76,004 Hampshire South East
North West Leicestershire 75,373 Leicestershire East Midlands
North West Norfolk 75,200 Norfolk Eastern
Northampton North 75,713 Northamptonshire East Midlands
Northampton South 71,512 Northamptonshire East Midlands
Norwich North 71,441 Norfolk Eastern
Norwich South 73,301 Norfolk Eastern
Nottingham East 75,327 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Nottingham North and Kimberley 74,515 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Nottingham South 76,076 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Nuneaton 70,335 Warwickshire West Midlands
Old Bexley and Sidcup 74,317 London (Bexley) London
Oldham East and Saddleworth 72,997 Greater Manchester North West
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton 74,183 Greater Manchester North West
Orpington 71,571 London (Bromley) London
Ossett and Denby Dale 71,595 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Oxford East 72,371 Oxfordshire South East
Oxford West and Abingdon 72,004 Oxfordshire South East
Peckham 71,176 London (Southwark) London
Pendle and Clitheroe 76,941 Lancashire North West
Penistone and Stocksbridge 71,377 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Penrith and Solway 76,720 Cumbria North West
Peterborough 72,273 Cambridgeshire Eastern
Plymouth Moor View 73,378 Devon South West
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport 73,495 Devon South West
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley 72,751 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Poole 72,162 Dorset South West
Poplar and Limehouse 75,814 London (Tower Hamlets) London
Portsmouth North 71,844 Hampshire South East
Portsmouth South 74,253 Hampshire South East
Preston 72,946 Lancashire North West
Putney 73,041 London (Wandsworth) London
Queen's Park and Maida Vale 75,256 London (Brent; Westminster) London
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough 70,272 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Rayleigh and Wickford 76,422 Essex Eastern
Reading Central 71,283 Berkshire South East
Reading West and Mid Berkshire 69,999 Berkshire South East
Redcar 71,331 Cleveland North East
Redditch 69,921 Worcestershire West Midlands
Reigate 76,139 Surrey South East
Ribble Valley 75,993 Lancashire North West
Richmond and Northallerton 72,744 North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Richmond Park 75,037 London (Kingston upon Thames; Richmond upon Thames) London
Rochdale 71,697 Greater Manchester North West
Rochester and Strood 72,155 Kent South East
Romford 73,730 London (Havering) London
Romsey and Southampton North 73,831 Hampshire South East
Rossendale and Darwen 74,593 Lancashire North West
Rother Valley 70,184 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Rotherham 75,345 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Rugby 72,603 Warwickshire West Midlands
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner 72,168 London (Harrow; Hillingdon) London
Runcorn and Helsby 70,950 Cheshire North West
Runnymede and Weybridge 73,778 Surrey South East
Rushcliffe 76,171 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Rutland and Stamford 70,864 Leicestershire and Rutland; Lincolnshire East Midlands
Salford 72,169 Greater Manchester North West
Salisbury 70,242 Wiltshire South West
Scarborough and Whitby 73,862 North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Scunthorpe 74,278 Humberside Yorkshire and the Humber
Sefton Central 74,746 Merseyside North West
Selby 74,761 North Yorkshire; West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Sevenoaks 73,684 Kent South East
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough 71,154 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Sheffield Central 70,453 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Sheffield Hallam 76,637 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Sheffield Heeley 74,614 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Sheffield South East 76,223 South Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Sherwood Forest 76,543 Nottinghamshire East Midlands
Shipley 74,095 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Shrewsbury 75,139 Shropshire West Midlands
Sittingbourne and Sheppey 76,818 Kent South East
Skipton and Ripon 76,758 North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Sleaford and North Hykeham 73,380 Lincolnshire East Midlands
Slough 75,287 Berkshire South East
Smethwick 71,195 West Midlands West Midlands
Solihull West and Shirley 70,537 West Midlands West Midlands
South Basildon and East Thurrock 73,322 Essex Eastern
South Cambridgeshire 75,484 Cambridgeshire Eastern
South Cotswolds 72,865 Gloucestershire; Wiltshire South West
South Derbyshire 71,202 Derbyshire East Midlands
South Devon 71,691 Devon South West
South Dorset 76,640 Dorset South West
South East Cornwall 71,734 Cornwall South West
South Holland and The Deepings 76,139 Lincolnshire East Midlands
South Leicestershire 75,634 Leicestershire East Midlands
South Norfolk 69,837 Norfolk Eastern
South Northamptonshire 76,555 Northamptonshire East Midlands
South Ribble 72,029 Lancashire North West
South Shields 69,725 Tyne and Wear North East
South Shropshire 77,034 Shropshire West Midlands
South Suffolk 71,070 Suffolk Eastern
South West Devon 75,371 Devon South West
South West Hertfordshire 71,552 Hertfordshire Eastern
South West Norfolk 72,496 Norfolk Eastern
South West Wiltshire 71,551 Wiltshire South West
Southampton Itchen 72,150 Hampshire South East
Southampton Test 69,960 Hampshire South East
Southend East and Rochford 70,094 Essex Eastern
Southend West and Leigh 76,824 Essex Eastern
Southgate and Wood Green 76,034 London (Enfield; Haringey) London
Southport 74,168 Lancashire; Merseyside North West
Spelthorne 72,897 Surrey South East
Spen Valley 72,169 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
St Albans 70,881 Hertfordshire Eastern
St Austell and Newquay 74,585 Cornwall South West
St Helens North 76,082 Merseyside North West
St Helens South and Whiston 70,937 Merseyside North West
St Ives 70,107 Cornwall South West
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire 74,699 Cambridgeshire Eastern
Stafford 70,537 Staffordshire West Midlands
Staffordshire Moorlands 70,113 Staffordshire West Midlands
Stalybridge and Hyde 73,028 Greater Manchester North West
Stevenage 70,370 Hertfordshire Eastern
Stockport 74,769 Greater Manchester North West
Stockton North 69,779 Cleveland North East
Stockton West 70,108 Cleveland; County Durham North East
Stoke-on-Trent Central 70,550 Staffordshire West Midlands
Stoke-on-Trent North 69,821 Staffordshire West Midlands
Stoke-on-Trent South 69,831 Staffordshire West Midlands
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge 70,701 Staffordshire West Midlands
Stourbridge 69,840 West Midlands West Midlands
Stratford-on-Avon 72,388 Warwickshire West Midlands
Stratford and Bow 73,849 London (Newham; Tower Hamlets) London
Streatham and Croydon North 76,050 London (Croydon; Lambeth) London
Stretford and Urmston 73,212 Greater Manchester North West
Stroud 76,249 Gloucestershire South West
Suffolk Coastal 72,663 Suffolk Eastern
Sunderland Central 72,688 Tyne and Wear North East
Surrey Heath 70,825 Surrey South East
Sussex Weald 70,075 East Sussex South East
Sutton and Cheam 71,284 London (Sutton) London
Sutton Coldfield 74,584 West Midlands West Midlands
Swindon North 72,163 Wiltshire South West
Swindon South 72,468 Wiltshire South West
Tamworth 73,644 Staffordshire West Midlands
Tatton 75,538 Cheshire North West
Taunton and Wellington 76,049 Somerset South West
Telford 70,768 Shropshire West Midlands
Tewkesbury 72,426 Gloucestershire South West
The Wrekin 76,143 Shropshire West Midlands
Thirsk and Malton 76,623 North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Thornbury and Yate 74,935 Avon South West
Thurrock 73,347 Essex Eastern
Tipton and Wednesbury 73,820 West Midlands West Midlands
Tiverton and Minehead 70,829 Devon; Somerset South West
Tonbridge 73,692 Kent South East
Tooting 76,986 London (Wandsworth) London
Torbay 75,742 Devon South West
Torridge and Tavistock 74,802 Devon South West
Tottenham 75,968 London (Hackney; Haringey) London
Truro and Falmouth 73,326 Cornwall South West
Tunbridge Wells 75,213 Kent South East
Twickenham 75,889 London (Richmond upon Thames) London
Tynemouth 73,022 Tyne and Wear North East
Uxbridge and South Ruislip 75,042 London (Hillingdon) London
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green 69,995 London (Lambeth; Southwark) London
Wakefield and Rothwell 73,968 West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Wallasey 73,054 Merseyside North West
Walsall and Bloxwich 74,866 West Midlands West Midlands
Walthamstow 70,867 London (Waltham Forest) London
Warrington North 72,350 Cheshire North West
Warrington South 76,639 Cheshire North West
Warwick and Leamington 75,440 Warwickshire West Midlands
Washington and Gateshead South 71,775 Tyne and Wear North East
Watford 70,576 Hertfordshire Eastern
Waveney Valley 70,540 Norfolk; Suffolk Eastern
Weald of Kent 70,110 Kent South East
Wellingborough and Rushden 76,669 Northamptonshire East Midlands
Wells and Mendip Hills 69,843 Avon; Somerset South West
Welwyn Hatfield 74,535 Hertfordshire Eastern
West Bromwich 72,206 West Midlands West Midlands
West Dorset 75,390 Dorset South West
West Ham and Beckton 70,590 London (Newham) London
West Lancashire 73,652 Lancashire North West
West Suffolk 76,243 Suffolk Eastern
West Worcestershire 76,638 Worcestershire West Midlands
Westmorland and Lonsdale 72,322 Cumbria North West
Weston-super-Mare 70,722 Avon South West
Wetherby and Easingwold 71,455 North Yorkshire; West Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
Whitehaven and Workington 73,385 Cumbria North West
Widnes and Halewood 70,865 Cheshire; Merseyside North West
Wigan 75,607 Greater Manchester North West
Wimbledon 74,641 London (Kingston upon Thames; Merton) London
Winchester 76,577 Hampshire South East
Windsor 74,338 Berkshire; Surrey South East
Wirral West 72,126 Merseyside North West
Witham 75,064 Essex Eastern
Witney 70,042 Oxfordshire South East
Woking 71,737 Surrey South East
Wokingham 70,235 Berkshire South East
Wolverhampton North East 70,449 West Midlands West Midlands
Wolverhampton South East 75,685 West Midlands West Midlands
Wolverhampton West 75,592 West Midlands West Midlands
Worcester 73,928 Worcestershire West Midlands
Worsley and Eccles 76,915 Greater Manchester North West
Worthing West 76,293 West Sussex South East
Wycombe 71,769 Buckinghamshire South East
Wyre Forest 77,015 Worcestershire West Midlands
Wythenshawe and Sale East 76,971 Greater Manchester North West
Yeovil 76,056 Somerset South West
York Central 74,854 North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber
York Outer 72,720 North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber

Scotland

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Constituencies in Scotland from June 2024
Constituency Electorate
March 2020[12]
Council area
Aberdeen North 76,895 Aberdeen City
Aberdeen South 76,560 Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East 71,485 Aberdeenshire; Moray
Airdrie and Shotts 70,420 North Lanarkshire
Alloa and Grangemouth 72,265 Clackmannanshire; Falkirk
Angus and Perthshire Glens 77,006 Angus; Perth and Kinross
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry 76,810 Angus; Dundee City
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber 71,707 Argyll and Bute; Highland
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 72,057 East Ayrshire; South Ayrshire
Bathgate and Linlithgow 71,650 Falkirk; West Lothian
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk 74,687 Scottish Borders
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 75,173 Highland
Central Ayrshire 69,779 North Ayrshire; South Ayrshire
Coatbridge and Bellshill 72,507 North Lanarkshire
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy 70,329 Fife
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch 70,579 East Dunbartonshire; North Lanarkshire
Dumfries and Galloway 76,863 Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 70,738 Dumfries and Galloway; Scottish Borders; South Lanarkshire
Dundee Central 75,298 Dundee City
Dunfermline and Dollar 70,725 Clackmannanshire; Fife
East Kilbride and Strathaven 75,161 South Lanarkshire
East Renfrewshire 72,959 East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 75,705 City of Edinburgh; East Lothian
Edinburgh North and Leith 76,770 City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh South 70,980 City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh South West 73,315 City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh West 76,723 City of Edinburgh
Falkirk 75,067 Falkirk
Glasgow East 69,748 Glasgow City
Glasgow North 73,210 Glasgow City
Glasgow North East 75,236 Glasgow City
Glasgow South 71,344 Glasgow City
Glasgow South West 70,431 Glasgow City
Glasgow West 72,499 Glasgow City
Glenrothes and Mid Fife 69,734 Fife
Gordon and Buchan 70,238 Aberdeenshire
Hamilton and Clyde Valley 74,577 South Lanarkshire
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 70,418 Inverclyde; Renfrewshire
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire 76,903 Highland
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 74,801 East Ayrshire
Livingston 75,454 West Lothian
Lothian East 71,287 East Lothian
Mid Dunbartonshire 75,099 East Dunbartonshire; North Lanarkshire
Midlothian 71,210 Midlothian
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey 76,237 Highland; Moray
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke 72,318 North Lanarkshire; South Lanarkshire
Na h-Eileanan an Iar 21,177 Na h-Eileanan an Iar
North Ayrshire and Arran 73,588 North Ayrshire
North East Fife 70,452 Fife
Orkney and Shetland 34,824 Orkney Islands; Shetland Islands
Paisley and Renfrewshire North 69,941 Glasgow City; Renfrewshire
Paisley and Renfrewshire South 69,813 Renfrewshire
Perth and Kinross-shire 76,320 Perth and Kinross
Rutherglen 71,612 South Lanarkshire
Stirling and Strathallan 77,008 Perth and Kinross; Stirling
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 73,634 Aberdeenshire
West Dunbartonshire 70,286 Glasgow City; West Dunbartonshire

Wales

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Constituencies in Wales from June 2024
Constituency Electorate
March 2020[13]
Council area
Aberafan Maesteg 69,817 Bridgend; Neath Port Talbot
Alyn and Deeside 75,695 Flintshire
Bangor Aberconwy 70,468 Conwy; Denbighshire; Gwynedd
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney 71,079 Blaenau Gwent; Caerphilly
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe 72,113 Neath Port Talbot; Powys
Bridgend 70,770 Bridgend
Caerfyrddin 72,683 Carmarthenshire
Caerphilly 72,458 Caerphilly
Cardiff East 72,463 Cardiff
Cardiff North 71,143 Cardiff; Rhondda Cynon Taf
Cardiff South and Penarth 72,269 Cardiff; Vale of Glamorgan
Cardiff West 73,947 Cardiff; Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ceredigion Preseli 74,063 Ceredigion; Pembrokeshire
Clwyd East 76,395 Denbighshire; Flintshire; Wrexham
Clwyd North 76,150 Conwy; Denbighshire
Dwyfor Meirionnydd 72,533 Denbighshire; Gwynedd
Gower 76,801 Swansea
Llanelli 69,895 Carmarthenshire
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare 74,805 Merthyr Tydfil; Rhondda Cynon Taf
Mid and South Pembrokeshire 76,820 Pembrokeshire
Monmouthshire 72,681 Monmouthshire
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr 74,223 Powys; Wrexham
Neath and Swansea East 74,705 Neath Port Talbot; Swansea
Newport East 76,159 Newport
Newport West and Islwyn 76,234 Caerphilly; Newport
Pontypridd 73,743 Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda and Ogmore 73,557 Bridgend; Rhondda Cynon Taf
Swansea West 74,612 Swansea
Torfaen 70,591 Torfaen
Vale of Glamorgan 70,426 Vale of Glamorgan
Wrexham 70,964 Wrexham
Ynys Môn 52,415 Isle of Anglesey

Northern Ireland

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Constituencies in Northern Ireland from June 2024
Constituency Electorate
March 2020[14]
Council area
Belfast East 70,076 Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh
Belfast North 71,372 Antrim and Newtownabbey; Belfast
Belfast South and Mid Down 71,978 Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh; Newry, Mourne and Down
Belfast West 71,921 Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh
East Antrim 69,936 Antrim and Newtownabbey; Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim
East Londonderry 72,213 Causeway Coast and Glens; Derry City and Strabane
Fermanagh and South Tyrone 74,643 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon; Fermanagh and Omagh; Mid Ulster
Foyle 69,890 Derry City and Strabane
Lagan Valley 76,332 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon; Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid Ulster 70,094 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon; Mid Ulster
Newry and Armagh 74,585 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon; Newry, Mourne and Down
North Antrim 71,165 Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim
North Down 70,412 Ards and North Down; Belfast
South Antrim 71,646 Antrim and Newtownabbey; Lisburn and Castlereagh
South Down 71,772 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon; Newry, Mourne and Down
Strangford 70,070 Ards and North Down; Newry, Mourne and Down
Upper Bann 76,969 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
West Tyrone 70,614 Derry City and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh; Mid Ulster

Summary of main boundary changes for the 2024 election

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Recent boundary reviews

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Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023.[15]

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006". www.legislation.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Amendment) Order 2009". www.legislation.gov.uk.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008". www.legislation.gov.uk.
  5. ^ "A Guide to the 2013 Review" The Boundary Commission for England — retrieved 2012-12-19 Archived 29 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Electoral statistics, UK: 2017". ONS. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Guide to the 2023 Review of Parliamentary constituencies | Boundary Commission for England | Page 3". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Guide to the 2023 Review of Parliamentary constituencies | Boundary Commission for England | Page 10". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Standard Area Measurements (2019) for Electoral Areas in the United Kingdom". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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  12. ^ Matthews, Hugh; Henderson, Ailsa; Walker, Susan (June 2023). "Table 5.1 – Final Recommendations for UK Parliament constituencies" (PDF). 2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituency Boundaries in Scotland. Edinburgh: Boundary Commission for Scotland. ISBN 978-1-5286-3892-0. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  13. ^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ Humphreys, Michael; Havlin, Sarah; Patterson, Vilma (28 June 2023). "Appendix D: Composition of the Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). Final Recommendations Report of the 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies. Belfast: Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. ISBN 978-1-5286-4069-5. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to lose seat in Commons boundary changes". BBC News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

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