Paragraph 5 F1
A Boundary Commission may take into account, if and to such extent as they think fit—
special geographical considerations, including in particular the size, shape and accessibility of a constituency;
local government boundaries which exist, or are prospective, on the review date;
boundaries of existing constituencies;
any local ties that would be broken by changes in constituencies;
the inconveniences attendant on such changes.
In the case of a local government boundary which is prospective on the review date, it is that boundary rather than any existing boundary which it replaces, which may be taken into account under sub-paragraph (1)(b).
The Boundary Commission for England may take into account, if and to such extent as they think fit, F4boundaries of the English regions specified in sub-paragraph (2A) as they exist on the most recent ordinary council-election day before the review date.
The English regions listed in column (1) of the Table below comprise the areas specified in column (2) of the Table (and a reference to an area specified in column (2) of the Table is to that area as it is for the time being).
Table
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Name of Region | Area included |
| East Midlands | County of Derby |
| County of Derbyshire | |
| County of Leicester | |
| County of Leicestershire | |
| County of Lincolnshire | |
| County of Northamptonshire | |
| County of Nottingham | |
| County of Nottinghamshire | |
| County of Rutland | |
| Eastern | County of Bedford |
| County of Central Bedfordshire | |
| County of Cambridgeshire | |
| County of Essex | |
| County of Hertfordshire | |
| County of Luton | |
| County of Norfolk | |
| County of Peterborough | |
| County of Southend-on-Sea | |
| County of Suffolk | |
| County of Thurrock | |
| London | Greater London |
| North East | County of Darlington |
| County of Durham | |
| County of Hartlepool | |
| County of Middlesbrough | |
| County of Northumberland | |
| County of Redcar and Cleveland | |
| County of Stockton-On-Tees | |
| County of Tyne and Wear | |
| North West | County of Blackburn with Darwen |
| F6County of Blackpool | |
| County of Cheshire East | |
| County of Cheshire West and Chester | |
| County of Cumbria | |
| County of Greater Manchester | |
| County of Halton | |
| County of Lancashire | |
| County of Merseyside | |
| County of Warrington | |
| South East | County of Berkshire |
| County of Brighton and Hove | |
| County of Buckinghamshire | |
| County of East Sussex | |
| County of Hampshire | |
| County of Isle of Wight | |
| County of Kent | |
| County of the Medway Towns | |
| County of Milton Keynes | |
| County of Oxfordshire | |
| County of Portsmouth | |
| County of Southampton | |
| County of Surrey | |
| County of West Sussex | |
| South West | County of Bath and North East Somerset |
| County of Bournemouth | |
| County of the City of Bristol | |
| County of Cornwall | |
| County of Devon | |
| County of Dorset | |
| County of Gloucestershire | |
| County of North Somerset | |
| County of Plymouth | |
| County of Poole | |
| County of Somerset | |
| County of South Gloucestershire | |
| County of Swindon | |
| County of Torbay | |
| County of Wiltshire | |
| Isles of Scilly | |
| West Midlands | County of Herefordshire |
| County of Shropshire | |
| County of Staffordshire | |
| County of Stoke-on-Trent | |
| County of Telford and Wrekin | |
| County of Warwickshire | |
| County of West Midlands | |
| County of Worcestershire | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | County of the City of Kingston upon Hull |
| County of the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| County of North East Lincolnshire | |
| County of North Lincolnshire | |
| County of North Yorkshire | |
| County of South Yorkshire | |
| County of West Yorkshire | |
| County of York |
This rule has effect subject to rules 2 and 4.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 2 substituted (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 11(1), 19(1) (with s. 13(5))
- F2
Sch. 2 rule 5(1)(b) substituted (14.12.2020) by Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 (c. 25), ss. 6(2), 14(2) (with s. 13(2))
- F3
Sch. 2 rule 5(1A) inserted (14.12.2020) by Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 (c. 25), ss. 6(3), 14(2) (with s. 13(2))
- F4
Words in Sch. 2 rule 5(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 1(2) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))
- F5
Sch. 2 rule 5(2A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 1(3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))
- F6
Words in Sch. 2 rule 5(2A) Table inserted (31.12.2020) by Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 (c. 25), Sch. paras. 4(3)(4) (with s. 13(2))