# The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England and Wales) Order 2023

S.I. 2023/1299 · made 30 November 2023

This Order makes provision for the designation of returning officers and acting returning officers in certain constituencies in England and Wales, where the returning officer or acting returning officer is not prescribed by section 24(1) or section 28(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2). The Order is in consequence of the new parliamentary constituency boundaries in England and Wales set out in the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1230).

Made under: Representation of the People Act 1983 (Section 24, Section 28); Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

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## Introductory text

Representation Of The People, England And Wales
Made 30th November 2023
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(1)(c), (cc) and (e) and 28(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(c) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England and Wales) Order 2023.
(2) This Order comes into force—
(a) for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to a parliamentary election to be held after the issue of a proclamation by His Majesty summoning a new Parliament, on 1st December 2023;
(b) for all other purposes, on the issue of a proclamation by His Majesty summoning a new Parliament.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.
(4) References to constituencies in this Order are references to those constituencies in England or Wales constituted by an Order in Council made under section 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.

## 2 Designation of returning officers for borough constituencies: England and Wales

(1) In the case of a borough constituency listed in the first column of the Table in each of Parts 1, 2 and 4 to 9 of Schedule 1 (being a constituency in England which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a district), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is the chairman of the council listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency.
(2) In the case of a borough constituency listed in the first column of the Table in Part 3 of Schedule 1 (being a constituency which is situated partly in one London borough and partly in another), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is—
(a) where a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive or a mayor and council manager executive, the chairman of the council of the London borough listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency, and
(b) in any other case, the mayor of the London borough referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
(3) In the case of the Cardiff North (Gogledd Caerdydd), Cardiff South and Penarth (De Caerdydd a Phenarth) and Cardiff West (Gorllewin Caerdydd) constituencies (each being a borough constituency in Wales which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a county or county borough), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is the chairman of the City and County of Cardiff Council.

## 3 Designation of returning officers for county constituencies: England and Wales

(1) In the case of a county constituency listed in the second column of the Table in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (being a constituency in England which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a county, as defined by section 38 of the Sheriffs Act 1887), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is the sheriff of the county listed in the third column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency.
(2) In the case of a county constituency listed in the first column of the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (being a constituency in Wales which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a preserved county, as defined by section 64(1) of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994), the returning officer for a parliamentary election is the sheriff of the county listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency.

## 4 Designation of acting returning officers at parliamentary elections: England and Wales

(1) In the case of a county constituency in England listed in the first column of the Table in each of Parts 1 to 8 of Schedule 3, the duties of the returning officer for a parliamentary election are to be discharged, as acting returning officer, by the registration officer appointed by the council listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency.
(2) In the case of a county constituency in Wales listed in the first column of the Table in Part 9 of Schedule 3, the duties of the returning officer for a parliamentary election are to be discharged, as acting returning officer, by the registration officer appointed by the county or county borough council listed in the second column of that Table opposite to the name of the constituency.

## 5 Revocations

The following are revoked—
(a) the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (Wales) Order 2007;
(b) the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) Order 2007.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Simon Hoare
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
30th November 2023

## Schedule 1: Returning officers for certain borough constituencies: England

## 1 Borough constituencies in the East Midlands region

Constituency
Council
Lincoln
City of Lincoln Council
Nottingham North and Kimberley
Nottingham City Council

## 2 Borough constituencies in the Eastern region

Constituency
Council
Castle Point
Castle Point Borough Council
Norwich North
Broadland District Council
Norwich South
Norwich City Council
Watford
Watford Borough Council

## 3 Borough constituencies in the London region

Constituency
London Borough
Brentford and Isleworth
Hounslow
Chelsea and Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham
Chingford and Woodford Green
Waltham Forest
Cities of London and Westminster
City of Westminster
Dagenham and Rainham
Barking and Dagenham
Dulwich and West Norwood
Lambeth
Ealing Central and Acton
Ealing
Eltham and Chislehurst
Greenwich
Erith and Thamesmead
Greenwich
Hammersmith and Chiswick
Hammersmith and Fulham
Hampstead and Highgate
Camden
Harrow East
Harrow
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Haringey
Ilford South
Redbridge
Islington South and Finsbury
Islington
Kensington and Bayswater
Kensington and Chelsea
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Lewisham
Leyton and Wanstead
Waltham Forest
Queen’s Park and Maida Vale
City of Westminster
Richmond Park
Richmond upon Thames
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Hillingdon
Southgate and Wood Green
Enfield
Stratford and Bow
Newham
Streatham and Croydon North
Lambeth
Tottenham
Haringey
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Lambeth
Wimbledon
Merton

## 4 Borough constituencies in the North East region

Constituency
Council
Jarrow and Gateshead East
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Middlesbrough Council
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
Washington and Gateshead South
Sunderland City Council

## 5 Borough constituencies in the North West region

Constituency
Council
Blackley and Middleton South
Manchester City Council
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Wyre Council
Bolton South and Walkden
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Bury South
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Gorton and Denton
Manchester City Council
Liverpool Walton
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool West Derby
Liverpool City Council
Manchester Central
Manchester City Council
St Helens South and Whiston
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Wythenshawe and Sale East
Manchester City Council

## 6 Borough constituencies in the South East region

Constituency
Council
Aldershot
Rushmoor Borough Council
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Brighton and Hove City Council
Earley and Woodley
Wokingham Borough Council
Eastleigh
Eastleigh Borough Council
Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Gosport
Gosport Borough Council

## 7 Borough constituencies in the South West region

Constituency
Council
Bristol North East
Bristol City Council

## 8 Borough constituencies in the West Midlands region

Constituency
Council
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Birmingham City Council
Halesowen
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Stoke-on-Trent North
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Tipton and Wednesbury
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Wolverhampton North East
City of Wolverhampton Council
Wolverhampton South East
City of Wolverhampton Council

## 9 Borough constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber region

Constituency
District
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Kingston upon Hull City Council
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Kingston upon Hull City Council
Wakefield and Rothwell
Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council

## Schedule 2: Returning officer for certain county constituencies

## 1 County constituencies in England

Region
Constituency
Sheriff
East Midlands
Rutland and Stamford
Sheriff of Rutland
Eastern
Hitchin
Sheriff of Hertfordshire
Waveney Valley
Sheriff of Suffolk
North East
Blaydon and Consett
Sheriff of Durham
Cramlington and Killingworth
Sheriff of Northumberland
Hexham
Sheriff of Northumberland
Stockton West
Sheriff of Durham
North West
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Sheriff of Lancashire
Southport
Sheriff of Merseyside
Widnes and Halewood
Sheriff of Cheshire
South East
East Grinstead and Uckfield
Sheriff of West Sussex
Farnham and Bordon
Sheriff of Surrey
Windsor
Sheriff of Berkshire
South West
North East Somerset and Hanham
Sheriff of Somerset
South Cotswolds
Sheriff of Gloucestershire
Tiverton and Minehead
Sheriff of Somerset
West Midlands
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Sheriff of Staffordshire
Yorkshire and the Humber
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
Sheriff of South Yorkshire
Selby
Sheriff of North Yorkshire
Wetherby and Easingwold
Sheriff of North Yorkshire

## 2 County constituencies in Wales

Constituency
Sheriff
Aberafan Maesteg
Sheriff of West Glamorgan
Bangor Aberconwy
Sheriff of Clwyd
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
(Aberhonddu, Maesyfed a Chwm Tawe)
Sheriff of Powys
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Sheriff of Gwynedd
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
(Maldwyn a Glyndŵr)
Sheriff of Powys

## Schedule 3: Acting returning officer for certain county constituencies: England and Wales

## 1 County constituencies in the East Midlands region

Constituency
Council
Amber Valley
Amber Valley Borough
Ashfield
Ashfield District Council
Bassetlaw
Bassetlaw District Council
Bolsover
Bolsover District Council
Boston and Skegness
Boston Borough Council
Broxtowe
Broxtowe Borough Council
Corby and East Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire Council
Daventry
West Northamptonshire Council
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Erewash
Erewash Borough Council
Gainsborough
West Lindsey District Council
Gedling
Gedling Borough Council
Grantham and Bourne
South Kesteven District Council
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
High Peak
High Peak Borough Council
Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Kettering
North Northamptonshire Council
Loughborough
Charnwood Borough Council
Louth and Horncastle
East Lindsey Borough Council
Mansfield
Mansfield District Council
Melton and Syston
Melton Borough Council
Mid Derbyshire
Derby City Council
Mid Leicestershire
Charnwood Borough Council
Newark
Newark and Sherwood District Council
North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire District Council
North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire District Council
Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Rutland and Stamford
Rutland County Council
Sherwood Forest
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Sleaford and North Hykeham
North Kesteven District Council
South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire District Council
South Holland and The Deepings
South Holland District Council
South Leicestershire
Blaby District Council
South Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire Council
Wellingborough and Rushden
North Northamptonshire Council

## 2 County constituencies in the Eastern region

Constituency
Council
Braintree
Braintree District Council
Brentwood and Ongar
Brentwood Borough Council
Broadland and Fakenham
Broadland District Council
Broxbourne
Broxbourne Borough Council
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
West Suffolk Council
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Mid Suffolk District Council
Clacton
Tendring District Council
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Central Bedfordshire Council
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Epping Forest
Epping Forest District Council
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Harlow
Harlow District Council
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
St Albans and City District Council
Harwich and North Essex
Tendring District Council
Hemel Hempstead
Dacorum Borough Council
Hertford and Stortford
East Hertfordshire District Council
Hertsmere
Hertsmere Borough Council
Hitchin
North Hertfordshire District Council
Huntingdon
Huntingdonshire District Council
Lowestoft
East Suffolk Council
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Luton Borough Council
Maldon
Maldon District Council
Mid Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire Council
Mid Norfolk
Breckland District Council
North Bedfordshire
Bedford Borough Council
North East Cambridgeshire
Fenland District Council
North East Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire District Council
North Norfolk
North Norfolk District Council
North West Cambridgeshire
Peterborough City Council
North West Essex
Uttlesford District Council
North West Norfolk
Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
Peterborough
Peterborough City Council
Rayleigh and Wickford
Rochford District Council
South Basildon and East Thurrock
Thurrock Council
South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire District Council
South Norfolk
South Norfolk District Council
South Suffolk
Babergh District Council
South West Hertfordshire
Three Rivers District Council
South West Norfolk
Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
Southend East and Rochford
Southend-on-Sea City Council
St Albans
St Albans and City District Council
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Stevenage
Stevenage Borough Council
Suffolk Coastal
East Suffolk Council
Waveney Valley
Mid Suffolk District Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
West Suffolk
West Suffolk Council
Witham
Braintree District Council

## 3 County constituencies in the North East region

Constituency
Council
Bishop Auckland
Durham County Council
Blaydon and Consett
Durham County Council
Blyth and Ashington
Northumberland County Council
City of Durham
Durham County Council
Cramlington and Killingworth
Northumberland County Council
Darlington
Darlington Borough Council
Easington
Durham County Council
Hartlepool
Hartlepool Borough Council
Hexham
Northumberland County Council
Houghton and Sunderland South
Sunderland City Council
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Middlesbrough Council
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Durham County Council
North Durham
Durham County Council
North Northumberland
Northumberland County Council
Stockton North
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Stockton West
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

## 4 County constituencies in the North West region

Constituency
Council
Barrow and Furness
Westmorland and Furness Council
Bolton West
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Burnley
Burnley Borough Council
Carlisle
Cumberland Council
Chester North and Neston
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Chester South and Eddisbury
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Chorley
Chorley Borough Council
Congleton
Cheshire East Borough Council
Crewe and Nantwich
Cheshire East Borough Council
Fylde
Fylde Borough Council
Hazel Grove
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Heywood and Middleton North
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Hyndburn
Hyndburn Borough Council
Lancaster and Wyre
Lancaster City Council
Macclesfield
Cheshire East Borough Council
Mid Cheshire
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Lancaster City Council
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Pendle and Clitheroe
Pendle Borough Council
Penrith and Solway
Cumberland Council
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Rochdale
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Rossendale and Darwen
Rossendale Borough Council
Runcorn and Helsby
Halton Borough Council
Sefton Central
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
South Ribble
South Ribble Borough Council
Southport
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
St Helens North
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Stalybridge and Hyde
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Tatton
Cheshire East Borough Council
Warrington North
Warrington Borough Council
Warrington South
Warrington Borough Council
West Lancashire
West Lancashire Borough Council
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Westmorland and Furness Council
Whitehaven and Workington
Cumberland Council
Widnes and Halewood
Halton Borough Council
Wigan
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Wirral West
Wirral Metropolitan Council
Worsley and Eccles
Salford City Council

## 5 County constituencies in the South East region

Constituency
Council
Arundel and South Downs
Horsham District Council
Ashford
Ashford Borough Council
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire Council
Banbury
Cherwell District Council
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire Council
Bexhill and Battle
Rother District Council
Bicester and Woodstock
Cherwell District Council
Buckingham and Bletchley
Milton Keynes Council
Canterbury
Canterbury City Council
Chatham and Aylesford
Medway Council
Chesham and Amersham
Buckinghamshire Council
Chichester
Chichester District Council
Dartford
Dartford Borough Council
Didcot and Wantage
Vale of White Horse District Council
Dorking and Horley
Mole Valley District Council
Dover and Deal
Dover District Council
East Grinstead and Uckfield
Mid Sussex District Council
East Hampshire
East Hampshire District Council
East Surrey
Tandridge District Council
East Worthing and Shoreham
Adur District Council
Fareham and Waterlooville
Fareham Borough Council
Farnham and Bordon
Waverley Borough Council
Faversham and Mid Kent
Maidstone Borough Council
Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Godalming and Ash
Waverley Borough Council
Gravesham
Gravesham Borough Council
Guildford
Guildford Borough Council
Hamble Valley
Fareham Borough Council
Hastings and Rye
Hastings Borough Council
Henley and Thame
South Oxfordshire District Council
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Canterbury City Council
Horsham
Horsham District Council
Isle of Wight East
Isle of Wight Council
Isle of Wight West
Isle of Wight Council
Lewes
Lewes District Council
Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council
Maidstone and Malling
Maidstone Borough Council
Mid Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire Council
Mid Sussex
Mid Sussex District Council
Milton Keynes North
Milton Keynes Council
New Forest East
New Forest District Council
New Forest West
New Forest District Council
Newbury
West Berkshire Council
North East Hampshire
Hart District Council
North West Hampshire
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Oxford West and Abingdon
Vale of White Horse District Council
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
West Berkshire Council
Reigate
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Rochester and Strood
Medway Council
Romsey and Southampton North
Test Valley Borough Council
Runnymede and Weybridge
Runnymede Borough Council
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks District Council
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Swale Borough Council
Surrey Heath
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Sussex Weald
Wealden District Council
Tonbridge
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Weald of Kent
Ashford Borough Council
Winchester
Winchester City Council
Windsor
Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council
Witney
West Oxfordshire District Council
Wokingham
Wokingham Borough Council
Worthing West
Worthing Borough Council
Wycombe
Buckinghamshire Council

## 6 County constituencies in the South West region

Constituency
Council
Bath
Bath and North Somerset Council
Bridgwater
Somerset Council
Camborne and Redruth
Cornwall Council
Central Devon
Mid Devon District Council
Chippenham
Wiltshire Council
Christchurch
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
East Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council
Exmouth and Exeter East
East Devon District Council
Forest of Dean
Forest of Dean District Council
Frome and East Somerset
Somerset Council
Glastonbury and Somerton
Somerset Council
Honiton and Sidmouth
East Devon District Council
Melksham and Devizes
Wiltshire Council
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Dorset Council
Newton Abbot
Teignbridge District Council
North Cornwall
Cornwall Council
North Cotswolds
Cotswolds District Council
North Devon
North Devon District Council
North Dorset
Dorset Council
North East Somerset and Hanham
Bath and North East Somerset Council
North Somerset
North Somerset District Council
Salisbury
Wiltshire Council
South Cotswolds
Cotswold District Council
South Devon
South Hams District Council
South Dorset
Dorset Council
South East Cornwall
Cornwall Council
South West Devon
Plymouth City Council
South West Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council
St Austell and Newquay
Cornwall Council
St Ives
Cornwall Council
Stroud
Stroud District Council
Swindon North
Swindon Borough Council
Taunton and Wellington
Somerset Council
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Thornbury and Yate
South Gloucestershire District Council
Tiverton and Minehead
Somerset Council
Torridge and Tavistock
Torridge District Council
Truro and Falmouth
Cornwall Council
Wells and Mendip Hills
Somerset Council
West Dorset
Dorset Council
Weston-super-Mare
North Somerset District Council
Yeovil
Somerset Council

## 7 County constituencies in the West Midlands

Constituency
Council
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove District Council
Burton and Uttoxeter
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Cannock Chase
Cannock Chase District Council
Droitwich and Evesham
Wychavon District Council
Hereford and South Herefordshire
Herefordshire County Council
Kenilworth and Southam
Warwick District Council
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire District Council
Lichfield
Lichfield District Council
Meriden and Solihull East
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
North Herefordshire
Herefordshire County Council
North Shropshire
Shropshire Council
North Warwickshire and Bedworth
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Nuneaton
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Redditch
Redditch Borough Council
Rugby
Rugby Borough Council
Shrewsbury
Shropshire Council
South Shropshire
Shropshire Council
Stafford
Stafford Borough Council
Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Stoke-on-Trent South
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
South Staffordshire District Council
Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Tamworth
Tamworth Borough Council
The Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin Council
Warwick and Leamington
Warwick District Council
West Worcestershire
Malvern Hills District Council
Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest District Council

## 8 County constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber region

Constituency
Council
Barnsley North
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Barnsley South
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Beverley and Holderness
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Bridlington and The Wolds
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Brigg and Immingham
North East Lincolnshire Council
Calder Valley
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Colne Valley
Kirklees Council
Dewsbury and Batley
Kirklees Council
Doncaster Central
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Doncaster North
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Goole and Pocklington
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Harrogate and Knaresborough
North Yorkshire Council
Keighley and Ilkley
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Leeds East
Leeds City Council
Leeds North West
Leeds City Council
Normanton and Hemsworth
Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council
Ossett and Denby Dale
Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council
Penistone and Stocksbridge
Sheffield City Council
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Richmond and Northallerton
North Yorkshire Council
Rother Valley
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Scarborough and Whitby
North Yorkshire Council
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire Council
Selby
North Yorkshire Council
Sheffield Hallam
Sheffield City Council
Shipley
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Skipton and Ripon
North Yorkshire Council
Thirsk and Malton
North Yorkshire Council
Wetherby and Easingwold
North Yorkshire Council
York Outer
City of York Council

## 9 County constituencies in Wales

Constituency
Council
Aberafan Maesteg
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Alyn and Deeside
(Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy)
Flintshire County Council
Bangor Aberconwy
Conwy County Borough Council
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
(Blaenau Gwent a Rhymni)
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
(Aberhonddu, Maesyfed a Chwm Tawe)
Powys County Council
Bridgend
(Pen-y-bont)
Bridgend County Borough Council
Caerfyrddin
(Carmarthen)
Carmarthenshire County Council
Caerphilly
(Caerffili)
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Ceredigion Preseli
Ceredigion County Council
Clwyd East
(Dwyrain Clywd)
Flintshire County Council
Clwyd North
(Gogledd Clwyd)
Denbighshire County Council
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Gwynedd County Council
Gower
(Gŵyr)
City and County of Swansea Council
Llanelli
Carmarthenshire County Council
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
(Merthyr Tudful ac Aberdâr)
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Mid and South Pembrokeshire
(Canol a De Sir Benfro)
Pembrokeshire County Council
Monmouthshire
(Sir Fynwy)
Monmouthshire County Council
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Maldwyn a Glyndŵr)
Powys County Council
Neath and Swansea East
(Castell-nedd a Dwyrain Abertawe)
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Newport East
(Dwyrain Casnewydd)
Newport City Council
Newport West and Islwyn
(Gorllewin Casnewydd ac Islwyn)
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Rhondda and Ogmore
(Rhondda ac Ogwr)
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Swansea West
(Gorllewin Abertawe)
City and County of Swansea Council
Torfaen
Torfaen County Borough Council
Vale of Glamorgan
(Bro Morgannwg)
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Wrexham
(Wrecsam)
Wrexham County Borough Council
Ynys Môn
Isle of Anglesey County Council

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision for the designation of returning officers and acting returning officers in certain constituencies in England and Wales, where the returning officer or acting returning officer is not prescribed by section 24(1) or section 28(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2). The Order is in consequence of the new parliamentary constituency boundaries in England and Wales set out in the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1230).
This Order does not come fully into force until the next parliamentary general election is called.
Article 2 and Schedule 1 designate returning officers for borough constituencies in England and Wales that cross certain local authority boundaries.
Article 3 and Schedule 2 designate the returning officers for county constituencies in England and Wales that cross county boundaries.
Article 4 and Schedule 3 designate acting returning officers for certain county constituencies in England and Wales.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1299 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/returning-officers-parliamentary-constituencies-england-and-wales-order-2023
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