HC Deb 15 May 1930 vol 238 cc2029-30
26. Mr. HOPKIN

asked the Home Secretary the numbers of electors in each division represented by each county councillor of the county council of Carmarthenshire; if his attention has been called to the inequality in the numbers of these divisions; and whether he proposes to take any steps to give better and fairer representation to the industrial districts of the county?

Mr. CLYNES

I will send the hon. Member the figures of the electorate for the several electoral divisions of this county. The considerations which govern the constitution of such divisions are set out in Section 51 of the Local Government Act, 1888. I have had no complaints about the electoral divisions here, and as every county council must shortly make a complete review of the divisions in pursuance of Section 50 of the Local Government Act, 1929, I cannot take any action at present to correct any irregularities which may exist.

Mr. HOPKIN

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that in one part of the county there are 550 electors to one councillor, and in another part 3,500 electors to one councillor, and is he going to do nothing about it?

Mr. CLYNES

I shall be glad to have from my hon. Friend any evidence supplementary to that already in the Department.