§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the 25 largest parliamentary constituencies by electorate, with their electorates; and what is the average constituency electorate on the current register.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is as follows:
1989 Parliamentary constituency Electorate Milton Keynes 107,011 Isle of Wight 101,859 East Hampshire 91,737 Huntingdon 91,315 Eastleigh 90,119 Swindon 89,939 Devizes 88,792 The Wrekin 88,467 Westbury 88,234 Peterborough 87,573 East Berkshire 87,432 Wokingham 87,393 Cirencester and Tewksbury 87,111 Ryedale 86,907 South Colchester and Maldon 86,631 Dudley West 85,955 South Suffolk 85,888 North Colchester 85,241 Crosby 84,907 North Wiltshire 84,610 Horsham 84,501 Waveney 84,319 South West Cambridgeshire 83,964 Mid Bedfordshire 83,854 Chelmsford 83,799 Average constituency electorate: United Kingdom 67,098 England 69,533 Wales 57,753 Scotland 54,624 Northern Ireland 65,912