HC Deb 03 July 1974 vol 876 cc219-20W
Mr. Wm. Ross

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the six largest and the six smallest constituencies, by number of electors, in the United Kingdom, and the six largest and the six smallest by area, and the number of their electorate.

Dr. Summerskill

The information is as follows:

A. 6 CONSTITUENCIES WITH LARGEST ELECTORATES
Constituency Electorate
South Antrim 118,483
North Antrim 104,168
Meriden 97,856
Ormskirk 97,193
Newton 95,661
North Down 94,069

B. 6 CONSTITUENCIES WITH SMALLEST ELECTORATES
Constituency "Electorate"
Western Isles 22,577
Newcastle upon Tyne, Central 25,237
Glasgow, Central 25,566
Orkney and Zetland 26,406
Merioneth 26,836
Caithness and Sutherland 28,986

C. 6 CONSTITUENCIES WITH LARGEST AREA, AND ELECTORATES
Constituency Area in hectares Electorate
Argyll 805,539 42,015
Inverness 773,914 57,856
Caithness and Sutherland 701,999 28,986
Ross and Cromarty 635,307 29,558
Kinross and West Perthshire 528,549 35,395
Galloway 358,452 39,616

D. 6 Constituencies with Smallest Area and Electorates
Constituency Area in hectares Electorate
Islington North 472 41,493
Islington South and Fins-bury 487 42,383
City of Westminster, Paddington 520 58,622
Islington Central 530 45,475
Camden, Holborn and St. Pancras South 531 39,263
Lambeth Central 533 48,834