§ Mr. Stanleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the 30 constituencies in England with the largest electorates and the 30 with the smallest, giving the size of the electorate in each case.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe information is as follows:
1974 ELECTORATE
TABLE A
30 Constituencies in England Largest Electorates
Meriden, 97,856
Ormskirk, 97,193
Newton, 95,661
Wirral, 93,594
Rother Valley, 92,397
Basildon, 91,946
Horsham and Crawley, 91,503
South Fylde, 91,259
South Norfolk, 91,192
Abingdon, 90,962
North Norfolk, 90,869
Wallsend, 90,751
Brigg and Scunthorpe, 90,560
Lichfield and Tamworth, 90,128
Thurrock, 89,885
North Somerset, 89,486
East Hertfordshire, 89,278
Don Valley, 89,217
Harwich, 89,003
194WMaidstone, 88,526
Bromsgrove and Redditch, 88,234
Ipswich, 88,109
Bury St. Edmunds, 87,680
Gravesend, 87,654
Basingstoke, 87,180
Bebington and Ellesmere Port, 87,059
Isle of Wight, 86,241
Kettering, 86,212
Canterbury, 86,067
Stockton, 86,040
TABLE B
30 Constituencies in England with Smallest Electorates
Newcastle upon Tyne Central, 25,237.
Gateshead, West, 30,866.
Liverpool, Scotland Exchange, 35,318.
Camden, Holborn and St. Pancras South, 39,263.
Manchester Central, 40,036.
Salford East, 40,301.
Newcastle upon Tyne North, 40,344.
Birmingham, Ladywood, 40,513.
Liverpool, Edge Hill, 41,114.
Islington North, 41,493.
Camden, St. Pancras North, 41,727.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, 42,034.
Islington South and Finsbury, 42,383.
Manchester, Openshaw, 42,731.
City of Westminster, St. Marylebone, 43,713.
Thanet West, 44,037.
Leominster, 44.230.
Northampton South, 44,515.
Wandsworth, Battersea North, 44,948.
Norwich South, 45,074.
Norwich North, 45.268.
Harrow Central, 45,433.
Islington Central, 45,475.
Liverpool, Kirkdale, 45,539.
Birmingham, Handsworth, 45,814.
Newcastle upon Tyne East, 45,851.
Salford West, 46,022.
Liverpool, Toxteth, 46,031.
Kingston upon Thames, Surbiton, 46,216.
Lambeth, Vauxhall, 46,622.