HC Deb 14 November 1974 vol 881 cc193-4W
Mr. Stanley

asked 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. Summerskill

The 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

Maidstone, 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.