HC Deb 13 July 1977 vol 935 cc177-8W
Mr. Lawson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the combined electorate of (a) all Inner London boroughs, including the City of London, lying north of the River Thames, (b) all Inner London boroughs lying south of the River Thames, (c) all Outer London boroughs lying north of the River Thames, and (d) all Outer London boroughs lying south of the River Thames, assuming that the definition of Inner London is that used by the Inner London Education Authority and that the whole of the borough of Richmond upon Thames is considered for the purposes of this calculation to lie south of the River Thames.

Mr. John

The information is as follows:

Combined provisional 1977 electorate
(a) Inner London boroughs lying north of the River Thames 894,073
(b) Inner London boroughs lying south of the River Thames 928,237
(c) Outer London boroughs lying north of the River Thames 2,278,716
(d) Outer London boroughs lying south of the River Thames 1,128,134

Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the electorate in each parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire; what is the percentage by which each constituency's electorate differs from the average in England; and how many constituencies there would be in Warwickshire if every current constituency had the average electorate.

Mr. John

The information requested is as follows:

Constituency Provisional 1977 parliamentary electorate Percentage difference from 66,056 (English Quota)
Meriden* 98,947 +49.8
Nuneaton 79,265 +20.0
Rugby 61,367 -7.1
Stratford-on-Avon* 75,358 +14.1
Warwick and Leamington 82,505 +24.9
* Partly in West Midlands.

On the basis of the current electoral quota for England, the provisional 1977 parliamentary electorate for Warwickshire would entitle the county to five constituencies lying wholly within the county.