HC Deb 05 May 1977 vol 931 cc226-7W
Sir D. Walker-Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report the figures, by reference to the electoral register which came into operation on February last, of the 20 constituencies in England with, respectively, the highest

A. 20 ENGLISH CONSTITUENCIES WITH LARGEST ELECTORATES
Constituency Provisional 1977 parliamentary electorate Difference from Provisional 1977 electorate quota(65,533) Percentage difference from provisional electoral quota(positive%)
Newton 100,635 33,102 49
Basildon 99,724 32,191 48
Meriden 98,947 31,414 47
Ormskirk 98,753 31,220 46
Norfolk, South 97,625 30,092 45
Lichfield and Tamworth 97,272 29,739 44
Horsham and Crawley 97,250 29,717 44
Wirral 96,215 28,682 42
Rother Valley 96,084 28,551 42
Bromsgrove and Redditch 95,740 28,207 42
Norfolk, North 95,420 27,887 41
Basingstoke 94,702 27,169 40
Abingdon 94,394 26,861 40
Somerset, North 94,295 26,762 40
Buckingham 94,125 26,592 39
Don Valley 93,801 26,268 39
Hertfordshire, East 93,627 26,094 39
South Fylde 93,457 25,924 38
Bury St. Edmunds 93,103 25,570 38
Brigg and Scunthorpe 92,930 25,397 38

B. 20 ENGLISH CONSTITUENCIES WITH SMALLEST ELECTORATES
Constituency Provisional 1977 parliamentary electorate Difference from Provisional 1977 electoral quota(67,533) Percentage difference from provisional electoral quota (negative%)
Liverpool, Toxteth 44,489 23,044 34
Liverpool, Kirkdale 44,225 23,308 35
Lambeth, Vauxhall 43,271 24,262 36
Wandsworth, Battersea, North 43,253 24,280 36
Berwick-upon-Tweed 42,703 24,830 37
Islington, Central 42,430 25,103 37
City of Westminster, St. Marylebone 41,499 26,034 39
Camden, St. Pancras, North 40,730 26,803 40
Newcastle upon Tyne, North 39,898 27,635 41
Islington, South and Finsbury 39,789 27,744 41
Camden, Holborn and St. Pancras, South 39,505 28,028 42
Islington, North 38,740 28,793 43
Manchester, Openshaw 38,675 28,858 43
Manchester, Central 37,037 30,496 45
Liverpool, Edge Hill 36,927 30,606 45
Birmingham, Lady wood 36,518 31,015 46
Salford, East 36,089 31,444 47
Liverpool, Scotland Exchange 34,080 33,453 50
Gateshead, West 30,180 37,353 55
Newcastle upon Tyne, Central 23,683 43,850 65