§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 12 largest metropolitan district councils, showing the population, and area in each case, together with the number of parliamentary constituencies in each metropolitan district area.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe information requested is as follows:
Metropolitan District Population* Area (hectares) Number of Parliamentary Constituencies (whole or part) Birmingham 1,058,800 26,422 13 Leeds 744,500 54,600 10 Sheffield 558,000 36,828 7 Liverpool 539,700 11,258 8 Manchester 490,000 11,030 9 Bradford 458,900 37,007 7 Kirklees 372,500 40,993 6 Wirral 348,200 15,549 4 Coventry 336,800 9,654 5 Sandwell 312,900 8,559 4 Wigan 310,700 20,826 5 Wakefield 306,500 33,321 6 * OPCS estimates of home population as at 30th June 1976.