§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the 20 largest parliamentary constituencies by electorate, with their electorates on the current register; and what is the average constituency electorate in the United Kingdom and England.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested is as follows:
Parliamentary constituency 1987 Electorate Isle of Wight 99,760 Milton Keynes 98,215 East Berkshire 88,884 Eastleigh 88,664 East Hampshire 87,476
Total electors Non-metropolitan county (ranked by percentage growth) 1982 register 1987 register Difference Percentage growth Buckinghamshire 420,555 461,231 40,676 9.7 Cambridgeshire 433,595 473,880 40,285 9.3 Berkshire 508,444 549,929 41,485 8.2 Cornwall 329,221 355,049 25,828 7.8 Dorset 475,531 512,612 37,081 7.8 Wiltshire 388,534 418,591 30,057 7.7 Northamptonshire 392,450 422,515 30,065 7.7 Somerset 327,209 352,233 25,024 7.6 Shropshire 280,002 300,565 20,563 7.3 Lincolnshire 414,297 441,737 27,440 6.6 Hereford and Worcester 478,901 510,007 31,106 6.5 Devon 725,287 771,680 46,393 6.4 Hampshire 1,101,139 1,171,534 70,395 6.4 Suffolk 441,258 469,258 28,000 6.3 Norfolk 538,410 568,290 30,880 5.7 North Yorkshire 513,391 542,198 28,807 5.6 Gloucestershire 383,616 404,423 20,807 5.4 Oxfordshire 391,961 412,734 20,773 5.3 Isle of Wight 94,771 99,739 4,968 5.2 Essex 1,123,177 1,181,244 58,067 5.2