§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the 30 English non-metropolitan districts which have shown the greatest percentage growth in their electorate since 1978, and what have been the percentage growth and actual figures in each case.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested is as follows:556W
Non-metropolitan district Total electors Difference 1978 1988 Actual Percentage growth Milton Keynes 70,545 119,534 48,989 69 Redditch 40,424 55,422 14,998 37 Wokingham 76,902 103,845 26,943 35 Tamworth 38,075 49,725 11,650 31 Peterborough 84,885 110,097 25,212 30 Huntingdonshire 77,134 99,242 22,108 29 Hart 48,680 62,187 13,507 28 East Dorset 49,965 63,486 13,521 27 The Wrekin 79,066 98,940 19,874 25 Newbury 81,711 102,017 20,306 25 Thamesdown 102,038 127,259 25,221 25 Aylesbury Vale 85,580 106,702 21,122 25 South Staffordshire 65,620 81,627 16,007 24 East Hampshire 61,584 76,592 15,008 24 Eastleigh 63,059 78,277 15,218 24 Crawley 53,541 66,435 12,894 24 Fareham 60,919 75,542 14,623 24 Basingstoke and Deane 86,068 106,299 20,231 24 Northampton 107,756 132,859 25,103 23 Caradon 47,502 58,433 10,931 23 Test Valley 61,596 75,713 14,117 23 Selby 55,994 68,758 12,764 23 West Wiltshire 69,419 84,750 15,331 22 Cherwell 67,591 82,501 14,910 22 Chelmsford 95,415 116,230 20,815 22 South Cambridgeshire 73,245 88,905 15,660 21 Woodspring 114,914 139,344 24,430 21 Maldon 33,576 40,532 6,956 21 Bracknell 51,401 62,025 10,624 21 Daventry 39,573 47,721 8,148 21