§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the 25 constituencies with the lowest electorate in 1989 in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) England.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is as follows:
Constituencies with smallest electorate in 1989 Electors (a) United Kingdom Western Isles 23,097 Caithness and Sutherland 31,031 Orkney and Shetland 31,116 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 32,556 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 38,773 Montgomery 41,022 Glasgow, Pro van 41,086 Roxburgh and Berwickshire 43,484 Surbiton 44,344 Chelsea 44,381 Kensington 44,393 Glasgow, Garscadden 44,828 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 46,345 Caernarfon 46,510 Liverpool, Riverside 46,563 Hammersmith 47,198 Newham North West 47,591 Glasgow, Cathcart 47,702 Edinburgh East 47,802 Paisley North 48,213 Argyll and Bute 48,695 Walthamstow 48,744 Clackmannan 48,757 Glasgow, Springburn 48,785 Glasgow, Govan 48,908 (b) England Surbiton 44,344 Chelsea 44,381 Kensington 44,393 Liverpool, Riverside 46,563 Hammersmith 47,198 Newham North West 47,591 Walthamstow 48,744 Greenwich 49,007 Plymouth, Drake 49,930 Coventry South East 50,333 Old Bexley and Sidcup 50,507 Knowsley North 50,538 Barking 51,501 Richmond and Barnes 51,746 Birmingham, Sparkbrook 51,788 Newham South 52,000 Fulham 52,107 Hendon South 52,242 Coventry North West 52,665 Kingston upon Thames 53,048 Barnsley East 53,324 Eltham 53,542 Birmingham, Erdington 53,552 Hendon North 54,059 Liverpool, Garston 54,059
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list in theOfficial Report each parliamentary constituency in England where electoral registrations have declined by more than 4 per cent. between 1988 and 1989, together with the size of the decline in each case in percentage and absolute figures.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is as follows:
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Parliamentary constituency Change in total parliamentary electorate, 1988–89 Number Percentage Manchester, Blackley -2,421 -4.1 Harrow East -3,742 -4.6 Finchley -2,710 -4.6 Wolverhampton North East -3,101 -4.9 Bristol West -3,471 -4.9 Chelsea -2,382 -5.1 Southend West -4,110 -5.9 Mid Kent -4,846 -6.5 Manchester Central -4,078 -6.6 Southend East -4,658 -7.7 Liverpool, Mossley Hill -4,865 -8.1 Liverpool, West Derby -5,263 -8.8 Liverpool, Riverside -4,707 -9.2 Liverpool, Walton -7,200 -9.9 Liverpool, Garston -6,121 -10.2 Liverpool, Broadgreen -6,825 -11.1 Medway -7,311 -11.3