Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the largest, smallest and average electorate for constituencies in(a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Scotland.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information requested is shown in the table in respect of the 1990 electoral registers.
Parliamentary electors (1990) England Largest constituency: Milton Keynes 109,839 Average size of 523 constituencies 69,577 Smallest constituency: Surbiton 43,607 Wales Largest constituency: Pembroke 72,981 Average size of 38 constituencies 58,093 Smallest constituency: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 32,805 Northern Ireland Largest constituency: East Londonderry 75,407 Average size of 17 constituencies 66,506 Smallest constituency: Belfast South 53,516 Scotland Largest constituency: Gordon 77,974 Average size of 72 constituencies 54,676 Smallest constituency: Western Isles 23,084 Numbers on the 1991 registers are currently being collected from electoral registration officers.