Electors (Hansard, 16 January 1998)

HC Deb 16 January 1998 vol 304 c324W 324W

§ Mr. Robert McCartney
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average number of electors per constituency in the UK; and what effect the application of that United Kingdom population average would have on the numbers of hon. Members in(a) Great Britain, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland. [23022]

§ Mr. George Howarth
The average number of electors per constituency in the United Kingdom is 67,077.
The effect of the application of that United Kingdom population average on the number of hon. Members for the component parts of the United Kingdom would be as follows:

Number

(a) Great Britain 641 (no change)

(b) England 549 (+20)

(c) Scotland 59 (-13)

(d) Wales 33 (-7)

(e) Northern Ireland 18 (no change)

	Number
(a) Great Britain	641 (no change)
(b) England	549 (+20)
(c) Scotland	59 (-13)
(d) Wales	33 (-7)
(e) Northern Ireland	18 (no change)