§ Jeff EnnisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the change in size of electorate for each South Yorkshire parliamentary constituency was between 2001 and 2003. [161336]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Parliamentary electors on the 2001,2002 and 2003 electoral registers: South Yorkshire Total Parliamentary electors as at 1 December: 2001 2002 2003 Change 2001–03 Percentage change 2001–03 Barnsley Central 60,861 60,588 60,578 -283 -0.5 Barnsley East and Mexborough 66,389 66,821 67,042 653 1.0 Barnsley West and Penistone 66,498 66,988 66,886 388 0.6 Don Valley 67,431 67,537 67,369 -62 -0.1 Doncaster Central 65,902 65,745 65,916 14 0.0 Doncaster North 62,101 61,773 61,886 -215 -0.3 Rother Valley 70,350 69,202 67,682 -2,668 -3.8 Rotherham 58,892 56,955 54,827 -4,065 -6.9 Sheffield Central 60,169 59,979 58,708 -1,461 -2.4 Sheffield, Attercliffe 68,205 67,938 67,382 -823 -1.2 Sheffield, Brightside 53,601 52,781 51,031 -2,570 -4.8 Sheffield, Hallam 59,110 59,274 58,236 -874 -1.5 Sheffield, Heeley 61,374 60,472 59,428 -1,946 -3.2 Sheffield, Hillsborough 74,771 74,820 74,595 -176 -0.2 Wentworth 65,365 64,480 63,104 -2,261 -3.5 Source:
Office for National Statistics.