The Boundary Commission for Engand have proposed changes to the constituency boundaries in the region.
The Boundary Commission for England is an independent and impartial non-departmental public body which is responsible for reviewing Parliamentary constituency boundaries in England.
Under rules laid down by parliament the number of constituencies must reduce from 533 to 502 and each constituency must have between 72,810 and 80,473 although there are two exceptions.
Under new rules the Yorkshire and the Humber region has been allocated 50 constituencies – a reduction of 4 from the current arrangement.
Five of the 54 existing constituencies remain unchanged.
North and West Yorkshire will reduce from 30 to 28 constituencies
There is a proposed large geographically constituency called Skipton and Ripon that contains the whole of Craven District, nine wards of the Borough of Harrogate, including the town of Ripon, and six wards of the District of Richmondshire.
Skipton and Ripon CC 77,337
Aire Valley with Lothersdale Craven 2,940
Barden Fell Craven 1,338
Bentham Craven 3,004
Cowling Craven 1,833
Embsay-with-Eastby Craven 1,515
Gargrave and Malhamdale Craven 2,538
Glusburn Craven 3,168
Grassington Craven 1,358
Hellifield and Long Preston Craven 1,823
Ingleton and Clapham Craven 3,180
Penyghent Craven 1,468
Settle and Ribblebanks Craven 2,958
Skipton East Craven 2,797
Skipton North Craven 2,814
Skipton South Craven 2,779
Skipton West Craven 2,919
Sutton-in-Craven Craven 2,921
Upper Wharfedale Craven 1,587
West Craven Craven 1,612
Bishop Monkton Harrogate 2,219
Kirkby Malzeard Harrogate 2,448
Mashamshire Harrogate 1,918
Newby Harrogate 2,455
Pateley Bridge Harrogate 2,031
Ripon Minster Harrogate 3,901
Ripon Moorside Harrogate 3,887
Ripon Spa Harrogate 4,276
Wathvale Harrogate 2,323
Addlebrough Richmondshire 1,093
Bolton Castle Richmondshire 1,067
Hawes and High Abbotside Richmondshire 1,066
Leyburn Richmondshire 2,099
Middleham Richmondshire 1,024
Penhill Richmondshire 978
The proposed Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency is considerably larger than the existing constituency of that name. It contains 21 wards of the Borough of Harrogate, including three wards (Marston Moor, Ouseburn, and Ribston) from the existing Selby and Ainsty constituency.
Harrogate and Knaresborough CC 79,817
Bilton Harrogate 4,319
Boroughbridge Harrogate 2,400
Claro Harrogate 2,529
Granby Harrogate 4,508
Harlow Moor Harrogate 4,065
High Harrogate Harrogate 4,196
Hookstone Harrogate 4,453
Knaresborough East Harrogate 3,950
Knaresborough King James Harrogate 4,036
Knaresborough Scriven Park Harrogate 4,186
Low Harrogate Harrogate 4,011
Marston Moor Harrogate 2,270
New Park Harrogate 4,004
Ouseburn Harrogate 2,475
Pannal Harrogate 4,361
Ribston Harrogate 2,404
Rossett Harrogate 4,823
Saltergate Harrogate 4,115
Starbeck Harrogate 4,425
Stray Harrogate 4,220
Woodfield Harrogate 4,067
Further proposals are for a largely rural Leeds North West and Nidderdale constituency that crosses the county boundary and contains four wards of the City of Leeds and five wards of the Borough of Harrogate
Leeds North West and Nidderdale CC 79,439
Killinghall Harrogate 2,376
Lower Nidderdale Harrogate 2,402
Nidd Valley Harrogate 2,140
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale Harrogate 2,504
Washburn Harrogate 2,546
Adel and Wharfedale Leeds 15,863
Alwoodley Leeds 17,471
Moortown Leeds 17,105
Roundhay Leeds 17,032
Yorkshire and the Humber
Initial proposals
Electorate
Bishop Monkton Harrogate 2,219
Kirkby Malzeard Harrogate 2,448
Mashamshire Harrogate 1,918
Newby Harrogate 2,455
Pateley Bridge Harrogate 2,031
Ripon Minster Harrogate 3,901
Ripon Moorside Harrogate 3,887
Ripon Spa Harrogate 4,276
Wathvale Harrogate 2,323
Addlebrough Richmondshire 1,093
Bolton Castle Richmondshire 1,067
Hawes and High Abbotside Richmondshire 1,066
Leyburn Richmondshire 2,099
Middleham Richmondshire 1,024
Penhill Richmondshire 978
The consultation is for a 12-week period, from 13 September 2011 to 5 December 2011
yorkshumber@bcommengland.x.gsi. gov.uk
www.consultation.boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk
http://www.BoundaryChanges.co.uk
This week we’ve launched a website designed to show you how your constituency might look after the changes proposed by the English Boundary Commission’s review. Just go to http://www.boundarychanges.co.uk, enter your postcode or type the name of your constituency.