The Boundary Commission for England has published proposals for new constituency boundaries in England. The consultation ran for for 12 weeks and ended on Monday 5 December 2011. The results will be available in spring 2012.
The key points are:
The overall aim nationally is to reduce the current 533 constituencies to 502.
With one exception (the Isle of Wight) all constituencies must have an electoral range of between 72,810 and 80,473
There are currently 84 constituencies in the south east region and the proposal is to reduce that by one to 83 - although many boundaries (and constituency names) have been amended slightly to achieve this.
The proposed Southampton Constituencies will be:
Southampton Itchen (Bargate, Bevois, Bitterne Park, Harefield, Peartree, Sholing and Woolston Wards and;
Southampton Test ( Bassett, Coxford, Freemantle, Millbrook, Portswood, Redbridge, Shirley Wards – from Southampton and also including Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams Wards from Test Valley).
Swaythling ward will form part of the Eastleigh constituency and Bitterne Ward will form part of Hedge and Hamble constituency both of which will be administered by Eastleigh Borough Council
Southampton City Council
