Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1983/417 |
| Year | 1983 |
1983 No. 417
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 198316thMarch 1983
30thMarch 1983
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of March 1983
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas in pursuance of section 2(1) of the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949(a) the Boundary Commission for England have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 1st February 1983, showing the constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Acts 1949 and 1958(b), that England should be divided:
And whereas the Secretary of State has laid that report before Parliament together with the draft of this Order in Council to give effect to the recommendations contained in the report and each House of Parliament has by resolution approved the said draft:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 3 of the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made:
Provided that the coming into operation of this Order shall not affect—
(a) 1949 c. 66.
(b) 1958 c. 26.
(a) any parliamentary election until a proclamation is issued by Her Majesty summoning a new Parliament; or
(b) the constitution of the House of Commons until the dissolution of the Parliament in being at the coming into operation of this Order.
2. For all the constituencies in England (which are described in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1948(a) or in Orders made under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949, as the case may be) there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named on the left-hand side of the Schedule to this Order and comprise the areas set out on the right-hand side, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 1st February 1983, except where otherwise stated.
3. Each electoral registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.
N. E. Leigh, Clerk of the Privy Council.
(a) 1948 c. 65.
Article 2.
SCHEDULE
AVON
(a) County Constituencies
Northavon The following wards of the District of Nor-
thavon, namely, Almondsbury, Alveston
Badminton, Charfield, Chipping Sodbury
Dodington North, Frampton Cotterell Cen-
tral, Frampton Cotterell East, Frampton Cot-
terell West, Hawkesbury, Iron Acton, Mar-
shfield, Oldbury-on-Severn, Olveston, Patch-
way Callicroft, Patchway Coniston, Patchway
Stoke Lodge, Pilning and Severn Beach
Pucklechurch, Thornbury North, Thornbury
South, Westerleigh Stanshawes, Westerleigh
and Coalpit Heath, Wick and Abson
Wickwar, Winterbourne, Winterbourne
Down and Hambrook, Winterbourne Fren-
chay, Yate Central, Yate North, Yate South
and Yate West
Wansdyke (i) The following wards of the District of
Kingswood, namely, Badminton, Bitton
North Common, Bitton Oldland Common,
Bitton South, Blackhorse, Bromley Heath,
Hanham Abbots East, Hanham Abbots West,
Oldland Cadbury Heath, Oldland Longwell
Green, Siston and Springfield; and
(ii) the following wards of the District of
Wansdyke, namely, Bathampton, Batheaston,
Bathford, Camerton, Charlcombe, Freshford,
Hinton Charterhouse, Keynsham East, Keyn-
sham North, Keynsham South, Keynsham
West, Midsomer Norton North, Midsomer
Norton Redfield, Newton St. Loe, Peasedown
St. John, Radstock, Saltford and Westfield.
Weston-Super-Mare The following wards of the District of
Woodspring, namely, Banwell, Blagdon,
Churchill, Congresbury, Hutton, Locking,
Weston-Super-Mare Ashcombe, Weston-
Super-Mare East, Weston-Super-Mare Ellen-
borough, Weston-Super-Mare North, Wes-
ton-Super-Mare South, Weston-Super-Mare
Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare West, Win-
scombe, Wrington and Yatton.
Woodspring (i) The following wards of the District of
Wansdyke, namely, Cameley, Chew Magna,
Chew Stoke, Clutton, Compton Dando,
Farmborough, Harptrees, High Littleton,
Paulton, Publow, Stowey Sutton and Tims-
bury; and
(ii) the following wards of the District of
Woodspring, namely, Backwell, Clevedon
Central, Clevedon East, Clevedon North,
Clevedon South, Clevedon Walton, Clevedon
West, Easton-in-Gordano, Gordano, Long
Ashton, Nailsea East, Nailsea North and
West, North Weston, Portishead Central,
Portishead Coast, Portishead South, Portish-
ead West, Winford and Wraxall.
(b) Borough Constituencies
Bath The City of Bath.
Bristol East The following wards of the City of Bristol
which are constituted by the City of Bristol
(Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980(a) and
which come into operation on 5th May 1983,
namely, Brislington East, Brislington West,
Easton, Eastville, Hengrove, Lawrence Hill
and Stockwood.
Bristol North West (i) The following wards of the City of Bristol
which are constituted by the City of Bristol
(Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980(a) and
which come into operation on 5th May 1983,
namely, Avonmouth, Henbury, Horfield,
Kingsweston, Lockleaze, Southmead and
Westbury-on-Trym; and
(ii) the following wards of the District of
Northavon, namely, Filton Charborough, Fil-
ton Conygre, Filton Northville, Stoke Gifford
North and Stoke Gifford South.
Bristol South The following wards of the City of Bristol,
which are constituted by the City of Bristol
(Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 and
which come into operation on 5th May 1983,
namely, Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Filwood,
Hartcliffe, Knowle, Southville, Whitchurch
Park and Windmill Hill.
Bristol West The following wards of the City of Bristol
which are constituted by the City of Bristol
(Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 and
which come into operation on 5th May 1983,
namely, Ashley, Bishopston, Cabot, Clifton,
Cotham, Henleaze, Redland and Stoke
Bishop.
(a) S.I. 1980/297.
Avon, Borough Constituencies
Kingswood (i) The following wards of the City of Bristol
which are constituted by the City of Bristol
(Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980 and
which come into operation on 5th May 1983,
namely, Frome Vale, Hillfields, St. George
East and St. George West; and
(ii) the following wards of the District of
Kingswood, namely, Chase, Chiphouse,
Downend, Forest, Hanham, Mangotsfield,
New Cheltenham, Soundwell, Staple Hill and
Woodstock.
BEDFORDSHIRE
(a) County Constituencies
Mid Bedfordshire (i) The following wards of the District of Mid
Bedfordshire, namely, Ampthill, Arlesey,
Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton,
Blunham, Campton and Meppershall, Clifton
and Henlow, Clophill, Haynes and Houghton
Conquest, Langford, Maulden, Northill, Old
Warden and Southill, Potton, Sandy All
Saints, Sandy St. Swithuns, Shefford, Shil-
lington and Stondon, Stotfold, Wensley and
Wrest; and
(ii) the following wards of the Borough of
North Bedfordshire which are constituted by
the Borough of North Bedfordshire (Electoral
Arrangements) Order 1979(a) and which
come into operation on 5th May 1983,
namely, Eastcotts, Great Barford, Kempston
East, Kempston Rural, Kempston West, Wil-
shamstead and Wootton.
North Bedfordshire The following wards of the Borough of North
Bedfordshire which are constituted by the
Borough of North Bedfordshire (Electoral
Arrangements) Order 1979 and which come
into operation on 5th May 1983, namely,
Brickhill, Bromham, Carlton, Castle,
Cauldwell, Clapham, De Parys, Felmersham,
Goldington, Harpur, Harrold, Kingsbrook,
Newnham, Oakley, Putnoe, Queens Park,
Renhold, Riseley, Roxton and Sharnbrook.
North Luton (i) The following wards of the Borough of
Luton, namely, Bramingham, Challney, Ick-
nield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury and Sun-
don Park;
(ii) the following wards of the District of Mid
(a) S.I. 1979/1663.
Bedfordshire, County Constituencies
North Luton Bedfordshire, namely, Flitton and Pulloxhill,
Flitwick East, Flitwick West, Harlington and
Westoning; and
(iii) the following wards of the District of
South Bedfordshire, namely, Barton-le-Clay,
Streatley and Toddington.
South West Bedfordshire (i) The following wards of the District of Mid
Bedfordshire, namely, Aspley, Cranfield,
Marston and Woburn; and
(ii) the following wards of the District of
South Bedfordshire, namely, Beaudesert
Brooklands, Dunstable Central, Eaton Bray
Heath and Reach, Hockliffe, Houghton Cen-
tral, Houghton East, Houghton South, Ickni-
eld, Kensworth, Linslade, Northfields, Plan-
tation, Priory, Southcott, Stanbridge, Stud-
ham, Totternhoe and Watling.
(b) Borough Constituency
Luton South (i) The following wards of the Borough of
Luton, namely, Biscot, Crawley, Dallow, Far-
ley, High Town, Putteridge, Saints, South and
Stopsley; and
(ii) the following wards of the District of
South Bedfordshire, namely, Caddington and
Slip End.
BERKSHIRE
(a) County Constituencies
East Berkshire (i) The District of Bracknell; and
(ii) the following wards of the Royal Borough
of Windsor and Maidenhead which are con-
stituted by the Royal Borough of Windsor
and Maidenhead (Electoral Arrangements)
Order 1980(a) and which come into operation
on 5th May 1983, namely, Datchet, Horton
and Wraysbury, Old Windsor, Sunningdale
and South Ascot and Sunninghill.
Newbury The following wards of the District of
Newbury which are constituted by the Dis-
trict of Newbury (Electoral Arrangements)
Order 1979(b) and which come into operation
on 5th May 1983, namely, Aldermaston,
(a) S.I. 1980/733.
(b) S.I. 1979/1107.
Berkshire, County Constituencies
Newbury Basildon, Beenham, Bradfield, Bucklebury,
Burghfield, Chieveley, Cold Ash, Compton,
Craven, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham,
Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley,
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