Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1995/1626

1995 No. 1626

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLEREDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS AND REVIEW OF ELECTION ARRANGEMENTS

The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995

Made 28th June 1995

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th of June 1995

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas in pursuance of section 3(1) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 19861, the Boundary Commission for England have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 12th April 1995 showing the constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with that Act, that England should be divided;

And whereas the Secretary of State has laid the report before Parliament together with the draft of this Order in Council to give effect, without modifications, 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 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

S-1 This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies...

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995.

(2) Subject to section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, this Order shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made.

S-2 For all the constituencies in England there shall be...

2.—(1) For all the constituencies in England there shall be substituted the constituencies which—

(a)

(a) are named in the left-hand column of the Schedule to this Order;

(b)

(b) are designated in that column as either county constituencies or borough constituencies; and

(c)

(c) comprise the areas set out in the right-hand column of that Schedule.

(2) The areas set out in the right-hand column of the Schedule to this Order are local government areas as they existed on 1st June 1994.

S-3 Every electoral registration officer shall make such...

3. Every electoral registration officer shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the register of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

NAMES, DESIGNATION AND COMPOSITION OF CONSTITUENCIES IN ENGLAND

Name and designation

Composition

IN THE COUNTY OF AVON

Bath (county constituency)

(i) The following wards of the City of Bath, namely, Abbey, Bathwick, Bloomfield, Combe Down, Kingsmead, Lambridge, Lansdown, Lyncombe, Newbridge, Oldfield, Southdown, Twerton, Walcot, Westmoreland, Weston and Widcombe; and

(ii) the following wards of the District of Wansdyke, namely, Bathampton, Batheaston, Bathford, Charlcombe and Freshford.

Bristol East (borough constituency)

The following wards of the City of Bristol, namely, Brislington East, Brislington West, Easton, Eastville, Lawrence Hill, St. George East, St. George West and Stockwood.

Bristol North West (borough constituency)

(i) The following wards of the City of Bristol, namely, Avonmouth, Henbury, Horfield, Kingsweston, Lockleaze and Southmead; and

(ii) the following wards of the District of Northavon, namely, Filton Charborough, Filton Conygre, Filton Northville, Patchway Callicroft, Patchway Coniston, Patchway Stoke Lodge, Stoke Gifford North and Stoke Gifford South.

Bristol South (borough constituency)

The following wards of the City of Bristol, namely, Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Filwood, Hartcliffe, Hengrove, Knowle, Southville, Whitchurch Park and Windmill Hill.

Bristol West (borough constituency)

The following wards of the City of Bristol, namely, Ashley, Bishopston, Cabot, Clifton, Cotham, Henleaze, Redland, Stoke Bishop and Westbury-on-Trym.

Kingswood (borough constituency)

(i) The Frome Vale and Hillfields wards of the City of Bristol; and

(ii) the following wards of the Borough of Kingswood, namely, Badminton, Blackhorse, Bromley Heath, Chase, Chiphouse, Downend, Forest, Hanham, Mangotsfield, New Cheltenham, Oldland Barrs Court, Oldland Cadbury Heath, Oldland Longwell Green, Siston, Soundwell, Springfield, Staple Hill and Woodstock.

Northavon (county constituency)

The following wards of the District of Northavon, namely, Almondsbury, Alveston, Badminton, Charfield, Chipping Sodbury, Dodington North, Frampton Cotterell Central, Frampton Cotterell East, Frampton Cotterell West, Hawkesbury, Iron Acton, Marshfield, Oldbury-on-Severn, Olveston, Pilning and Severn Beach, Pucklechurch, Thornbury North, Thornbury South, Westerleigh and Coalpit Heath, Wick and Abson, Wickwar, Winterbourne, Winterbourne Down and Hambrook, Winterbourne Frenchay, Yate Central, Yate North, Yate South, Yate Stanshawes and Yate West.

Wansdyke (county constituency)

(i) The following wards of the Borough of Kingswood, namely, Bitton North Common, Bitton Oldland Common, Bitton South, Hanham Abbots East and Hanham Abbots West; and

(ii) the following wards of the District of Wansdyke, namely, Cameley, Camerton, Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, Clutton, Compton Dando, Farmborough, Harptrees, High Littleton, Hinton Charterhouse, Keynsham East, Keynsham North, Keynsham South, Keynsham West, Midsomer Norton North, Midsomer Norton Redfield, Newton St. Loe, Paulton, Peasedown St. John, Publow, Radstock, Saltford, Stowey Sutton, Timsbury and Westfield.

Weston-Super-Mare (county constituency)

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 Ellenborough, Weston-Super-Mare North, Weston-Super-Mare South, Weston-Super-Mare Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare West and Winscombe.

Woodspring (county constituency)

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, Portishead West, Winford, Wraxall, Wrington and Yatton.

IN THE COUNTY OF BEDFORDSHIRE

Bedford (borough constituency)

The following wards of the Borough of Bedford, namely, Brickhill, Castle, Cauldwell, De Parys, Goldington, Harpur, Kempston East, Kempston West, Kingsbrook, Newnham, Putnoe and Queens Park.

Luton North (borough constituency)

The following wards of the Borough of Luton, namely, Bramingham, Challney, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, Saints and Sundon Park.

Luton South (borough constituency)

(i) The following wards of the Borough of Luton, namely, Biscott, Crawley, Dallow, Farley, High Town, Putteridge, South and Stopsley; and

(ii) the following wards of the District of South Bedfordshire, namely, Caddington and Slip End.

Mid Bedfordshire (county constituency)

(i) The following wards of the Borough of Bedford, namely, Kempston Rural, Wilshamstead and Wootton;

(ii) the following wards of the District of Mid Bedfordshire, namely Ampthill, Aspley, Campton and Meppershall, Clifton and Henlow, Clophill, Cranfield, Flitton and Pulloxhill, Flitwick East, Flitwick West, Harlington, Haynes and Houghton Conquest, Marston, Maulden, Shefford, Shillington and Stondon, Westoning, Woburn and Wrest; and

(iii) the following wards of the District of South Bedfordshire, namely, Barton-le-Clay, Streatley and Toddington.

North East Bedfordshire (county constituency)

(i) The following wards of the Borough of Bedford, namely, Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Felmersham, Great Barford, Harrold, Oakley, Renhold, Riseley, Roxton and Sharnbrook; and

(ii) the following wards of the District of Mid Bedfordshire, namely, Arlesey, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Blunham, Langford, Northill, Old Warden and Southill, Potton, Sandy All Saints, Sandy St. Swithuns, Stotfold and Wensley.

South West Bedfordshire (county constituency)

The following wards of the District of South Bedfordshire, namely, Beaudesert, Brooklands, Dunstable Central, Eaton Bray, Heath and Reach, Hockliffe, Houghton Central, Houghton East, Houghton South, Icknield, Kensworth, Linslade, Northfields, Plantation, Priory, Southcott, Stanbridge, Studham, Totternhoe and Watling.

IN THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE

Bracknell (county constituency)

(i) The following wards of the Borough of Bracknell Forest, namely, Binfield, Bullbrook, College Town, Crowthorne, Garth, Great Hollands North, Great Hollands South, Hanworth, Harmanswater, Little Sandhurst, Old Bracknell, Owlsmoor, Priestwood, Central Sandhurst, Warfield and Wildridings; and

(ii) the following wards of the District of Wokingham, namely, Finchampstead North, Finchampstead South and Wokingham Without.

Maidenhead (county constituency)

(i) The following wards of the Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, namely, Belmont, Bisham and Cookham, Boyn Hill, Cox Green, Furze Platt, Hurley, Oldfield, Pinkneys Green and St. Mary's; and

(ii) the following wards of the District of Wokingham, namely, Charvil, Coronation, Hurst, Remenham and Wargrave, Sonning and Twyford and Ruscombe.

Newbury (county constituency)

The following wards of the District of Newbury, namely, Aldermaston, Basildon, Beenham, Bradfield, Bucklebury, Chieveley, Cold Ash, Compton, Craven, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Northcroft, St. John's, Shaw-cum-Donnington, Speen, Thatcham North, Thatcham South, Thatcham West, Turnpike and Winchcombe.

Reading East (borough constituency)

(i) The following wards of the Borough of Reading, namely, Abbey, Caversham, Church, Katesgrove, Park, Peppard, Redlands and Thames; and

(ii) the following wards of the District of Wokingham, namely, Bulmershe, Loddon, South Lake and Whitegates.

Reading West (county constituency)

(i) The following wards of the District of Newbury, namely, Calcot, Pangbourne, Purley, Theale and Tilehurst; and

(ii) the following wards of the Borough of...

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