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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023.
(2) This Order comes into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(4) In this Order—
(a)the local government areas, community council areas, wards, electoral divisions and polling districts set out in column 2 of the tables in Schedules 1, 3 and 4 are those areas, wards, divisions and districts as they existed on 1st December 2020, except where otherwise provided for in Schedule 1;
(b)the wards set out in column 2 of the table in Schedule 2 are those wards as they existed on 1st December 2020.
(5) In paragraph (4)(a) “local government area” has the same meaning as in—
(a)in respect of England and Wales, section 203(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(1);
(b)in respect of Scotland, section 204(1) of that Act(2).
Commencement Information
I1Art. 1 in force at 29.11.2023, see art. 1(2)
2. England is divided into the parliamentary constituencies—
(a)which are named in column 1 of the tables in Schedule 1,
(b)which are designated in that column as being either county constituencies or borough constituencies, and
(c)which comprise the areas which are set out in column 2 of those tables opposite the name of the constituency(3).
Commencement Information
I2Art. 2 in force at 29.11.2023, see art. 1(2)
3. Northern Ireland is divided into the parliamentary constituencies—
(a)which are named in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 2,
(b)which are designated in that column as being either county constituencies or borough constituencies, and
(c)which comprise the areas which are set out in column 2 of that Table opposite the name of the constituency(4).
Commencement Information
I3Art. 3 in force at 29.11.2023, see art. 1(2)
4. Scotland is divided into the parliamentary constituencies—
(a)which are named in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 3,
(b)which are designated in that column as being either county constituencies or burgh constituencies, and
(c)which comprise the areas which are set out in column 2 of that Table opposite the name of the constituency(5).
Commencement Information
I4Art. 4 in force at 29.11.2023, see art. 1(2)
5. Wales is divided into the parliamentary constituencies—
(a)which are named in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 4,
(b)which are designated in that column as being either county constituencies or borough constituencies, and
(c)which comprise the areas which are set out in column 2 of that Table opposite the name of the constituency(6).
Commencement Information
I5Art. 5 in force at 29.11.2023, see art. 1(2)
6. Each electoral registration officer(7) for the constituencies referred to in articles 2 to 5 must make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.
Commencement Information
I6Art. 6 in force at 29.11.2023, see art. 1(2)
7. In the Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006(8)—
(a)in article 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), omit paragraph (3)(b);
(b)omit article 2 (parliamentary constituencies in Wales);
(c)in article 4 (electoral registers)—
(i)omit paragraph (a) and the “and” immediately after that paragraph;
(ii)omit “parliamentary or, as the case may be,”;
(d)in Schedule 1 (name, designation and composition of parliamentary constituencies and assembly constituencies in Wales)—
(i)in the heading, for “, designation and composition of parliamentary constituencies and” substitute “and composition of”;
(ii)in each table, in the heading for column 1 omit “and Designation”.
Commencement Information
I7Art. 7 in force at 29.11.2023, see art. 1(2)
8. The following are revoked—
(a)the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005(9);
(b)the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007(10);
(c)the Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008(11);
(d)the Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008(12);
(e)the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Amendment) Order 2009(13).
Commencement Information
I8Art. 8 in force at 29.11.2023, see art. 1(2)
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
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