The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023

Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 1230

Representation Of The People

Redistribution Of Seats

The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023

Made

15th November 2023

Coming into force

29th November 2023

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of November 2023

Present,

The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

In accordance with sections 4(1) and (4B) and 4A(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (“the Act”)(1), the Secretary of State has submitted to His Majesty in Council a draft of this Order which gives effect to—

(a) the recommendations of each Boundary Commission, contained in the four reports(2) submitted in accordance with section 3(1) of the Act(3) and laid before Parliament by the Speaker of the House of Commons in accordance with section 3(2ZB) of the Act(4), as to the constituencies into which each part of the United Kingdom should be divided in order to give effect to the rules set out in Schedule 2 to the Act(5), and

(b) a statement of modifications dated 4th September 2023(6), submitted by the Boundary Commission for Scotland in accordance with section 4A(2) and laid before Parliament by the Speaker of the House of Commons in accordance with section 4A(4) of the Act, modifying the recommendations in that Boundary Commission’s report.

Therefore, His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon Him by section 4(5) of the Act.

(1)

1986 c. 56. Section 4 was amended by paragraph 17 of the Schedule to the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (c. 14), by section 2 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 (c. 25) and by S.I. 2021/1265. Section 4A was inserted by section 3 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 and amended by S.I. 2021/1265

(2)

A copy of the report of the Boundary Commission for England is available at: https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/. A copy of the report of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland is available at: https://www.boundarycommission.org.uk/2023-review-parliamentary-constituencies . A copy of the report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland is available at: https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/bcs_2023_review_report_web_version.pdf. A copy of the report of the Boundary Commission for Wales is available at: https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/reviews/06-23/2023-parliamentary-review-final-recommendations.

(3)

Section 3(1) was amended by section 10(2) of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1) and by section 1(2) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020.

(4)

Section 3(2ZB) was inserted by section 1(4) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020.

(5)

Schedule 2 was substituted by section 11(1) of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 and amended by sections 5 to 9 of and paragraph 4 of the Schedule to, the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020, by paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1) and by S.I. 2018/1310.

(6)

A copy of the statement of modifications is available at: https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Statement_modification.pdf.