The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to—

• the report of the Boundary Commission for England published 28th June 2023, which contains the Commission’s recommendations for parliamentary constituencies in England,

• the report of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland published 28th June 2023, which contains the Commission’s recommendations for parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland,

• the report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland published 28th June 2023 and the statement of modifications dated 4th September 2023 and published 14th September 2023, which contains the Commission’s recommendations for parliamentary constituencies in Scotland, and

• the report of the Boundary Commission for Wales published 28th June 2023, which contains the Commission’s recommendations for parliamentary constituencies in Wales.

The recommendations in each report were created following a review by the relevant Boundary Commission of the representation of their respective part of the United Kingdom in the House of Commons.

Articles 2 to 5 of, and Schedules 1 to 4 to, this Order set out and describe the constituencies into which England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales respectively are divided.

Article 6 requires each electoral registration officer to re-arrange or adapt the registers of parliamentary electors as necessary to give effect to this Order.

Article 7 amends the Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1041) to remove references to parliamentary constituencies from that Order which are redundant as a result of this Order. Article 8 contains consequential revocations.

By virtue of section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 50), the coming into force of this Order does not affect any parliamentary election until a proclamation is issued by His Majesty summoning a new Parliament or affect the constitution of the House of Commons until the dissolution of the Parliament then in being.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.