Britain’s electoral boundaries are being redrawn
A painstaking and non-partisan process is close to completion
Electoral cartographers are busily redrawing the map of parliamentary constituencies. The Boundary Commission for England (which will account for 543 of Britain’s 650 seats) released its latest proposals on November 8th, after a long public consultation. Their decisions can stir strong feelings, but the process is blessedly non-partisan.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Constituent parts”
Britain November 12th 2022
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