The Boundary Commissions

Redrawing the Uk's Map of Parliamentary Constituencies

David Rossiter, R.J. Johnston, Charles Pattie , Bethan Hirst

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Manchester University Press
03 March 2009

Regional government; Geopolitics

Available in paperback for the first time, this work of original scholarship is the first to trace in full detail how the UK's system for defining parliamentary constituencies has evolved since the Great Reform Act of 1832 and how the eight redistrictings since then were undertaken.

Particular attention is paid to the five redistrictings that have been undertaken by the independent Boundary Commissions established in 1944, with a detailed study of all aspects of their work on the most recent review of all constituencies.

The book is both a standard reference work on redistribution in the UK and provides the only detailed insight into how that task is currently undertaken, based on a study of the relevant documents and interviews with over a hundred of those most closely involved. The book will be essential for all those interested in the British constitution, and administrators concerned with making the constitution successful, as well as politicians. -- .

By: David Rossiter, R.J. Johnston, Charles Pattie
Other: Bethan Hirst
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 621g
ISBN: 9780719080388
ISBN 10: 071908038X
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 03 March 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by David Butler Introduction Part I: Redistribution in the United Kingdom 1. The theory of representation and the ‘British compromise’ 2. The evolution of the ‘British compromise’: 1832-1944 3. The current legislative framework 4. The reviews and their outcomes Part II: The Boundary Commissions’ fourth periodic reviews 5. Setting the agenda 6. The process of public consultation 7. From provisional to final recommendations 8. Electoral consquences 9. MPs and their seats Conclusions Bibliography -- .

D.J. Rossiter is Research Fellow in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol. R.J. Johnston is Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol. C.J. Pattie is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield