New Constituency Boundaries for Britain 2013

This page first posted 18 September 2011

In September 2011, the Boundary Commission for England published their initial draft recommendations for the new constituencies boundaries. These boundaries will probably take effect at the next General Election around 2015. The final recommendations should be published in 2013, so all the seats details and results are subject to change. Our thanks go to the Boundary Commission for making the full ward details available to Electoral Calculus.

In October 2011, the Boundary Commission for Scotland published their draft recommendations for Scotland. This reduces the number of Scottish seats from 59 to 52. These proposals are also in draft form and they will probably change before they are finalised. The Boundary Commission for Wales published their draft recommendations in January 2012. The number of Welsh seats decreased from 40 to 30. The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland published their draft recommendations in September 2011, and decreased the number of Northern Irish seats from 18 to 16.

We have calculated implied results for the 2010 election as if it had been run under the new boundaries. All of the GB results are now based on local authority election results, which is the most accurate way of calculating them. Details of the calculation method are available.


Party2010 Votes2010 Actual Seats2010 Notional SeatsChange
CON36.97%307297-10
LAB29.66%258231-27
LIB23.56%5748-9
NAT 2.26%98-1
MIN 7.54%1916-3
Total100.00%650600-50

The new boundaries would have changed the overall result of the 2010 General Election from "Conservatives short 19 seats of a majority" to "Conservatives short 4 seats of a majority".

The implied results for 2010 under the new boundaries can be seen in both web-style and flat-file formats:

Changes in numbers of seats

All regions have lost seats. The table shows both the changes to total seats and the changes to party totals (as at 6 May 2010). Click on the Region links to see a summary of all the new seats in the region, with changes highlighted. Click on the Ward Breakdown links to see, for each district ward, its old seat, its new seat, and its ward electorate.

RegionOld SeatsNew SeatsChangeCONLABLIBNATMINWard
Breakdown
East Scotland3228-40-2-200 
West Scotland2724-3-1-1-100 
Northern Ireland1816-20000-2 
North3531-41-4-100 
Lancashire3127-4-2-1-100 
Greater Manchester2726-100-100 
Yorkshire3028-2-11-200 
Humberside3129-20-3100 
West Midlands2826-21-3000 
East Midlands3835-3-1-3100 
Severn3633-3-2-1000 
Wales4030-10-3-5-1-10 
East Anglia3635-1-10000 
Essex3635-1-10000 
West3029-1-20100 
North London3634-2-1-1000 
South London3734-32-4-100 
South West3130-1-10000 
South383802-1-100 
South East3332-101-10-1 
Total650600-50-10-27-9-1-3 

These boundary changes result in a gain of twelve seats to the coalition government's parliamentary majority. This includes all the new seats across all the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Disappearing Seats

These sixty-nine old seats, although they do not vanish into space, are particularly fragmented after the boundary changes and do not form the largest part of any new seat. The current MPs for those seats may have to find an alternative neighbouring seat before the next election.

Old seatCurrent MPCounty/Area
AberconwyGuto BebbClwyd (Wales)
ArfonHywel WilliamsGwynedd (Wales)
Ayrshire CentralBrian DonohoeAyrshire and Lanark (West Scotland)
Batley and SpenMike WoodWest Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
Bedfordshire MidNadine DorriesBedfordshire (East Anglia)
Beverley and HoldernessGraham StuartHumberside (Humberside)
Bexleyheath and CrayfordDavid EvennettBexley (South London)
Birmingham Hodge HillLiam ByrneBirmingham (West Midlands)
Birmingham Selly OakStephen McCabeBirmingham (West Midlands)
BlaydonDavid AndersonNewcastle area (North)
Blyth ValleyRonnie CampbellNorthumberland (North)
Brigg and GooleAndrew PercyHumberside (Humberside)
CaerphillyWayne DavidGwent (Wales)
Cardiff CentralJenny WillottSouth Glamorgan (Wales)
Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire SouthSimon HartDyfed (Wales)
Cornwall NorthDan RogersonCornwall (South West)
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch EastGregg McClymontGlasgow area (West Scotland)
Cynon ValleyAnn ClwydMid Glamorgan (Wales)
DelynDavid HansonClwyd (Wales)
Derbyshire MidPauline LathamDerbyshire (East Midlands)
Devon South WestGary StreeterDevon (South West)
Dorset NorthRobert WalterDorset (South West)
Dudley SouthChris KellyWest Midlands (West Midlands)
Dulwich and West NorwoodTessa JowellLambeth (South London)
Ealing SouthallVirendra SharmaEaling (South London)
Edinburgh EastSheila GilmoreEdinburgh area (East Scotland)
EdmontonAndy LoveEnfield (North London)
FarehamMark HobanHampshire (South)
Faversham and Kent MidHugh RobertsonKent (South East)
Glasgow CentralAnas SarwarGlasgow area (West Scotland)
GordonMalcolm BruceGrampian (East Scotland)
GowerMartin CatonWest Glamorgan (Wales)
Halesowen and Rowley RegisJames MorrisWest Midlands (West Midlands)
Herefordshire NorthBill WigginHereford and Worcestershire (Severn)
HyndburnGraham JonesLancashire (Lancashire)
Ilford SouthMike GapesRedbridge (North London)
Kenilworth and SouthamJeremy WrightWarwickshire (East Midlands)
KensingtonSir Malcolm RifkindKensington and Chelsea (North London)
Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathGordon BrownFife (East Scotland)
KnowsleyGeorge HowarthMerseyside (Lancashire)
Leeds CentralHilary BennWest Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
Leeds WestRachel ReevesWest Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
LeighAndrew BurnhamWestern Manchester (Greater Manchester)
Leyton and WansteadJohn CryerWaltham Forest (North London)
Liverpool WavertreeLuciana BergerMerseyside (Lancashire)
MontgomeryshireGlyn DaviesPowys (Wales)
Newport EastJessica MordenGwent (Wales)
Norfolk South WestElizabeth TrussNorfolk (East Anglia)
Nottingham EastChristopher LeslieNottinghamshire (East Midlands)
OgmoreHuw Irranca-DaviesMid Glamorgan (Wales)
Oldham West and RoytonMichael MeacherEastern Manchester (Greater Manchester)
Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthJames SheridanGlasgow area (West Scotland)
Romsey and Southampton NorthCaroline NokesHampshire (South)
Ross Skye and LochaberCharles KennedyHighland (East Scotland)
RushcliffeKenneth ClarkeNottinghamshire (East Midlands)
SedgefieldPhil WilsonDurham (North)
Sheffield Brightside and HillsboroughDavid BlunkettSouth Yorkshire (Humberside)
ShipleyPhilip DaviesWest Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
StoneWilliam CashStaffordshire (Severn)
StreathamChuka UmunnaLambeth (South London)
Truro and FalmouthSarah NewtonCornwall (South West)
Tyneside NorthMary GlindonNewcastle area (North)
Weaver ValeGraham EvansCheshire (Severn)
West Bromwich EastTom WatsonWest Midlands (West Midlands)
Westmorland and LonsdaleTim FarronCumbria (North)
Wirral SouthAlison McGovernMerseyside (Lancashire)
WithamPriti PatelEssex (Essex)
Wolverhampton South EastPat McFaddenWest Midlands (West Midlands)
Wyre and Preston NorthBen WallaceLancashire (Lancashire)

Seats changing hands

We calculate that the following forty-four seats would have had a different outcome at the last general election had the new boundaries been in force then. This is the answer to a hypothetical question, so cannot be proved conclusively, but this is our best estimate.

Old seatCurrent MPNew seatImplied
Majority
County/Area
BatterseaJane EllisonBattersea and Vauxhall4,847Wandsworth (South London)
Birmingham ErdingtonJack DromeyBirmingham Erdington3,297Birmingham (West Midlands)
Bradford EastDavid WardBradford Central and East7,035West Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
Bradford WestMarsha SinghBradford West3,268West Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
Brighton PavilionCaroline LucasBrighton Pavilion and Hove8,009East Sussex (South East)
BurnleyGordon BirtwistleBurnley South and Accrington5,106Lancashire (Lancashire)
Cardiff NorthJonathan EvansCaerphilly and Cardiff North3,976South Glamorgan (Wales)
Carshalton and WallingtonTom BrakeCroydon Central and St Helier408Sutton (South London)
ChesterfieldToby PerkinsChesterfield402Derbyshire (East Midlands)
Clwyd SouthSusan Elan JonesGlyndwr and Powys North1,177Clwyd (Wales)
CopelandJamie ReedCopeland and Windermere1,115Cumbria (North)
Derby NorthChris WilliamsonDerby West1,119Derbyshire (East Midlands)
Devon West and TorridgeGeoffrey CoxBideford and Bude3,781Devon (South West)
Dorset Mid and Poole NorthAnnette BrookeBlandford and Wimborne4,507Dorset (South West)
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleDavid MundellDumfries3,030Dumfries and Galloway (West Scotland)
Dunbartonshire EastJo SwinsonDunbartonshire East and Kilsyth8,056Glasgow area (West Scotland)
Elmet and RothwellAlec ShelbrookeLeeds South East7,280West Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
ElthamClive EffordEltham2,060Greenwich (South London)
Enfield NorthNick de BoisEnfield North60Enfield (North London)
Erith and ThamesmeadTeresa PearceErith4,702Bexley (South London)
Leeds North EastFabian HamiltonLeeds North West and Nidderdale9,215West Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
Leeds North WestGreg MulhollandLeeds North872West Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
LewesNorman BakerUckfield4,497East Sussex (South East)
Manchester WithingtonJohn LeechManchester Withington608Central Manchester (Greater Manchester)
Newcastle-under-LymePaul FarrellyNewcastle-under-Lyme and Stone7,981Staffordshire (Severn)
Nottingham SouthLillian GreenwoodNottingham South and West Bridgford3,019Nottinghamshire (East Midlands)
Oxford West and AbingdonNicola BlackwoodAbingdon and Oxford North250Oxfordshire (West)
PendleAndrew StephensonBurnley North and Nelson2,152Lancashire (Lancashire)
Penrith and The BorderRory StewartKendal and Penrith6,452Cumbria (North)
Portsmouth SouthMike HancockPortsmouth East3,217Hampshire (South)
RedcarIan SwalesRedcar1,026Cleveland (North)
Richmond ParkZac GoldsmithRichmond and Twickenham1,358Richmond upon Thames (South London)
ScunthorpeNic DakinScunthorpe894Humberside (Humberside)
Selby and AinstyNigel AdamsSelby and Castleford3,567North Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
Sheffield HeeleyMeg MunnSheffield South West2,036South Yorkshire (Humberside)
Somerset North EastJacob Rees-MoggSomerset North East2,536Bristol area (West)
Southampton TestAlan WhiteheadSouthampton Test3,702Hampshire (South)
Sutton and CheamPaul BurstowSutton and Cheam635Sutton (South London)
TelfordDavid WrightBridgnorth and Telford South7,990Shropshire (Severn)
Walsall SouthValerie VazWalsall South3,137West Midlands (West Midlands)
Warrington SouthDavid MowatWarrington South3,078Cheshire (Severn)
WellsTessa MuntWells5,448Somerset (South West)
Wolverhampton South WestPaul UppalWolverhampton South2,918West Midlands (West Midlands)
WorkingtonTony CunninghamWorkington and Keswick596Cumbria (North)

Newly created seats

Despite the overall reduction of seats, there are still some seats which are "new". This list of twenty-three seats shows those new seats which are made up of a number of small parts of old seats.

New seatPartyImplied
Majority
County/Area
BeverleyCON12,397Humberside (Humberside)
Birmingham EdgbastonLAB5,015Birmingham (West Midlands)
Bodmin and NewquayLIB207Cornwall (South West)
Cardiff EastLAB989South Glamorgan (Wales)
Clapham CommonCON4,889Wandsworth (South London)
Dudley South and Rowley RegisLAB149West Midlands (West Midlands)
Dudley WestCON5,101West Midlands (West Midlands)
Hedge End and HambleCON7,318Hampshire (South)
Isle of Wight SouthCON5,479Hampshire (South)
Kenilworth and DorridgeCON11,585West Midlands (West Midlands)
Leeds South West and MorleyLAB5,969West Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
Leeds West and PudseyLAB5,646West Yorkshire (Yorkshire)
Liverpool WavertreeLAB4,457Merseyside (Lancashire)
Newcastle upon Tyne SouthLAB7,800Newcastle area (North)
Nottingham WestLAB8,805Nottinghamshire (East Midlands)
Renfrewshire South and LargsLAB13,512Glasgow area (West Scotland)
Rochdale SouthLAB355Eastern Manchester (Greater Manchester)
St NeotsCON9,938Cambridgeshire (East Anglia)
StratfordLAB18,050Newham (North London)
Tavistock and PlymptonCON11,590Devon (South West)
Wanstead and WoodfordCON5,078Redbridge (North London)

History of revisions.

The data presented has been revised at various times.