Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies

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The Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was a comprehensive review by the Boundary Commissions that redrew UK parliamentary constituency boundaries ahead of the 2010 general election.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf boundary review
periodic review of Westminster constituencies
appliesToChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: "House of Commons"
appliesToElection 2010 United Kingdom general election
appliesToElectoralSystem first-past-the-post voting system for UK general elections
appliesToElectorate registered parliamentary electors in the United Kingdom
appliesToJurisdiction House of Commons of the United Kingdom
appliesToLegislativeBody British Parliament
surface form: "Parliament of the United Kingdom"
category Electoral boundary reviews in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
conductedBy Boundary Commission for England
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
Boundary Commission for Scotland
Boundary Commission for Wales
country United Kingdom
describedAs comprehensive review of UK parliamentary constituency boundaries ahead of the 2010 general election
endTime late 2000s
followedBy Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
follows Fourth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
hasLanguage English
implementedForElection 2010 United Kingdom general election campaign
surface form: "2010 United Kingdom general election"
includesProcess local inquiries into boundary proposals
public consultation on proposed constituency boundaries
isPartOf series of periodic reviews of Westminster constituencies
legalBasis Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
subsequent amending legislation in force at the time of the review
location United Kingdom
output final recommendations for new Westminster constituency boundaries
purpose to equalise the size of electorates between constituencies as far as practicable
to redraw UK parliamentary constituency boundaries
regulates geographical definition of Westminster parliamentary constituencies
resultedIn abolition of some existing constituencies
changes to the boundaries of many existing constituencies
creation of some new constituencies
scope England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
startTime early 2000s
subjectOf debate about the fairness and balance of representation in the House of Commons
temporalApplication constituency boundaries used for subsequent general elections until superseded by later reviews
constituency boundaries used for the 2010 general election
typeOfChange redistribution of parliamentary seats

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Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath boundaryReview Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency) boundaryReviewCreatedBy Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies

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