Parliamentary constituencies

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• Research

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These are the questions we answer during the Screen stage.

Answering them wil help us learn more about the Parliamentary constituencies consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.

• What is the 'Parliamentary constituencies' consideration?

  UK Parliament

  "A constituency is the specific geographical area that is represented by each MP in the House of Commons.

  People who live in an MP's constituency are known as their constituents."

• Is there legislation that defines 'Parliamentary constituencies'?

  Yes

  • What is the legislation that defines 'Parliamentary constituencies'?

    Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 -

    (1)There shall for the purpose of parliamentary elections be the county and borough constituencies (or in Scotland the county and burgh constituencies), each returning a single member, which are described in Orders in Council made under this Act.

    (2)In this Act and, except where the context otherwise requires, in any Act passed after the [1948 c. 65.] Representation of the People Act 1948, " constituency " means an area having separate representation in the House of Commons.

  • What is the specific part of the legislation that describes how a 'Parliamentary constituencies' gets designated?

    Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 - Section 2 "The Boundary Commissions" and Section 3 "Reports of the Commissions"

  • What is the specific part of the legislation that requires the publication of 'Parliamentary constituencies'?

    Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 - Section 5 "Notices"

• Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Parliamentary constituencies'?

  • Boundary Commission for England
  • SoS for DLUHC

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Boundary Commission for England
  • Office for National Statistics

• Is the Parliamentary constituencies a trigger?

  No

• Is the Parliamentary constituencies something to consult during plan making?

• Is there any Parliamentary constituencies data already available?

  Yes

  • What Parliamentary constituencies data is currently available?

    • Item 1

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      • url: https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/
      • name: 2023 Review of Parliamentary constituencies in England
      • fields: name;description;fid;ID;Electorate;Region;Area km2;Density;Sub region
      • licence: Restrictive Licence - Geospatial data © Crown copyright and database rights 2023 AC0000805545. You are permitted to use this data solely to enable you to respond to, or interact with, the organisation that provided you with the data. You are not permitted to copy, sub-licence, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in any form. Third party rights to enforce the terms of this licence shall be reserved to OS.
      • coverage: National
      • publisher: Boundary Commission for England (BCE)
      • attribution: N/A

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      • url: https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::westminster-parliamentary-constituencies-july-2024-boundaries-uk-bgc-2/about
      • name: Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BGC
      • fields: PCON24CD;PCON24NM;PCON24NMW;BNG_E;BNG_N;LAT;LONG;Shape_Area;Shape_Length
      • licence: OGL
      • coverage: National
      • publisher: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
      • attribution: - Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 - Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right [year] - Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

• Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  Yes

• Will a data standard be required?

  No