The Boundary Commissions
Redrawing the Uk's Map of Parliamentary Constituencies
Published on 22. April 1999
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-7190-5083-1 (ISBN)
Description
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. -- .
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. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-5083-1 (9780719050831)
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Persons
David 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 Charles Pattie is Professor of Geography at the University of Sheffield
Content
Part 1 Redistribution in the United Kingdom: the theory of representation and the "British compromise"; the evolution of the "British compromise" - 1832-1944; the current legislative framework; the reviews and their outcomes. Part 2 The Boundary Commissions' fourth periodic reviews: setting the agenda; the process of public consultation; from provisional to final recommendations; electoral consequences; MPs and their seats.