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	Rotten borough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Duke of Wellington, prior to being awarded a peerage served as MP for the rotten borough of Trim in County Meath in the Irish House of Commons.
		The pocket boroughs were seen (particularly by their owners) in the early 19th century as a valuable method of ensuring the representation of the landed interest in the House of Commons.
		The final abolition of pocket boroughs took until the Reform Act 1867 where the borough franchise was significantly extended it was established that seats should be distributed based principally on population.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rotten_borough (682 words)

	Borough constituency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom.
		It is a constituency which is predominantly urban, and thus designated to be a borough/burgh constituency.
		Candidates in these constituencies are allowed lower expenses than those in County constituencies, as they do not need to travel as much.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Borough_constituency (169 words)

	Crawley (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Crawley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		The constituency covers the whole of the town of Crawley in West Sussex, as well as London Gatwick Airport.
		This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crawley_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 (213 words)

	Hartlepool (constituency) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hartlepool is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons.
		The seat is currently coterminous with the borough of Hartlepool, which has close to the average population for a UK parlimentary constituency.
		Hartlepool was enfranchised as a borough constituency by the Reform Act of 1867, being given 1 MP.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Hartlepool_%28constituency%29 (547 words)

	Encyclopedia: Borough constituency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Jump to: navigation, search A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand.
		Parliamentary boroughs are boroughs that are entitled to representation in a Parliament.
		A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Borough-constituency (669 words)

	LondonElects. Glossary - a to e (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A borough returning officer (BRO) is ultimately responsible for the overall conduct of an election in his or her borough.
		A constituency returning officer (CRO) is ultimately responsible for organising elections in his or her constituency for the Mayoral and London Assembly elections.
		He or she is elected by voters living in their constituency and is responsible for representing that area of the city in the London Assembly.
	www.londonelects.org.uk /resources/glossary_ae.html (1004 words)

	No. 40/1927: RETURNING OFFICERS' (BOROUGH AND COUNTY CONSTITUENCIES) CHARGES ORDER, 1927.
		The scale of maximum charges for returning officers for borough constituencies and county constituencies respectively prescribed by the Minister for Finance on the 11th day of August, 1923, under section 25 of the Electoral Act, 1923, is hereby revoked.
		The scale of maximum charges for the purposes of section 25 of the Electoral Act, 1923, to be paid to returning officers for borough constituencies and county constituencies respectively shall be the scale set forth in the Schedule hereto.
		Provided that the borough constituencies of Dublin North and Dublin South shall for the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this Part of this scale be deemed to be a single borough constituency.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZSI40Y1927.html (1620 words)

	Rotten_borough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Because the constituencies were not realigned as population shifts occurred, MPs from one borough might represent only a few people (giving those people a relatively large degree of political representation), whereas entire cities (such as Manchester) might have no representation at all.
		Edmund Blackadder: Sir Talbot represented the constituency of Dunny-on-the-Wold, and by an extraordinary stroke of luck, it is a rotten borough.
		Edmund: A rotten borough, sir, is a constituency where the owner of the land corruptly controls both the voters and the MP.
	www.hatwholesalers.com /search.php?title=Rotten_borough (849 words)

	United Kingdom constituencies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One member is elected to these bodies for each constituency by the first past the post system of election, except in Northern Ireland, where six members are elected for each constituency by the Single Transferable Vote system.
		The Scottish Parliament is a devolved parliament with constituencies representing Scotland.
		For the 2005 House of Commons general election the number of House of Commons constituencies in Scotland was reduced from 72 to 59 and the Scottish Parliament constituencies remainded as they had been in 1999.
	united-kingdom-constituencies.area51.ipupdater.com (419 words)

	No. 31/1947: ELECTORAL (ADMENDMENT) ACT, 1947
		(2) A constituency specified in Part I of the First Schedule to this Act shall be a borough constituency and a constituency specified in Part II thereof shall be a county constituency.
		(a) in case the whole of the constituency is situate in a county or county borough for which there is a sheriff—the sheriff,.
		(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the returning officer for the borough constituencies of Dublin South (East) and Dublin South (West) specified in the First Schedule to this Act shall, so long as the undersheriff at the passing of this Act for the county of Dublin continues to hold that office, be such undersheriff.
	www.acts.ie /zza31y1947.1.html (513 words)

	Brighton Kemptown (UK Parliament constituency) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Brighton Kemptown is a constituency covering the Kemptown district in the city of Brighton and Hove.
		It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		The constituency is based around the eastern section of Brighton in East Sussex.
	www.toshare.info /en/Brighton_Kemptown_(constituency).htm (73 words)

	ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		(2) A constituency specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Act shall be a borough constituency and a constituency specified in Part II thereof shall be a county constituency.
		The county borough of Cork and the district electoral divisions of Bishops town, Blackrock and St. Mary's in the administrative county of Cork.
		The county borough of Limerick and the administrative county of Limerick except the portion thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of West Limerick.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /1959_33.html (1309 words)

	Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 624 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The unparished area[7] bounded by the county constituency of North Durham[8], the borough constituency of Blaydon[9], and by the parishes of Greencroft, Lanchester and Healeyfield, and the parish of Shotley Low Quarter in the county of Northumberland.
		The unparished area[17] of the county constituency of Keighly[18] excluding the parishes of Seeton with Eastburn, Silsden, Addingham, Ilkley and Oxenhope.
		The unparished area[20] of the county constituency of Normanton[21] excluding the parishes of Normanton, Newland with Woodhouse Moor, Warmfield cum Heath and Sharlston.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1997/97062401.htm (1972 words)

	21st Century Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The constituency party, as a unit of organisation, would only exist for the purpose of selecting a candidate (by an OMOV ballot).
		There would not be a need for a Branch to be co-terminus with a constituency boundary but, in reality, they would probably shake down that way.
		MPs would have a direct relationship within their constituency and, in a few cases, there will be 2 MPs which are shared by a Branch.
	www.whatnextjournal.co.uk /Pages/Back/Wnext19/Wilk.html (1160 words)

	Welcome - Castle Point Labour Party - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Castle Point comprises of the towns/villages of South Benfleet, Hadleigh and Thundersley as well Canvey Island, it is situated to the south-east of the County of Essex and on the northern side of the Thames estuary between the towns of Basildon to the west and Southend-on-sea to the east.
		The total population of the Borough is approximately 86,000 with electorates approaching 40,000 and 30,000 on the Mainland and Island respectively.
		Borough elections are now held annually except for the fourth year when the County Elections take place.
	www.castlepoint.labour.co.uk (660 words)

	Department for Constitutional Affairs - Elections - Procedures at a General Election
		The returning officer in a County Constituency, coterminous with or wholly within the County Boundary, is the Sheriff of the County.
		In a Borough Constituency, coterminous with or wholly contained within a District, he is the Chairman of the District Council.
		For a constituency coterminous with or wholly contained within a London Borough, the returning officer is the Mayor.
	www.dca.gov.uk /elections/ge2001/procedures/02.htm (4783 words)

	020311-cabint-R4
		The Boundary Commission for England are required by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, as amended by the Boundary Commissions Act 1992, to conduct a general review of all the constituencies in England every eight to twelve years.
		In recommending new constituencies, the Commission are required to give effect to the Rules for Redistribution of Seats which are contained in Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act and are attached as an appendix.
		The overall effect of these changes would be to reduce the disparity between the constituencies with the highest and lowest electorates in Hampshire and Southampton from 15,202 for 15 existing seats to 8,725 for the 16 proposed seats.
	www.hants.gov.uk /decisions/decisions-docs/020311-cabint-R4.html (1642 words)

	United Kingdom Constituencies Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1999 Scottish Parliament constituencies were based on pre-existing United Kingdom House of Commons constituencies.
		The two exceptions are Orkney and Shetland: Orkney and Shetland was then, and is now, just one House of Commons constituency and, dating from 1707, the oldest of those constituencies.
		For the 2005 House of Commons general election the number of House of Commons constituencies in Scotland was reduced from 72 to 59 and the Scottish Parliament constituencies remained as they had been in 1999.
	www.folkartmuseum.com /encyclopedia/United_Kingdom_constituencies (657 words)

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		The Borough of Epsom and Ewell; three wards of the District of Mole Valley:- Ashtead Common, Ashtead Park, Ashtead Village; and two wards of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead:- Nork, Tattenhams.
		Twelve wards of the Borough of Guildford:- Burpham, Christchurch, Friary and St Nicolas, Holy Trinity, Merrow, Onslow, Pilgrims, Shalford, Stoke, Stoughton, Westborough, Worplesdon; and six wards of the Borough of Waverley:- Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green, Blackheath and Wonersh, Cranleigh East, Cranleigh West, Ewhurst, Shamley Green and Cranleigh North.
		Fourteen wards of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead:- Banstead Village, Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne, Earlswood and Whitebushes, Kingswood with Burgh Heath, Meadvale and St John's, Merstham, Preston, Redhill East, Redhill West, Reigate Central, Reigate Hill, Salfords and Sidlow, South Park and Woodhatch, Tadworth and Walton.
	www.statistics.gov.uk /pbc/review_areas/downloads/Surrey_PR_PN.doc (677 words)

	Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 622 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The unparished area of the county constituency of Littleborough and Saddleworth[14] excluding the parishes of Saddleworth and Shaw and Crompton.
		The unparished area[17] bounded by the parishes of Cliviger, Whitworth, North Turton, Yate and Pickup Bank, Hyndburn, Hapton, Dunnockshaw, Habergham Eaves; the borough constituency of Hyndburn[18]; the parish of Todmorden in West Yorkshire; the county constituency of Heywood and Middleton[19] and the borough constituency of Bury North[20] in Greater Manchester.
		The unparished area[24] of the borough constituency of Crosby[25] bounded by the parishes of Little Altcar, Ince Blundell, Thornton and Sefton and by the borough constituency of Bootle[26].
	194.128.65.3 /si/si1997/97062201.htm (2343 words)

	GENUKI:Labour's Early Struggles in South Wales: Some New Evidence, 1900-8
		As Hodge tells MacDonald, he was handicapped in Gower by the opposition of prominent local miners' leaders, notably John Williams, the miners' agent for the Western district of the coalfield (and later to become first 'Lib-Lab.' and then Labour M.P. for the Gower, 1906-22).
		Despite the success of several Labour candidates in Swansea borough elections after 1906, the Labour Party was still unable to mount an effective challenge to the Liberals in parliamentary contests.
		Ultimately, it was industrial protest which provided the key to the triumph of the Labour Party in south Wales, the fierce class conflict unleashed in the Tonypandy disturbances and the Cambrian strike in 1910-11, the solidarity of trades unionism during the war, the new militancy and power of the Welsh working class during the economic................
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/Labour.html (3192 words)

	Welcome to Castle Point Constituency Labour Party Website
		The total population of the Borough is approximately 86,000 with electorates approaching 40,000 and 30,000 on the Mainland and
		The boundary of the Borough is coterminous with the Parliamentary Castle Point Constituency Boundary.
		In recent times the Borough and Constituency has had seismic changes in administrations.
	www.castle-point-labour.org.uk (497 words)

	Wirral South Conservatives - About Us - Section Home - Accessible Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Wirral South constituency comprises the central section of the Wirral Peninsula from Heswall on the Dee to Bebington, Bromborough and Eastham on the Mersey.
		Politically, the Wirral peninsula consists of the constituencies of Wirral South, Wirral West, Wallasey, Birkenhead, and Ellesmere Port and Neston.
		The constituency was formed after the Parliamentary Boundaries review in 1982 from parts of the former constituencies of Wirral, and Bebington and Ellesmere Port and was held by Barry Porter for the Conservative Party from its creation until his death in 1996 and a Labour by-election victory which followed.
	www.wirralsouthconservatives.com /accessible/7 (353 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Politics: Parties: Labour: Local (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Reigate and Banstead Constituency Labour Party - Contacts and news from the party, councillors and prospective parliamentary candidate, Samuel Townsend.
		Sandhurst and Crowthorne Labour Party - Branch of the Bracknell constituency, coveribg wards from the Bracknell Forest and Wokingham Districts.
		Telford Constituency Labour Party - News from David Wright, MP for Telford and representatives on the Telford and Wrekin Borough Council, as well as a brief history of the Labour Party.
	www.dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Society_and_Culture/Politics/Parties/Labour/Local (2236 words)

	Havant (constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Havant is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		The constituency is based around the borough (and town) of Havant in Hampshire.
		This United Kingdom constituency article is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Havant_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 (82 words)

	borough on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Carry On: New Borough Park eruv allows greater Shabbat mobility in rigorously Orthodox community, but not without controversy.
		People stand on the steps of Borough Hall in Brooklyn in a commemoration service sponsored by the Arab American Family Support Center on the one year annivers (NYC24471)
		The Brooklyn Bridge connects two of the New York City's boroughs.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-borough.asp (416 words)

	CAIN: HMSO: Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1968
		shall be amended and each of those constituencies shall consist of the area specified opposite the name of that constituency in the second column of Part III of Schedule 2 to the principal Act as amended by Schedule 1 to this Act.
		(1) A report of the Commission under section 10B showing the constituencies into which it recommends that any area should be divided shall state, as respects each constituency, the name by which it recommends that it should be known and whether it recommends that it should be a borough constituency or a county constituency.
		No county or part thereof shall be included in a constituency which includes the whole or part of any other county or the whole or part of the county borough of Belfast.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk /hmso/ela1968.htm (3628 words)

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