Proposals for new parliamentary constituency boundaries in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland have been published today by the Boundary Commission. The proposals for Thirsk and Malton can be found here.
The boundaries of constituencies are reviewed periodically to account for population changes and realign constituency boundaries with other administrative boundaries that may have changed in intervening years. The Rules say there must be 650 seats in the House of Commons, and these are allocated to each country based on the number of registered electors in each country.
There are several stages of public consultation that must be held before final recommendations are produced.
You can find the previous proposals for Thirsk and Malton here. My view has always been that I do not support the proposed constituency of Wetherby and Easingwold, this makes no sense from a geographical perspective, the towns being separated by the A1. It has always been an integral part of North Yorkshire and I fear this will lead to less efficient services for local people.
While these are improved boundary change proposals as a whole, it's still very disappointing to see Easingwold has been taken out of the Thirsk and Malton constituency. I will continue to make representations on this.
To view all proposals or input your views please click here.
