So whilst the boundary commission is set to look at reducing the numbers of MPs down to 600 do we in fact need more ? Do you have an opinion ? Feel free to comment.
1983 electorate: 42,197,832 / 650 seats = 64,920 electors per seat
1987 electorate: 43,181,321 / 650 seats = 66,433 electors per seat
1992 electorate: 43,249,721 / 651 seats = 66,436 electors per seat
1997 electorate: 43,784,559 / 659 seats = 66,441 electors per seat
2001 electorate: 44,377,742 / 659 seats = 67,341 electors per seat
2005 electorate: 44,345,099 / 646 seats = 68,646 electors per seat
2010 electorate: 45,597,461 / 650 seats = 70,150 electors per seat (Change on 1987: 5.6% increase)
2015 electorate: 46,441,348 / 650 seats = 71,448 electors per seat (Change on 2010: 1.9% increase)
In order to return to a 1983 average electorate per seat we need to have 715 seats (65 more than at the moment) but how do you square that with the demands of the general population to reduce the number of "politicians"
Collated by @HarryHayfield
link to >>> New Boundary Estimates: Conservative Majority of 50
