Sentences with phrase «boundary reviews»

So, ensuring a greater equalisation of constituency sizes (eg more frequent boundary reviews) is legitimate, even though it gives a small advantage to the Conservatives.

Lords reform and boundary reviews were not explicitly linked in the coalition programme, but some Conservative cabinet members recognise that Clegg will have to exact public revenge over the rebuff if he is to keep his party committed to the coalition.

Naturally the political parties have tended to favour the answers that suit them: the Tories have normally tried to make boundary reviews as frequent and brisk as possible, Labour have often tried to block or delay them.

The truth is that boundary reviews are almost always controversial.

At the request of the Department for Communities and Local Government or of a local authority, or at the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's instigation, the Commission can undertake administrative boundary reviews, which review the external boundaries of a local authority.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is responsible for three types of review: electoral reviews; administrative boundary reviews; and structural reviews.

It has been subjected to substantial boundary changes besides the three large towns in most boundary reviews.

The amendment passed by Labour and the Lib Dems didn't reverse the changes that the government had made to the rules on boundary reviews, they just delayed the next review for five years.

Regular readers will recall that before the election it looked as if the boundary reviews would have favoured the Tories more — I suspect this change is largely because the 2017 election happened to produce a lot of very marginal seats, and that small boundary changes have flipped some of these in Labour's favour.

Boundary reviews will have to be more regular to keep up with the new rules.

Meanwhile the question of mandatory reselection, and the selection process for MPs affected by boundary reviews, remains an open one.

On last night's World Tonight I claimed that the loss of boundary reviews was the single worst political event to hit the Tories since 1992 and Black Wednesday *.

David Cameron, in the latest edition of The House magazine, has given an interview to Paul Waugh, in which he suggests the Conservative Party should use the ongoing boundary reviews - and the consequent Party selection processes - to push for more women candidates.

Clegg's announcement he would whip his MPs into voting against the boundaries review means it will almost certainly not pass.

The deputy prime minister told reporters he would instruct his MPs to vote against the constituency boundary review in retaliation for Tory MPs» refusal to support House of Lords reform.

Most Conservatives are livid about Clegg's statement, even though many of them dreaded what the boundary review would do them personally.

Speaking to journalists during a visit to an outdoor education centre the prime minister refused to kill off the boundary review.

All of this comes at a time of deep disenchantment with British politics, and the boundaries review is a chance to address, not exacerbate this.

Clegg claimed on Monday that Lords reform was the Tory offering in exchange for Liberal Democrat support over the constituency boundaries review, but Cameron is now insisting the actual deal was over the AV referendum.

The prime minister still intends to push through the boundaries review, although it is far from clear he will be able to given opposition from Labour, Liberal Democrats and most smaller parties.

The reforms were designed to change the nature of electoral representation (the referendum on the alternative vote), alter the composition of both Houses of Parliament (boundary review and House of Lords reform), and to reduce the power of the Prime Minister to time elections.

That's without the combined impact of the forthcoming Parliamentary Boundary Review and the ongoing transition from the traditional household - based registration system to Individual Electoral Registration (IER).

David Cameron tells The House magazine he wants to use the boundary review to select more women candidates in key seats

Although with the Labour policy of not selecting candidate for seat until after the boundary review, we might be caught on the hop......

The boundary review and its accompanying cull of 50 of the House of Commons's members could be expected to boost Conservative prospects.

This is a party, after all that now wants to force through an undemocratic Boundary Review based on an out - of - date version of the electoral register with nearly two million voters missing.

Labour will not choose candidates until the boundary review is complete, several years away, and I urged all sides to drop talk of reselection or deselection as premature and unhelpful.

Then Nick Clegg organised a press conference in the afternoon confirming the death of House of Lords reform and pledging to whip his MPs into opposing the constituency boundaries review.

While the Lib Dems were relying on Lords reform to bolster their political influence, the Tories were using the boundaries review to boost their number of MPs at the next election.

Cameron stuffing the place with fresh Tory peers to strengthen his party's position while axing 50 MPs under a boundary review is again intended strengthen the Conservatives.

The impending boundary review, the deliberate disappearance of Labour voters from the electoral roll, the hopelessness of Scotland — all of which currently could lead to up to 10 years more in opposition.

The heightened emotional pitch of the evening was created over the weekend, when Richard Reeves, Clegg's former strategy director, gave an interview in which he said the Liberal Democrats would not support the Tories plans for a boundary review unless they got Lords reform in return.

There has been much talk of high principle recently, but the bare bones of the conflict come down to the fact that Conservatives need the extra seats the boundary review offers and the Lib Dems want the balance of power a proportionally elected second Chamber will give them.

Clegg delivered a press conference confirming he would order Lib Dem MPs to oppose the boundaries review in revenge for the Tory rebellion over Lords reform.

Boundary Changes: Gains Dunmurry ward and part of Derriaghy ward — uniquely in the whole of the boundary review, this leavies Derriaghy divided between two different constituencies.

However, Labour MPs are still wary of these fine words given that he signals at the weekend that they will still have to fight selection battles after the boundary review.

But the Lib Dems have indicated that, if the Tories block Lords reform, they will block the boundary review that is supposed to give Cameron an extra 20 seats at the general election, and it is not hard to imagine how this could conceivably lead to the whole arrangement collapsing.

In this parliament - with the number of MPs set to fall from 650 to 600 if the boundary review is approved - the spare seat will help the whips find a slot for one of Sir John's colleagues whose own seat might have disappeared or been changed beyond recognition.

In the event the implementation of the Boundary Review was postponed for partisan reasons until after the next General Election by Home Secretary James Callaghan (on the pretext of waiting until after the Redcliffe - Maud Report on local government reorganisation).

A parliamentary boundary review is expected.

Corbyn has hinted that MPs may face selection battles as a result of the boundary review process, but that is simply in line with party policy.

The debate over the boundary review has overshadowed an imminent threat to British democracy.

If you want to influence the boundary review process (and happen to have an advanced degree in psephology) there are a series of public hearings you're free attend, but with the Boundary Commission themselves having so little freedom to manoeuvre, its unclear if voters - without the time, resources and expertise - can generate a workable alternative.

It was coalition boundary review for Lords reform.

Don't take a view because of what your association may say, or a boundary review.»

Yesterday at midnight the Boundary Commission published the initial proposals for the boundary review in England, providing us with the first glimpse of Britain's political map in 2015.

That data will feed into the constituency boundary review.

«We see this catastrophic defeat but things could get worse for us, with the boundary review, with Ukip building on where they are second place, the Liberal Democrats can only go up.

The boundary review will take at least until 2013, and must then be approved by parliament.

The actual passage from the Agreement ties up the boundary review with the AV referendum, as below.