Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies

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The Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was a comprehensive review by the UK Boundary Commissions intended to redraw parliamentary constituency boundaries across the United Kingdom, though its proposals were ultimately not implemented.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boundary review
periodic review of parliamentary constituencies
affectedElections future United Kingdom general elections
aimedTo equalise the number of electors per constituency
redraw parliamentary constituency boundaries
alsoKnownAs Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
surface form: 2013 Review of Westminster constituencies
appliesToBody British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
appliesToElectionType Westminster parliamentary elections
appliesToJurisdiction England
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
comparedToPreviousNumberOfConstituencies 650
conductedBy Boundary Commission for England
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
Boundary Commission for Scotland
Boundary Commission for Wales
country United Kingdom
follows Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
hasOutcome recommendations not brought into force
legislativeBasis Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
partOf system of periodic boundary reviews in the United Kingdom
precededBy Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
proposedNumberOfConstituencies 600
reasonForNonImplementation lack of necessary parliamentary approval
regulates distribution of parliamentary constituencies
replacedBy 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
status not implemented
topic electoral boundaries
representation in the House of Commons

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Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies followedBy Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies alsoKnownAs Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
this entity surface form: 2013 Review of Westminster constituencies