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BCS Paper 2016/13 Boundary Commission for Scotland BCS Paper 2016/13 2018 Review of Westminster Constituencies Considerations for constituency design in Highland and north of Scotland Action required 1. The Commission is invited to consider the issue of constituency size when designing constituencies for Highland and the north of Scotland and whether it wishes to propose a constituency for its public consultation outwith the electorate quota. Background 2. The legislation governing the review states that no constituency is permitted to be larger than 13,000 square kilometres. 3. The legislation also states that any constituency larger than 12,000 square kilometres may have an electorate lower than 95% of the electoral quota (ie less than 71,031), if it is not reasonably possible for it to comply with that requirement. 4. The constituency size rule is probably only relevant in Highland. 5. The Secretariat has considered some alternative constituency designs for Highland and the north of Scotland for discussion. 6. There are currently 3 UK Parliament constituencies wholly with Highland Council area: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross – 45,898 electors Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey – 74,354 electors Ross, Skye and Lochaber – 51,817 electors 7. During the 6th Review of UK Parliament constituencies the Commission developed proposals based on constituencies within the electoral quota and area limit. Option 1 – considers electorate lower than 95% of the electoral quota in Highland 8. Option 1: follows the Scottish Parliament constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, that includes Highland wards 1 – 5, 7, 8 and part of ward 6. The electorate and area for the proposed Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency is 53,264 electors and 12,792 sq km; creates an Inverness constituency that includes Highland wards 9 -11, 13-18, 20 and ward 6 (part) with an electorate of 85,276. adds Highland wards 12 (Caol & Mallaig) and 22 (Fort William & Ardnamurchan) to Argyll & Bute Council area to create an Argyll & Bute and Lochaber constituency, with 80,549 electors. adds Highland ward 19 (Nairn) to Moray Council area to create a Moray and Nairn constituency with 78,477 electors. adds Highland ward 21 (Badenoch & Strathspey) to a constituency grouping with Aberdeenshire Council area and or other council areas. Document name 1 BCS2016_13_(Constituency_design_Highland) Boundary Commission for Scotland BCS Paper 2016/13 Constituency Electors Area (km2) Highland 53,264 12,792 Inverness 85,276 6,339 Argyll & Bute and Lochaber 80,549 11,809 Moray and Nairn 78,477 2,612 Aberdeenshire and Badenoch and Strathspey 203,487 8,668 9. Option 1 creates a constituency coterminous for both the UK and Scottish Parliaments, making it simpler for the electorate to recognise their constituency boundary and all constituencies are within the 13,000 sq km limit. 10. However the electorate of the proposed Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency is significantly below the electorate quota and as a consequence neighbouring constituencies are above the electoral quota within this grouping. Option 2 – considers electorate within electorate quota in Highland 11. Option 2: creates a Highland constituency that includes Highland wards 1 – 5, 6 (part), 7 - 10, 13 (part). Ward 6 is divided by following Strath Carron, Strath Bran and a woodland boundary in Strathconon. Ward 13 is split by following the river Beauly and a railway line. The Highland constituency has an electorate of 71,302 and covers an area of 12,565 sq km; creates an Inverness constituency that includes Highland wards 11, 13 – 18, 20 - 21and ward 6 (part) with 77,090 electors and area of 8,985 sq km; Highland wards 12 and 22 are added to Argyll and Bute to create an Argyll & Bute and Lochaber constituency with 80,549 electors, the same as in Option 1; and Highland ward 19 (Nairn) is added to Moray Council area to create a Moray and Nairn constituency with 78,477 electors, as in Option 1. Constituency Electors Area (km2) Highland 71,302 12,565 Inverness 77,090 8,895 Argyll & Bute and Lochaber 80,549 11,809 Moray and Nairn 78,477 2,612 12. Option 2 creates a Highland constituency within both the electoral quota and area limit. 13. However, the electorate of the proposed Argyll & Bute and Lochaber constituency is just above the electorate quota and may have an impact on neighbouring constituency groupings. In addition, Beauly is separated from Document name 2 BCS2016_13_(Constituency_design_Highland) Boundary Commission for Scotland BCS Paper 2016/13 other communities in Highland ward 13, although communities in ward 13 may look towards Inverness for local amenities and services, rather than local towns. Conclusion 14. Although neither option offers a workable set of constituencies, Option 2 highlights that it is possible to create a constituency in the north of Scotland both within the area limit and electoral quota. 15. The Commission is invited to consider whether it wishes the Secretariat to consider further the development of constituencies for Highland and the north of Scotland using the legislative exemption from the electoral quota range set out in paragraph 3. Secretariat May 2016 Document name 3 BCS2016_13_(Constituency_design_Highland) Boundary Commission for Scotland 2018 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Constituency Design - Option 1 Suggested Grouping of Highland, Moray, Argyll and Bute and Aberdeenshire BCS 2016/13 Appendix B 2 4 3 1 53,264 5 8 7 5 6 3 7 4 9 10 2 8 18 78,477 17 14 19 11 13 6 16 1 85,276 20 21 12 12 80,54912 Badenoch and Strathspey 9,852 + Aberdeenshire 193,635=203,487 22 2 Constituency Electors Area (km ) 4 Highland 53,264 12,792 Inverness 85,276 6,339 5 Argyll & Bute and Lochaber 80,549 11,809 Moray and Nairn 78,477 2,612 Aberdeenshire and Badenoch and Strathspey 203,487 8,668 3 9 6 10 11 7 2 8 1 22 existing ward number suggested constituency Council Area Boundary existing ward boundary 0 25 miles Crown Copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved. Ordnance ± 0 25 km Survey licence no. 100022179 Boundary Commission for Scotland 2018 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Constituency Design - Option 2 2 Suggested Grouping of Highland,Moray and Argyll and Bute Council Areas BCS 2016/13 Appendix C 4 3 1 71,302 5 8 See Inset 7 6 5 3 7 4 2 9 10 8 15 18 17 14 19 78,477 11 16 1 20 77,090 21 12 12 80,549 22 2 Constituency Electors Area (km ) Highland 71,302 12,565 Inverness 77,090 8,895 4 Argyll & Bute and Lochaber 80,549 11,809 Moray and Nairn 78,477 2,612 5 Inset 10 3 9 6 9 10 11 7 8 2 Crown Copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey licence no. 100022179 13 3 existing ward number suggested constituency 1 Council Area Boundary existing ward boundary 0 20 miles 0 1 miles ± 0 20 km ± 0 1 km.
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