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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

71A: Clause 11, page 9, leave out lines 31 to 33 and insert— ““(2) In England— (a) each constituency shall be wholly in one of the electoral regions specified in Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002; (b) no district or borough ward shall be included in more than one constituency; (c) the Boundary Commission should, where practicable, have regard to the boundaries of counties and London boroughs and in any case no constituency shall include the whole or part of more than two counties or London boroughs. (3) In Northern Ireland, no local authority ward shall be included in more than one constituency. (4) In Wales— (a) no unitary authority ward shall be included in more than one constituency; (b) the Boundary Commission should, where practicable, have regard to the boundaries of unitary authorities, and in any case no constituency shall include the whole or part of more than two unitary authorities. (5) In Scotland, regard shall be had to local authority ward boundaries.””