The following is an extract from the Boundary Commission's proposals for Brighton and Hove.
33. There are currently 25 constituencies in
this sub-region. Of the existing constituencies,
10 have electorates within 5% of the electoral
quota (Bexhill and Battle; Brighton, Pavilion;
Canterbury; Dartford; Eastbourne; Hastings
and Rye; Rochester and Strood; Sittingbourne
and Sheppey; Tunbridge Wells; and Wealden).
Of the remaining constituencies, 13 have
electorates that are below the 5% limit, and
two are above it. We propose to reduce the
number of constituencies to 24.
34. We considered whether we could
leave unchanged any of the 10 existing
constituencies that have an electorate
within 5% of the electoral quota. However,
in developing proposals in which all the
proposed electorates are within the 5%
limit, and taking account of the reduction
in the number of constituencies in this subregion,
we propose changing all but three
constituencies (Eastbourne, Hastings and Rye,
and Sittingbourne and Sheppey). We propose
only minor changes to the constituencies
of Ashford, Dartford, Dover, Folkestone and
Hythe, Gillingham and Rainham, Gravesham,
and Rochester, with two wards or fewer
altered from the existing constituencies.
35. The existing constituencies of Hove and
Brighton, Kemptown have electorates which
are below the 5% limit. We therefore propose
a reconfiguration within the City of Brighton
and Hove.
36. We propose a constituency that
includes three wards from the existing Hove
constituency, four wards from the existing
Brighton, Pavilion constituency and the
Queen’s Park ward from the existing Brighton,
Kemptown constituency. We consider that
this constituency brings together the central
elements of the city. For reasons of clarity, we
have taken a policy decision not to include
commas in the names of constituencies. We
therefore propose to name this constituency
Brighton Pavilion and Hove.
37. We propose a Brighton and Hove North
constituency which includes six wards from
the existing Hove constituency and three
wards from the existing Brighton, Pavilion
constituency, including the Patcham area.
38. Due to the small electorates of the
neighbouring Lewes and Brighton, Kemptown
constituencies, we propose a Lewes and
Brighton East constituency that contains
eight wards from the existing Brighton,
Kemptown constituency, four of which are
City of Brighton and Hove wards, and four of
which are District of Lewes wards. In addition,
our proposed constituency includes a further
eight wards of the District of Lewes, from the
existing Lewes constituency. It broadly follows
the path of the River Ouse along the eastern
boundary and both parts of the constituency
are accessed by the A27 road.
Et voilà.
