Bosworth constituency to be kept mostly intact

It is set to lose three villages and not face major surgery

THE BOSWORTH parliamentary constituency, which includes Hinckley, is set to lose three villages on its edge but otherwise stay the same.

The area represented by David Tredinnick MP is to lose the villages of Markfield, Field Head and Stanton-under-Bardon. They will join the neighbouring constituency of Charnwood.

Hinckley Lib Dem County Councillor Michael Mullaney said “I welcome the proposals from the Boundary commission for Bosworth. Under them the Bosworth constituency will remain the same with the only change being the moving of Markfield, Field Head and Stanton-Under-Bardon Ward into the Charnwood constituency.

“In the past proposals from the boundary commission have sought to tear up the Bosworth constituency splitting it two or three different ways.

“I welcome the fact that under these proposals the boundaries of Bosworth constituency are largely kept in place.”

The changes are part of a national review of parliamentary constituencies by the Boundary Commission. Parliament approved the reduction of MPs from 650 to 600 in 2011. The Boundary Commission’s review has suggested ways to implement the cuts. It also suggested ways to have roughly the same number of people eligible to vote in each constituency. The review included public consul- tation.

The commission presented a report to parliament early in September including the plans to move the three villages from the Bosworth to the Charnwood constituency. The proposals in the report will have to be approved by MPs and peers before they become law.

Secretary to the Boundary Commission, Sam Hartley, said, ‘The recommendations we’ve published today mark the end of a thorough and consultative process to build the new map of constituencies. We’ve travelled the country, taken account of over 35,000 public comments, and heard many impassioned views about how best to reflect local communities in our recommendations, while ensuring that constituencies are all much more equally represented.

“We’re confident that the map we propose today is the best match of the legal rules Parliament have set us. It’s now up to Parliament to decide whether these boundaries will be used at the next general election.’