Commons seats shake-up outlined

Chamber of House of CommonsAll parts of the UK will lose seats as part of the re-organisation

There will be 31 fewer MPs representing English constituencies after the next general election as part of plans to cut the size of the House of Commons.

The Boundary Commission has published details of where seats will disappear to meet the government’s objective of cutting the number of MPs by 50 to 600.

Wales is to lose 10 seats while Scotland and Northern Ireland will see a fall of seven and two respectively.

MPs backed the move last month but only after fierce opposition from Labour.

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