What is Boundary Commission?
There are four '''boundary commission'''s in the [[United Kingdom]], one each for [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]]. They are are [[non-departmental public bodies]]. Their job is to decide the [[Border|boundaries]] of [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituencies]] for elections to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/parliamentary-constituencies/index.html|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160105224815/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/parliamentary-constituencies/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2016|title=UK parliamentary constituencies|first=Michelle|last=Clift-Matthews|date=7 January 2015|website=Office for National Statistics|access-date=9 October 2015}}</ref> The [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] is officially chair of each of them. The Speaker does not play any part in the reviews. A [[High Court judge]] is appointed to each boundary commission as deputy chair. The commissions report to parliament every eight years. The rules they follow are set out in the [[Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986,]] as amended by the [[Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011]] and the [[Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020]]. There are 650 constituencies. [[Local government|Local authority]] areas and electoral areas are reviewed by the separate but similarly named: * Local Government Boundary Commission for England * Boundaries Scotland * Local Government Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland * Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom| ]]