Residents living in Hucknall and across Ashfield are being urged to have their say on plans to tweak the current constituency borders.

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is required by Parliament to undertake an independent and impartial review of all constituencies in England, to rebalance the number of electors in each constituency.

Constituency sizes currently vary widely due to population changes since the last boundary review. The new map proposed by the Commission will make sure each constituency has between 69,724 and 77,062 electors, so that each MP represents roughly the same number of electors. The 2023 Boundary Review also requires that the number of constituencies in England increases from 533 to 543.

The Commission has listened to the feedback sent in from the public, and have changed nearly half of the initial proposals published last year. The new revised proposals are now available to view via an interactive map on the consultation website, which can be found by clicking here. 

However, despite Ashfield District Council's controversial plans to split Hucknall across two parliamentary constituencies being submitted following the first consultation, the current proposals show that the BCE intend to keep the entire town in the constituency of Sherwood.

There is one final public consultation, the results of which could yet change the outcome. This is open now until Monday 5 December and is the last chance for the public to provide their views on new constituency boundaries.

The Boundary Commission for England has invited the public to view the interactive map and comment on the proposals via the website, email or letter.