Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-26.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will publish the names of the 10 local authorities with the (a) smallest and (b) biggest percentage increase in registration after the implementation of the Standard Three door-to-door canvassing for 2013 canvass; and which parliamentary constituencies each such local authority covers.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that the table below shows the ten local authorities with the biggest increases and decreases in electorate between the start and end of the 2013 canvass.
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Local authority |
Change (November 2013 – Feb/March 2014 |
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Edinburgh, City of |
20,241 |
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Cheshire West and Chester |
14,676 |
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Tower Hamlets |
10,566 |
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Newcastle upon Tyne |
9,550 |
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Taunton Deane |
9,023 |
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North Lanarkshire |
9,001 |
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South Lanarkshire |
8,926 |
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Glasgow City |
8,710 |
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Huntingdonshire |
8,023 |
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Mole Valley |
7,866 |
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Northampton |
-10,309 |
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Barnet |
-12,743 |
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Newham |
-16,617 |
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Maidstone |
-10,121 |
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Cornwall |
-13,195 |
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East Devon |
-6,424 |
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Birmingham |
-20,572 |
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Shropshire |
-14,350 |
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Leeds |
-24,119 |
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Renfrewshire |
-7693 |
These local authorities cover the following parliamentary constituencies:
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Local authority |
Constituencies covered |
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Edinburgh, City of |
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Cheshire West and Chester |
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Tower Hamlets |
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Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Taunton Deane |
Taunton Deane |
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North Lanarkshire |
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South Lanarkshire |
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Glasgow City |
Glasgow South Glasgow South West |
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Huntingdonshire |
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Mole Valley |
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Northampton |
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Barnet |
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Newham |
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Maidstone |
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Cornwall |
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East Devon |
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Birmingham |
Sutton Coldfield |
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Shropshire |
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Leeds |
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Renfrewshire |
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