Scottish Boundary Commission’s 2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies
As part of a Review of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland the Boundary Commission for Scotland is currently consulting on initial proposals, which include changes affecting the Greenock and Inverclyde Constituency. This consultation closes on 8 December 2021. More information is available and responses can be submitted on the websites shown in the Other Websites section of this page.
The Boundary Commission for Scotland began its 2023 Review of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland in January 2021.
They have published initial proposals include changes to the current Greenock and Inverclyde constituency, namely:
- renaming as the “Inverclyde and Bridge of Weir Constituency”; and
- extension to include parts of the Renfrewshire Council area, in particular including the villages of Bridge of Weir and Houston.
They have launched a consultation which closes on Wednesday 8 December 2021, and invite comments on their proposals.
They have indicated that:
- in early 2022 they will publish all of the consultation responses in early 2022, invite further comments and hold between 2 and 5 public hearings;
- in late 2022 they may publish revised proposals for consultation; and
- they will submit final recommendations before 1 July 2023.
A plan showing the proposed new boundaries can be downloaded from the Documents section of this page.
More information on the proposals is available and consultation responses can be submitted through the website shown in the Other Websites section of this page. Contact details for the Boundary Commission for Scotland are shown in the Contacts section of this page.