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Boundary Review

The Boundary Review is looking at the size of constituencies across the country.

There have been a series of consultations on the review proposals and how the Isle of Wight would be split.

Originally, it was to the north and south, but later proposals split the Island East and West.

Below are articles relating to the Boundary Review.

1, February 2011·1 min read

Coalition Agrees To Public Hearings on Electoral Boundary Changes

Public hearings may change affect decision for OneWight.

6, March 2012·1 min read

Boundary Changes: Lib Dems Propose East-West Split, Not North-South

The National-level Lib Dem party propose radical departure for future two-MP Isle of Wight

7, March 2012·1 min read

Swap Two Boundary Areas Say Conservatives And Labour

We look at the arguments by Labour and the Conservatives to include Haylands into the Northern boundary when the Island is split into two constituencies.

14, March 2012·2 min read

Local Responses Can Now Be Identified On Boundary Commission Website

The Boundary Commission has now produced a list of which public responses are from the Isle of Wight

15, March 2012·1 min read

Easy Access To Initial 51 Public Boundary Commission Responses

We've put together a way for you to easily find out the details of the initial public reaction to the Boundary Commission suggestions about having two MPs on the island

10, October 2012·1 min read

Revised boundary commission proposals due out next week

The revised scheme following public consultation will be issued next Tuesday.

16, October 2012·2 min read

Boundary Commission review sees radically different constituency split

The Boundary Commission proposal for the constituency split between two MPs has been revised

29, January 2013·1 min read

Two Wight: MPs vote against boundary changes (updated)

News has just broken that the idea of having two MPs for the Isle of Wight has, this afternoon, been put on hold.

12, October 2016·1 min read

Boundary review: Public hearings planned over next two months

OnTheWight are waiting to hear back from the Boundary Commission as to whether there will be an Isle of Wight hearing. Failing that, Portsmouth is the closest.

12, October 2016·1 min read

No Isle of Wight hearing for Boundary change consultation (updated)

The Isle of Wight is the only constituency to increase the number of MPs rather than reduce them in the boundary review. Despite five other hearings, the Island isn't getting one.

28, February 2017·2 min read

Boundary Review: New consultation

The second consultation is launched allowing residents to have their say on any changes and see other people's comments on the interactive map.

13, September 2017·1 min read

Revised proposals for MP constituency boundaries due next month

The next set of boundary review proposals will be issued next month (October) and will be subject to an eight week consultation.

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