The Parliamentary voting system and Constituencies bill received Royal Assent on 16th February 2011. The bill requires the Boundary commission to commence a review of Parliamentary Constituencies in England. The Commission will be required to submit its report on the review by 1st October 2013.
Secondary Consultation Period
The Boundary Commission have now announced details of the secondary consultation period.
The publication of the written representations and verbatim transcripts of the public hearings will start the statutory ' secondary consultation
period ' , when individuals and organisations have an opportunity to submit comments on the representations made by others during the
consultation on the initial proposals.
The secondary consultation period will run from noon on Tuesday 6th March 2012 through to noon on Tuesday 3rd April 2012 , full details
can be found at The Boundary Commission Website.
Initial Proposals
The Boundary Commission published the initial proposals for new Parliamentary Boundaries on 13th September 2011.
A copy of the proposals for Dudley Metropolitan Borough have been placed on display at:
Electoral Services
Old Crown Court
Priory Street
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1EY
- Dudley Council Plus, 259 Castle Street, Dudley, DY1 1LQ
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Dudley Library’s James’s Road, Dudley DY1 1HR
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Brierley Hill Library, High Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 3ET
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Halesowen Library, Queensway Mall, the Cornbow, Halesowen, B63 4AZ
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Sedgley Library, Ladies Walk, Sedgley, DY3 3UA
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Stourbridge Library, Crown Centre, Stourbridge, DY8 1YE
The proposals can also be viewed at the Boundary Commission Web site.
The consultation on the initial proposals runs until 5th December 2011. Details on how to respond can be found on The Boundary Commission website or can be contacted via the methods detailed below:
Boundary Commission for England, 2nd Floor, Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, London SW1H 9LJ
Telephone: 020 3334 0400
Fax: 020 3334 0406
