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PROPOSED ELECTORAL REFORM

Combined Representation (Combining First-Past-The-Post and Proportional Representation)

THE GENERAL ELECTION 2010 VOTES CAST 28,682,418

ANTIDOTE TO ELECTORAL MISREPRESENTATION

A pamphlet amended to reflect the 2010 General Election

14.0 MILLION VOTES

47.2%

15.4 MILLION VOTES DENIED

REPRESENTATION 51.9%

FIRST PAST THE POST RESULT

UTILIZED

Electoral Reform; Combined Representation

Author Peter Scott

Version 2.0

Date 01/03/2012

Distribution List

Version 1.0 Version 2.0 Open

The Speaker

The Conservative Party

The Labour Party

The Liberal Democrat Party

The United Kingdom Independence Party

The Green Party

Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force

The Democratic Unionist Party

The Social Democratic & Labour Party

Sinn Fein

Plaid Cymru

The British National Party

The English Democrats Party

The Alliance Party

The Electoral Reform Society


© Peter Scott 2012 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 COMBINED REPRESENTATION .............................................................. 2

1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2

1.2 Voter Choice Comparison ...................................................................................... 2

1.3 Key Principles ........................................................................................................ 2

1.4 Objectives .............................................................................................................. 2

1.5 Advantages ............................................................................................................ 3

2 COMBINED REPRESENTATION AS APPLIED TO THE 2010 GENERAL ELECTION RESULT ................................................................................................ 4

2.1 Table 1: MP Seat allocation ................................................................................... 4

2.2 Vote Allocation Applied to the 2010 Results (ref 3.1) ............................................ 5

3 COMBINED REPRESENTATION METHODOLOGY ................................. 6

3.1 Process of Vote Allocation to elect PR MPs .......................................................... 6

3.2 Selection of PR MPs ............................................................................................. 6

3.3 Allocation of PR MPs to the Constituencies (ref 1.4.8) .......................................... 7

3.4 Parties and Independent Candidates: PR Selection .............................................. 7

3.5 Representation of Minor Parties ............................................................................ 7

3.6 PR For and Against ................................................................................................ 7

4 ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGIES COMPARISON ................................ 8

4.1 The Single Transferable Vote (STV) ...................................................................... 8

4.2 Combined Representation (CR) and Total Representation (TR) ........................... 9

5 PLEA TO THE PARTIES .......................................................................... 10

5.1 Action Required ................................................................................................... 10

6 THE AUTHOR .......................................................................................... 10

ANNEX A . COMBINED REPRESENTATION: GENERAL ELECTION 2010 ... 11



1 Combined Representation

1.1 Introduction

The purpose of this pamphlet is to propose Combined Representation, a simple and effective Parliamentary electoral system that applies the basic democratic principle of vote equality and, by delivering near vote equality, brings honesty to the electoral system.

1.2 Voter Choice Comparison

Impact of Combined Representation on Voters’ First Choice.

2010 ElectionOutcome

Existing First Past The Post

(FPTP)

CombinedRepresentation

(CR)

Voters' 1st Choice of Party 47.20% 99.10%

Voters' 1st Choice of Candidate 47.20% 75.30%

1.3 Key Principles

1. Halve the number of constituencies

2. Retain the present number of MPs

3. Elect one MP for each new constituency by FPTP

4. Elect an equal number of MPs by Proportional Representation (PR); each party to elect its share of PR MPs from their remaining (unelected) highest scoring election candidates; all candidates to be elected to their own constituencies.

1.4 Objectives

1. To maximise voters’ 1st choice of both Party and Candidate

2. To deliver the maximum possible equality to all votes

3. To ensure representation follows votes as closely as possible

4. To be easily understood

5. To be both positive and easy to apply

6. To fit in with the existing system as closely as possible

7. To incorporate effectively the advantage of national scale PR whilst retaining the personal representation of all MPs

8. To retain and encourage competition at both National and Constituency levels, allowing a maximum of 2 PR MPs per constituency.

9. To build in sufficient flexibility to accommodate equably the very different voting profiles displayed both across the Kingdom and, in particular, between the various political parties.

10. To accommodate successfully future changes in voting patterns.



1.5 Advantages

1. Nearly all (99.1% for 2010) of votes count towards electing a party of the voters’ first choice

2. Most votes (75.3% for 2010) count towards electing a candidate of the voters’ first choice, in their own constituency, retaining the important personal connection between all MPs and the constituents they represent.

3. The present voting arrangements and candidate selection would remain unchanged.

4. All MPs elected by either FPTP or PR will have faced the electorate and earned their places in parliament rather than by party nomination only.

5. Combines the desirable features of both FPTP and PR. In particular the use of nationally accumulated votes to determine each party’s PR entitlement maximises the efficiency of this part of the selection, (ref. 4.1.5). Furthermore, the linked resulting election of candidates to their own constituencies as PR MPs ensures that our traditional system of electing known candidates is retained.

6. Independents could be given a “party equivalence” fair PR deal, (ref 3.4).

7. Party advantage resulting from constituency boundary effects would largely disappear.

8. The proposed method is both easily understood and simple to apply.

9. Any parliamentary party fragmentation is shown as manageable; the 28 minor party MPs elected in 2010 would increase to 72, i.e. 11% of the House.

10. Our democracy would be perceived by the electorate as both real and honest, encouraging participation at all levels.

11. Does not require very large constituencies as STV demands (ref 4.1.7).

12. Where more than one MP serves a constituency this would hopefully lead to increased co-operation and be of benefit to the electorate.

13. The proposed reform could readily be applied to a reduced parliament.



2 Combined Representation as applied to the 2010 General Election result

1. The use of 2010 election results requires the predicted numbers of MPs to be halved (table 1, column 4) to compensate for the current system employing twice the number of constituencies as the proposed system of combined representation; uncertainty resulting from this division would be absent with pre-election constituency numbers halved as proposed.

2. The table of predicted results below is considered to give a close approximation to the results which would have been obtained in practice had Combined Representation been fully implemented.

2.1 Table 1: MP Seat allocation

Party Name

1 MPs Elected by

FPTP

2 MPs Elected by

PR (ref 3.2)

MPs Elected by Combined

Representation

(Total FPTP MPs & PR MPs / 2)

Projected Change in Seats

from Present System

Conservative 306 144 225 -81

Labour 258 152 205 -53

Lib-Dem 57 236 147 +90

UKIP 0 39 19 +19

Green 1 11 6 +5

SNP 6 17 12 +6

UCUNF 0 4 2 +2

Democratic Unionist 8 2 5 -3

SDLP 3 3 3 0

Sinn Fein 5 3 4 -1

Plaid Cymru 3 5 4 +1

BNP 0 24 12 +12

Independent 1 7 4 +3

English Democrat 0 3 1 +1

Alliance 1 0 0 -1

Speaker 1 0 1 0

Total Seats 650 650 650 0

1. MPs actually elected in 2010 General Election 2. MPs projected to be elected by the PR element of Combined Representation

Table 1 shows a minor parties projected change from 28 seats to 72 seats (11% of the House) Refer to annex A for projected distribution of seats by constituency.



2.2 Vote Allocation Applied to the 2010 Results (ref 3.1)

1. Residual votes by party divided by the number of votes required to elect each PR MP dictate the party quotas of PR MPs as set out in table 1 above.

Table 2: 2010 Vote Allocation

PR MPs own constituency votes

used

Balance of votes used to augment

each PR MP's constituency vote

to 23,715

Conservative C 7,297,387 3,404,308 2,167,942 1,236,366

Labour L 5,000,922 3,605,586 2,212,536 1,393,050

Lib-Dem LD 1,231,743 5,604,975 3,303,398 2,301,577

UKIP UKIP 0 919,677 137,806 781,871

Green G 16,238 267,885 29,920 237,965

SNP SNP 88,352 403,024 183,203 219,821

UCUNF UCUNF 0 102,361 38,600 63,761

Democratic Unionist DU 119,235 48,981 18,671 30,310

SDLP SDLP 51,596 59,374 21,751 37,623

Sinn Fein SF 102,290 69,642 47,159 22,483

Plaid Cymru PC 35,743 129,651 44,916 84,735

BNP BNP 0 565,021 86,070 478,951

Independent IND 21,181 170,657 54,397 116,260

English Democrat ED 0 63,901 6,587 57,314

Alliance AL 12,839 0 0 0

Speaker - 22,860 0 0 0

Total Votes 14,000,386 15,415,043 8,352,956 7,062,087

Breakdown of Residual Votes

Residual Votes by Party

(23,715 / Seat)

PR Eligible Votes (3.1.6)

Party NameVotes FPTP

Party Ref

Data source Daily Telegraph



3 Combined Representation Methodology

1. Candidates with most votes in each constituency are elected FPTP MPs.

2. Votes used to elect FPTP MPs are subtracted from the total votes cast, the residual votes being used to elect the PR MPs.

3.1 Process of Vote Allocation to elect PR MPs

1. Pre-election reference numbers are given to the alphabetically ordered constituencies and to all political parties.

2. When all results are in, the total valid votes cast in the election are ascertained.

3. The total number of valid votes cast is reduced by those used to elect the FPTP MPs.

4. The remaining valid votes are divided by the number of constituencies to calculate the threshold votes required to enable a single PR MP.

5. The remaining valid votes are reduced by the number of votes of all parties failing to poll the single PR MP threshold and those parties are removed from the election process.

6. The residual votes being eligible for PR are divided by the number of constituencies giving the number of votes required to elect each PR MP.

3.2 Selection of PR MPs

1. The PR eligible votes are totalled for each party.

2. Total PR eligible votes for each party are divided by the number of votes required to elect each PR MP, indicating the quota of PR MPs won by each party, (ref additional notes below)

3. The votes of all PR eligible candidates, tagged with their constituency reference numbers and their party references, are arranged in descending order of votes cast on a single list

4. Always using the highest vote available, PR MPs are selected strictly to their own constituencies in one pass until each party’s quota is filled.

5. A maximum of 2 PR MPs are elected to any one constituency maintaining both representational balance and competition within the constituencies.

6. On rare occasions the highest available vote candidate appears as a 3rd PR MP and is passed over; the selection passing to the next highest scoring candidate.

Additional notes:

Fixing the party shares of seats won by the PR element

1. Each party’s quota of PR MPs is decided by:

o Dividing the party’s PR eligible votes by the number of votes required for each PR MP, (two decimal places)

o The resulting whole numbers of PR MPs shown for each party are allotted

o The extra allotment required to make up the total of PR MPs is made to those parties with the highest decimal place scores.



3.3 Allocation of PR MPs to the Constituencies (ref 1.4.8)

The election of PR MPs closely mirrors their constituency votes. The two maximum PR MP cap, rarely applied, maintains competition within the constituency and avoids any possible local over-representation by the PR element of MP selection.

3.4 Parties and Independent Candidates: PR Selection

1. The process would recognise candidates as belonging to a party or standing as an independent.

2. Equity of opportunity demands that the independent candidates be considered together to form a party for PR purposes only.

3.5 Representation of Minor Parties

1. For 2010 82% of constituencies would elect one MP by PR, 18% electing two MPs by PR and 18% would elect no MP by PR.

2. It may be seen that Combined Representation would accommodate future changes in voting patterns allowing the efficient representation of all minority parties by the PR element of the proposal; their representation by PR MPs being proportional to each party’s national PR eligible vote at each election.

3.6 PR For and Against

1. The classic argument against all forms of PR is that resultant fragmentation of political parties results in indecisive Government.

2. The 2010 general election displayed widely differing patterns of voting. Even so this application of Combined Representation to the results shows a minor party increase of only about 7% to a total of 11% of MPs. The small increase of minor party MPs indicates that at least for Combined Representation the fragmentation hypothesis has little substance.

3. Halving the number of constituencies doubles the qualification threshold for PR MPs, tending further to reduce minor party success.

1.



4 Alternative Methodologies Comparison

4.1 The Single Transferable Vote (STV)

1. By definition STV may transfer voters 1st choice of both party and candidate to their 2nd and possibly 3rd choices.

2. STV may be applied in several different forms, most are neither easy to understand nor to apply.

3. It is difficult to know how many votes do not count (i.e. not being used to elect any MP).

4. Requires voters to rank candidates, something they may not wish or be able easily to do, particularly when voting on ideological grounds.

5. Widespread but low level support for a party would result in it being under represented were the country to be split into the favoured size of constituency returning around 5 MPs. Such a party may poll insufficient votes in any one constituency to gain an MP even with some 2nd or 3rd choice votes transferred to it, whereas popular support for that party might well warrant it several seats nationally.

6. Post election: voters may not know to which party their votes were assigned.

7. STV requires large constituencies to reduce vote loss; perhaps 5 or 7 times the present size, (ref 4.1.5).



4.2 Combined Representation (CR) and Total Representation (TR)

The two systems bear superficial similarity; the major differences are set out below.

Issue Total Representation Combined Representation

1 Voter’s 1st Choice

Between 47% and 67% for both party and candidate (based on 2010 analysis)

99%+ for party, 75%+ for candidate (based on 2010 analysis)

2 Control of the selection of PR MPs

Under the control of the political parties

Dependent entirely on the votes cast

Controlled according to Combined Representation closely defined selection procedure.

Independent of the political parties.

3 Vote Equality With 20% of PR MPs being allotted from about half of the votes cast the PR votes are devalued resulting in a significant loss of vote equality

Near equality on average is delivered by the 1:1 ratio of FPTP MPs and PR MPs being matched to the approximately 1:1 ratio of votes used to elect them

4 MPs constituency ties and status

Most of the PR MPs would probably have ties with their home constituencies but being parliament based would create two classes of MP, possibly causing friction

CR specifies that without exception all PR MPs are elected as constituency MPs and to their own constituencies, their status being underpinned by the similar number of votes on average required to elect both the FPTP MPs and the PR MPs

5 The party leaders seat in Parliament

If the leader fails to be elected by FPTP a PR seat is preferentially allotted by the party

Makes no concession to a leader who fails to be elected by FPTP. The voters sanction being regarded as of overriding importance. However the leader may still gain the seat by being a high scoring loser.

6 Constituency Size

Would be increased to return the reduced number of FPTP MPs; assuming the seats total remains unchanged.

Doubled on average

Source: www electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id



5 Plea to the Parties

5.1 Action Required

Both Labour and the Conservatives, with tacit self interest, have in the past declared their support for the status quo. They alone wield the political power which will be used to pass electoral reform or to block it.

May their leaders put aside parochial interest to back the substantive electoral reform so evidently required to make our parliamentary representation honest.

6 The Author

The author has neither party affiliation nor financial support and developed this proposal for Combined Representation from first principles with no prior knowledge of the superficially similar system known as Total Representation.

The author would like to thank Barbara, Michael and Christopher for their support and encouragement.



ANNEX A . COMBINED REPRESENTATION: GENERAL ELECTION 2010

MP 1 2 3 MP 1 2 3 MP 1 2 3CONSTITUENCY FPTP PR PR CONSTITUENCY FPTP PR PR CONSTITUENCY FPTP PR PR

1 Aberavon L 51 Berw ickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

LD C 101 Bristol South L LD C

2 Aberconw y C 52 Bethnal Green & Bow

L LD 102 Bristol West LD L

3 Aberdeen North L SNP 53 Beverley & Holderness

C LD L 103 Broadland C LD

4 Aberdeen South L LD 54 Bexhill & Battle C LD 104 Bromley & Chislehurst

C

5 Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine

LD C 55 Bexleyheath & Crayford

C L 105 Bromsgrove C L LD

6 Airdrie and Shotts L SNP 56 Birkenhead L 106 Broxbourne C7 Aldershot C LD 57 Birmingham,

EdgbastonL C 107 Broxtow e C L

8 Aldridge - Brow nhills C 58 Birmingham, Erdington

L C 108 Buckingham Spkr IND UKIP

9 Altrincham & Sale West

C LD L 59 Birmingham, Hall Green

L LD 109 Burnley LD L BNP

10 Alyn & Deeside L C 60 Birmingham, Hodge Hill

L LD 110 Burton C L

11 Amber Valley C L BNP 61 Birmingham, Ladyw ood

L LD 111 Bury North C L

12 Angus SNP C 62 Birmingham, Northfield

L C 112 Bury South L C

13 Antrim East DUP 63 Birmingham, Perry Barr

L 113 Bury St Edmunds C LD UKIP

14 Antrim North DUP 64 Birmingham, Selly Oak

L C LD 114 Caerphilly L PC

15 Antrim South DUP UCUNF 65 Birmingham, Yardley LD L 115 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

LD

16 Arfom PC 66 Bishop Auckland L 116 Calder Valley C L LD17 Argyll and Bute LD SNP 67 Blackburn L C 117 Camberw ell &

PeckhamL LD

18 Arundel & South Dow ns

C LD UKIP 68 Blackley & Broughton L 118 Cambourne & Redruth

C LD

19 Ashfield L LD 69 Blackpool & Cleveleys

C L 119 Cambridge LD C L

20 Ashford C LD 70 Blackpool South L C 120 Cambridgeshire North East

C LD

21 Ashton under Lyne L 71 Blaenau Gw ent L 121 Cambridgeshire North West

C LD UKIP

22 Aylesbury C LD UKIP 72 Blaydon L LD 122 Cambridgeshire South

C LD

23 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

L C 73 Blyth Valley L LD 123 Cambridgeshire South East

C LD

24 Ayrshire Central L 74 Bognor Regis & Littlehampton

C LD UKIP 124 Cannock Chase C L

25 Ayrshire North and Arran

L SNP 75 Bolsover L 125 Canterbury C LD

26 Banbury C LD L 76 Bolton North East L C 126 Cardiff Central LD L27 Banff and Buchan SNP C 77 Bolton South East L 127 Cardiff North C L28 Barking L BNP 78 Bolton West L C 128 Cardiff South &

PenarthL C LD

29 Barnsley Central L BNP 79 Bootle L 129 Cardiff West L C30 Barnsley East L BNP 80 Boston & Skegness C UKIP 130 Carlisle C L

31 Barrow & Furness L C 81 Bosw orth C LD 131 Carmarthen East & Dinefw r

PC

32 Basildon & Billericay C 82 Bournemouth East C LD UKIP 132 Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire

C L

33 Basildon & Thurrock E

C L 83 Bournemouth West C LD 133 Carshalton & Wallington

LD C

34 Basingstoke C LD L 84 Bracknell C LD 134 Castle Point C35 Bassetlaw L C 85 Bradford E LD L 135 Ceredigion LD PC36 Bath LD C 86 Bradford South L C 136 Charnw ood C LD L37 Batley & Spen L C BNP 87 Bradford West L C 137 Chatham & Aylesford C L

38 Battersea C 88 Braintree C 138 Cheadle LD C39 Beaconsfield C LD 89 Brecon &

RadnorshireLD C 139 Chelmsford C LD

40 Beckenham C LD 90 Brent Central LD L 140 Chelsea & Fulham C41 Bedford C L 91 Brent North L C 141 Cheltenham LD C42 Bedfordshire Mid C LD 92 Brentford & Islew orth C L LD 142 Chesham &

AmershamC LD

43 Bedfordshire North East

C LD 93 Brentw ood & Ongar C LD 143 Chester, City of C L

44 Bedfordshire South West

C LD 94 Bridgend L C 144 Chesterf ield L LD

45 Belfast East ALL DUP 95 Bridgw ater & Somerset West

C LD 145 Chichester C LD UKIP

46 Belfast North DUP SF 96 Brigg & Goole C L 146 Chingford & Woodford Green

C

47 Belfast South SDLP DUP 97 Brighton, Kemptow n C L G 147 Chippenham LD C48 Belfast West SF 98 Brighton, Pavilion G L C 148 Chipping Barnet C L LD49 Bermondsey & Old

Southw arkLD L 99 Bristol East L C LD 149 Chorley L C

50 Berw ick-upon-Tw eed

LD C 100 Bristol North West C LD L 150 Christchurch C LD UKIP

Ref Ref

2010 General Election:

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2010 General Election: 2010 General Election:




151 Cities of London & Westminster

C 201 Dover C L 251 Filton & Bradley Stoke

C L LD

152 Clacton C L 202 Dow n North IND 252 Finchley & Golders Green

C L

153 Cleethorpes L C UKIP 203 Dow n South SDLP SF 253 Folkestone & Hythe C LD154 Clw yd South L 204 Dudley North L C UKIP 254 Forest of Dean C L LD155 Clw yd West C 205 Dudley South C L UKIP 255 Foyle SDLP SF156 Coatbridge, Chryston

and BellshillL 206 Dulw ich & West

Norw oodL LD 256 Fylde C

157 Colchester LD C 207 Dumfries and Gallow ay

L C 257 Gainsborough C LD

158 Colne Valley C LD L 208 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tw eeddale

C L 258 Garston & Halew ood L

159 Congleton C LD 209 Dunbartonshire East LD L 259 Gateshead L160 Copeland L C 210 Dunbartonshire West L SNP 260 Gedling L C

161 Corby C L 211 Dundee East SNP L 261 Gillingham & Rainham C L

162 Cornw all North LD C 212 Dundee West L SNP 262 Glasgow Central L163 Cornw all South East C LD UKIP 213 Dunfermline and

West FifeL LD 263 Glasgow East L

164 Cotsw old C LD 214 Durham, City of L LD 264 Glasgow North L165 Coventry North East L 215 Durham North L 265 Glasgow North East L166 Coventry North West L C 216 Durham North West L LD IND 266 Glasgow North West L167 Coventry South L C 217 Dw yfor Meirionnydd PC 267 Glasgow South L168 Craw ley C L 218 Ealing & Acton C L LD 268 Glasgow South West L

169 Crew e & Nantw ich C L 219 Ealing North L C 269 Glenrothes L SNP170 Croydon Central C L IND 220 Ealing Southall L C 270 Gloucester C L171 Croydon North L C 221 Easington L 271 Gordon LD SNP172 Croydon South C LD L 222 East Ham L 272 Gosport C LD173 Cumbernauld, Kilsyth

and KirkintillochL SNP 223 East Kilbride,

Strathaven and Lesmahago

L SNP 273 Gow er L C

174 Cynon Valley L 224 East Lothian L 274 Grantham & Stamford C LD

175 Dagenham & Rainham

L C BNP 225 Eastbourne LD C 275 Gravesham C L

176 Darlington L C LD 226 Eastleigh LD C 276 Great Grimsby L177 Dartford C L ED 227 Eddisbury C LD 277 Great Yarmouth C L178 Daventry C LD 228 Edinburgh East L G 278 Greenw ich &

Woolw ichL

179 Delyn L C 229 Edinburgh North and Leith

L LD 279 Guildford C LD

180 Denton & Reddish L 230 Edinburgh South L LD 280 Hackney North & Stoke New ington

L LD G

181 Derby North L C LD 231 Edinburgh South West

L C 281 Hackney South & Shoreditch

L

182 Derby South L C 232 Edinburth West LD L 282 Halesow en & Row ley Regis

C L

183 Derbyshire Dales C LD 233 Edmonton L C 283 Halifax L C184 Derbyshire Mid C L 234 Ellesmere Port &

NestonL C 284 Haltemprice &

How denC LD

185 Derbyshire NE L C LD 235 Elmet & Rothw ell C L 285 Halton L186 Derbyshire S C L 236 Eltham L C 286 Hammersmith L C187 Devizes C LD 237 Enfield North C L 287 Hampshire East C LD188 Devon Central C LD 238 Enfield, Southgate C L 288 Hampshire North East C LD

189 Devon East C LD UKIP 239 Epping Forest C LD 289 Hampshire North West

C LD

190 Devon North LD C UKIP 240 Epsom & Ew ell C LD 290 Hampstead & Kilburn L C LD191 Devon South West C LD UKIP 241 Erew ash C L 291 Harborough C LD192 Devon West and

TorridgeC LD UKIP 242 Erith & Thamesmead L C 292 Harlow C L

193 Dew sbury C L IND 243 Esher & Walton C LD 293 Harrogate & Knaresborough

C LD

194 Don Valley L C 244 Exeter L C LD 294 Harrow East C L195 Doncaster Central L 245 Falkirk L SNP 295 Harrow West L C196 Doncaster North L 246 Fareham C LD 296 Hartlepool L197 Dorset Mid & North

PooleLD C 247 Faversham & Mid

KentC 297 Harw ich & Essex N C LD

198 Dorset North C LD 248 Feltham & Heston L C 298 Hastings & Rye C L199 Dorset South C L 249 Fermanagh & South

TyroneSF IND 299 Havant C LD

200 Dorset West C LD 250 Fife North East LD 300 Hayes & Harlington L C

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301 Hazel Grove LD C 351 Leeds Central L BNP 401 Monmouth C L302 Hemel Hempstead C LD 352 Leeds East L BNP 402 Montgomeryshire C LD303 Hemsw orth L IND BNP 353 Leeds North East L C 403 Moray SNP304 Hendon

C L354 Leeds North West

LD C404 Morecambe &

Lunesdale C L305 Henley C LD 355 Leeds West L G 405 Morley & Outw ood L C BNP306 Hereford &

Heredfordshire S C LD356 Leicester East

L C406 Motherw ell and

Wishaw L307 Hereford N C LD 357 Leicester South L LD 407 Na h-Eileanan an lar SNP308 Hertford & Stortford C LD 358 Leicester West L 408 Neath L PC309 Hertfordshire North

East C LD359 Leicestershire North

West C L BNP409 New Forest East

C LD310 Hertfordshire South

West C LD360 Leicestershire S

C LD L410 New Forest West

C LD311 Hertsmere C 361 Leigh L 411 New ark C L LD312 Hexham C LD 362 Lew es LD C 412 New bury C LD313 Heyw ood &

Middleton L C LD363 Lew isham Deptford

L G413 New castle-under-

Lyme L C UKIP314 High Peak

C L LD364 Lew isham East

L LD414 New castle upon

Tyne Central L315 Hitchin & Harpenden

C LD365 Lew isham West &

Penge L LD C415 New castle upon

Tyne E L LD316 Holborn & St Pancras

L LD C366 Leyton & Wanstead

L LD416 New castle upon

Tyne N L LD317 Hornchurch &

Upminster C L BNP367 Lichfield

C LD417 New port East

L LD318 Hornsey & Wood

Green LD L368 Lincoln

C L418 New port West

L C319 Horsham

C LD369 Linlithgow and Falkirk

East L SNP419 New ry and Armagh

SF SDLP UCUNF320 Houghton &

Sunderland S L IND370 Liverpool, Riverside

L420 New on Abbot

C LD UKIP321 Hove C L LD 371 Liverpool, Walton L 421 Norfolk Mid C LD322 Huddersfield L C LD 372 Liverpool, Wavertree L LD 422 Norfolk North LD C323 Hull East

L373 Liverpool, West

Derby L423 Norfolk North West

C LD324 Hull North L LD 374 Livingstone L SNP 424 Norfolk South C LD325 Hull West & Hessle L 375 Llanelli L PC 425 Norfolk South West C LD UKIP326 Huntingdon

C LD UKIP

376 Londonderry East

DUP SDLP

426 Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford L C BNP

327 Hyndburn L C 377 Loughborough C L 427 Northampton N C L LD328 Ilford North C L 378 Louth & Horncastle C LD 428 Northampton S C329 Ilford South L C 379 Ludlow C LD 429 Northaptonshire S C LD L330 Inverclyde L 380 Luton North L C 430 Norw ich North C L331 Inverness, Nairn,

Badenoch and Strathspey LD L SNP

381 Luton South

L C

431 Norw ich South

LD L G332 Ipsw ich C L 382 Macclesfield C LD 432 Nottingham East L333 Isle of Wight C LD 383 Maidenhead C LD 433 Nottingham North L334 Islington North

L LD384 Maidstone & The

Weald C LD434 Nottingham South

L C335 Islington South &

Finsbury L LD385 Makerfield

L IND BNP435 Nuneaton

C L336 Islw yn

L386 Maldon

C436 Ochil and South

Perthshire L SNP337 Jarrow L 387 Manchester, Central L LD 437 Ogmore L338 Keighley C L 388 Manchester, Gorton L LD 438 Old Bexley & Sidcup C339 Kenilw orth &

Southam C LD389 Manchester,

Withington LD L439 Oldham East &

Saddlew orth L LD C340 Kemsington

C390 Mansfield

L C440 Oldham West &

Royton L BNP341 Kettering C L 391 Meon Valley C LD 441 Orkney and Shetland LD342 Kilmarnock &

Loudoun L SNP392 Meriden

C L442 Orpington

C LD343 Kingston & Surbiton

LD C393 Merthyr Tydfil &

Rhymney L LD443 Oxford East

L LD344 Kingsw ood

C L394 Middlesbrough

L444 Oxford West &

Abingdon C LD345 Kirkaldy and

Cow denbeath L395 Middlesbrough South

& East Cleveland L C445 Paisley and

Renfrew shire North L346 Know sley

L396 Midlothian

L446 Paisley and

Renfrew shire South L347 Lagan Valley DUP 397 Milton Keynes North C L LD 447 Pendle C L348 Lanark and Hamilton

East L SNP398 Milton Keynes South

C L448 Penistone &

Stockbridge L C349 Lancashire West L C 399 Mitcham & Morden L C 449 Penrith & The Border C LD350 Lancaster &

Fleetw ood C L G400 Mole Valley

C LD450 Perth and North

Perthshire SNP C


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451 Peterborough C L UKIP 501 Selby & Ainsty C L 551 Sunderland Central L C452 Plymouth, Moorview L C UKIP 502 Sevenoaks C LD 552 Surrey East C LD UKIP453 Plymouth, Sutton,

Devenport C L LD503 Sheffield, Brightside,

Killsborough L BNP553 Surrey Heath

C LD UKIP454 Pontypridd L LD 504 Sheffield, Central L LD G 554 Surrey South West C LD455 Poole C LD 505 Sheffield, Hallam LD C 555 Sussex Mid C LD456 Poplar & Limehouse L 506 Sheffield, Heeley L LD 556 Sutton & Cheam LD C457 Portsmouth North C L 507 Sheffield SE L 557 Sutton Coldfield C458 Portsmouth South LD C 508 Sherw ood C L 558 Sw ansea East L459 Preseli

Pembrokeshire C L509 Shipley

C L LD559 Sw ansea West

L LD460 Preston

L510 Shrew sbury &

Atcham C LD L560 Sw indon North

C L461 Pudsey C L LD 511 Shropshire North C LD 561 Sw indon South C L462 Putney

C L512 Sittingbourne &

Sheppey C L562 Tamw orth

C L463 Rayleigh & Wickford C ED 513 Skipton & Ripon C LD 563 Tatton C LD464 Reading East

C LD L514 Sleaford & North

Hykeham C LD564 Taunton Deane

LD C465 Reading West C L 515 Slough L C 565 Telford L C466 Redcar LD L 516 Solihull LD C 566 Tew kesbury C LD467 Redditch C L 517 Somerset N C LD 567 Thanet North C468 Reigate C LD 518 Somerset NE C L LD 568 Thanet South C L469 Renfrew shire East L C 519 Somerton & Frome LD C 569 Thirsk & Malton C470 Rhondda

L IND520 South Holland & The

Deepings C UKIP570 Thormbury & Yate

LD C471 Ribble Valley C L LD 521 South Ribble C L 571 Thurrock C L BNP472 Richmond (Yorks) C LD 522 South Shields L 572 Tiverton & Honiton C LD UKIP473 Richmond Park C LD 523 Southampton, Itchen L C 573 Tonbridge & Malling C LD474 Rochdale L LD 524 Southampton, Test L C LD 574 Tooting L C475 Rochester & Strude C L ED 525 Southend West C LD 575 Torbay LD C476 Rochford & Southend

East C526 Southport

LD C576 Torfaen

L477 Romford C 527 Spelthorne C LD UKIP 577 Totnes C LD478 Romsey,

Southampton N C LD528 Stafford

C L578 Tottenham

L479 Ross, Skye and

Lochaber LD529 Staffordshire

Moorlands C L UKIP579 Truro & Falmouth

C LD480 Rossendale &

Darw en C L530 Staffordshire South

C580 Tunbridge Wells

C LD481 Rother Valley L C BNP 531 Stalybridge & Hyde L C 581 Tw ickenham LD C482 Rotherham L BNP 532 Stevenage C L 582 Tynemouth L C483 Rugby C L 533 Stirling L C 583 Tyneside North L LD484 Ruislip - Northw ood,

Pinner C534 Stockport

L584 Tyrone West

SF DUP485 Runnymede &

Weybridge C LD UKIP535 Stockton North

L585 Ulster Mid

SF SDLP486 Rushclif fe C LD L 536 Stockton South C L 586 Upper Bann DUP UCUNF487 Rutherglen and

Hamilton West L537 Stoke-on-Trent

Central L587 Uxbridge & Ruislip

C L488 Rutland & Melton C LD 538 Stoke-on-Trent North L BNP 588 Vale of Clw yd L C489 Saffron Walden

C LD539 Stoke-on-Trent South

L C BNP589 Vale of Glamorgan

C L490 St Albans C LD 540 Stone C LD 590 Vauxhall L LD491 St Austell &

New quay LD C541 Stourbridge

C L591 Wakefield

L C492 St Helens North L 542 Strangford DUP UCUNF 592 Wallasey L C493 St Helens S &

Whiston L LD543 Stratford on Avon

C LD593 Walsall North

L C494 St Ives LD C 544 Streatham L LD 594 Walsall South L C UKIP495 Salford & Eccles L LD 545 Stretford & Urmston L C 595 Walthamstow L LD496 Salisbury C LD 546 Stroud C L 596 Wansbeck L LD497 Scarborough &

Whitby C L LD547 Suffolk Central &

Ipsw ich North C LD597 Wantage

C LD498 Scunthorpe L C 548 Suffolk Coastal C LD UKIP 598 Warley L499 Sedgefield L 549 Suffolk South C LD UKIP 599 Warrington North L C500 Sefton Central L C 550 Suffolk West C LD UKIP 600 Warrington South C L LD

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MP 1 2 3CONSTITUENCY FPTP PR PR

601 Warw ick & Leamington C L

602 Warw ickshire North C L603 Washington &

Sunderland W L604 Watford C LD L605 Waveney C L606 Wealden C LD UKIP607 Weaver Vale C L608 Wellingborough C L609 Wells LD C610 Welw yn Hatfield C L611 Wentw orth & Dearne

L UKIP BNP612 West Bromw ich East L C613 West Bromw ich

West L BNP614 West Ham L615 Westminster N L C616 Westmorland &

Lonsdale LD C617 Weston-Super-Mare C LD618 Wigan L C619 Wiltshire North C LD620 Wiltshire SW C LD621 Wimbledon C LD L622 Winchester C LD623 Windsor C LD624 Wirral South L C625 Wirral West C L626 Witham C UKIP627 Witney C LD G628 Woking C LD629 Wokingham C LD IND630 Wolverhampton North

East L C631 Wolverhampton

South East L632 Wolverhampton

South West C L633 Worcester C L634 Worcestershire Mid C LD UKIP635 Worcestershire West

C LD636 Workington L C637 Worsley L C638 Worthing East & C LD639 Worthing West C LD640 Wrekin, The C L641 Wrexham L642 Wycombe C LD643 Wyre & Preston N C LD L644 Wyre Forest C645 Wythenshaw e &

Sale East L646 Yeovil LD C647 Ynys-Mon L PC648 York Central L C LD649 York Outer C LD650 Yorkshire East C LD L

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