The boundary reviews were conducted in each nation by the boundary commissions for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In England, the boundary commission’s initial proposals were published in 2021, followed by revised proposals in 2022. The four boundary commissions are independent and non-partisan arms-length bodies. Implementing the boundary changes without a vote in parliament avoids the possibility that MPs will block the reforms, as has happened in the past. In 2013, the Liberal Democrats voted with Labour to block the coalition government’s boundary reforms in retaliation for the Conservatives’ failure to support the party’s House of Lords reforms.

Source: The Guardian November 10, 2023 15:36 UTC