[jambutty]

County and town boundary changes are generally made for political reasons. The incumbent political party will change boundaries so that come an election, either national or local, it gives them an advantage. Ward boundaries are also changed for the same reason.

And they claim that some third world countries are politically corrupt.

In Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council we have the ridiculous situation where the Blackburn part is Jack Straw’s constituency and the Darwen part is part of Rossendale, Janet Anderson’s constituency.