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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
To be frank, I think that continually messing with boundaries through some arbitrary osmosis of population numbers is a fruitless exercise. Boroughs evolve over time, some will be bigger than others and some will have population decreases. Changing the boundaries will inevitably cost money and the people will resent the change, as they have been letting me know very vocally within Rishton. To use Rishton as an example, how can it make sense to have a Blackburn MP representing us but be part of Hyndburn Council?
For me, you can leave everything alone and save a few thousand quid.
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Surely Ken, that is an argument for 'Rotten Boroughs', of the sort seen from the 12th century (Old Sarum) all the way through to the 19th century?