Originally Posted by g jones (Post 914943)

Recent evidence from Experian I am led to believe has stated that there are 6.5m unregistered voters.

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 914913)

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.

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 915018)

i said that back in 1995 ... when they put greenfield and worsley ward in with hyndburn ... and yet left darwen in with rossendale ....

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson (Post 915020)

Admit it, you've never looked back since Rising Bridge came into Hyndburn.

Originally Posted by g jones (Post 914943)

Recent evidence from Experian I am led to believe has stated that there are 6.5m unregistered voters.

I asked the Council to put the Council tax register on the Eelctoral Roll last year and this produced 2,500 more voters in Hyndburn alone. I think there are 58,000 so that would be just short of 5% increase. Around 3%? of properties evade Council Tax so that would be upwards toward another 3% likiely to be missing.

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 915021)

i had no choice did i :p:p:p..... can i just say i still get ... why are we in with hyndburn .... we are in rossendale .... when im out and about ....

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 914223)

If India declared was on Pakistan wot would happen to Bradford, & Burnley.
Retlaw

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 915049)

Of course you still live in Rossendale Jen its just they shift you once every general election for a period of about 5 or 6 weeks, which improves the place no end on a short term basis:D:D:D

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 915070)

you sure about that? :p:p:p

Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 914913)

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.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 915096)

I think the actual boundaries should be left as they are.

If populations in different constituencies are mis-matched, just carry out enforced mass evacuations.

A bit like Dame Shirley Porter did, gerrymandering in Westminster.

We'll keep Rishton.

Instead we'll just send Ken to top 'n' tail with Flashy.

:D

Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 915109)

Except Dame Shirley didn't play around with the constituency boundaries - she had no power to do so. She simply de-housed the riff-raff and shipped in the tory toffs.