For the last four general elections, MPs have represented seats across the country that have undergone no change in geographical size or shape. The current seats were drawn up based on electoral data taken from December 2000, and there has been major population movement since. Why does this matter? Consider this example. If, in 2019, you were standing as a candidate in Stoke-on-Trent Central, you would need only 27,265 votes for a guaranteed victory – 50 per cent of the seat’s electorate, plus one. To be guaranteed a win in, say, Bristol West, you would need 49,930 votes. This discrepancy is not ideal in a first-past-the-post electoral system. Since 2010, two boundary reviews have tried to resolve the issue, but both were eventually abandoned, following opposition from Labour and some Conservative MPs. A third review – which will almost certainly be completed – is due to present its initial proposal later this year.
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