The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland is an advisory Non-departmental Public Body sponsored and funded by the Northern Ireland Office. It is an independent, non-political body constituted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 as amended. Full details of the legislation governing the work of the Commission are available on the Legislation page of this website.
The role of the Commission is to keep under continuous review the number, names and boundaries of the parliamentary constituencies into which Northern Ireland is divided and to make recommendations about these to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Reviews are carried out every 5 years.
The Commission is currently engaged in the 6th review of Westminster parliamentary constituency boundaries. The legislation provides that the number of constituencies in Northern Ireland is to reduce from 18 to 16 for the purposes of the next general election and the review has to be completed before 1st October 2013.
Provisional proposals for new parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland were announced on 13 September 2011. Provisional Proposals (PDF 280 KB).
Submissions received on our provisional proposals, and Transcripts of the public hearings about these proposals, are now available.
Now we want your views on the submissions we have received.
You have four weeks to make a submission from 31 January 2012 to 27 February 2012.
For more information on how you can have your say go to our Have your Say page.
Further information on the role of the Commission and the current review can be found in the FAQ section
