Useful Links for Political Boundary Changes and Local News in the UK

UK Election Maps and Political Boundary Commissions

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Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Ordnance Survey Election Maps
  On this site, the Ordnance Survey provide links to two interactive maps that provide an overview of the electoral geography and boundaries in the UK.

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England

• Boundary Commission for England (BCE)

• The BCE’s Guide to the 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies

• Find your constituency
  Enter your postcode or location on this site to find how the boundaries may change in your constituency on the BCE’s interactive map. The map also provides an overview of wards, existing constituencies and the public’s comments on the BCE’s recommendations. You can also find other useful links here, including those to reports on the commission’s proposals.

• Local Government Boundary Commission for England
  Interested to see if there’s change coming to your council? The LGBCE site features an interactive map providing an overview of current reviews.

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Scotland

• Boundary Commission for Scotland (BCS)

• The BCS’s overview of the 2023 review of UK Parliament constituencies

• Find your constituency
  Enter your postcode or council area on this site to find how the boundaries may change in your constituency on the BCS’s interactive map. The map also provides an overview of wards, existing constituencies and council areas. You can also find other useful links here, including those to reports on the commission’s proposals.

 

Wales

• Boundary Commission for Wales

• The Boundary Commission for Wales’ Guide to the 2023 Review

• Find your constituency
  Enter your postcode or principal council on this site to find how the boundaries may change in your constituency on the Boundary Commission for Wales’s interactive map. The map also provides an overview of existing constituencies, principal councils and electoral wards. You can also find other useful links here, including those to reports on the commission’s proposals.

• Comisiwn Ffiniau i Gymru

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Northern Ireland

• Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland

• Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland’s revised proposals report for the 2023 review

• The Boundary Commission for Northern Irelands revised maps for the 2023 review

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How to Find Your MP and Local Council

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Members of Parliament

• Find your MP
  Enter your postcode or location on this UK Parliament website to find your member of parliament. The site also provides information on MPs, including their contact details, parliamentary activities and more.

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Local Councils

• Find your local council
  Enter your postcode on this UK Government site to find a link to your local council.

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Local News

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Local Newspapers and Other News Providers

• Search Local Newsbrands
  Enter your town or location on this site to find which local newspapers cover your area. This site from the News Media Association, which promotes the interests of news publishers.

• UK Media Directory
  This page by HoldtheFrontPage provides an overview of daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, newspaper websites, hyperlocal publications, media companies and more. The links provided are for the site's stories on these papers and organisations. However, this overview can provide a useful way to find a paper near you or if there’s one still around.

• Public Interest News Foundation
  The Public Interest News Foundation plan to publish a database and an interactive map of local news providers across the UK later this year.  

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