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Boundary Commission

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a body established by statute to undertake periodic reviews of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies and to recommend changes to take account of population shifts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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North Northumberland will be counted after the Hexham constituency, now the largest constituency in England following the Boundary Commission review which saw the abolition of the neighbouring Penrith and the Borders seat.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2024

The parliamentary constituency of Croydon East was abolished in 1955 but was re-established in 2023 following a Boundary Commission review ahead of the next general election.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2024

The Boundary Commission has been undertaking a review of all of the country's constituencies.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2023

Secretary to the Boundary Commission for England, Tim Bowden, said: The recommendations we have published today mark the end of a thorough and consultative process to build the new map of Parliamentary constituencies.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2023

On the eighteenth of December the whole of the American Boundary Commission had arrived at Paso del Norte, with the exception of an ox-train carrying supplies.

From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various

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