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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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The Boundary Commission for Wales changes were confirmed earlier this year.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2023

In November, the Boundary Commission for England proposed the existing constituency of Kingswood should be split in two to create the new seat.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2023

In its final recommendations, the Boundary Commission admitted there was still "very significant opposition" to the proposals in Chester.

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

A Field Boundary Commission of seven, five representing the allied and associated powers and one each representing Poland and Germany, shall be constituted within fifteen days of the peace to delimit this boundary.

From World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

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