Kenilworth's constituency looks set to get bigger ahead of next general election
By James Smith
4th Jul 2023 | Local News
More voters look set to be added to Kenilworth's constituency ahead of the next general election.
An independent commission has worked over the past two and a half years to redraw constituencies across the country, to make sure there are similar numbers of voters in each.
Final recommendations have now been published and look set to be approved without a vote by MP's.
Proposals would see Kenilworth and Southam gain voters from neighbouring Warwick and Leamington in many villages including Hatton, Hampton Magna, Hampton-on-the-Hill, Budbrooke, Barford, Wasperton, Sherbourne and Norton Lindsey.
The constituency will however lose Hunningham, Offchurch, Eathorpe, Weston-under-Wetherley and Wappenbury in the opposite direction.
MP for Kenilworth and Southam Jeremy Wright has already welcomed the 'minimum disruption' presented by the proposals.
"These proposals from the Boundary Commission reflect an intention to make constituencies across the UK roughly the same size, which is an objective I support," he said when the original recommendations were revealed.
"Some change to the Kenilworth and Southam constituency was inevitable to achieve that and it seems to me the Boundary Commission proposals in Warwickshire achieve this objective with minimal disruption, though I appreciate that this will be a confusing change for some."
Meanwhile Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington Matt Western said: "I'll be really saddened to lose the communities that come under Budbrooke Ward.
"I've been proud to represent residents and support them in issues they've raised, most notably that of the Barford quarry which I have stood alongside residents as we've campaigned against it.
"Please be assured that I remain your MP and will represent you until the next general election, whenever it is called.
"I look forward to welcoming some new communities into our constituency, meeting those who live there and learning about the issues that matter to them."
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