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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Boundary changes may reduce access to MPs in UK’s poorest areas, research finds

Close-up of a swing in a children's play area in Birmingham Ladywood
Based on the 2023 boundaries, the least represented constituency is Birmingham Ladywood with 151,867 residents and just 76,585 registered voters. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Some of Britain’s most deprived communities could find it harder to get parliamentary representation based on how UK constituencies have been redrawn, according to research backed by anti-poverty campaigners.

The latest boundary review was meant to equalise constituencies, redrawing the outline of MPs’ seats on the basis of the electoral roll, but did not take the actual populations into account.

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