In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. There is one Boundary Commission each for England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Commissions are currently established under the Boundary Commissions Act 1986, although they were first established under early legislation after the Second World War. The Boundary Commissions will cease to exist after they complete their present review. Their functions will be transferred to the Electoral Commission (UK). The word Boundary has a variety of meanings. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... The Electoral Commission is an independent body with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. ...

The Commissions conduct a review once in eight to twelve years. There are four members of each Commission, of which three actually take part in meetings. The Speaker of the House of Commons is the ex officio Chairman of each Boundary Commission, though he takes no actual part in the proceedings. The Deputy Chairman of a Commission, who actually presides over Commission meetings, is always a Justice in a British court. In the British House of Commons the Speaker of the House of Commons controls the day to day running of the house. ...

Once in eight to twelve years, the Commission conducts a complete review of all constituencies. In between general reviews, the Commission conducts interim reviews, considering one geographic area at a time. The interim reviews usually do not yield drastic changes in boundaries, while the general reviews often do. The next review is due to be complete by April 12, 2007. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Under the rules established by Parliament, the number of constituencies in Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland) must not be "substantially greater or less" than six hundred and thirteen. Of those six hundred and thirteen constituencies, at least thirty-five must be in Wales. The City of London must not be partitioned and must be included in a seat that refers to it in the name. The Orkney and Shetland islands may not be combined with any other areas. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland may include sixteen to eighteen constituencies. This article is about a small section of central London. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ...

The Boundary Commissions are required by law to take local government boundaries into account when determining constituencies. The Commission, however, may choose to deviate from this requirement if failing to do so would cause some constituencies to be widely disparate in size. The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

Once the Commission makes a report, the recommendations must be submitted to Parliament. The Parliament may approve or reject these recommendations, but it may not amend them. If Parliament approves the recommendations, then the Sovereign may make an Order formalising the boundary changes. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The monarch or Sovereign is the head of state of the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Boundary Commission for England (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pbc/default.asp)
• Boundary Commission for Scotland (http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/)
• Boundary Commission for Wales (http://www.bcomm-wales.gov.uk/)
• Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland (http://www.boundarycommission.org.uk/)
• Election maps of the UK (http://www.election-maps.co.uk/)