No change for County Derry in revised boundary proposals

Proposed changes to County Derry's constituency boundaries have been unaltered following the revision of the proposals, the Boundary Commission has revealed.

An initial round of proposals had indicated a minor change between the East Derry and Foyle constituencies, with the area around Eglinton moving from Foyle into East Derry.

Consultation on the initial proposals closed in March 2022, and last week the Boundary Commission published their revised changes.

However, the move of Eglinton into East Derry remained unaltered following the consultation period, while an area south of Newbuildings and Magheramason will now be incorporated into Foyle.

Written representations regarding the revised proposals can now be made during a third consultation stage which will last until December 15 2022.

Deputy Chairman of the Boundary Commission Mr Justice Michael Humphreys said anyone with an interest should get involved with the consultation.

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Public urged to share their views

“Following two previous periods of consultation, the Commission has considered the representations made to it, and revised its initial proposals,” he said.

“The Commission is grateful to all those who made representations during the initial and secondary consultation periods.

“We encourage everyone with an interest to consider the revised proposals and share their views, whether to support the proposals, or to suggest alternatives which also take into account the requirements of the legislation.”

Written representations must be received by the Commission by 15 th  December 2022 and can be submitted using the online portal, by email, or by post.

These representations will be published online after the end of the third consultation stage.

The Commission must submit its final recommendations to the Speaker of the House of Commons by July 1 2023.

The Revised Proposals, accompanying resources and more details about the 2023 Boundary Review process are available on the Commission’s website.