Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) (No.2) Order 1987

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1987 No. 937

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLEREDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS

The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) (No.2) Order 1987

Made 18th May 1987

Coming into force 18th May 1987

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of May 1987

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas in pursuance of section 3(3) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 19861the Boundary Commission for England have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 16th April 1987 with respect to the areas comprised in certain constituencies in England and showing the constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, that the areas should be divided:

And whereas the Secretary of State has laid that report before Parliament together with the draft of this Order in Council to give effect to the recommendations contained in the report and each House of Parliament has by resolution approved the said draft:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) (No.2) Order 1987.

(2) Subject to section 4(6) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, this Order shall come into force forthwith.

S-2 Reading East and Wokingham

Reading East and Wokingham

2. For the county constituencies of Reading East and Wokingham as constituted by the Schedule to the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 19832(and described by reference to local government areas referred to in that Order), there shall be substituted the constituencies which are named in the Schedule to this Order and comprise the areas set out in that Schedule, which areas are local government areas as they existed on 16th April 1987 (and accordingly as altered by the Wokingham (Parishes) Order 19863).

S-3 Register of electors

Register of electors

3. Each electoral registration officer for the constituencies referred to in article 2 above shall make such re-arrangement or adaptation of the registers of parliamentary electors as may be necessary to give effect to this Order.

G. I. de Deney

Clerk to the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

NEW CONSTITUENCIES

1 Reading East (county constituency)

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