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Sir D. Walker-Smith
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report the figures, by reference to the electoral register which came into operation on February last, of the 20 constituencies in England with, respectively, the highest
| A. 20 ENGLISH CONSTITUENCIES WITH LARGEST ELECTORATES | |||||
| Constituency | Provisional 1977 parliamentary electorate | Difference from Provisional 1977 electorate quota(65,533) | Percentage difference from provisional electoral quota(positive%) | ||
| Newton | … | … | 100,635 | 33,102 | 49 |
| Basildon | … | … | 99,724 | 32,191 | 48 |
| Meriden | … | … | 98,947 | 31,414 | 47 |
| Ormskirk | … | … | 98,753 | 31,220 | 46 |
| Norfolk, South | … | … | 97,625 | 30,092 | 45 |
| Lichfield and Tamworth | … | … | 97,272 | 29,739 | 44 |
| Horsham and Crawley | … | … | 97,250 | 29,717 | 44 |
| Wirral | … | … | 96,215 | 28,682 | 42 |
| Rother Valley | … | … | 96,084 | 28,551 | 42 |
| Bromsgrove and Redditch | … | … | 95,740 | 28,207 | 42 |
| Norfolk, North | … | … | 95,420 | 27,887 | 41 |
| Basingstoke | … | … | 94,702 | 27,169 | 40 |
| Abingdon | … | … | 94,394 | 26,861 | 40 |
| Somerset, North | … | … | 94,295 | 26,762 | 40 |
| Buckingham | … | … | 94,125 | 26,592 | 39 |
| Don Valley | … | … | 93,801 | 26,268 | 39 |
| Hertfordshire, East | … | … | 93,627 | 26,094 | 39 |
| South Fylde | … | … | 93,457 | 25,924 | 38 |
| Bury St. Edmunds | … | … | 93,103 | 25,570 | 38 |
| Brigg and Scunthorpe | … | … | 92,930 | 25,397 | 38 |
| B. 20 ENGLISH CONSTITUENCIES WITH SMALLEST ELECTORATES | |||||
| Constituency | Provisional 1977 parliamentary electorate | Difference from Provisional 1977 electoral quota(67,533) | Percentage difference from provisional electoral quota (negative%) | ||
| Liverpool, Toxteth | … | … | 44,489 | 23,044 | 34 |
| Liverpool, Kirkdale | … | … | 44,225 | 23,308 | 35 |
| Lambeth, Vauxhall | … | … | 43,271 | 24,262 | 36 |
| Wandsworth, Battersea, North | … | … | 43,253 | 24,280 | 36 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | … | … | 42,703 | 24,830 | 37 |
| Islington, Central | … | … | 42,430 | 25,103 | 37 |
| City of Westminster, St. Marylebone | … | … | 41,499 | 26,034 | 39 |
| Camden, St. Pancras, North | … | … | 40,730 | 26,803 | 40 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, North | … | … | 39,898 | 27,635 | 41 |
| Islington, South and Finsbury | … | … | 39,789 | 27,744 | 41 |
| Camden, Holborn and St. Pancras, South | … | … | 39,505 | 28,028 | 42 |
| Islington, North | … | … | 38,740 | 28,793 | 43 |
| Manchester, Openshaw | … | … | 38,675 | 28,858 | 43 |
| Manchester, Central | … | … | 37,037 | 30,496 | 45 |
| Liverpool, Edge Hill | … | … | 36,927 | 30,606 | 45 |
| Birmingham, Lady wood | … | … | 36,518 | 31,015 | 46 |
| Salford, East | … | … | 36,089 | 31,444 | 47 |
| Liverpool, Scotland Exchange | … | … | 34,080 | 33,453 | 50 |
| Gateshead, West | … | … | 30,180 | 37,353 | 55 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, Central | … | … | 23,683 | 43,850 | 65 |