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Population Statistics

Volume 454: debated on Wednesday 13 December 2006

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which 50 (a) local authority areas and (b) parliamentary constituencies had the highest annual change in population numbers in each of the last five years; and what the percentage change was in each case. (108015)

The information requested falls within the responsibilities of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 December 2006:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question concerning which 50 (a) local authorities and (b) parliamentary constituencies had the highest annual change in population numbers in each of the last five years; and what the percentage change was in each case. (108015)

The attached tables provide the requested data for local authorities in the UK for the year to mid-2001 through to the year to mid-2005.

Mid-year population estimates for all parliamentary constituencies are only available from the Census. For this reason, it is not possible to provide data on annual change for these areas.

50 local authorities in the UK with the highest estimated population change in the years to mid-2001 and mid-2002

Local authority

Percentage change

Mid-2000 to mid-2001

City of London

4.9

Kensington and Chelsea

4.9

Westminster

3.5

Camden

3.3

Hammersmith and Fulham

3.0

Daventry

2.6

Taunton Deane

2.4

Armagh

2.4

Ballymoney

2.4

North Kesteven

2.3

Banbridge

2.3

West Wiltshire

2.2

Tower Hamlets

2.0

Harborough

2.0

East Northamptonshire

1.9

Isles of Scilly

1.9

Hackney

1.9

Torridge

1.9

Cookstown

1.8

Brent

1.8

Telford And Wrekin UA

1.7

Limavady

1.7

Warwick

1.7

Newry and Mourne

1.7

Rushmoor

1.7

Ashford

1.6

Newham

1.6

Kennet

1.6

Richmondshire

1.6

Southwark

1.6

Merton

1.5

Maldon

1.5

Wandsworth

1.5

Oswestry

1.5

South Holland

1.5

South Northamptonshire

1.4

Greenwich

1.4

South Cambridgeshire

1.4

Rugby

1.4

Milton Keynes UA

1.4

Bedford

1.3

North Cornwall

1.3

Rutland UA

1.3

South Derbyshire

1.3

Carrick

1.3

Broxbourne

1.3

West Lothian

1.3

Thurrock UA

1.3

West Lindsey

1.2

Lambeth

1.2

Mid-2001 to mid-2002

Westminster

5.4

City of London

4.6

Richmondshire

3.9

Kensington and Chelsea

3.8

North Kesteven

2.9

Warwick

2.8

Oxford

2.5

South Northamptonshire

2.5

Camden

2.2

Daventry

2.1

South Derbyshire

2.1

West Lindsey

2.0

Hammersmith and Fulham

2.0

Banbridge

1.9

Harborough

1.9

Restormel

1.9

North Shropshire

1.8

Cambridge

1.8

Stratford-on-Avon

1.8

Moyle

1.8

Limavady

1.7

Ballymoney

1.7

Tower Hamlets

1.7

East Northamptonshire

1.7

Omagh

1.7

Greenwich

1.7

North Cornwall

1.7

South Holland

1.7

Ribble Valley

1.6

East Lindsey

1.6

West Wiltshire

1.6

East Cambridgeshire

1.5

Canterbury

1.5

Ashford

1.4

Rugby

1.4

Ceredigion UA

1.4

Isles Of Scilly

1.4

Elmbridge

1.4

Haringey

1.4

Rutland UA

1.4

Torridge

1.4

Forest Heath

1.4

Boston

1.3

Manchester

1.3

Kerrier

1.3

Newry and Mourne

1.3

Magherafelt

1.3

Bromsgrove

1.3

Richmond Upon Thames

1.3

Taunton Deane

1.2

Source:

Office for National Statistics

50 local authorities in the UK with the highest estimated population change in the years to mid-2003 and mid-2004

Local authority

Percentage change

Mid-2002 to mid-2003

East Cambridgeshire

4.6

City of London

4.5

Forest Heath

3.8

Kensington and Chelsea

3.6

Westminster

3.6

Cambridge

2.6

Oxford

2.5

Warwick

2.4

South Derbyshire

2.3

Richmondshire

2.1

North Dorset

2.1

East Northamptonshire

2.0

North Kesteven

2.0

West Lindsey

1.9

Pembrokeshire UA

1.9

South Holland

1.8

Mid Bedfordshire

1.8

Camden

1.8

Banbridge

1.7

South Cambridgeshire

1.7

Ribble Valley

1.7

Daventry

1.7

Rutland UA

1.6

Fenland

1.6

Torridge

1.6

Restormel

1.5

Canterbury

1.5

Richmond upon Thames

1.5

Eden

1.5

Stratford-on-Avon

1.5

Newark and Sherwood

1.5

West Dorset

1.4

Breckland

1.4

South Northamptonshire

1.4

Hart

1.4

Winchester

1.4

Ashford

1.3

Omagh

1.3

Cotswold

1.3

Kettering

1.3

West Wiltshire

1.3

Isle Of Wight UA

1.3

Colchester

1.2

Newry and Mourne

1.2

Exeter

1.2

Kerrier

1.2

South Shropshire

1.2

East Lindsey

1.2

Oswestry

1.2

Ballymoney

1.2

Mid-2003 to mid-2004

City of London

7.0

Kensington and Chelsea

5.6

Westminster

3.6

Cambridge

3.2

Camden

3.0

Warwick

2.7

Rutland UA

2.5

Down

2.4

Richmond upon Thames

2.0

Oxford

1.9

Eden

1.8

Forest Heath

1.8

South Northamptonshire

1.8

Torridge

1.8

Mid Devon

1.7

Ashford

1.7

Copeland

1.7

Mid Bedfordshire

1.7

Carlisle

1.7

Huntingdonshire

1.6

Exeter

1.6

East Devon

1.6

Ballymoney

1.6

Durham

1.6

Banbridge

1.6

South Holland

1.6

Isle Of Wight UA

1.6

North Kesteven

1.5

Aberdeenshire

1.5

West Lindsey

1.5

Canterbury

1.5

Hammersmith and Fulham

1.5

Richmondshire

1.4

South Shropshire

1.4

Kennet

1.4

Newark and Sherwood

1.4

East Lindsey

1.4

West Devon

1.4

Fenland

1.3

Ribble Valley

1.3

Charnwood

1.3

West Wiltshire

1.3

Stratford-on-Avon

1.3

Tower Hamlets

1.3

Mid Suffolk

1.3

Limavady

1.3

South Derbyshire

1.3

Boston

1.3

St. Edmundsbury

1.3

Winchester

1.3

Source:

Office for National Statistics

50 local authorities in the UK with the highest estimated population change in the year to mid-2005

Local authority

Percentage change

Mid-2004 to mid-2005

City of London

6.7

Kensington and Chelsea

6.6

Westminster

6.2

Forest Heath

5.0

Cambridge

4.7

Camden

4.2

Oxford

3.2

Warwick

2.9

Dungannon

2.9

Newcastle upon Tyne

2.6

Banbridge

2.3

South Northamptonshire

2.3

Rutland UA

2.2

Elmbridge

2.2

East Cambridgeshire

2.2

Ashford

2.1

Norwich

2.1

Exeter

2.1

Welwyn Hatfield

2.0

Richmond upon Thames

1.9

Stratford-on-Avon

1.9

Mid Bedfordshire

1.9

Tower Hamlets

1.8

Craigavon

1.8

Wandsworth

1.8

Hammersmith and Fulham

1.7

Redbridge

1.7

Charnwood

1.7

Ballymoney

1.7

Durham

1.7

Colchester

1.6

Armagh

1.6

Carlisle

1.6

South Cambridgeshire

1.6

Rugby

1.6

Eden

1.5

Islington

1.5

Canterbury

1.5

Hillingdon

1.5

Oswestry

1.5

Mid Suffolk

1.5

Newry and Mourne

1.4

Runnymede

1.4

Antrim

1.4

Tonbridge and Malling

1.4

South Derbyshire

1.4

Breckland

1.4

Windsor and Maidenhead UA

1.3

South Bucks

1.3

Hart

1.3

Source:

Office for National Statistics

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) deaths and (b) births there were in West Chelmsford constituency in each year since 1996. (108551)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 December 2006:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many (a) deaths and (b) births there were in West Chelmsford constituency in each year since 1996. (108551)

The table below provides the number of (a) deaths and (b) births in West Chelmsford parliamentary constituency for the years 1996 to 2005 (the latest available).

Table 1: Deaths1 and births2 in West Chelmsford parliamentary constituency3, 1996 to 2005

Number

Deaths

Births

1996

770

1,223

1997

815

1,193

1998

859

1,118

1999

842

1,152

2000

872

1,087

2001

853

1,077

2002

801

1,149

2003

819

1,224

2004

836

1,248

2005

782

1,335

1 Deaths registered in each year.

2 Births occurring in each year.

3 Using boundaries as of 2005 for all years shown.