Sarah Atherton MP commented:
These recommendations by the Boundary Commission for Wales will ensure that Welsh constituencies are all roughly a similar size, between 69,724 and 77,062 electors, and reflect the rising and falling populations of cities, towns, and rural communities across the country.
Wales will now have 32 MPs following the review, a reduction from the current 40, whereas the Welsh Labour-Plaid controlled Senedd want to increase the number of members from 60 to 96.
In response to criticism from opposition parties, the Boundary Commission for Wales is an independent, impartial, and non-partisan public body. Its recommendations take careful account of all the representations it has received during the three consultation periods, at the end of which, Wrexham received one of the highest number of responses in the whole of Wales.
As the local MP, I was very keen for the people of Wrexham to have their say and made sure we circulated the consultation widely to ensure the views of residents were incorporated in the final report.
I am satisfied that the Parliamentary boundary changes for the Wrexham constituency make sense and reflect the identity of our city and wider community.
Thank you to everyone in Wrexham who submitted evidence to the Boundary Commission and participated in the process. These new constituency boundaries will come into effect in June 2023.
Until the next General Election, I remain the Member of Parliament for the existing Wrexham constituency. If you are a resident in the current Wrexham constituency and need my help with any issue, please don’t hesitate to contact me by email on sarah.atherton.mp@parliament.uk.