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BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND FINAL REVIEW AND CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY In 2018 the Boundary Commission for England (BCE) conducted a review of all Parliamentary Constituencies and the resulting proposal would have moved Otterbourne, Compton & Shawford, and Hursley into a new Test Valley Parliamentary Constituency. Otterbourne Parish Council submitted objection to the proposal as it felt more aligned with concerns our Winchester MP might represent us for: such as the impact of the M3, Southampton Airport, housing development and loss of services at the RHCH, rather than Test Valley matters. Subsequently, the 2018 Review did not receive parliamentary approval and Otterbourne, Compton & Shawford and Hursley were recommended to remain within the Winchester Constituency. Otterbourne Parish Council wrote to support this in 2021, however the electorate numbers still needed to be sorted out before it could go forward. The new map proposed by the Commission will make sure that each constituency MP has the required numbers of between 69,724 and 77,062 electors. The Parish Council voted at its meeting on 15 November 2022 to support the 2023 proposal to remain within the Winchester Constituency and it will again write to the BCE to confirm this. It would also be useful for the BCE to receive feedback direct if you are happy (or otherwise) with their revised proposal, available to view and comment upon via an interactive map on https://www.bcereviews.org.uk The deadline is 5 December 2022. This notice is on the Otterbourne Parish Council website https://www.otterbourneparishcouncil.org for easy access to the link. 
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