Boundary Changes - Deadline for submission is 5th of December

Dear All,

It was good to see you at the Enfield North CLP All Members Meeting last week. 

Thank you very much for agreeing to provide a written submission to the Boundary Commission for England’s (BCE) consultation on the Parliamentary constituency boundary review. 

Please see the documents attached. 

I thought it would be useful to provide you with a briefing note on the written submission process, which includes:

• general information on the BCE consultation;
• how you can have your say on the initial proposals;
• how the BCE’s initial proposals affect Enfield North, and the Borough of Enfield as a whole;
• the Labour Party’s counter proposals for Enfield North, and the Borough of Enfield as a whole; and
•  some of the factors to bear in mind when making your submission.

Also attached is the BCE's report on their initial proposals and a map of what the Enfield North constituency would look like under the Labour Party’s plans. 

Whilst it is important to support Labour’s counter proposals, you certainly do not have to discuss every aspect of their revisions, given that they are suggesting a number of changes to the wards in Enfield North. Please feel free to concentrate on a particular area or ward. 

You may want to make the case for why Grange or Highlands ward for example (which are both part of the BCE’s initial proposals for Enfield North, but not in Labour’s plans) have more in common, in terms of socio-economic and environmental factors, with the Enfield Southgate constituency, or why a ward like Ponders End, with its strong historical links to Enfield North, should become part of our constituency again. 

The deadline to provide your written submission is Monday 5^th December 2016, but it would be great if you could submit your written submission to the BCE as early as possible. We need to ensure everything is submitted, and our case is made, in good time.   

I would really appreciate it if, once it has been submitted, you could let me know and provide me with a copy too. 

For further information on all of the above, you can take a look at the BCE’s consultation website here: https://www.bce2018.org.uk/

Any questions, please get in touch.

Best wishes,

Joan

Rt. Hon Joan Ryan MP