
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) Order 1995.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the issue of a proclamation by Her Majesty summoning a new Parliament, except that for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to a parliamentary election held after the issue of that proclamation, this Order shall come into force on 25th August 1995.
(3) References to constituencies in this Order are references to the constituencies in England as constituted by the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 or any subsequent Order in Council in respect of constituencies in any part of England under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.
2 
The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England and Wales) Order 1983 and the Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 1991 are hereby revoked.
3 
In the case of a borough constituency listed in the left-hand column of Schedule 1 to this Order (being a constituency which is not coterminous with or wholly contained in a district), the returning officer for a parliamentary election shall be the chairman of the council of the district listed in the right-hand column of that Schedule opposite to the name of the constituency.
4 
In the case of a borough constituency listed in the left-hand column of Schedule 2 to this Order (being a constituency which is situated partly in one London borough and partly in another), the returning officer for a parliamentary election shall be the mayor of the London borough listed in the right-hand column of that Schedule opposite to the name of the constituency.
5 
In the case of a county constituency listed in the left-hand column of Schedule 3 to this Order, the duties of the returning officer for a parliamentary election shall be discharged, as acting returning officer, by the registration officer appointed by the council of the district listed in the right-hand column of that Schedule opposite to the name of the constituency.
Blatch
Minister of State
Home Office
2nd August 1995
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3


Name of borough constituency District of which chairman is returning officer
Ashton under Lyne Tameside
Basildon Basildon
Blackpool North and Fleetwood Blackpool
Brighton, Kemptown Brighton
Bristol North West Bristol
Broxbourne Broxbourne
Denton and Reddish Tameside
Eastbourne Eastbourne
Epsom and Ewell Epsom and Ewell
Gateshead East and Washington West Gateshead
Gosport Gosport
Halesowen and Rowley Regis Dudley
Hyndburn Hyndburn
Jarrow South Tyneside
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle Kingston upon Hull
Kingswood Kingswood
Lincoln Lincoln
Luton South Luton
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend Newcastle upon Tyne
Northampton South Northampton
Norwich North Broadland
Norwich South Norwich
Preston Preston
Reading East Reading
Redditch Redditch
Rossendale and Darwen Rossendale
Stoke-on-Trent North Stoke-on-Trent
Tyne Bridge Gateshead
Watford Watford
Worthing West Worthing
Wythenshawe and Sale East Manchester
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4


Name of borough constituency London borough of which mayor is returning officer
Chingford and Woodford Green Waltham Forest
Cities of London and Westminster Westminster
Dulwich and West Norwood Southwark
Ealing, Acton and Shepherd’s Bush Ealing
Erith and Thamesmead Bexley
Leyton and Wanstead Waltham Forest
Poplar and Canning Town Tower Hamlets
Regent’s Park and Kensington North Westminster
Richmond Park Richmond upon Thames
SCHEDULE 3
Article 5


Name of county constituency District of which registration officer is acting returning officer
Aldershot Rushmoor
Amber Valley Amber Valley
Arundel and South Downs Horsham
Ashfield Ashfield
Ashford Ashford
Aylesbury Aylesbury Vale
Banbury Cherwell
Barnsley East and Mexborough Barnsley
Barnsley West and Penistone Barnsley
Barrow and Furness Barrow-in-Furness
Basingstoke Basingstoke and Deane
Bassetlaw Bassetlaw
Bath Bath
Beaconsfield South Bucks
Berwick-upon-Tweed Alnwick
Beverley and Holderness Holderness
Bexhill and Battle Rother
Billericay Basildon
Bishop Auckland Wear Valley
Blaby Blaby
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Arun
Bolsover Bolsover
Bolton West Bolton
Boston and Skegness Boston
Bosworth Hinckley and Bosworth
Bracknell Bracknell Forest
Braintree Braintree
Brentwood and Ongar Brentwood
Bridgwater Sedgemoor
Brigg and Goole Boothferry
Bromsgrove Bromsgrove
Broxtowe Broxtowe
Buckingham Aylesbury Vale
Burton East Staffordshire
Bury St. Edmunds St. Edmundsbury
Calder Valley Calderdale
Cannock Chase Cannock Chase
Canterbury Canterbury
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Mid Suffolk
Charnwood Charnwood
Chatham and Aylesford Rochester upon Medway
Chesham and Amersham Chiltern
Chichester Chichester
Chorley Chorley
Christchurch Christchurch
City of Chester Chester
City of Durham Durham
Cleethorpes Cleethorpes
Colne Valley Kirklees
Congleton Congleton
Copeland Copeland
Corby Corby
Cotswold Cotswold
Crewe and Nantwich Crewe and Nantwich
Dartford Dartford
Daventry South Northamptonshire
Devizes Kennet
Dewsbury Kirklees
Don Valley Doncaster
Doncaster North Doncaster
Dover Dover
Easington Easington
East Devon East Devon
East Hampshire East Hampshire
East Surrey Tandridge
East Worthing and Shoreham Adur
East Yorkshire East Yorkshire
Eddisbury Vale Royal
Ellesmere Port and Neston Ellesmere Port and Neston
Elmet Leeds
Epping Forest Epping Forest
Erewash Erewash
Falmouth and Camborne Kerrier
Fareham Fareham
Faversham and Mid Kent Maidstone
Folkestone and Hythe Shepway
Forest of Dean Forest of Dean
Fylde Fylde
Gainsborough West Lindsey
Gedling Gedling
Grantham and Stamford South Kesteven
Gravesham Gravesham
Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth
Guildford Guildford
Haltemprice and Howden Beverley
Halton Halton
Harborough Oadby and Wigston
Harlow Harlow
Harwich Tendring
Hastings and Rye Hastings
Hazel Grove Stockport
Hemel Hempstead Dacorum
Hemsworth Wakefield
Henley South Oxfordshire
Hereford Hereford
Hertford and Stortford East Hertfordshire
Hertsmere Hertsmere
Hexham Tynedale
Heywood and Middleton Rochdale
High Peak High Peak
Hitchin and Harpenden St. Albans
Horsham Horsham
Huntingdon Huntingdonshire
Isle of Wight Isle of Wight
Keighley Bradford
Kettering Kettering
Knowsley North and Sefton East Knowsley
Knowsley South Knowsley
Lancaster and Wyre Wyre
Leigh Wigan
Leominster Leominster
Lewes Lewes
Lichfield Lichfield
Loughborough Charnwood
Louth and Horncastle East Lindsey
Ludlow South Shropshire
Macclesfield Macclesfield
Maidenhead Windsor and Maidenhead
Maidstone and the Weald Maidstone
Makerfield Wigan
Maldon and East Chelmsford Maldon
Mansfield Mansfield
Medway Rochester upon Medway
Meriden Solihull
Mid Bedfordshire Mid Bedfordshire
Mid Dorset and North Poole Poole
Mid Norfolk Broadland
Mid Sussex Mid Sussex
Mid Worcestershire Wychavon
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Langbaurgh-on-Tees
Mole Valley Mole Valley
Morecambe and Lunesdale Lancaster
New Forest East New Forest
New Forest West New Forest
Newark Newark and Sherwood
Newbury Newbury
Normanton Wakefield
North Cornwall North Cornwall
North Devon North Devon
North Dorset North Dorset
North Durham Chester-le-Street
North East Bedfordshire Mid Bedfordshire
North East Cambridgeshire Fenland
North East Derbyshire North East Derbyshire
North East Hampshire Hart
North East Hertfordshire North Hertfordshire
North East Milton Keynes Milton Keynes
North Essex Colchester
North Norfolk North Norfolk
North Shropshire North Shropshire
North Swindon Thamesdown
North Thanet Thanet
North Warwickshire North Warwickshire
North West Cambridgeshire Peterborough
North West Durham Derwentside
North West Hampshire Test Valley
North West Leicestershire North West Leicestershire
North West Norfolk King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
North Wiltshire North Wiltshire
Northavon Northavon
Nuneaton Nuneaton and Bedworth
Oldham East and Saddleworth Oldham
Oxford West and Abingdon Vale of White Horse
Penrith and the Border Eden
Pontefract and Castleford Wakefield
Rayleigh Rochford
Reading West Reading
Ribble Valley Ribble Valley
Richmond (Yorks) Hambleton
Rochdale Rochdale
Rochford and Southend East Southend-on-Sea
Romsey Test Valley
Rother Valley Rotherham
Rugby and Kenilworth Rugby
Runnymede and Weybridge Runnymede
Rushcliffe Rushcliffe
Rutland and Melton Melton
Ryedale Ryedale
Saffron Walden Uttlesford
Salisbury Salisbury
Scarborough and Whitby Scarborough
Scunthorpe Scunthorpe
Sedgefield Sedgefield
Selby Selby
Sevenoaks Sevenoaks
Sheffield, Hallam Sheffield
Sheffield, Hillsborough Sheffield
Sherwood Newark and Sherwood
Shipley Bradford
Shrewsbury and Atcham Shrewsbury and Atcham
Sittingbourne and Sheppey Swale
Skipton and Ripon Craven
Sleaford and North Hykeham North Kesteven
Somerton and Frome South Somerset
South Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire
South Derbyshire South Derbyshire
South Dorset Weymouth and Portland
South East Cambridgeshire East Cambridgeshire
South East Cornwall Caradon
South Holland and the Deepings South Holland
South Norfolk South Norfolk
South Ribble South Ribble
South Staffordshire South Staffordshire
South Suffolk Babergh
South Swindon Thamesdown
South Thanet Thanet
South West Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire
South West Devon Plymouth
South West Hertfordshire Three Rivers
South West Norfolk Breckland
South West Surrey Waverley
St. Albans St. Albans
St. Ives Penwith
Stafford Stafford
Staffordshire Moorlands Staffordshire Moorlands
Stalybridge and Hyde Tameside
Stevenage Stevenage
Stone Stafford
Stratford-on-Avon Stratford-on-Avon
Stroud Stroud
Suffolk Coastal Suffolk Coastal
Surrey Heath Surrey Heath
Tamworth Tamworth
Tatton Macclesfield
Taunton Taunton Deane
Teignbridge Teignbridge
Tewkesbury Tewkesbury
The Wrekin The Wrekin
Tiverton and Honiton Mid Devon
Tonbridge and Malling Tonbridge and Malling
Torridge and West Devon Torridge
Totnes South Hams
Truro and St. Austell Carrick
Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells
Vale of York Hambleton
Wakefield Wakefield
Wansbeck Wansbeck
Wansdyke Wansdyke
Wantage Vale of White Horse
Warwick and Leamington Warwick
Waveney Waveney
Wealden Wealden
Weaver Vale Vale Royal
Wellingborough Wellingborough
Wells Mendip
Welwyn Hatfield Welwyn Hatfield
Wentworth Rotherham
West Chelmsford Chelmsford
West Derbyshire Derbyshire Dales
West Dorset West Dorset
West Lancashire West Lancashire
West Suffolk Forest Heath
West Worcestershire Malvern Hills
Westbury West Wiltshire
Westmorland and Lonsdale South Lakeland
Weston-Super-Mare Woodspring
Wigan Wigan
Winchester Winchester
Windsor Windsor and Maidenhead
Wirral South Wirral
Wirral West Wirral
Witney West Oxfordshire
Woking Woking
Wokingham Wokingham
Woodspring Woodspring
Workington Allerdale
Worsley Salford
Wycombe Wycombe
Wyre Forest Wyre Forest
Yeovil South Somerset