Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland

"The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland is an independent and impartial public body, which reviews all UK Parliament constituency boundaries in Northern Ireland according to rules established by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (as amended). There are separate Commissions to review UK Parliament constituencies in England, Scotland and Wales." (from the Boundary Commission Web site) On 24 February 2016 the Boundary Commission began the 2018 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies. The review is likely to see the number of parliamentary constituences in Northern Ireland reduced from 18 to 17, with many changes to existing boundaries. See also: List of publications by the Boundary Commission