Under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1958, the four Boundary Commissions were required to review the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies in their respective countries every 10 to 15 years.[1] The Commissions commenced their reports in 1965 and completed them in 1969. Although the final recommendations were laid before Parliament (1968-69 Cmnd. 4084-4087[2]), the Labour Government did not put them forward for approval before calling an election which was held in June 1970. After the election, the new Conservative Government put the proposals forward and they were approved by Parliament on 11 November 1970 through the following Statutory Instruments:
1970 No. 1674 - Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970[3]
1970 No. 1675 - Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1970[4]
1970 No. 1678 - Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 1970[5]
1970 No. 1680 - Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970[6]
The new boundaries were first applied for the February 1974 general election. Accordingly, there was a gap of nine years between the beginning of the process and their first application, by which time the local authority boundaries used in the review had been superseded by the major reorganisation of local authorities brought in by the Local Government Act 1972 which came into effect on 1 April 1974. The boundaries and constituencies introduced by the Second Review were also used for the general elections of October 1974 and 1979. They were superseded by the boundaries introduced by the Third Review which came into effect for the 1983 general election.
Summary of changes
As a result of the considerable delay between the First and Second Periodic Reviews, there were a large number of significant changes, with the total number of seats increasing from 630 to 635. There were 108 new constituencies created and 103 abolished, excluding 13 constituencies with very minor or no changes which were renamed. The resulting net increase of 5 constituencies were all in England (511 to 516), with the number of constituencies in Wales (36), Scotland (71) and Northern Ireland (12) remaining the same. There were changes to a further 311 constituencies, of which 105 were of a very minor nature, mainly bringing constituency boundaries in line with local authority boundaries which had been altered. This left 216 constituencies which were unchanged.
The Review took into account the creation of Greater London with effect from 1 April 1965, as provided by the London Government Act 1963. There was a net decrease of 11 seats within Greater London and this was offset by increases in seats in the surrounding counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Kent. There had also been significant reorganisations of local authorities in the Black Country and Teesside resulting in major changes to boundaries in these areas. Outside the large cities, the bulk the constituencies in Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire were unchanged.
The Commissions had carried out interim reviews in 1956, 1960 and 1964 under the provisions of the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 to bring boundaries into line with those of local authorities. This resulted in the passing of 31 Statutory Instruments, affecting 79 constituencies.[2]
List of constituencies created, abolished or altered
^ abGay, Oonagh (28 July 2010). "The Rules for the Redistribution of Seats - history and reform" (PDF). SN05628.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ abCraig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 166. ISBN0900178094. OCLC 539011.
^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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The Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was undertaken between 1965 and 1969 by the four Boundary Commissions for England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland for the United Kingdom Parliament as provided by the House of Commons Redistribution of Seats Act 1949 and amended by House of Commons Redistribution of Seats Act 1958 1 The changes to the constituencies were approved in 1970 and took effect at the February 1974 United Kingdom general election Contents 1 Review and approval process 2 Summary of changes 3 List of constituencies created abolished or altered 3 1 England 3 2 Wales 3 3 Scotland 3 4 Northern Ireland 4 ReferencesReview and approval process EditUnder the House of Commons Redistribution of Seats Act 1958 the four Boundary Commissions were required to review the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies in their respective countries every 10 to 15 years 1 The Commissions commenced their reports in 1965 and completed them in 1969 Although the final recommendations were laid before Parliament 1968 69 Cmnd 4084 4087 2 the Labour Government did not put them forward for approval before calling an election which was held in June 1970 After the election the new Conservative Government put the proposals forward and they were approved by Parliament on 11 November 1970 through the following Statutory Instruments 1970 No 1674 Parliamentary Constituencies England Order 1970 3 1970 No 1675 Parliamentary Constituencies Wales Order 1970 4 1970 No 1678 Parliamentary Constituencies Northern Ireland Order 1970 5 1970 No 1680 Parliamentary Constituencies Scotland Order 1970 6 The new boundaries were first applied for the February 1974 general election Accordingly there was a gap of nine years between the beginning of the process and their first application by which time the local authority boundaries used in the review had been superseded by the major reorganisation of local authorities brought in by the Local Government Act 1972 which came into effect on 1 April 1974 The boundaries and constituencies introduced by the Second Review were also used for the general elections of October 1974 and 1979 They were superseded by the boundaries introduced by the Third Review which came into effect for the 1983 general election Summary of changes EditAs a result of the considerable delay between the First and Second Periodic Reviews there were a large number of significant changes with the total number of seats increasing from 630 to 635 There were 108 new constituencies created and 103 abolished excluding 13 constituencies with very minor or no changes which were renamed The resulting net increase of 5 constituencies were all in England 511 to 516 with the number of constituencies in Wales 36 Scotland 71 and Northern Ireland 12 remaining the same There were changes to a further 311 constituencies of which 105 were of a very minor nature mainly bringing constituency boundaries in line with local authority boundaries which had been altered This left 216 constituencies which were unchanged The Review took into account the creation of Greater London with effect from 1 April 1965 as provided by the London Government Act 1963 There was a net decrease of 11 seats within Greater London and this was offset by increases in seats in the surrounding counties of Essex Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire Berkshire Surrey and Kent There had also been significant reorganisations of local authorities in the Black Country and Teesside resulting in major changes to boundaries in these areas Outside the large cities the bulk the constituencies in Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire were unchanged The Commissions had carried out interim reviews in 1956 1960 and 1964 under the provisions of the House of Commons Redistribution of Seats Act 1949 to bring boundaries into line with those of local authorities This resulted in the passing of 31 Statutory Instruments affecting 79 constituencies 2 List of constituencies created abolished or altered EditPrimary source Craig F W S 1972 Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885 1972 Chichester Political Reference Publications ISBN 0 900178 09 4 Pages 119 to 158 Also referred to Boundary Maps on the Vision of Britain Through Time website 7 BC denotes a Borough Constituency CC denotes a County Constituency England Edit County Seats 1955 74 Created Abolished Altered No change or very minor change Seats 1974 83Bedfordshire 4 Luton East BC Luton West BC Luton BC Mid Bedfordshire CC South Bedfordshire CC Bedford CC 5Berkshire 5 Reading North BC Reading South CC Reading BC Newbury CC Wokingham CC Abingdon CC Windsor and Maidenhead CC formerly Windsor CC 6Buckinghamshire 5 Beaconsfield CC Chesham and Amersham CC South Buckinghamshire CC Aylesbury CC Buckingham CCWycombe CC Eton and Slough BC 6Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely 3 Isle of Ely CC Cambridgeshire CC Cambridge BC 3Cheshire 16 Bebington and Ellesmere Port BC Hazel Grove BC Bebington BC Knutsford CC Macclesfield CCWirral CCBirkenhead BCCheadle BC City of Chester CC Crewe CCNantwich CCNorthwich CCRuncorn CCStalybridge and Hyde CCAltrincham and Sale BCStockport North BCStockport South BCWallasey BC 17Cornwall 5 Bodmin CC North Cornwall CCTruro CC Falmouth and Camborne CC St Ives CC 5Cumberland 4 Penrith and the Border CC Whitehaven CCWorkington CCCarlisle BC 4Derbyshire 10 Belper CC North East Derbyshire CCSouth East Derbyshire CCDerby North BCDerby South BC Bolsover CC High Peak CCIlkeston CCWest Derbyshire CCChesterfield BC 10Devon 10 West Devon CC Plymouth Drake BC Tavistock CC Torrington CC Honiton CC North Devon CCTiverton CCExeter BCPlymouth Devonport BCPlymouth Sutton BC Totnes CC Torbay BC formerly Torquay BC 10Dorset 4 North Dorset CC South Dorset CCWest Dorset CCPoole BC 4Durham 17 Sedgefield CC Bishop Auckland CC Durham CCEasington CCHoughton le Spring CCNorth West Durham CCBlaydon CCSunderland North BCSunderland South BC Chester le Street CC Consett CCDarlington BCGateshead East BCGateshead West BCJarrow BCSouth Shields BCHartlepool BC formerly The Hartlepools BC 16Essex 12 Braintree CC Brentwood and Ongar CCEpping Forest CCHarlow CCBasildon BC Billericay CC Chigwell CCEpping CC Chelmsford CC Maldon CCSaffron Walden CCSouth East Essex CC Colchester CC Harwich CCSouthend East BCSouthend West BCThurrock BC 14Gloucestershire 12 Kingswood CC Bristol Central BC South Gloucestershire CC West Gloucestershire CCBristol North East BCBristol South East BCBristol West BCGloucester BC Cirencester and Tewksbury CC Stroud CCBristol North West BCBristol South BCCheltenham BC 12Greater London 103 Bethnal Green and Bow BC Bexleyheath BCBrent East BCBrent North BCBrent South BCBrentford and Isleworth BCChingford BCChipping Barnet BCCroydon South BCEnfield North BCFeltham and Heston BCHackney South and Shoreditch BCIslington Central BCIslington South and Finsbury BCKensington BCLambeth Central BCLewisham East BCMitcham and Morden BCNewham North East BCNewham South BCPaddington BCRavensbourne BCSidcup BCStepney and Poplar BCTooting BCUpminster BCWalthamstow BC Barnet CC East Surrey CCBarons Court BCBethnal Green BCBexley BCBrentford and Chiswick BCBrixton BCBromley BCClapham BCEaling South BCEast Ham North BCEast Ham South BCEnfield East BCEnfield West BCFeltham BCHeston and Isleworth BCIslington East BCIslington South West BCKensington North BCKensington South BCLewisham North BCLewisham South BCMerton and Morden BCMitcham BCPaddington North BCPaddington South BCPoplar BCShoreditch and Finsbury BCSouthwark BCStepney BCWandsworth Central BCWembley North BCWembley South BCWalthamstow East BCWalthamstow West BCWillesden East BCWillesden West BCWest Ham South BC Battersea North BC Battersea South BCBeckenham BCBermondsey BCCarshalton BCChelsea BCChislehurst BCEaling Acton BCEaling North BCEaling Southall BCEnfield Southgate BCFinchley BCFulham BCHackney Central BCHackney North and StokeNewington BC formerly Stoke Newingtonand Hackney North BC Hammersmith North BCHayes and Harlington BCHendon North BCHendon South BCHornchurch BCIlford North BCIslington North BCLewisham Deptford BCLewisham West BCPeckham BCPutney BCRomford BCStreatham BCUxbridge BCVauxhall BCWanstead and Woodford BCWimbledon BC Barking BC City of London and WestminsterSouth BC formerly Cities ofLondon and Westminster BC Croydon Central BC formerly Croydon South BC Croydon North East BCCroydon North West BCDagenham BCDulwich BCEdmonton BCErith and Crayford BCGreenwich BCHampstead BCHarrow Central BCHarrow East BCHarrow West BCHolborn and St PancrasSouth BCHornsey BCIlford South BCKingston upon Thames BCLeyton BCNewham North West BC formerly West Ham North BC Norwood BCOrpington BCRichmond BC formerly Richmond Surrey BC St Marylebone BCSt Pancras North BCSurbiton BCSutton and Cheam BCRuislip Northwood BCTottenham BCTwickenham BCWood Green BCWoolwich East BCWoolwich West BC 92Hampshire 14 Bournemouth East BC Christchurch and Lymington BCFareham BCGosport BCHavant and Waterloo BCPortsmouth North BC Bournemouth East and Christchurch BCGosport and Fareham BCPortsmouth Langstone BCPortsmouth West BC Aldershot CC Basingstoke CCEastleigh CCNew Forest CCWinchester CCBournemouth West BCPortsmouth South BC Petersfield CC Southampton Itchen BCSouthampton Test BC 16Herefordshire 2 Hereford CC Leominster CC 2Hertfordshire 7 Hertford and Stevenage CC South Hertfordshire CCWelwyn and Hatfield CC Hertford CC East Hertfordshire CC Hemel Hempstead CCHitchin CCSt Albans CCSouth West Hertfordshire CC Watford BC 9Huntingdonshire and Peterborough 2 Huntingdonshire CC Peterborough BC previously included withNorthamptonshire 2Isle of Wight 1 Isle of Wight CC 1Kent 13 Royal Tunbridge Wells CC Tonbridge and Malling CCThanet East BCThanet West BC Isle of Thanet CC Tonbridge CC Ashford CC Dartford CCSevenoaks CC Canterbury CC Dover and Deal CC formerly Dover CC Faversham CCFolkestone and Hythe CCGravesend CCMaidstone CCGillingham BCRochester and Chatham BC 15Lancashire 62 Liverpool Scotland Exchange BC Manchester Central BC Liverpool Exchange BC Liverpool Scotland BCManchester Cheetham BCManchester Exchange BC Huyton CC Ormskirk CCBootle BCCrosby BCLiverpool Edge Hill BCLiverpool Kirkdale BCLiverpool Toxteth BCManchester Ardwick BCManchester Moss Side BCManchester Withington BCManchester Wythenshawe BC Chorley CC Clitheroe CCDarwen CCHeywood and Royton CCLancaster CCMorecambe and Lonsdale CCNewton CCNorth Fylde CCSouth Fylde CCWesthoughton CCWidnes CCAccrington BCAshton under Lyne BCBarrow in Furness BCBlackburn BCBlackpool North BCBlackpool South BCBolton East BCBolton West BCBurnley BCBury and Radcliffe BCEccles BCFarnworth BCInce BCLeigh BCLiverpool Garston BCLiverpool Walton BCLiverpool Wavertree BCLiverpool West Derby BCManchester Blackley BCManchester Gorton BCManchester Openshaw BCMiddleton and Prestwich BCNelson and Colne BCOldham East BCOldham West BCPreston North BCPreston South BCRochdale BCRossendale BCSt Helens BCSalford East BCSalford West BCSouthport BCStretford BCWarrington BCWigan BC 60Leicestershire 8 Blaby CC Leicester East BCLeicester South BCLeicester West BC Leicester North East BC Leicester North West BCLeicester South East BCLeicester South West BC Harborough CC Loughborough CCMelton CC Bosworth CC 8Lincolnshire Parts of Holland 1 Holland with Boston CC 1Lincolnshire Parts of Kesteven and Rutlandshire 2 Grantham CC Rutland and Stamford CC 2Lincolnshire Parts of Lindsey 6 Brigg CC Gainsborough CCHorncastle CCLouth CCGrimsby BCLincoln BC 6Norfolk 8 North West Norfolk CC Central Norfolk CC King s Lynn CC North Norfolk CC South Norfolk CCYarmouth CC South West Norfolk CC Norwich North BCNorwich South BC 7Northamptonshire 4 Daventry CC Northampton North BCNorthampton South BC South Northamptonshire CC Northampton BC Kettering CC Wellingborough CC 5Northumberland 10 Berwick upon Tweed CC Hexham CCMorpeth CCBlyth CCNewcastle upon Tyne Central BCNewcastle upon Tyne East BCNewcastle upon Tyne North BCNewcastle upon Tyne West BCTynemouth BCWallsend BC 10Nottinghamshire 10 Beeston CC Nottingham North BC Nottingham Central BC Nottingham South BC Ashfield CC Carlton CCRushcliffe CCNottingham North BCNottingham West BC Bassetlaw CC Mansfield CCNewark CC 10Oxfordshire 3 Mid Oxon CC Banbury CC Henley CC Oxford BC 4Shropshire 4 Ludlow CC The Wrekin CC Oswestry CC Shrewsbury CC 4Somerset 7 Bridgwater CC North Somerset CCTaunton CCWells CCWeston super Mare CCYeovil CCBath BC 7Staffordshire 19 South West Staffordshire CC Aldridge Brownhills BCDudley East BCDudley West BCWest Bromwich East BCWest Bromwich West BCWolverhampton South East BC Brierley Hill CC Bilston BCDudley BCRowley Regis and Tipton BCWednesbury BCWest Bromwich BC Cannock CC Leek CCLichfield and Tamworth CCStoke on Trent North BCWalsall North BCWalsall South BCWolverhampton North East BCWolverhampton South West BC Burton CC Stafford and Stone CCNewcastle under Lyme BCStoke on Trent Central BCStoke on Trent South BC 20Suffolk 5 Bury St Edmunds CC Eye CCLowestoft CCSudbury and Woodbridge CCIpswich BC 5Surrey 9 East Surrey CC North West Surrey CCChertsey and Walton BC Chertsey CC Woking CC Esher BCReigate BC Dorking CC Farnham CCGuildford CCEpsom and Ewell BC formerly Epsom CC Spelthorne BC 11Sussex East 8 Mid Sussex CC Eastbourne CC East Grinstead CCLewes CC Rye CC Brighton Kemptown BCBrighton Pavilion BCHastings BCHove BC 9Sussex West 4 Arundel CC Horsham and Crawley CCShoreham CC Arundel and Shoreham CC Horsham CC Chichester CC Worthing BC 5Warwickshire 23 Birmingham Erdington BC Coventry North East BCCoventry North West BCCoventry South East BCCoventry South West BC Birmingham All Saints BC Birmingham Aston BCCoventry East BCCoventry North BCCoventry South BC Meriden CC Stratford on Avon CCWarwick and Leamington CCBirmingham Edgbaston BCBirmingham Ladywood BCBirmingham Northfield BCBirmingham Selly Oak BCBirmingham Small Heath BCSolihull BCSutton Coldfield BC Rugby CC Birmingham Hall Green BCBirmingham Handsworth BCBirmingham Perry Barr BCBirmingham Sparkbrook BCBirmingham Stechford BCBirmingham Yardley BCNuneaton BC 23Westmorland 1 Westmorland CC 1Wiltshire 5 Chippenham CC Devizes CCSalisbury CCWestbury CCSwindon BC 5Worcestershire 6 Halesowen and Stourbridge BC Warley East BCWarley West BC Oldbury and Halesowen BC Smethwick BC Kidderminster CC South Worcestershire CC Bromsgrove and Redditch CC formerly Bromsgrove CC Worcester BC 7Yorkshire East Riding 6 Kingston upon Hull Central BC Kingston upon Hull North BC Kingston upon Hull East BC Bridlington CC Haltemprice CCHowden CCKingston upon Hull West BC 6Yorkshire North Riding 7 Cleveland and Whitby CC Scarborough CCMiddlesbrough BCRedcar BCThornaby BC Cleveland CC Scarborough and Whitby CCMiddlesbrough East BCMiddlesbrough West BC Richmond Yorks CC Thirsk and Malton CCStockton BC formerly Stockton on Tees BC 8Yorkshire West Riding 44 Bradford East BC Penistone CC Bradford North BCBradford South BCBradford West BCLeeds East BCLeeds North East BCLeeds North West BCLeeds South BCLeeds South East BCSheffield Attercliffe BCSheffield Brightside BCSheffield Hallam BCSheffield Heeley BCSheffield Hillsborough BCSheffield Park BC Barkston Ash CC Colne Valley CCDearne Valley CCDon Valley CCGoole CCHarrogate CCHemsworth CCNormanton CCRipon CCRother Valley CCShipley CCSkipton CCSowerby CCBarnsley BCBatley and Morley BCBrighouse and Spenborough BCDewsbury BCDoncaster BCHalifax BCHuddersfield East BCHuddersfield West BCKeighley BCLeeds West BCPontefract and Castleford BC formerly Pontefract BC Pudsey BCRotherham BCWakefield BCYork BC 43Wales Edit County Seats 1955 74 Created Abolished Altered No change or very minor change Seats 1974 83Anglesey 1 Anglesey CC 1Breconshire and Radnorshire 1 Brecon and Radnor CC 1Caernarvonshire 2 Caernarvon CC Conway CC 2Cardiganshire 1 Cardigan CC 1Carmarthenshire 2 Carmarthen CC Llanelly CC 2Denbighshire 2 Denbigh CC Wrexham CC 2Flintshire 2 East Flint CC West Flint CC 2Glamorganshire 16 Cardiff North West BC Rhondda BC Rhondda East BC Rhondda West BC Barry CC Cardiff North BCCardiff South East BCCardiff West BC Aberavon CC Caerphilly CCGower CCNeath CCOgmore CCPontypridd CCAberdare BCMerthyr Tydfil CCSwansea East BCSwansea West BC 16Merionethshire 1 Merioneth CC 1Monmouthshire 6 Abertillery CC Bedwellty CCEbbw Vale CCMonmouth CCPontypool CCNewport BC 6Montgomeryshire 1 Montgomery CC 1Pembrokeshire 1 Pembroke CC 1Scotland Edit County Seats 1955 74 Created Abolished Altered No change or very minor change Seats 1974 83Aberdeenshire 4 East Aberdeenshire CC West Aberdeenshire CCAberdeen North BCAberdeen South BC 4Angus and Kincardineshire 4 North Angus and Mearns CC South Angus CCDundee East BCDundee West BC 4Argyll 1 Argyll CC 1Ayrshire and Bute 5 Central Ayrshire CC Kilmarnock CC Ayr CC Bute and North Ayrshire CCSouth Ayrshire CC 5Banffshire 1 Banff CC 1Berwickshire and East Lothian 1 Berwick and East Lothian CC 1Caithness and Sutherland 1 Caithness and Sutherland CC 1Dumfriesshire 1 Dumfries CC 1Dunbartonshire 2 Central Dunbartonshire CC East Dunbartonshire CC West Dunbartonshire CC 3Fife 4 Central Fife CC Dunfermline CCKirkcaldy CC West Fife CC Dunfermline Burghs BCKirkcaldy Burghs BC East Fife CC 4Inverness shire and Ross and Cromarty 3 Inverness CC Ross and Cromarty CCWestern Isles CC 3Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire 1 Galloway CC 1Lanarkshire 22 East Kilbride CC Glasgow Garscadden BCGlasgow Queen s Park BCMotherwell and Wishaw BC Motherwell CC Glasgow Bridgeton BCGlasgow Gorbals BCGlasgow Scotstoun BCGlasgow Woodside BC Bothwell CC Hamilton CCLanark CCNorth Lanarkshire CCRutherglen CCGlasgow Cathcart BCGlasgow Central BCGlasgow Craigton BCGlasgow Govan BCGlasgow Hillhead BCGlasgow Kelvingrove BCGlasgow Maryhill BCGlasgow Provan BCGlasgow Shettleston BCGlasgow Springburn BC Coatbridge and Airdrie BC Glasgow Pollok BC 21Midlothian 8 Edinburgh Central BC Edinburgh Leith BCEdinburgh North BCEdinburgh Pentlands BCEdinburgh South BCEdinburgh West BC Midlothian CC Edinburgh East BC 8Moray and Nairnshire 1 Moray and Nairn CC 1Orkney and Shetland 1 Orkney and Shetland CC 1Perthshire and Kinross shire 2 Kinross and West Perthshire CC Perth and East Perthshire CC 2Renfrewshire 4 Greenock and Port Glasgow BC Greenock BC East Renfrewshire CC West Renfrewshire CC Paisley BC 4Roxburghshire Selkirkshire andPeebleshire 1 Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles CC 1Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire 3 Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire CCWest Stirlingshire CCStirling Falkirk and Grangemouth BC formerly Stirling and FalkirkBurghs BC 3West Lothian 1 West Lothian CC 1Northern Ireland Edit County Seats 1955 74 Created Abolished Altered No change or very minor changes Seats 1974 83Antrim 6 North Antrim CC South Antrim CCBelfast East BCBelfast North BCBelfast South BCBelfast West BC 6Armagh 1 Armagh CC 1Down 2 North Down CC South Down CC 2Fermanagh and Tyrone 2 Fermanagh and South Tyrone CC Mid Ulster CC 2Londonderry 1 Londonderry CC 1References Edit a b Gay Oonagh 28 July 2010 The 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