Which are the most populated (in terms of number of voters) and least populated seats being contested in the general election?

9 December 2019

The Isle of Wight has the biggest electorate at about 108,000 (in 2018), while Na h-Eileanan an Iar in Scotland has the smallest number at just over 21,000 (in 2017). The average UK constituency has about 71,000 voters in it.

The House of Commons Library has a searchable tool of constituency data here.

 

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