21-667: Stoke-on-Trent North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by David Williams , a member of the Labour Party . Each of the three constituencies of Stoke-on-Trent contain two of the historic "six towns" of the Potteries. Burslem and Tunstall are Stoke-on-Trent North's long-established ceramics and porcelain settlements; see Staffordshire Potteries . 2024–present: Further to
42-739: A further local government boundary review in the City of Stoke-on-Trent which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election: 2010–2024 : The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Burslem North, Burslem South, Chell and Packmoor, East Valley, Norton and Bradeley, and Tunstall, and the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme wards of Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Ravenscliffe, and Talke. 1997–2010 : The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Burslem Central, Burslem Grange, Chell, East Valley, Norton and Bradeley, and Tunstall North, and
63-665: A reduction of 13 seats. Primary legislation provides for the independence of the boundary commissions for each of the four parts of the UK, the number of seats for each of the countries, permissible factors to use in departing from any old boundaries, and a strong duty to consult. The Fifth Review was governed by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act of 1986 . Under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 , as amended by
84-713: A sixth of Scotland, to the densely-populated London constituency of Islington North . As of the 2024 election there are 543 constituencies in England, 32 in Wales, 57 in Scotland and 18 in Northern Ireland. The "Region" of the table refers to the NUTS 1 statistical region of England , which coincides with the former European Parliament constituency in which the constituency was included until 31 January 2020. Following
105-501: Is commonly used as a synonym for any of the aforementioned terms, though the phrase may mean more than one thing in certain areas. An order made by the King-in-Council is known as an order-in-council and such actions are subject to judicial review . Orders-in-council may be used to implement secondary legislation , such as British statutory instruments . In practice, decisions made by the King-in-Council are almost always
126-564: Is no smaller than 69,724 and no larger than 77,062. The exceptions to this rule are five 'protected' constituencies for island areas: Orkney and Shetland , Na h-Eileanan an Iar , Ynys Mon , and two constituencies on the Isle of Wight . These consequently have smaller electorates than the lower limit for other constituencies. As the number of electors in each constituency is similar, the constituencies themselves vary considerably in area, ranging in 2019 from Ross, Skye and Lochaber , which occupies
147-401: The 1809 Instrument of Government , under which the monarch made all decisions of state in the presence of his Cabinet ministers. The 1974 Instrument of Government removed the monarch from all exercise of formal political powers, which were passed to the newly created government ( Swedish : Regeringen ), chaired and led in all aspects by the prime minister . The monarch continues to head
168-546: The 2010 general election after proposals made by the boundary commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies ) were adopted through statutory instruments . Constituencies in Scotland remained unchanged, as the Boundary Commission for Scotland had completed a review just before the 2005 general election , which had resulted in
189-673: The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, since the 2024 United Kingdom general election , the constituency has been composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020): In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, the Kidsgrove district of Newchapel will be transferred from Staffordshire Moorlands . The boundary with Stoke-on-Trent Central will be re-aligned to take account of revised ward boundaries. Following
210-522: The Australian states and Canadian provinces ). In those realms and dependencies where the sovereign's powers and functions are delegated to a governor-general , lieutenant governor , or governor , the term Governor-General-in-Council , Lieutenant Governor-in-Council , or Governor-in-Council may be used instead of King-in-Council , all of these terms describing the same technical process within constitutional law. The government of [ jurisdiction ]
231-697: The District of Staffordshire Moorlands wards of Brown Edge and Endon, and Stanley. 1983–1997 : The City of Stoke-on-Trent wards of Burslem Central, Burslem Green, Chell, East Valley, Norton and Bradeley, and Tunstall North, and the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme wards of Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Newchapel, and Talke. 1955–1983 : The County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent wards numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. 1950–1955 : The County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent wards numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 27. The area has relatively fast connections compared to other seats in
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#1732790502728252-645: The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 , the number of MPs is now fixed at 650. The Sainte-Laguë formula method is used to form groups of seats split between the four parts of the United Kingdom and the English regions (as defined by the NUTS 1 statistical regions of England ). The table below gives the number of eligible voters broken down by constituent country, including the average constituency size in each country. As of 2023, every recommended constituency must have an electorate as at 2 March 2020 that
273-622: The Queen-in-Council , depending on the gender of the reigning monarch, is a constitutional term in a number of states. In a general sense, it refers to the monarch exercising executive authority , usually in the form of approving orders, on the advice of the country's privy council or executive council . In nations where the reigning monarch is represented by a viceroy , derivative terms are used instead, such as Governor in Council or Lieutenant Governor in Council . In Norway,
294-635: The Cabinet councils (the sovereign plus the members of the government) and the Council on Foreign Affairs, recognizing new cabinets (in the Council of State). The King-in-Council is the technical term of constitutional law for the exercise of executive authority in a Commonwealth realm , denoting the monarch acting by and with the advice and consent of his or her privy council (in the United Kingdom and Canada 's federal jurisdiction) or executive council (in most other Commonwealth realms and
315-638: The King in Council ( Norwegian : Kongen i statsråd ) refers to the meetings of the King and the Council of State (the Cabinet), wherein matters of importance and major decisions are made. The Council meets at the Royal Palace , normally every Friday. These meetings are chaired by the monarch or, if he is ill or abroad, crown prince (the monarch's heir). In Norway's constitution, King in Council refers to
336-486: The United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first-past-the-post ) voting system, ordinarily every five years. Voting last took place in all 650 of those constituencies at the United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024 . The number of seats rose from 646 to 650 at
357-559: The abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commissions formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their final proposals on 28 June 2023. See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region for further details. King-in-Council The King-in-Council or
378-525: The county, equally to Greater Manchester and the West Midlands . However, the area's traditional pottery industry has shed many jobs. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers , were in November 2012 higher than the national average of 3.8%, at 5.2% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian , the middle figure of the three rates for the city's seats. This constituency
399-419: The crown prince chairs, resolutions adopted are called government resolutions. In Sweden, the King in Council ( Swedish : Konungen i Statsrådet ), more commonly known as Royal Majesty ( Swedish : Kunglig Majestät or the short forms Kungl.Maj:t or K.M:t ) was a concept of constitutional importance until 1974. Royal Majesty was the commonly used term to refer to the supreme executive authority under
420-467: The formal Government of Norway , whereas merely King means the appointed ministry that the law refers to may alone act with complete authority on the matter assigned in the particular law. A decision that is taken in the State Council under the sovereign's leadership is considered to be a royal decree. If the crown prince chairs, they are crown prince resolutions. When neither the monarch nor
441-858: Was formed in 1950, at which time it incorporated parts of the former Leek and Hanley seats. As a frontbench member in government, John Forrester became in 1970 a Health Minister, before the election of that year. 53°04′N 2°12′E / 53.07°N 2.20°E / 53.07; 2.20 List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Parliament of
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