Big changes have been proposed for some constituencies in Epping Forest.

As the government seeks to cut the number of MPs by 50, the Boundary Commission for England released a report yesterday (September 13) proposing changes to a number of seats.

With the commission seeking to cut the number of Essex seats from 18 to 17, a new Harlow constituency would include North Weald Bassett ward and Moreton and Fyfield, moving to Robert Halfon’s seat from his Conservative colleague Sir Eric Pickles.

Sir Eric’s Brentwood and Ongar constituency would see “substantial change” to help surrounding areas reach their population quotas, with two wards transferred to South Basildon and East Thurrock.

Four wards currently within the Saffron Walden constituency would be added to Brentwood and Ongar.

The commission announced no changes to Epping Forest, held by Conservative MP Eleanor Laing since 1997.

Below are the new constituencies proposed under the boundary review and the council wards they would contain, with the size of the electorate for each ward:

Brentwood and Ongar

Brentwood North, Brentwood, 5,054

Brentwood South, Brentwood, 4,204

Brentwood West, Brentwood, 5,096

Brizes and Doddinghurst, Brentwood, 4,648

Hutton Central, Brentwood, 2,950

Hutton East, Brentwood, 2,873

Hutton North, Brentwood, 3,085

Hutton South, Brentwood, 3,029

Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing, Brentwood, 4,795

Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, 4,497

Shenfield, Brentwood, 4,187

South Weald, Brentwood, 1,437

Tipps Cross, Brentwood, 3,115

Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, 4,691

Broomfield and The Walthams, Chelmsford, 6,367

Chelmsford Rural West, Chelmsford, 2,181

Writtle, Chemsford, 4,151

Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash, Epping Forest, 3,435

High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings, Epping Forest, 1,832

Lambourne, Epping Forest, 1,561

Passingford, Epping Forest, 1,884

Shelley, Epping Forest, 1,737.

Epping Forest

Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing, Epping Forest, 1,693

Buckhurst Hill East, Epping Forest, 3,433

Buckhurst Hill West, Epping Forest, 5,234

Chigwell Row, Epping Forest, 1,835

Chigwell Village, Epping Forest, 3,304

Epping Hemnall, Epping Forest, 4,858

Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common, Epping Forest, 5,239

Grange Hill, Epping Forest, 4,898

Loughton Alderton, Epping Forest, 3,258

Loughton Broadway, Epping Forest, 3,173

Loughton Fairmead, Epping Forest, 3,166

Loughton Forest, Epping Forest, 3,349

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, 3,523

Loughton St. John’s, Epping Forest, 3,392

Loughton St. Mary’s, Epping Forest, 3,703

Theydon Bois, Epping Forest, 3,296

Waltham Abbey High Beach, Epping Forest, 1,987

Waltham Abbey Honey Lane, Epping Forest, 4,508

Waltham Abbey North East, Epping Forest, 3,254

Waltham Abbey Paternoster, Epping Forest, 3,362

Waltham Abbey South West, Epping Forest, 3,056.

Harlow

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village, Epping Forest, 1,883

Lower Nazeing, Epping Forest, 3,245

Lower Sheering, Epping Forest, 1,699

Moreton and Fyfield, Epping Forest, 1,661

North Weald Bassett, Epping Forest, 3,659

Roydon, Epping Forest, 1,780

Bush Fair, Harlow, 5,350

Church Langley, Harlow, 6,067

Great Parndon, Harlow, 4,899

Harlow Common, Harlow, 5,299

Little Parndon and Hare Street, Harlow, 5,629

Mark Hall, Harlow, 4,879

Netteswell, Harlow, 5,089

Old Harlow, Harlow, 5,661

Staple Tye, Harlow, 4,600

Sumners and Kingsmoor, Harlow, 4,974

Toddbrook, Harlow, 5,085.