TWO MPs are happy to maintain the status quo as changes to constituency boundaries have been put forward.

The Government has suggested it wants to see Parliamentary boundaries changed and campaign group the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) has put forward a suggestion of how constituences should be made up in the future.

The ERS proposal could see council wards in Wanstead and Woodford joined together in a new Snaresbrook and Wanstead constituency.

Iain Duncan Smith, Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green, said: "It's early days and the report by the Electoral Reform Society is just one report of many which are likely to come out.

"What must be borne in mind is that we shouldn't go backwards and that the electorate and the communities are properly represented and that will be my primary focus in all of this.

"Chingford and Woodford Green work well together as a community, and historically we have had much more of an Essex influence than a London one, and I hope that this is something that the Government will bear in mind when it looks at the new Parliamentary boundaries.

"For my part, this is secondary to the real issues of reducing the budget deficit, getting people off benefits and back into work, and promoting social justice."

John Cryer, Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead, said: "The proposal would see six Leyton wards merge with four other wards.

"It is a view from the ERS but I have to say they don't always get everything right.

"The problem in my areas is extensive under-registration and it's something I've been telling the Government they should do more about.

"They're not keen on a registration drive as the problem tends to be in areas where Labour is strong and it would probably lead to a lot more Labour voters registering.

"The fact the constituency now crosses council boundaries makes life quite interesting because it means dealing with two leaders, two chief executives and two sets of councillors and officers.

"But I spend a lot of time in all parts of the constituency.

"I will be concentrating on representing the constituency that I have now and will see what the Government comes up with in the future."

The Government has said it wants to cut the total number of MPs by 50 in a bid to cut costs and make constituency sizes more equal.

The coalition's Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill proposes a shake up of parliamentary boundaries - although the exact details have yet to be worked out.