November 13th 05, 07:05 PM
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Zone 6 conquers ten further Southern stations...
"TKD" wrote in message ...
You'd think that it would make sense for the boundaries between one "county"
and another to be moved from time to time to take account of any urban sprawl of a city on the
boundary, so as always to avoid splitting that city. The conurbation of Reading is split
between
Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham, when it would be much better for the boundary to be
moved
so it runs through sparsely-populated areas between Reading and the surrounding villages.
Likewise
for London - though where you (literally!) draw the line between London and its surroundings is
a
more difficult one!
Ken Livingstone has suggested aligning the London boundary to the M25.
Initially Epsom, and several other peripheral districts, were intended to be part
of Greater London.
Ken has had some daft ideas but I'm with him on this one. But will it
entitle all those domiciled within the M25 to have a vote in the
election for London mayor? Somehow I doubt it.
What makes you say that? If the London regional boundary is realigned
to the M25 then everyone in that boundary will have the right to vote for
the Mayor and a London Assembly candidate.
In fact some minor realignment to the M25 has already taken place, although
the number of affected population gaining (or loosing) that right has been in
single figures or zero.
An example: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1993/Uksi_19931218_en_1.htm
Another example: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1993/Uksi_19930441_en_1.htm
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