West Dorset MP Chris Loder has urged West Dorset residents, especially around the Cerne and Piddle valleys to attend and engage in the Boundary Commission’s upcoming hearing at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester on Thursday 31st March and Friday 1st April.
The Boundary Commission for England is proposing that the villages of Sydling St Nicholas, Godmanstone, Cerne Abbas, Minterne Magna, Piddletrenthide, Piddlehinton and Buckland Newton transfer to the North Dorset constituency of Gillingham, Blandford and Verwood.
Mr Loder said, “This is one of the few opportunities for local residents affected by this change to share their opinion with the Boundary Commission about their proposals, especially if they think their village should remain in the same constituency as Dorchester’.
Under current plans set out by the Boundary Commission, the areas immediately surrounding Cerne Abbas and Puddletown would be absorbed by North Dorset Constituency under new constituency boundaries set to take effect from 2024.
