The Chief Secretary’s Office has published a report on its recent public consultation seeking suggestions for names for the new House of Keys constituencies.
 
Twelve equal constituencies of two seats each are due to be created, as recommended by the independent Boundary Review Committee and agreed by Tynwald in June this year. They will replace the current mixture of three, two and one-seat constituencies.
 
The Chief Secretary’s Office received 33 responses to its consultation, which ran between 6 September and 7 October. There being no clear majority in favour of alternatives to the names suggested by the Committee in its final report to Tynwald, the Council of Ministers has agreed that those names should be used in forthcoming legislation to create the new constituencies.
 
The legislation, the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, has now been approved by the Council of Ministers for introduction into the House of Keys and Legislative Council.
 
The constituencies and names that will appear in the Bill are as follows:

Ayre and Michael   (the current constituencies of Ayre and Michael)
Douglas Central  (based on the polling districts of Albany, Ballabrooie, Eastfield, Quay, St George’s, Somerset and Tynwald, plus part of Garden City)
Douglas East  (Crescent, Derby, St Ninian’s, Strand, Windsor)
Douglas North (Glencrutchery, Willaston and most of Garden City)
Douglas West  (Anagh Coar, Ballaugton, Pulrose) 
Garff  (the current Garff constituency plus Onchan parish and Howstrake)
Glenfaba and Peel (the current constituencies of Glenfaba and Peel)
Malew, Arbory and Castletown (the current Castletown constituency plus Malew and Arbory)
Middle (the current Middle constituency plus the parish of Santon)
Onchan  (the current Onchan constituency minus Onchan parish and Howstrake)
Ramsey  (the current constituency)
Rushen (the current Rushen constituency minus Arbory)
 
The report on the consultation on Keys constituency names can be found on the Government website at http://www.gov.im/media/833074/summary_of_responses_constituency_names.pdf
 
Maps of the new House of Keys constituencies can be seen at
http://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/boundary-review-committee/