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Sometimes a town can be covered by more than one constituency, with one a borough and another a county. Reading and Milton Keynes are both examples of this. Candidates in these constituencies are allowed lower expenses than those in County Constituencies , as they do not need to travel as much. For House Of Commons elections, the allowance is £7,150 and 5p per elector. For By-election s, the allowance is always £100,000. Commons constituencies are also used for elections to other bodies.
In Scotland, Commons constituencies were used for elections, but they have since been de-linked by reducing the number of Commons constituencies in Scotland without a corresponding change in the Scottish Parliament. The historic distinction between county and burgh constituencies is maintained in both sets of constituencies. For Scottish Parliament elections, the allowance is £5,761 and 4.8p per elector. SEE ALSO |