For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here Plans to redraw the political map so that Rochdale football club would be in neighbouring Heywood have been branded ‘ridiculous’.
Earlier this month, the Boundary Commission published proposals to increase the number of parliamentary constituencies - and therefore MPs - from 533 to 543.
The independent body has a duty to ensure the number of voters in each seat is ‘roughly the same’ to ensure a fair electoral system.
READ MORE: Middleton’s name could be 'wiped off the parliamentary map' under new boundary proposals In Rochdale, that means moving Spotland and Falinge into a new ‘Heywood’ constituency - taking the town’s football club with it.
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