IAIN Duncan Smith has given a clear indication that he would not stand for election as the MP for a new Wanstead and Woodford constituency if proposed boundary changes go ahead.

The Boundary Commission has been consulting the public on plans to reduce the number of Parliamentary seats from 650 to 600.

The original proposal would have created a Chingford and Edmonton constituency but that plan has now been ditched.

Under the revised proposal Mr Duncan Smith’s current seat, Chingford and Woodford Green, would be carved up.

A new Chingford constituency, which would also include parts of Waltham Forest, would be created, while Woodford Green would be absorbed into a new Wanstead & Woodford constituency.

And Mr Duncan Smith has suggested he would stick with Chingford if the changes go ahead.

He said: "I am frustrated that I will be losing Woodford from the proposed new parliamentary boundaries, a community that I have represented in Parliament since 1997.

“Woodford is a fantastic place with a fantastic sense of community spirit and I will find it hard to let go.

"I will remain the Member of Parliament for Chingford and Woodford Green until the next General Election and I will always have Woodford Green and its issues at the heart of everything that I do.

“I will write to the Boundary Commission and express my frustration with their recommendation.

“Until such times as it changes life carries on and whatever happens I will stand up for Woodford Green.”

The public are now invited to comment on the revised changes before December 10 2012.
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