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Do local authorities or wards contain whole postcodes?

April 26, 2017Authorities contain local postcodes

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Do local authorities or wards contain whole postcodes?

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Not always. Postcodes are designed by Royal Mail for the delivery of mail. As a result, their boundaries are not generally suitable as ward boundaries, and are ill-defined in areas with sparse postal delivery points. Postcodes are not a factor which the Commission takes into account when making recommendations for boundaries.