MPS from across the political divide have urged the Government to abandon plans to redraw constituency boundaries, with one branding it a “waste of time and money”.

The Boundary Commission has today published its latest money-saving proposals to cut the number of MPs in Parliament from 650 to 600, which would see the seats of Bradford East and Bradford West both scrapped and new seats created.

But amid serious doubts Prime Minister Theresa May could get the controversial changes through Parliament after losing her majority in the snap election, MPs in the Bradford district have urged the Government to ditch the review immediately.

Conservative MP for Shipley Philip Davies responded angrily to the latest proposals, calling them “completely ridiculous”.

He said: “Thankfully, they are obviously not going to go through. There is no chance of any of this going through, and anyway, looking at what they have proposed, thank goodness for that.”

Mr Davies said in particular, it was “unacceptable” that the latest plans suggested splitting the wards of Bingley and Bingley Rural between two separate seats.

He added: “It’s a complete and utter waste of money and the sooner the Government put these boundary changes out of their misery, the better for all concerned.”

Keighley’s Labour MP John Grogan said with the Democratic Unionists opposing the plans, it would only take a handful of “unhappy Conservative backbenchers like Philip Davies” to scupper the project.

He urged the Government to call a halt to the idea, branding it a “waste of time and money”.

He said: “If it isn’t going anywhere, it is a waste of public money to pursue it.”

Under the latest plans, the Bradford district would be represented by seven rather than five MPs, with many constituencies crossing district borders.

The seats of Bradford East and Bradford West would both be scrapped, while Bradford North would be recreated and a new seat of Bradford South-East and Spen would be formed, covering Wyke, Tong and Kirklees’ Spen Valley.

The Boundary Commission has dropped controversial plans to abolish the Bradford South constituency, after a public outcry, but the seat still faces major changes to its boundary, including taking on the city centre.

Labour’s Bradford South MP Judith Cummins said a campaign to keep her constituency as “one unified voice” had been heard in part, although some wards would be lost.

She added: “What I find most frustrating is that in a time of a Conservative-imposed austerity, the Government has put in place a boundary review that has proven to be an unnecessary and expensive distraction.”

Shipley and Keighley would also face alterations, with Keighley taking over Shipley’s Wharfedale ward. Shipley would take on Idle as well as Leeds Council's Guiseley and Rawdon ward, but would lose the ward of Bingley Rural to Bradford North.

Meanwhile, Bradford Moor would be represented by a Pudsey MP and Queensbury would join a new Lower Calder seat.

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Bradford East MP Imran Hussain and Bradford West MP Naz Shah were both approached for comment.

A public consultation into the latest proposals will run until December 11, with the matter then going before Parliament next year, unless it is kicked into the long grass.