West Lancashire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°33′36″N 2°49′05″W / 53.560°N 2.818°W / 53.560; -2.818
| West Lancashire | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of West Lancashire in Lancashire. |
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Location of Lancashire within England. |
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| County | Lancashire |
| Electorate | 73,028 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 (1983) |
| Member of Parliament | Rosie Cooper (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Ormskirk and Ince |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
West Lancashire is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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