Arundel And South Downs (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 51°51′22″N 0°33′32″W / 51.856°N 0.559°W / 51.856; -0.559
| Arundel and South Downs | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Arundel and South Downs in West Sussex. |
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Location of West Sussex within England. |
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| County | West Sussex |
| Electorate | 76,697 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 (1997) |
| Member of Parliament | Nick Herbert (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Arundel and Horsham |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Arundel and South Downs 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. The current MP is Nick Herbert of the Conservative Party — it has always been a safe Conservative seat.
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