Blyth Valley (UK Parliament Constituency)
Blyth Valley (formerly known as Blyth) 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 constituency was established in 1950 as "Blyth", and renamed in 1983.
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