Brighton Kemptown (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 50°49′26″N 0°02′06″W / 50.824°N 0.035°W / 50.824; -0.035
| Brighton, Kemptown | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Brighton, Kemptown in East Sussex. |
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Location of East Sussex within England. |
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| County | East Sussex |
| Electorate | 66,557 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 (1950) |
| Member of Parliament | Simon Kirby (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Brighton |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Brighton, Kemptown is a parliamentary constituency covering the Kemptown district in the city of Brighton and Hove. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first-past-the-post system of election.
It is currently a marginal seat between the Labour Party and the Conservatives.
Read more about Brighton Kemptown (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, Constituency Profile, History, Members of Parliament
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