City Of Durham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 54°46′37″N 1°33′22″W / 54.777°N 1.556°W / 54.777; -1.556
| City of Durham | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of City of Durham in County Durham. |
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Location of County Durham within England. |
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| County | County Durham |
| Electorate | 72,659 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 (1918) |
| Member of Parliament | Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| 1678 (1678)–1918 (1918) | |
| Number of members | 1678–1885: Two 1885–1918: One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
City of Durham is a 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. It has elected Labour MPs since 1935, although there have been strong Liberal-SDP Alliance and Liberal Democrat challenges to Labour since the 1980s.
Read more about City Of Durham (UK Parliament Constituency): Current Boundaries
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