Hove (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 50°50′02″N 0°10′30″W / 50.834°N 0.175°W / 50.834; -0.175
| Hove | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Hove in East Sussex. |
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Location of East Sussex within England. |
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| County | East Sussex |
| Electorate | 71,181 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1950 (1950) |
| Member of Parliament | Mike Weatherley (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Brighton |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Hove is a borough 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 Mike Weatherley of the Conservative Party who was elected at the 2010 general election.
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