Penistone And Stocksbridge (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°30′29″N 1°36′25″W / 53.508°N 1.607°W / 53.508; -1.607
| Penistone and Stocksbridge | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Penistone and Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire. |
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Location of South Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | South Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 69,133 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Stocksbridge, Penistone |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 (2010) |
| Member of Parliament | Angela Smith (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Sheffield Hillsborough, Barnsley West and Penistone |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Penistone and Stocksbridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was contested for the first time at the 2010 general election, and returns one Member of Parliament (MP) elected by the first past the post system of election.
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