Ribble Valley (UK Parliament Constituency)

Ribble Valley (UK Parliament Constituency)

Coordinates: 53°52′23″N 2°23′28″W / 53.873°N 2.391°W / 53.873; -2.391

Ribble Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Ribble Valley in Lancashire.

Location of Lancashire within England.
County Lancashire
Electorate 77,437 (December 2010)
Major settlements Clitheroe
Current constituency
Created 1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament Nigel Evans (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from Clitheroe
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency North West England

Ribble Valley 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.

It was created in 1983 from the former seat of Clitheroe.

Read more about Ribble Valley (UK Parliament Constituency):  Boundaries, Members of Parliament

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