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 | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Ribble Valley in Lancashire. |
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Location of Lancashire within England. |
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| 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.
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