Rossendale And Darwen (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°42′29″N 2°14′24″W / 53.708°N 2.240°W / 53.708; -2.240
| Rossendale and Darwen | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Rossendale and Darwen in Lancashire. |
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Location of Lancashire within England. |
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| County | Lancashire |
| Electorate | 73,443 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 (1983) |
| Member of Parliament | Jake Berry (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Rossendale and Darwen 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.
Since 2010 the Member of Parliament for the constituency has been the Conservative Jake Berry, who defeated Janet Anderson, the Labour incumbent since 1992.
Read more about Rossendale And Darwen (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, Members of Parliament
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