Weaver Vale (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 53°15′36″N 2°31′52″W / 53.260°N 2.531°W / 53.260; -2.531
| Weaver Vale | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Weaver Vale in Cheshire. |
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Location of Cheshire within England. |
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| County | Cheshire |
| Electorate | 66,008 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 (1997) |
| Member of Parliament | Graham Evans (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Eddisbury, Tatton, Halton, and Warrington South |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Weaver Vale, England, 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.
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