West Derbyshire

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West Derbyshire was a former UK parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire, England, represented in the House of Commons until its abolition in 1983.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
abolishedIn 1983
abolishedInYear 1983
category Historic parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire
constituencyType county constituency
containedArea Peak District
containedTown Bakewell
Buxton
Matlock
country United Kingdom
createdBy Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects one Member of Parliament
endDate 1983
existencePeriod 1885–1983
locatedIn Derbyshire
England
numberOfMPs 1
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
predecessor Western Division of Derbyshire
linked to: West Derbyshire
region East Midlands
replacedBy Derbyshire West
linked to: West Derbyshire
representedArea western Derbyshire
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
startDate 1885
successorConstituency Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire West
linked to: West Derbyshire
wasAbolishedFor 1983 United Kingdom general election

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West Derbyshire replacedBy Derbyshire West
linked to: West Derbyshire
West Derbyshire predecessor Western Division of Derbyshire
linked to: West Derbyshire
West Derbyshire successorConstituency Derbyshire West
linked to: West Derbyshire
Matthew Parris constituencyRepresented West Derbyshire