Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency) was a former parliamentary seat in Gloucestershire, England, represented in the House of Commons until its abolition in the 1990s boundary changes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
abolishedBy 1990s United Kingdom parliamentary boundary changes
abolishedIn 1997
category Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
Historic parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire
containsTown Cirencester
Tewkesbury
country United Kingdom
createdIn 1918
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
elects one Member of Parliament
jurisdiction England
lastMP Nicholas Ridley
lastMPParty Conservative Party (UK)
locatedIn Gloucestershire
namedAfter Cirencester
Tewkesbury
notableMP Nicholas Ridley
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
predecessor Cirencester (UK Parliament constituency)
region England
representedArea market towns in Gloucestershire
rural parts of Gloucestershire
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
status abolished
successor Cotswold (UK Parliament constituency)
Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
type county constituency
usualWinningParty Conservative Party (UK)

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Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency) previousConstituency Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency) predecessor Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe representedInParliament constituency of Cirencester and Tewkesbury
linked to: Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) recreatedFrom Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)