North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Wiltshire is a UK parliamentary constituency in the county of Wiltshire, representing a largely rural area of towns and villages in South West England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
abolished 1885
borderChanges periodically by boundary reviews
contains towns
villages
containsPartOf north of Wiltshire
country United Kingdom
createdFor representation in the UK Parliament
electorateType county constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
governingBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
hasAdministrativeArea Wiltshire Council area
hasBoundaryType parliamentary constituency boundaries
hasCharacteristic largely rural area
hasElectoralEvent periodic general elections
hasElectoralRegister register of electors in North Wiltshire
hasElectoralSystem first past the post
hasElectoralUnit wards of Wiltshire
hasGeographicalFeature predominantly agricultural land
hasHistoricalStatus former constituency (1832–1885)
hasJurisdiction electors in part of Wiltshire
hasLanguage English
hasLocationDescription largely rural area of towns and villages in North Wiltshire, South West England
hasRepresentation Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire
hasStatus active constituency (post-1983)
hasType parliamentary constituency
isMostly rural
isPartOfSystem Westminster constituencies
isSubdivisionOf United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
legislativeBody House of Commons
locatedIn Wiltshire
locatedInHistoricCounty Wiltshire
locatedInRegion South West England
linked to: southwest England
locatedInSovereignState United Kingdom
mapLabel North Wiltshire
partOf constituencies of the South West England European electoral region
parliamentary constituencies in Wiltshire
previouslyExisted 19th century
previouslyExistedAs North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency, 1832–1885)
recreatedFrom Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
recreatedIn 1983
region England
representedIn House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
usedFor UK general elections

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The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency) borderingConstituency North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Wiltshire hasParliamentaryConstituency North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) previouslyExistedAs North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency, 1832–1885)
linked to: North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Lacock partOf North Wiltshire (historic district)
linked to: North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)