Calder Valley constituency

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Calder Valley constituency is a UK parliamentary constituency in West Yorkshire that includes towns such as Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, and Mytholmroyd, known for its mix of former industrial communities and rural Pennine landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
Westminster constituency
borderedBy Burnley constituency
Colne Valley constituency
Halifax constituency
Huddersfield constituency
Keighley constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency
Rossendale and Darwen constituency
containsTown Brighouse
Elland
Hebden Bridge
Mytholmroyd
Ripponden
Sowerby Bridge
Todmorden
country United Kingdom
county West Yorkshire
created 1983
economicHistory engineering industry
textile industry
electorate mixed socio-economic profile
electorateType borough constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
geography Pennine valley
hasCharacteristic marginal constituency
mixed urban and rural seat
hasFeature canal infrastructure
mill towns
includesArea Calder Valley ward
Ryburn valley
linked to: Ryburn Valley

Upper Calder Valley
linked to: Calder Valley
knownFor former industrial communities
rural Pennine landscapes
landUse moorland
pasture farmland
post-industrial urban settlements
localAuthority Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
locatedIn England
West Yorkshire
namedAfter River Calder
partOf Metropolitan borough of Calderdale
region Yorkshire and the Humber
representedIn House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
transportLinks Calder Valley railway line
linked to: Calder Valley line

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Mytholmroyd locatedIn Calder Valley constituency
Calder Valley ward locatedInParliamentaryConstituency Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Calder Valley constituency