Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)
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Not to be confused with Electoral district of Darlington.
Darlington is the parliamentary constituency for the eponymous market town in County Durham in the North East of England. It is currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Peter Gibson of the Conservative Party, who was first elected in 2019.[n 1]
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Darlington | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Durham |
Electorate | 66,397 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Darlington |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1868 |
Member of Parliament | Peter Gibson (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | South Durham |
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The constituency was created for the 1868 election;[2] it covers the market town of Darlington in County Durham.