Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hexham is a constituency[n 1] in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Guy Opperman, a Conservative. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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Hexham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northumberland |
Electorate | 60,499 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Hexham, Corbridge, Stocksfield, Ponteland, Prudhoe, Wylam, Haydon Bridge, Haltwhistle |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Guy Opperman (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | North Northumberland and South Northumberland |
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The seat was created as one of four single member divisions of the county of Northumberland under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.[2]