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Hove and Portslade (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hove and Portslade is a borough constituency in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Peter Kyle of the Labour Party, who currently serves as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology in the government of Keir Starmer.
Hove and Portslade | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2010 | |
![]() Boundary of Hove and Portslade in South East England | |
County | East Sussex |
Electorate | 73,726 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 (as Hove) |
Member of Parliament | Peter Kyle (Labour Party) |
Created from |
It was previously called Hove. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, there were no changes to the constituency boundaries, but it was renamed from the 2024 general election.[3][4] Before it was renamed, it had the joint shortest name of any constituency of the UK Parliament, with 4 letters, the same as Bath.