Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) is a long-established electoral area in Lancashire, England, represented in the UK House of Commons and centered on the former industrial town of Burnley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
boundaryBasis borough of Burnley
centeredOn Burnley
contains surrounding areas of Burnley
town of Burnley
country United Kingdom
county Lancashire
created 1868
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects one Member of Parliament
formerIndustrialTown Burnley
governingBody British Parliament
surface form: UK Parliament
hasElectorateType borough constituency
hasMainSettlement Burnley
hasType parliamentary borough
isLongEstablished true
isPartOf United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies
surface form: Westminster constituencies in Lancashire
locatedIn England
Lancashire
namedAfter Burnley
parliament British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
region North West England
representationBegan 19th century
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
status active constituency
uses single-member district system

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burnley parliamentaryConstituency Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)
Calder Valley constituency borderedBy Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)
subject surface form: Calder Valley
this entity surface form: Burnley constituency