Doncaster North

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Doncaster North is a UK parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire, England, historically associated with Labour representation and industrial communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
administrativeArea Doncaster
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
borderingConstituency Barnsley
surface form: Barnsley East

Don Valley
Doncaster Central
Selby and Ainsty
Dearne Valley
surface form: Wentworth and Dearne
containsCommunity industrial communities
country United Kingdom
county South Yorkshire
created 1983
electoralCategory Westminster constituency
electorateIncludes northern parts of Doncaster
electorateType borough constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
governingBody British Parliament
surface form: UK Parliament
hasCharacteristic largely working-class electorate
post-industrial economy
hasEconomicHistory coal mining
railway industry
hasMP Ed Miliband
hasPoliticalTendency safe Labour seat (historically)
knownFor coal mining heritage
strong Labour vote
language English
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
locatedIn England
South Yorkshire
mainTown Doncaster
MPInOfficeSince 2005
partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
partyOfCurrentMP Labour Party (UK)
previousConstituency Doncaster
Goole
region Yorkshire and the Humber
representedBy Ed Miliband
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
traditionalPoliticalAlignment Labour
votingSystem first past the post

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Ed Miliband constituencyRepresented Doncaster North
Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency) borderingConstituency Doncaster North
this entity surface form: Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)