Leigh
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Leigh is a parliamentary constituency in Greater Manchester, England, historically represented in the UK House of Commons.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) | 0 |
| Leigh, Greater Manchester | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| boundaryChange |
1918
ⓘ
1950 ⓘ 1983 ⓘ 2010 ⓘ |
| category |
Parliamentary constituencies in North West England
ⓘ
Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Astley
ⓘ
Golborne ⓘ Leigh self-linksurface differs ⓘ Lowton ⓘ Tyldesley ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | 1885 ⓘ |
| district | Metropolitan Borough of Wigan ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting system ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| firstElectionContested | 1885 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Atherton
ⓘ
surface form:
Atherton (historically, in earlier boundaries)
Leigh self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasMP | James Grundy ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Lancashire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Leigh
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Leigh, Greater Manchester
|
| parliament |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| partyOfCurrentMP | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| previousConstituency | South West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency) ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
subject surface form:
Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form:
Leigh, Greater Manchester
subject surface form:
Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form:
Leigh, Greater Manchester