Penrith and The Border
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Penrith and The Border is a largely rural UK parliamentary constituency in Cumbria, covering market towns and extensive countryside near the English-Scottish border.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hexham (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Workington (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeArea |
Cumberland unitary authority
NERFINISHED
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Westmorland and Furness unitary authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| border | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Alston
NERFINISHED
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Appleby-in-Westmorland NERFINISHED ⓘ Brampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Eden Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirkby Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ Longtown NERFINISHED ⓘ Penrith NERFINISHED ⓘ extensive countryside ⓘ market towns ⓘ parts of the Lake District ⓘ rural villages and hamlets ⓘ sections of Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site ⓘ sections of the A66 road ⓘ sections of the A69 road ⓘ sections of the M6 motorway ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countyType | county constituency ⓘ |
| created | 1950 ⓘ |
| electoralCommissionClassification | rural constituency ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural economy
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largely rural ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ tourism-related activity ⓘ |
| hasElectorate | approximately 60,000–70,000 voters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Penrith (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMP |
David Maclean
NERFINISHED
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Rory Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ William Whitelaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| representedByParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency)