The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)

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The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency) is a UK parliamentary seat covering a largely rural and affluent area of south-central England known for its picturesque villages and rolling countryside.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
borderingConstituency Banbury constituency
surface form: Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)
Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)
Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Witney (UK Parliament constituency)
characteristic affluent
largely rural
classification County constituency
containsPartOf Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
containsTown Bourton-on-the-Water
Chipping Campden
Cirencester
Fairford
Lechlade
Minchinhampton
Moreton-in-Marsh
Nailsworth
Northleach
Painswick
Stow-on-the-Wold
Tetbury
Tetbury
surface form: Tetbury Upton

Wotton-under-Edge
country United Kingdom
created 1997
demographicCharacteristic above-average incomes
high home ownership
economicCharacteristic agriculture
commuter settlements
tourism
electorateCharacteristic strong Conservative vote
elects one Member of Parliament
house House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
knownFor picturesque villages
rolling countryside
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
locatedIn England
Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
partOf Cotswold District
Stroud
surface form: Stroud District
predecessor Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Gloucestershire hasParliamentaryConstituency The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency)