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Ashfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Boundaries Ashfield County Constituency was formed in 1970. At that date it covered the areas of the Urban Districts of Hucknall, Kirkby in Ashfield and Sutton in Ashfield, together with three Civil Parishes (Annesley, Felley and Selston) in Basford Rural District In 1974 a Local Government District called Ashfield was formed which followed the same boundaries as the constituency. In 1983 the boundary of the constituency was altered: The town of Hucknall was transferred to the new Sherwood constituency, while the town of Eastwood and the ward of Brinsley were added, having previously been in the Beeston constituency, which was dissolved at this time. Boundary review Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in Nottinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing constituencies to allow for population changes. The boundaries of the modified constituency to be fought at the Next United Kingdom general election are: Members of Parliament Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1970s See also | ||||||||
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