Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Ribble Valley
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Ribble Valley in Lancashire.
Location of Lancashire within England.
County	Lancashire
Electorate	77,437 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Bamber Bridge, Clitheroe, Gisburn
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of parliament	Nigel Evans (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Clitheroe, Preston North, Darwen, Skipton and Fylde South
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Coordinates: 53°52′23″N 2°23′28″W / 53.873°N 2.391°W / 53.873; -2.391

Ribble Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1992 by Nigel Evans, a Conservative.

The Ribble Valley constituency was created in 1983 almost wholly from the former seat of Clitheroe. Much of the eastern part of the constituency lies within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The constituency enjoys scenic villages for both commuters and the retired, and has slightly higher than national average income and much lower than average reliance upon social housing. By December 2012, unemployment was significantly lower than the national average.

With the exception of one year when, following an by election, it was represented by a Liberal Democrat, the MP has been a Conservative; the lowest majority was 11.6% in 1997. Boundary changes in 2010 brought in more urban areas from the neighbouring South Ribble district, and with it a large number of Labour voters, particularly in Bamber Bridge where all four local councilors are Labour, but also in Farington and Lostock Hall.