Rossendale and Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Rossendale and Darwen in Lancashire.
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Location of Lancashire within England.
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| County | Lancashire |
| Electorate | 73,443 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 1983 |
| Member of parliament | Jake Berry (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Rossendale, Darwen and Heywood & Royton |
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| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Coordinates: 53°42′29″N 2°14′24″W / 53.708°N 2.240°W
Rossendale and Darwen is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jake Berry, a Conservative.
1983-1997: The Borough of Rossendale, and the Borough of Blackburn wards of Earcroft, Marsh House, North Turton, Sudell, Sunnyhurst, and Whitehall.
1997-2010: All the wards of the Borough of Rossendale except the Greenfield and Worsley wards, and the Borough of Blackburn wards of Earcroft, Marsh House, North Turton, Sudell, Sunnyhurst, and Whitehall.
2010-present: The Borough of Rossendale wards of Cribden, Eden, Facit and Shawforth, Goodshaw, Greensclough, Hareholme, Healey and Whitworth, Helmshore, Irwell, Longholme, Stacksteads, and Whitewell, and the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen wards of Earcroft, East Rural, Fernhurst, Marsh House, North Turton with Tockholes, Sudell, Sunnyhurst, and Whitehall.
Proposed Boundary Changes For the 2020 general election it is proposed that Fernhurst ward will be moved to Blackburn constituency and Worsley and Greenfield wards will move from Hyndburn back to Rossendale and Darwen constituency. This is subject to confirmation.
The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of two local government districts with similar characteristics: a working population whose income is close to the national average but varying reliance upon social housing in relative terms to the national average. At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 3.5% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.2%.
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