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Howden (UK Parliament constituency)

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County
  
Yorkshire

Number of members
  
1

Created from
  
Beverley and Bridlington

Replaced by
  
Beverley, Bridlington, Boothferry, Selby, Ryedale

Howden was a constituency in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1955 general election, made up largely of the constituency of Beverley (losing some territory in the south to Haltemprice, and taking some in the east from Bridlington).

The Howden constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

The Urban Districts of Driffield and Norton, and the Rural Districts of Derwent, Driffield, Howden, Norton, and Pocklington.

References

Howden (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia