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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 12h

The constituents of RAW14 have, since 1885, elected MPs of each of the three main parties: 1885-1900: Liberal 1900-06: Liberal Unionist 1906-22: Liberal 1922-31: Labour 1931-45: Conservative 1945-now: Labour

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 16h

Since 1885 the area covered by RAW14 has been in 5 different constituencies (highlighted in purple on the Constituency Chart): 1885-1918: Tyneside 1918-50: Wansbeck 1950-83: Newcastle-upon-Tyne West 1983-2024: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North 2024-now: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central & West

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

RAW14 makes up 30.3% of the current Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central & West constituency. RAW 14 (sub-Area 2) has been in a Newcastle-upon-Tyne constituency since 1950.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This week's Random Area (RAW14) is on the western edge of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, consisting of the Chapel, Denton & Westerhope and Lemington wards of the city. It is sub-Area 2 in Area Map & Table 79a: Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Here is the next Random Area of the Week (RAW14) superimposed on a satellite image. Perhaps you can identify where this is? If not, it will be revealed on Monday, with other snippets about its electoral past to follow during the week.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The far north of RAW13 was the site of what was then the UK's worst air disaster, when in December 1935 a SABENA plane, on a flight from Brussels to Croydon, crashed into the garden of a house on Kemsley Road, Tatsfield. All 11 people on board died in the crash, after the plane had stalled.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

After losing in 1906, Richard Rawson was elected as Conservative MP for Reigate in the two General Elections in 1910. He died shortly before the 1918 General Election. A year before his death, he left the Conservatives, unhappy with the wartime coalition, and joined the right wing National Party.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Henry Cubitt, grandson of the property developer Thomas Cubitt, was Conservative MP for Reigate from 1892 until 1906, when he did not defend the seat. In his his last two General Elections he was returned unopposed. He is the great-grandfather of the current Queen Camilla.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Geoffrey Howe represented RAW13 as Conservative MP for Reigate from 1970 to 1974 and for East Surrey from 1974 to 1992. Under Margaret Thatcher he was Chancellor, Foreign Secretary, and Deputy Prime Minister, until he departed with a blistering resignation speech in 1989.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Since 1885, the only time that an MP other than a Conservative has been elected in the seat covering this week's Area was in 1906. In the General Election that year Harry Brodie was elected as the Liberal MP for Reigate, but lost his seat at the next General Election in January 1910.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This week's Area (RAW13) has only been in either East Surrey or Reigate constituencies (highlighted on the Constituency Chart), as follows: 1885-1918: Reigate 1918-1950: East Surrey 1950-1974: Reigate 1974-now: East Surrey In 1974 the majority of the old East Surrey went to form Croydon South.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

RAW13, sub-Area 53 on the Area Map & Table, comprises 40.3% of the current East Surrey constituency. Since 1885, RAW13 has only been in the constituency of East Surrey or Reigate.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This week's Random Area (RAW13) is in the far east of Surrey. It stretches from Oxted, Tatsfield and Godstone in the north to Lingfield and Dormans Park in the south. RAW13 is sub-Area 53 of Area Map & Table 25b Surrey (remainder).

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Here is the next Random Area of the Week (RAW13) superimposed on a satellite image. Perhaps you can identify where this is? If not, it will be revealed on Monday, with other snippets about its electoral past to follow during the week.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The square outside the Public Library in Fleet, at the heart of this week's area, is called Gurkha Square, commemorating that the 1st Battalion of the Gurkha Rifles were based in Fleet from 1971 to 2000.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

James Arbuthnot was Conservative MP for NE Hampshire from the seat's creation in 1997 until 2015, having previously been MP for Wanstead & Woodford. He was an early supporter of subpostmasters implicated in the Post Office accounting scandal and continued to promote their cause from the Lords.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Viscount Wolmer, also known as Roundell Palmer, and later as the Earl of Selborne, was Conservative MP for Aldershot from 1918 until he joined the House of Lords in 1942. During WWII he was Minster of Economic Warfare and in charge of the Special Operations Executive.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Arthur Frederick Jefferies was Conservative MP for Basingstoke from 1887 until his death in 1906. He was born and brought up in Australia, and played first class cricket for New South Wales, Hampshire and the MCC.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Since 1885, the constituents of RAW12 had only been represented by a Conservative MP up until the 2024 General Election when North East Hampshire was won by Alex Brewer for the Liberal Democrats.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week's area (RAW12) has been in four different constituencies since 1885 (in purple): 1885-1918: Basingstoke 1918-83: Aldershot 1983-97: East Hampshire 1997-now: North East Hampshire RAW12 was a minor part in the creation of East Hampshire in 1983 (the majority came from Petersfield).

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

RAW12, sub-Area 5 on the Area Map & Table, makes up 44.1% of the current North East Hampshire constituency. It has been in North East Hampshire ever since that constituency was created in 1997.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This week's Random Area (RAW12) is in Hampshire. It includes the town of Fleet and a slice of countryside to the south. It is sub-Area 5 in Area Map & Table 23a Hampshire (East).

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Here is the next Random Area of the Week (RAW12) superimposed on a satellite image. Perhaps you can identify where this is? If not, it will be revealed on Monday, with other snippets about its electoral past to follow during the week.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sheffield FC are currently based in Dronfield, within the current Random Area of the Week. Their claim to be the oldest continuously existing football club is recognised by FIFA. Their current ground, formerly known as the Coach & Horses Ground, is now called the Home of Football Stadium.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Louise Jones was elected as Labour MP for North East Derbyshire in 2024. She had been an officer in the British Army from 2013 to 2020, including serving in the War in Afghanistan. She left the army with the rank of Captain. In 2025, she married fellow MP Jeevun Sandher.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thomas Swain was a miner before becoming Labour MP for NE Derbyshire in 1959. His time as an MP was fairly inconspicuous, but his death in a car crash in 1979 left a vacancy in the seat at the time of the vote of confidence in the Callaghan government, which otherwise might not have been lost.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In NE Derbyshire in 1918, the outgoing coalition endorsed Edward Cavendish (the future Duke of Devonshire), standing as a Conservative. However he finished fourth behind the Liberal victor, Stanley Holmes, the previous MP standing as an Independent (second), and the seat's future Labour MP (third).

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

North East Derbyshire (and RAW11) has been represented by MPs of the following parties: 1885-1910: Liberal 1910-14: Labour 1914-18: Conservative 1918-22: Liberal 1922-31: Labour 1931-35: Conservative 1935-2017: Labour 2017-24: Conservative 2024-now: Labour

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The current area has been in the North East Derbyshire constituency since 1885. The centre of the constituency has shifted south as Sheffield has expanded. In the boundary reviews implemented in 1918, 1950 and 1974, North East Derbyshire gave up a significant part of its area to Sheffield.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

RAW11, sub-Area 9 on the Map, contains half the electorate of the current North East Derbyshire constituency. It has been in the North East Derbyshire constituency since 1885, the first Random Area of the Week to have stayed in a constituency with the same name throughout.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This week's Random Area (RAW11) is in Derbyshire. It covers a large area in the north of the county, just south of Sheffield, which includes Dronfield, Eckington and Killamarsh. RAW11 is sub-Area 9 in Area Map 37a Derbyshire North East.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Here is the next Random Area of the Week (RAW11) superimposed on a satellite image. Perhaps you can identify where this is? If not, it will be revealed on Monday, with other snippets about its electoral past to follow during the week.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bramham Park, an 18th century mansion set in extensive grounds, is in the middle of this week's area. After a fire in 1828, it was left derelict for 80 years. Having been been owned throughout by the family of the area's MP, George Lane-Fox, it was restored in 1908 and became his home.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Alex Shelbrooke is the current Conservative MP for Wetherby & Easingwold, having previously been the MP for Elmet & Rothwell throughout that constituency's existence from 2010 to 2024. His only ministerial office lasted just 49 days when appointed Minister for Defence Procurement by Liz Truss.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Colin Burgon was Labour MP for Elmet throughout the period of the 1997 to 2010 Labour government. Being on the left of the party, he never held any ministerial office. He is the uncle of Richard Burgon, the current Labour MP for Leeds East.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Despite the Liberal landslide, George Lane-Fox regained Barkston Ash for the Conservatives in the 1906 General Election, after it had been won by the Liberals in a by-election a year earlier. He remained the MP until 1931. In the 1920s he was Secretary for Mines, including during the General Strike.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The constituents of this week's area (RAW10) have usually been represented by a Conservative MP since 1885. There have been two exceptions: Barkston Ash was held by the Liberal Party for a year following a 1905 by-election victory; Elmet was a Labour seat between 1997 and 2010.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Since 1885, RAW10 has been in just four constituencies: 1885-1983: Barkston Ash 1983-2010: Elmet 2010-24: Elmet & Rothwell 2024-now: Wetherby & Easingwold (Neither this week's RAW10, nor the previously featured RAW6, contain the village of Barkston Ash, after which the constituency was named.)

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

RAW10 (sub-Area 23 on the Map) comprises 39.8% of the current Wetherby & Easingwold constituency. This constituency is made up of components from Leeds and three former Districts of North Yorkshire. Between 1885 and 1983, RAW10 and last month's RAW6 made up the lion's share of the Barkston Ash seat.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We return to Yorkshire for this week's Random Area (RAW10). It consists of the town of Wetherby and a large area to the south, including Boston Spa and Barwick-in-Elmet. Despite its rural nature, RAW10 lies within the City of Leeds. It is sub-Area 23 of Area Map 61b North Yorkshire (South East)

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Here is the next Random Area of the Week (RAW10) superimposed on a satellite image. Perhaps you can identify where this is? If not, it will be revealed on Monday, with other snippets about its electoral past to follow during the week.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sandown Park racecourse is at the centre of this week's area (RAW9). It opened in 1875 on the site of a medieval priory. These days it is managed by the Jockey Club and hosts both flat and National Hunt meetings. The most prestigious annual race to be held there is the Eclipse Stakes.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Dominic Raab was Conservative MP for Esher & Walton from 2010 to 2024. Boris Johnson made him his first Foreign Secretary in 2019. In 2021, he became Justice Secretary and Deputy PM, posts he again filled under Rishi Sunak. He resigned in 2023, after bullying complaints were partially upheld.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ian Taylor represented RAW9 as Conservative MP for Esher, and then Esher & Walton, from 1987 to 2010. He asked Tony Blair his first ever question at PMQs in 1997. In 2003, he was one of only 15 Tory MPs to vote against the Iraq war. In 2019 & 2024 he endorsed the Lib Dem candidate in Esher & Walton.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Philip Richardson competed for Britain at shooting at the 1908 & 1912 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 1908 in the team military rifle event. He was a director of the family shipbuilding firm based in Newcastle that merged with Swan Hunter. He was Conservative MP for Chertsey from 1922 to 1931.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Surrey historically being a very Conservative county, the constituencies containing RAW9 have been won by the Conservatives at every election, except in 1906 when it was won by the Liberals in their landslide year, and in 2024 when it was won by the Liberal Democrats with a majority of 12,003.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Since 1885, RAW9 has been in four constituencies (highlighted in purple on the Constituency Chart): 1885-1918: Epsom 1918-1950: Chertsey 1950-97: Esher 1997-now: Esher & Walton

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This week's area (RAW9) makes up 56.5% of the current Esher & Walton constituency. It contains most of the constituency that is not in Walton-on-Thames. (It is sub-Area 8 in the Area Map & Table.)

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This week's Random Area (RAW9) is in Surrey. It includes Esher, Thames Ditton and Molesey, all just beyond the Greater London boundary. It is sub-Area 8 in Area Map 25a Runnymede, Weybridge, Esher & Walton.

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Here is the next Random Area of the Week (RAW9) superimposed on a satellite image. Perhaps you can identify where this is? If not, it will be revealed on Monday, with other snippets about its electoral past to follow during the week.

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