Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)

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Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency) is a UK parliamentary seat in Gloucestershire, England, covering a largely rural and historically industrial area including towns such as Cinderford, Coleford, and Lydney.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
administrativeAreaOverlap Forest of Dean local government district
linked to: Forest of Dean
borderFeature River Severn
linked to: Severn

border with Wales
boundaryReviewBody Boundary Commission for England
characteristic historically industrial area
largely rural
containsPartOf Forest of Dean woodland
linked to: Forest of Dean

Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
country United Kingdom
county Gloucestershire
coversArea Forest of Dean district
linked to: Forest of Dean
coversTown Cinderford
Coleford
Lydney
created 1997
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
electorateType county constituency
elects Member of Parliament
electsNumberOfMPs 1
hasMP Mark Harper
hasSettlement Mitcheldean
Newent
Sedbury
hasType parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire
isNamedAfter Forest of Dean
legislature House of Commons
locatedIn England
Gloucestershire
South West England
linked to: southwest England
mainIndustryHistorical coal mining
ironworking
MPInOfficeSince 2005
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
partyOfMP Conservative Party (UK)
postalTownIncluded Cinderford
Coleford
Lydney
predecessorConstituency West Gloucestershire
previousRepresentation Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency, 1885–1950)
recreatedFrom Forest of Dean (historic constituency)
representedBy Mark Harper

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The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency) borderingConstituency Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)
Politics of Gloucestershire hasParliamentaryConstituency Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)
Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency) recreatedFrom Forest of Dean (historic constituency)
linked to: Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)
Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency) previousRepresentation Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency, 1885–1950)
linked to: Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)
Coleford parliamentaryConstituency Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)
Newnham on Severn representedInParliamentBy Forest of Dean constituency
linked to: Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)
Cinderford partOfConstituency Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)