Uxbridge | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Uxbridge in Greater London for the 2005 general election.
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County | Greater London |
Major settlements | Uxbridge |
1885–2010 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner |
Created from | Middlesex |
Uxbridge was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system, from 1885 until it was abolished at the 2010 general election.
1885–1918: The parliamentary constituency of Uxbridge was created as the westernmost county division of the historic county of Middlesex. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the seat as comprising the parishes of Ashford*, Bedfont, Cowley, Cranford, Feltham, Hampton, Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Harefield, Harlington, Harmondsworth, Hayes, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon West, Ickenham, Laleham*, Littleton*, Northolt, Ruislip, Shepperton*, Staines*, Stanwell*, Sunbury*, Teddington, Uxbridge, West Drayton, and Yiewsley.