| (({name))} | |
|---|---|
| [[(({type))} constituency]] for the House of Commons | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | (({year))} |
| Member of Parliament | None |
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Usage
| (({name))} | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency Unknown parliament (({parliament))}. | |
| [[File:(({map1))}Constituency.svg|(({map_size))}|alt=Outline map]] Boundary of (({name))} in (({map_entity))} for the (({map_year))} general election | |
| [[File:(({map2))}.svg|(({map_size))}|alt=Outline map]] Location of (({map_entity))} within (({region))} | |
| [[File:(({map3))}.svg|(({map_size))}|alt=Outline map]] Location of (({map_entity))} within (({region))} | |
| Local government in (({region))} | (({county))} |
| Population | (({population))} |
| Electorate | (({electorate))} |
| Major settlements | (({towns))} |
| (({year))}–(({abolished))} | |
| Seats | (({elects_howmany))} |
| Created from | (({previous))} |
| Replaced by | (({next))} |
| (({year2))}–(({abolished2))} | |
| Seats | (({elects_howmany2))} |
| Type of constituency | [[(({type2))} constituency]] |
| Created from | (({previous2))} |
| Replaced by | (({next2))} |
| (({year3))}–(({abolished3))} | |
| Seats | (({elects_howmany3))} |
| Type of constituency | [[(({type3))} constituency]] |
| Created from | (({previous3))} |
| Replaced by | (({next3))} |
| (({year4))}–(({abolished4))} | |
| Seats | (({elects_howmany4))} |
| Type of constituency | [[(({type4))} constituency]] |
| Created from | (({previous4))} |
| Replaced by | (({next4))} |
| National government in (({region))} | (({national))} |
| UK Parliament constituency | [[(({westminster))} (UK Parliament constituency)|(({westminster))}]] |
| During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of: | (({next5))} |
See also Template:Infobox UK constituency/testcases
Blank example for current constituencies:
((Infobox UK constituency
|name =
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map3 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year =
|abolished =
|type = <!-- Borough, County -->
|previous =
|next =
|electorate =
|mp =
|party =
|region = England
|county =
))
Blank example for abolished constituencies:
((Infobox UK constituency
|name =
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map3 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year =
|abolished =
|type = <!-- County or Borough -->
|previous =
|next5 = <!-- This next5 field is for where the seat has during its lifetime spawned a new seat within its territory and is described accordingly. -->
|next =
|region = England
|county =
))
All parameters
((Infobox UK constituency
|name =
|parliament =
|image =
|caption =
|image2 =
|caption2 =
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map3 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|map_size =
|year =
|abolished =
|type =
|previous =
|next5 =
|next =
|elects_howmany =
|year2 =
|abolished2 =
|type2 =
|previous2 =
|next2 =
|elects_howmany2 =
|year3 =
|abolished3 =
|type3 =
|previous3 =
|next3 =
|elects_howmany3 =
|population =
|electorate =
|mp =
|party =
|region =
|county =
|towns =
|national =
|westminster =
))
Explanation
| parameter name | description | example |
|---|---|---|
| Information about constituency | ||
| name | name of constituency | Rayleigh and Wickford |
| parliament | set to "uk" for uk parliament, to allow extension to "welsh", "scottish" parliaments (recommended, but defaults to "uk") | uk |
| year | year of first election where this boundary was used | 2010 |
| type | either "County", "Borough" or "Burgh" depending on type on constituency | County |
| previous | link(s) to seat(s) abolished or drawn upon by it, at outset | [[Rayleigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Rayleigh]], [[Billericay (UK Parliament constituency)|Billericay]] |
| Image | ||
| image | an image, e.g.: country map (for maps with default constituency.svg ending use "map1") | [[File:....|200px|alt=Map of constituency]] |
| caption | caption for image | Boundary of Rayleigh and Wickford in the 2010 election, shown within Essex |
| image2 | image, e.g.: a second map (or use "map2") | [[File:....|200px|alt=Map]] |
| caption2 | caption of second image | Location of Essex within England |
| image3 | image, e.g.: a third map | [[File:....|200px|alt=Another map]] |
| caption3 | caption of third image | Location of Greater London within England |
| ... or use the default map images | ||
| map1 | Map (like that for "UK constituency infobox"). Use is: instead of image and image2 to fill in end of file name and captions automatically | BlackleyBroughton2007 |
| map2 | Regional map | EnglandGreaterManchester |
| map_entity | Region in which main map lies | Greater Manchester |
| map_year | Year of boundary shown in maps | 2010 |
| map_size | Size of map (optional) | 120px |
| If the seat exists | ||
| electorate | the electorate. | 65,000 (in 2010) |
| population | the population. | 75,000 (in 2011) |
| mp | name of current member of parliament (defaults to "None") | [[Michael Smith]] |
| party | party of current mp | Labour Party (UK) |
| If constituency no longer exists | ||
| abolished | year constituency was abolished (leave blank if the seat is in use) | |
| next | link to seat(s) created when it was abolished (to aid navigation) | |
| next5 | link to any directly related ('offspring') constituencies (if applicable) created at any other time during its lifetime (to aid navigation) | |
| elects_howmany | how many MPs are elected (for dead multiple-member constituencies). | two |
| Data of previous constituency of substantially same name, abolished as to its earlier incarnation ("first creation") | ||
| year2 | if constituency previously created and abolished, the year of first creation | 1910 |
| abolished2 | if constituency previously created and abolished, the year of first abolition | 1940 |
| type2 | if the previous incarnation (e.g. "first creation") was of different type, set this to either "County", "Borough" or "Burgh" | |
| previous2 | what constituencies were drawn upon or abolished to create it | |
| next2 | which seat(s) replaced the first creation | [[Rayleigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Rayleigh]] |
| elects_howmany2 | how many MPs were elected (for dead multiple-member constituencies). | two |
| Overlaps with these areas (if constituency is active) | ||
| region | Country: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales | England |
| county | County, District or Subdivision (depending on how region is set) | Essex |
| towns | Large settlements in the constituency, if any | [[Rayleigh]] |
| national | Region in the national parliament, for example Senedd region | Brecon and Radnorshire |
| westminster | Constituency in the UK Parliament (for when parliament is not "uk") | |
Microformat
The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.
If the place or venue has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date that is specific to the day, use ((start date)) unless the date is before 1583 CE. If it has a URL, use ((URL)).
hCard uses HTML classes including:
- adr
- category
- country-name
- extended-address
- fn
- label
- locality
- nickname
- note
- org
- street-address
- url
- vcard
Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.