Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency)

Forest of Dean
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 1997
Boundary within South West England
CountyGloucestershire
Electorate71,510 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsColeford, Cinderford, Lydney
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentMatt Bishop (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromWest Gloucestershire
18851950
SeatsOne
Replaced byWest Gloucestershire

Forest of Dean is a constituency[n 1] in Gloucestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 UK General Election by Matt Bishop, a Labour MP. Previously represented from 2005 by Mark Harper, a Conservative who served as Secretary of State for Transport between 2022 and 2024.[n 2]

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.


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