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Ashton-under-Lyne

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832 onwards
AdministrativeArea constituency_of_the_house_of_commons Q751233
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Summary

Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency of the House of Commons[1]. Ashton-under-Lyne ranks in the top 0.97% of constituency_of_the_house_of_commons entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month, #11 of 1,133).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ashton-under-Lyne is located in North West England[3].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne's instance of is recorded as constituency of the House of Commons[5].
  • December 8, 1832 marks the founding of Ashton-under-Lyne[6].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.48, 'lon': -2.1}[7].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne has a population of {'amount': '+100000'}[8].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[9].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+67714'}[10].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+68343'}[11].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+67674'}[12].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+67978'}[13].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+71002'}[14].
  • Ashton-under-Lyne covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+27.806'}[15].

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Geography

Ashton-under-Lyne is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Ashton-under-Lyne is located in North West England[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ashton-under-Lyne covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+27.806'}[15]. Ashton-under-Lyne has a population of {'amount': '+100000'}[8].

Designation and Status

Ashton-under-Lyne's instance of is recorded as constituency of the House of Commons[5].

History and Context

December 8, 1832 marks the founding of Ashton-under-Lyne[6].

Why It Matters

Ashton-under-Lyne ranks in the top 0.97% of constituency_of_the_house_of_commons entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month, #11 of 1,133).[2] Ashton-under-Lyne has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Ashton-under-Lyne is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . electionresults.parliament.uk. electionresults.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14818 → 3885
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49790|batch #49790]]: parliament.uk constituency ID"
  2. 12w ago · Back ache · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+27.806'}
    Instance of → constituency of the House of Commons
    Coordinates → —
    Instance of → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Described at url: https://www.pollcheck.co.uk/constituencies/ashton_under_lyne/"
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