Hereford (UK Parliament constituency)
Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
| Hereford | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Hereford in Herefordshire | |
Location of Herefordshire within England | |
| County | Herefordshire |
| Major settlements | Hereford |
| 1918–2010 | |
| Seats | One |
| Replaced by | Hereford and South Herefordshire, North Herefordshire |
| 1295–1918 | |
| Seats | 1295–1885: Two 1885–1918: One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Previously, Hereford had been a parliamentary borough which from 1295 to 1885 had elected two MPs, using the bloc vote system in contested elections. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 the borough's representation had been reduced to one seat at the 1885 general election, and for the 1918 general election the borough was abolished and replaced with a county division which carried the same name but covered a wider geographical area.
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