Template:Infobox UK constituency/doc

Usage change

{{{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}}} ({{{year}}})–{{{abolished}}} ({{{abolished}}})
Number of members{{{elects_howmany}}}
Replaced by{{{next}}}
Created from{{{previous}}}
{{{year2}}} ({{{year2}}})–{{{abolished2}}} ({{{abolished2}}})
Number of members{{{elects_howmany2}}}
Type of constituency[[{{{type2}}} constituency]]
Replaced by{{{next2}}}
Created from{{{previous2}}}
{{{year3}}} ({{{year3}}})–{{{abolished3}}} ({{{abolished3}}})
Number of members{{{elects_howmany3}}}
Type of constituency[[{{{type3}}} constituency]]
Replaced by{{{next3}}}
Created from{{{previous3}}}
{{{year4}}} ({{{year4}}})–{{{abolished4}}} ({{{abolished4}}})
Number of members{{{elects_howmany4}}}
Type of constituency[[{{{type4}}} constituency]]
Replaced by{{{next4}}}
Created from{{{previous4}}}
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 change

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") [[Image:....|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") [[Image:....|200px|alt=Map]]
caption2 caption of second image Location of Essex within England
image3 image, e.g.: a third map [[Image:....|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 change

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.