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=== Usage ===
{{Parameter names example|abolished|abolished2|abolished3|abolished4|caption|caption2|caption3|county|electorate|elects_howmany|elects_howmany2|elects_howmany3|elects_howmany4|image|image2|image3|map1|map2|map3|map_entity|map_size|map_year|mp|name|national|next5|next|next2|next3|next4|parliament|party|population|previous|previous2|previous3|previous4|region|towns|type|type2|type3|type4|westminster|year|year2|year3|year4}}

See also [[Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/testcases]]

Blank example for current constituencies:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name =
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map3 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year =
|abolished =
|type = 
|previous =
|next =
|electorate =
|mp =
|party =
|region = England
|county =
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

Blank example for abolished constituencies:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name =
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map3 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year =
|abolished =
|type = 
|previous =
|next5 = 
|next =
|region = England
|county =
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

All parameters
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name =
|parliament =

|image =
|caption =
|image2 =
|caption2 =

|map1 =
|map2 =
|map3 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|map_size =

|year =
|original_name =
|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 =
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

=== Explanation ===
{| class="wikitable"
! parameter name !! description !! example
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #7cf; color: #000;" | 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 when this constituency 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 || <nowiki>[[Rayleigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Rayleigh]], [[Billericay (UK Parliament constituency)|Billericay]]</nowiki>
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #7cf; color: #000;" | Image
|-
! image
| an image, e.g.: country map (for maps with default ''constituency.svg'' ending use "map1") || <nowiki>[[File:....|200px|alt=Map of constituency]]</nowiki>
|-
! 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") || <nowiki>[[File:....|200px|alt=Map]]</nowiki>
|-
! caption2
| caption of second image || Location of Essex within England
|-
! image3
| image, e.g.: a third map || <nowiki>[[File:....|200px|alt=Another map]]</nowiki>
|-
! caption3
| caption of third image || Location of Greater London within England
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #7cf; color: #000;" | ... 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
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #7cf; color: #000;" | If the seat exists
|-
! original_name
| if different from current name, name of constituency at creation || Rayleigh
|-
! electorate
| electorate || 65,000 (in 2010)
|-
! population
| population || 75,000 (in 2011)
|-
! mp
| name of current member of parliament (defaults to "None") || <nowiki>[[Michael Smith]]</nowiki>
|-
! party
| party of current mp || Labour Party (UK)
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #7cf; color: #000;" | 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
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #7cf; color: #000;" | 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 || <nowiki>[[Rayleigh (UK Parliament constituency)|Rayleigh]]</nowiki>
|-
! elects_howmany2
| how many MPs were elected (for dead multiple-member constituencies). || two
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #7cf; color: #000;" | 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 || <nowiki>[[Rayleigh]]</nowiki>
|-
! 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 ===
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<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||

[[Category:United Kingdom government infobox templates|constituency]]
[[Category:United Kingdom subdivision infobox templates|Constituency]]
[[Category:Constituency infobox templates|United Kingdom]]
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