ɪt kˈʌvɚz ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv tɹɐdˈɪʃənəli wˈɜːkɪŋklˈæs, ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl sˈʌbɜːbz, ænd hˈæzbiːn kəntˈɪnjuːəsli hˈɛld baɪ ðə lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi wɪððɪ ɛksˈɛpʃən ʌv ˈoʊnli wˈʌn tˈɜːm sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
It covers a series of traditionally working-class, industrial suburbs, and has been continuously held by the Labor Party with the exception of only one term since 1904.