Nord's 7th constituency includes the western portion of
Roubaix, the second largest city in
Nord-Pas-de-Calais, as well as most of
Lannoy which forms its eastern suburbs. The seat has historically swung between left and right with the
Socialist Party in control throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In more recent years, however, the seat has returned the conservative
Francis Vercamer originally for the
UMP and
New Centre party but now for the
UDI and Independents group. ==Historic Representation==