What is the electoral district represented by an MP?

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In this context, the area an MP represents is called a constituency. A constituency is a geographic district that elects one Member of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons, with boundaries designed to reflect roughly equal numbers of voters so representation is balanced. MPs speak for the people in their constituency, raising local concerns and voting on national laws on behalf of those residents. The other terms refer to different levels of local government: a ward is part of a local council area, a parish is a small local community area with its own council in some places, and a district is an administrative area for local government, not the parliamentary electoral district. So the best-fit term for the electoral district represented by an MP is constituency.