North Durham (UK Parliament constituency)
North Durham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of North Durham in Durham. | |
Location of Durham within England. | |
County | Durham |
Electorate | 68,959 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Chester-le-Street, Stanley and Sacriston |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of parliament | Kevan Jones (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Chester-le-Street |
1832–1885 | |
Number of members | Two |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Replaced by | Chester-le-Street |
Created from | Durham |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | North East England |
North Durham is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Kevan Jones of the Labour Party.[n 2]
History
A single-seat constituency of this name has existed since the 1983 general election. An earlier two-seat constituency of the same name was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, when the former Durham constituency was split into two northern and southern divisions. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
Boundaries
1983-1997: The District of Chester-le-Street, and the District of Derwentside wards of Annfield Plain, Burnopfield, Catchgate, Craghead, Dipton, Havannah, South Moor, South Stanley, Stanley Hall, and Tanfield.
1997-2010: The District of Chester-le-Street, and the District of Derwentside wards of Annfield Plain, Catchgate, Craghead, Havannah, South Moor, South Stanley, Stanley Hall, and Tanfield.
2010-present: The District of Chester-le-Street, and the District of Derwentside wards of Annfield Plain, Catchgate, Craghead and South Stanley, Havannah, South Moor, Stanley Hall, and Tanfield.
The constituency spans the north of County Durham in North East England. It includes the whole of the former Chester-le-Street district and the eastern part of the former Derwentside district. The main population centres (large settlements) are Chester-le-Street, Stanley and Sacriston. The constituency includes the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish.[2]
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1885
Election | 1st Member[3] | 1st Party | 2nd Member[3] | 2nd Party | ||
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1832 | Hedworth Lambton | Liberal | Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt | Whig | ||
1837 | Hon. Henry Liddell | Conservative | ||||
1847 | Robert Duncombe Shafto | Liberal | Viscount Seaham | Conservative | ||
1854 by-election | Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest | Conservative | ||||
1864 by-election | Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt | Liberal | ||||
1868 | George Elliot | Conservative | ||||
1874 | Lowthian Bell | Liberal | Charles Palmer | Liberal | ||
1874 by-election | Sir George Elliot, Bt | Conservative | ||||
1880 | John Joicey | Liberal | ||||
1881 by-election | Sir George Elliot, Bt | Conservative | ||||
1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished |
MPs since 1983
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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1983 | Giles Radice | Labour | |
2001 | Kevan Jones | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevan Jones | 22,047 | 54.9 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Laetitia Glossop[5] | 8,403 | 20.9 | -0.1 | |
UKIP | Malcolm Bint [6] | 6,404 | 16.0 | +12.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Maughan[7] | 2,046 | 5.1 | -15.9 | |
Green | Victoria Nolan[8] | 1,246 | 3.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,644 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 40,146 | 61.4 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevan Jones | 20,698 | 50.5 | −13.6 | |
Conservative | David Skelton | 8,622 | 21.0 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Lindley | 8,617 | 21.0 | +1.9 | |
BNP | Peter Molloy | 1,686 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
UKIP | Bruce Reid | 1,344 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 12,076 | 29.5 | |||
Turnout | 40,967 | 60.6 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −8.9 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Kevan Jones | 23,932 | 64.1 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Philip Latham | 7,151 | 19.2 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Mark Watson | 6,258 | 16.8 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 16,781 | 44.9 | |||
Turnout | 37,341 | 55.3 | −1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevan Jones | 25,920 | 67.2 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | Matthew R. Palmer | 7,237 | 18.8 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Miss Carole A. Field | 5,411 | 14.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 18,683 | 48.4 | |||
Turnout | 38,568 | 56.9 | −12.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Giles Radice | 33,142 | 70.3 | ||
Conservative | Mark T. Hardy | 6,843 | 14.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Brian D. Moore | 5,225 | 11.1 | ||
Referendum | Ian A.C. Parkin | 1,958 | 4.2 | ||
Majority | 26,299 | 55.8 | |||
Turnout | 47,168 | 69.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Giles Radice | 33,567 | 59.9 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Mrs Elizabeth A. Sibley | 13,930 | 24.8 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Philip J. Appleby | 8,572 | 15.3 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 19,637 | 35.0 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 56,069 | 76.1 | +0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.0 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Giles Radice | 30,798 | 56.2 | +5.2 | |
Social Democratic | Dr. Derek Jeary | 12,365 | 22.6 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Charles Gibbon | 11,602 | 21.2 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 18,433 | 33.7 | |||
Turnout | 54,765 | 75.9 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Giles Radice | 26,404 | 51.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | David Howarth | 12,967 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | S. Popat | 12,418 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,437 | 26.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,789 | 72.7 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Open Street Map
- 1 2 3 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Laetitia Glossop PPC page". Conservative Party (UK). Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ http://www.ukip-northdurham.org.uk
- ↑ http://www.libdems.org.uk/general_election_candidates#North East
- ↑ http://www.durhamgreenparty.org.uk/
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.durham.gov.uk/PDFApproved/ParliamentaryElection2010_SoPN_ND.PDF
- ↑ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Durham North". BBC News.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.