Jarrow (UK Parliament constituency)

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Jarrow Borough constituency

Jarrow shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	Stephen Hepburn
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Tyne and Wear
EP constituency:	North East England

Jarrow is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

1 Boundaries
2 Members of Parliament
3 Elections
4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency consists of a section of the metropolitan district of South Tyneside. It includes the ancient monastery at Jarrow, and runs from the River Tyne at Jarrow to the North Sea coast at Souter Point. The constituency includes the settlements of Jarrow, Boldon, Hebburn, Fellgate, Cleadon, and Whitburn.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Constituency created (1885)

1885 — 1907: Sir Charles Mark Palmer, Liberal
1907 — 1910: Peter Francis Curran, Labour
1910 — 1922: Godfrey Mark Palmer, Liberal
1922 — 1931: Robert John Wilson, Labour
1931 — 1935: William George Pearson, Conservative
1935 — 1947: Ellen Wilkinson, Labour
1947 — 1979: Ernest Fernyhough, Labour
1979 — 1997: Donald Dixon, Labour
1997 — present: Stephen Hepburn, Labour

[edit] Elections

General Election 2005: Jarrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Hepburn	20,554	60.5	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Schardt	6,650	19.6	+4.6
	Conservative	Linkson Jack	4,807	14.1	-0.6
	UKIP	Alan Badger	1,567	4.6	+2.5
	Safeguard the National Health Service	Roger Nettleship	400	1.2	+1.2
Majority			13,904	40.9
Turnout			33,978	55.0	-0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.1

General Election 2001: Jarrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Hepburn	22,777	66.1	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	James Selby	5,182	15.0	+4.0
	Conservative	Donald Wood	5,056	14.7	-0.3
	UKIP	Alan Badger	716	2.1	N/A
	Independent	Alan Le Blond	391	1.1	N/A
	Socialist Party (GB)	John Bissett	357	1.0	N/A
Majority			17,595	51.1
Turnout			34,479	55.1	-13.6
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

Constituencies in North East England
Labour	Bishop Auckland \| Blaydon \| Blyth Valley \| City of Durham \| Darlington \| Easington \| Gateshead East and Washington West \| Hartlepool \| Houghton and Washington East \| Jarrow \| Middlesbrough \| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland \| Newcastle upon Tyne Central \| Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend \| Newcastle upon Tyne North \| North Durham \| North Tyneside \| North West Durham \| Redcar \| Sedgefield \| South Shields \| Stockton North \| Stockton South \| Sunderland North \| Sunderland South \| Tyne Bridge \| Tynemouth \| Wansbeck
Liberal Democrat	Berwick-upon-Tweed
Conservative	Hexham
North East European constituency: Labour (1) \| Conservative (1) \| Liberal Democrats (1)