Sunderland North (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Sunderland North Borough constituency |
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| Sunderland North shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Bill Etherington |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Tyne and Wear |
| EP constituency: | North East England |
Sunderland North is a 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1950)
- 1950 — 1983: Frederick Willey, Labour
- 1983 — 1992: Bob Clay, Labour
- 1992 — present: Bill Etherington, Labour
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Sunderland North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bill Etherington | 15,719 | 54.4 | -8.3 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Daughton | 5,724 | 19.8 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Hollern | 4,277 | 14.8 | +2.7 | |
| Independent (politician) | Neil Herron | 2,057 | 7.1 | +2.0 | |
| British National | Debra Hiles | 1,136 | 3.9 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 9,995 | 34.6 | |||
| Turnout | 28,913 | 49.7 | +0.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Sunderland North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bill Etherington | 18,685 | 62.7 | -5.6 | |
| Conservative | Michael Harris | 5,331 | 17.9 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Lennox | 3,599 | 12.1 | +1.7 | |
| Independent (politician) | Neil Herron | 1,518 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| British National | Dave Guynan | 687 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,354 | 44.8 | |||
| Turnout | 29,820 | 49.0 | -10.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in North East England | |
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| 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 |
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| Conservative | |
| North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
