Tyne Bridge (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Tyne Bridge Borough constituency |
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| Tyne Bridge shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | David Clelland |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Tyne and Wear |
| EP constituency: | North East England |
Tyne Bridge 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.
Following a review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England has abolished the Tyne Bridge constituency. It will not be fought at the next UK general election in 2009 or 2010.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers central Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, with part of the constituency being north of the River Tyne in Newcastle, and the other part being south of the river, in Gateshead. It is named for the Tyne Bridge that crosses the river. Consisting of some of the UK's most deprived areas, this has been safely Labour since its creation in 1983.
Following boundary reviews, Tyne Bridge is to be abolished and will not be fought at the next election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1983)
- 1983 — 1985: Harry Cowans, Labour, (died October 1985)
- 1985 — present: David Clelland, Labour
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Tyne Bridge | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Clelland | 16,151 | 61.2 | -9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Boyle | 5,751 | 21.8 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Tom Fairhead | 2,962 | 11.2 | -2.1 | |
| British National | Kevin Scott | 1,072 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Respect | Jill Russell | 447 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 10,400 | 39.4 | |||
| Turnout | 26,383 | 49.3 | +5.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: Tyne Bridge | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Clelland | 18,345 | 70.5 | -6.3 | |
| Conservative | James Cook | 3,456 | 13.3 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Wallace | 3,213 | 12.3 | +4.4 | |
| Socialist Labour | James Fitzpatrick | 533 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Samuel Robson | 485 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,889 | 57.2 | |||
| Turnout | 26,032 | 44.2 | -12.9 | ||
| 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 |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| Conservative | |
| North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
