North West Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

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North West Durham
County constituency

North West Durham shown within County Durham, and County Durham shown within England
Created: 1885, 1950
MP: Hilary Armstrong
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: County Durham
EP constituency: North East England

North West Durham is a county 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

The constituency is located in the north west of County Durham, in the North East England region. It consists of the western part of the Derwentside district (including Consett and Lanchester) and the northern part of the Wear Valley district (including Weardale, Crook and Willington).

[edit] Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing North West Durham seat. It will be fought at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010

The electoral wards used in the creation of the modified seat are;

  • Crook North, Crook South, Howden, Hunwick, St John’s Chapel, Stanhope, Tow Law and Stanley, Wheatbottom and Helmington Row, Willington Central, Willington West End, and Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear from Wear Valley
  • Benfieldside, Blackhill, Burnhope, Burnopfield, Castleside, Consett East, Consett North, Consett South, Cornsay, Delves Lane, Dipton, Ebchester and Medomsley, Esh, Lanchester and Leadgate from Derwentside

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1885-1918

Election Member Party
1885 Llewellyn Archer Atherley-Jones
1914 by-election Aneurin Williams Liberal
1918 Constituency abolished

[edit] MPs 1950-present

Election Member Party
1950 Constituency recreated
1950 James Murray Labour
1955 William Ainsley Labour
1964 Ernest Armstrong Labour
1987 Hilary Armstrong Labour

[edit] Elections

General Election 2005: North West Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hilary Armstrong 21,312 53.9 -8.6
Liberal Democrat Alan Ord 7,869 19.9 +5.0
Conservative Jamie Devlin 6,463 16.4 -4.5
Independent Watts Stelling 3,865 9.8 +9.8
Majority 13,443 34.0
Turnout 39,509 58.0 -0.5
Labour hold Swing -6.8

Watts Stelling is the leader of the Derwentside Independents political party.


General Election 2001: North West Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hilary Armstrong 24,526 62.5 -6.2
Conservative William Clouston 8,193 20.9 +5.6
Liberal Democrat Alan Ord 5,846 14.9 +4.1
Socialist Labour Joan Hartnell 661 1.7 N/A
Majority 16,333 41.6
Turnout 39,226 58.5 -10.2
Labour hold Swing -5.9
General Election 1997: North West Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hilary Armstrong 31,855 68.8 +10.7
Conservative Louise St John-Howe 7,101 15.3 -12.0
Liberal Democrat Anthony Gillings 4,991 10.8 -3.9
Referendum Party Rodney Atkinson 2,372 5.1 +5.1
Majority 24,754 53.5
Turnout 46,319 68.7 -6.8
Labour hold Swing 11.4
General Election 1992: North West Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hilary Armstrong 26,734 57.8 +6.9
Conservative Theresa May 12,747 27.6 -0.8
Liberal Democrat Tim Farron 6,728 14.6 -6.1
Majority 13,987 30.2
Turnout 46,209 75.5 +2.0
Labour hold Swing 3.4

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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)