Stockton North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stockton North Borough constituency
Stockton North shown within Cleveland, and Cleveland shown within England
Created:	1983
MP:	Frank Cook
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	N/A
EP constituency:	North East England

Stockton 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Boundaries

Stockton North consists of the north-eastern part of Stockton-on-Tees and the nearby towns and villages of Billingham, Norton, Port Clarence and Thorpe Thewles.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1983)
• 1983 — present: Frank Cook, Labour

[edit] Elections

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Cunningham
	Conservative	Ian Galletley
	UK Independence	Gordon Parkin

General Election 2005: Stockton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Cook	20,012	54.9	-8.5
	Conservative	Harriett Baldwin	7,575	20.8	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Hughes	6,869	18.9	+7.0
	British National Party	Kevin Hughes	986	2.7	+2.7
	UK Independence	Gordon Parkin	986	2.7	+2.7
Majority			12,439	34.1
Turnout			36,428	57.6	+2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

General Election 2001: Stockton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Cook	22,470	63.4	-3.4
	Conservative	Amanda Vigar	7,823	22.1	+3.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mary Wallace	4,208	11.9	+1.0
	Green	Bill Wennington	926	2.6	N/A
Majority			14,647	41.3
Turnout			35,427	54.8	-14.2
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• Stockton-on-Tees (UK Parliament constituency), approximate predecessor, abolished 1983.
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland

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)

[edit] References

1. ^ [1], UKPollingReport