List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland

Cleveland, England no longer exists as a county council, nor is it a ceremonial county, but the name Cleveland continues to be used unofficially as a term to describe the area covered by the former county of the same name. The constituency boundaries used up to the United Kingdom general election, 2005 were drawn up when it was a county. The area is divided into 6 Parliamentary constituencies – 5 Borough constituencies and 1 County constituency.

Constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat   UKIP

Constituency[nb 1]	Electorate	Majority[nb 2]	Member of Parliament		Nearest opposition		Electoral wards[1][2]	Map
Hartlepool BC	69,516	7,650		Mike Hill‡		Carl Jackson†	Hartlepool Borough Council: Brus, Burn Valley, Dyke House, Elwick, Fens, Foggy Furze, Grange, Greatham, Hart, Owton, Park, Rift House, Rossmere, St Hilda, Seaton, Stranton, Throston.
Middlesbrough BC	61,873	13,873		Andy McDonald‡		Jacob Young†	Middlesbrough Borough Council: Acklam, Ayresome, Beckfield, Beechwood, Brookfield, Clairville, Gresham, Kader, Linthorpe, Middlehaven, North Ormesby and Brambles Farm, Pallister, Park, Thorntree, University.
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC	71,154	1,020		Simon Clarke†		Tracy Harvey‡	Middlesbrough Borough Council: Coulby Newham, Hemlington, Ladgate, Marton, Marton West, Nunthorpe, Park End, Stainton and Thornton. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council: Brotton, Guisborough, Hutton, Lockwood, Loftus, Saltburn, Skelton, Westworth.
Redcar BC	64,826	9,485		Anna Turley‡		Peter Gibson†	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council: Coatham, Dormanstown, Eston, Grangetown, Kirkleatham, Longbeck, Newcomen, Normanby, Ormesby, St Germain’s, South Bank, Teesville, West Dyke, Zetland.
Stockton North BC	66,126	8,715		Alex Cunningham‡		Mark Fletcher†	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Billingham Central, Billingham East, Billingham North, Billingham South, Billingham West, Hardwick, Newtown, Northern Parishes, Norton North, Norton South, Norton West, Roseworth, Stockton Town Centre, Western Parishes.
Stockton South BC	75,109	888		Paul Williams‡		James Wharton†	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree, Eaglescliffe, Fairfield, Grangefield, Hartburn, Ingleby Barwick East, Ingleby Barwick West, Mandale and Victoria, Parkfield and Oxbridge, Stainsby Hill, Village, Yarm.

Boundary changes

The Boundary Commission for England proposed retaining these 6 constituencies, with changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. These changes were implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.

Name	Pre-2010 Boundaries	Post-2010 Boundaries
Hartlepool BC Middlesbrough BC Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC Redcar BC Stockton North BC Stockton South BC

Results

2005	2010	2015	2017

The total number of votes cast for political parties and independent candidates who fielded candidates in the 2010 general elections within Cleveland was as follows;

Historical representation by party

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats   Social Democratic

/ Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (1997)

Notes

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