Coordinates: 54°39′25″N 1°40′37″W / 54.657°N 1.677°W
| Bishop Auckland County constituency |
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| Bishop Auckland shown within County Durham, and County Durham shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Helen Goodman |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | County Durham |
| EP constituency: | North East England |
Bishop Auckland 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. Since 1935 it has elected Labour MPs.
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Boundaries
The constituency is located in the southern part of County Durham in the North East of England. It includes the whole of the former Teesdale district and parts of former Wear Valley district and the former Sedgefield borough. The constituency includes Barnard Castle, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Bishop Auckland, Shildon, Spennymoor, Tudhoe and surrounding areas.
Boundary review
Following their review into parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has made very minor alterations to the Bishop Auckland seat.
The electoral wards used in the creation of the modified seat, to be fought at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010, are;
- Byerley, Low Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grange, Middlestone, Spennymoor, Sunnydale, Thickley and Tudhoe from the former Sedgefield borough
- The former district of Teesdale
- Bishop Auckland Town, Cockton Hill, Coundon, Dene Valley, Escomb, Henknowle, West Auckland, and Woodhouse Close from the former Wear Valley district
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1885)
Election results
Elections in the 1920s
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| Bishop Auckland by-election, 7 February 1929 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ruth Dalton | 14,797 | 57.1 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | Aaron Charlton Curry | 7,725 | 29.9 | −15.0 | |
| Conservative | H. Thompson | 3,357 | 13.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,072 | 27.2 | +17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 25,879 | 74.4 | −6.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.5 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
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Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2001: Bishop Auckland | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Derek Foster | 22,680 | 58.8 | -7.1 | |
| Conservative | Fiona McNish | 8,754 | 22.7 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote Wood | 6,073 | 15.7 | +6.4 | |
| Green | Carl Bennett | 1,052 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,926 | 36.1 | |||
| Turnout | 38,559 | 57.2 | -11.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2005: Bishop Auckland | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Helen Goodman | 19,065 | 50.0 | -8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote-Wood | 9,018 | 23.7 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | Richard Bell | 8,736 | 22.9 | +0.2 | |
| UKIP | Margaret Hopson | 1,309 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 10,047 | 26.4 | |||
| Turnout | 38,128 | 56.5 | -0.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 | |||
| Next General election: Bishop Auckland | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BNP | Adam Walker[1] | ||||
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See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham
- Bishop Auckland by-election, 1929
- The town of Bishop Auckland
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Historical list of MPs: B, part 3 at Leigh Rayment's peerage pages
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