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| North Durham | |
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| County constituency | |
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 Boundary of North Durham in Durham. |
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 Location of Durham within England. |
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| County | Durham |
| Electorate | 68,959 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Kevan Jones (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Chester-le-Street |
| 1832–1885 | |
| Number of members | Two |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Replaced by | Chester-le-Street |
| Created from | Durham |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
North 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.
The current single-seat constituency was created for the 1983 general election. An earlier two-seat constituency of the same name was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, when the former Durham constituency was split into two northern and southern divisions. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
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Boundaries
The constituency is located in the north of County Durham, which is in the North East England region of the United Kingdom. It includes the whole of the former Chester-le-Street district and the eastern part of the former Derwentside district. The main population centres in the constituency are Chester-le-Street, Stanley and Sacriston. The constituency includes the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England made only minor changes to the North Durham constituency for the 2010 general election.
The electoral wards used in the creation of this slightly modified seat are:
- The entire former district of Chester-le-Street
- Annfield Plain, Catchgate, Craghead and South Stanley, Havannah, South Moor, Stanley Hall and Tanfield from the former district of Derwentside
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1885
| Election | 1st Member [2] | 1st Party | 2nd Member [2] | 2nd Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Hedworth Lambton | Liberal | Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt | Whig | ||
| 1837 | Hon. Henry Liddell | Conservative | ||||
| 1847 | Robert Duncombe Shafto | Liberal | Viscount Seaham | Conservative | ||
| 1854 by-election | Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest | Conservative | ||||
| 1864 by-election | Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt | Liberal | ||||
| 1868 | George Elliot | Conservative | ||||
| 1874 | Lowthian Bell | Liberal | Charles Palmer | Liberal | ||
| 1874 by-election | Sir George Elliot, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1880 | John Joicey | Liberal | ||||
| 1881 by-election | Sir George Elliot, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | |||||
MPs since 1983
| Election | Member [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Giles Radice | Labour | |
| 2001 | Kevan Jones | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: North Durham[3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kevan Jones | 20,698 | 50.5 | -13.6 | |
| Conservative | David Skelton | 8,622 | 21.0 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Lindley | 8,617 | 21.0 | +1.9 | |
| BNP | Peter Molloy | 1,686 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| UKIP | Bruce Reid | 1,344 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 12,076 | 29.5 | |||
| Turnout | 40,967 | 60.6 | +5.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.9 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: North Durham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kevan Jones | 23,932 | 64.1 | -3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Philip Latham | 7,151 | 19.2 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | Mark Watson | 6,258 | 16.8 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 16,781 | 44.9 | |||
| Turnout | 37,341 | 55.3 | -1.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: North Durham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kevan Jones | 25,920 | 67.2 | -3.1 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Palmer | 7,237 | 18.8 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Carole Field | 5,411 | 14.0 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 18,683 | 48.4 | |||
| Turnout | 38,568 | 56.9 | -12.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Durham North[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Giles Radice | 33,567 | 59.9 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Mrs EA Sibley | 13,930 | 24.8 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | PJ Appleby | 8,572 | 15.3 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 19,637 | 35.0 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 56,069 | 76.1 | +0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −0.0 | |||
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ http://www.durham.gov.uk/PDFApproved/ParliamentaryElection2010_SoPN_ND.PDF
- ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Durham North". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d14.stm.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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