| North Durham County constituency |
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| North Durham shown within County Durham, and County Durham shown within England | |
| Created: | 1832, 1983 |
| MP: | Kevan Jones |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | County Durham |
| EP 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.
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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.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the North Durham constituency. The seat will be fought at the UK general election of 2009 or 2010.
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 | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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| 1832 | Hedworth Lambton | Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt | Whig | |||
| 1837 | Hon. Henry Liddell | |||||
| 1847 | Robert Duncombe Shafto | Viscount Seaham | ||||
| 1854 by-election | Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest | |||||
| 1864 by-election | Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt | |||||
| 1868 | George Elliot | Conservative | ||||
| 1874 | Lowthian Bell | Liberal | Charles Palmer | Liberal | ||
| 1874 by-election | Sir George Elliot, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1880 | John Joicey | |||||
| 1881 by-election | Sir George Elliot, Bt | Conservative | ||||
| 1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished | |||||
MPs 1983-present
- Constituency recreated (1983)
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | Giles Radice | Labour | |
| 2001 | Kevan Jones | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: North Durham | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
See also
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