Houghton and Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Houghton and Sunderland South
Map1 = HoughtonSunderlandSouth2007
Type = Borough
Map2 = TyneWear
Entity = Tyne and Wear
County = Tyne and Wear
Year = in time for 2009 or 2010 election
MP =
Party =
EP = North East England

Houghton and Sunderland South will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, Sunderland South is to be merged with elements of the existing Houghton and Washington East seat to create this new seat.

Boundaries

The following electoral wards have been used in the creation of Houghton and Sunderland South

*Copt Hill, Doxford, Hetton, Houghton, St Chad’s, Sandhill, Shiney Row, Silksworth.

Election results

This seat will be fought for the first time at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010.

ee also

*Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear