Houghton and Washington East (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Houghton and Washington East
Map1 = HoughtonWashingtonEast
Map2 = TyneWear
Type = Borough
Year = 1983
Entity = Tyne and Wear
County = Tyne and Wear
EP = North East England
MP = Fraser Kemp
Party = Labour

Houghton and Washington East is a 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.

Boundaries

Houghton and Washington East contains much of the City of Sunderland. The seat contains the eastern half of the 'new town' of Washington, and the older communities of Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Penshaw, Shiney Row, Ryhope and Herrington.

Boundary review

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 a new constituency called Houghton and Sunderland South.

Houghton and Washington East will therefore be abolished at the next General Election.

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created as Houghton and Washington" (1983)
*1983 — 1997: Roland Boyes, Labour
*"Constituency renamed" (1997)
*1997 — "present": Fraser Kemp, Labour

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Houghton and Washington EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fraser Kemp
votes = 22,310
percentage = 64.3
change = -8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Greenfield
votes = 6,245
percentage = 18.0
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Devenish
votes = 4,772
percentage = 13.8
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = John Richardson
votes = 1,367
percentage = 3.9
change = +3.9Election box majority
votes = 16,065
percentage = 46.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 34,694
percentage = 51.7
change = +2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -7.2

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Houghton and Washington EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fraser Kemp
votes = 24,628
percentage = 73.2
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Devenish
votes = 4,810
percentage = 14.3
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Ormerod
votes = 4,203
percentage = 12.5
change = +4.8Election box majority
votes = 19,818
percentage = 58.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 33,641
percentage = 49.5
change = -12.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear