Sunderland North (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name =Sunderland North
Map1 = SunderlandNorth
Type = Borough
Map2 = TyneWear
Entity = Tyne and Wear
County = Tyne and Wear
Year = 1950
MP = Bill Etherington
Party = Labour
EP = North East England

Sunderland North 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.

Sunderland North will be abolished at the next general election and replaced with the new constituency of Sunderland Central, a much more marginal seat.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

* "Constituency created" (1950)
* 1950 — 1983: Frederick Willey, Labour
* 1983 — 1992: Bob Clay, Labour
* 1992 — "present": Bill Etherington, Labour

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Sunderland NorthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bill Etherington
votes = 15,719
percentage = 54.4
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Daughton
votes = 5,724
percentage = 19.8
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Hollern
votes = 4,277
percentage = 14.8
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Neil Herron
votes = 2,057
percentage = 7.1
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Debra Hiles
votes = 1,136
percentage = 3.9
change = +1.6Election box majority
votes = 9,995
percentage = 34.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 28,913
percentage = 49.7
change = +0.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -5.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Sunderland NorthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bill Etherington
votes = 18,685
percentage = 62.7
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Harris
votes = 5,331
percentage = 17.9
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Lennox
votes = 3,599
percentage = 12.1
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Neil Herron
votes = 1,518
percentage = 5.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Dave Guynan
votes = 687
percentage = 2.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 13,354
percentage = 44.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 29,820
percentage = 49.0
change = -10.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear