Tynemouth (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name =Tynemouth
Map1 = Tynemouth
Type = Borough
Map2 = TyneWear
Entity = Tyne and Wear
County = Tyne and Wear
Year = 1885
MP = Alan Campbell
Party = Labour
EP = North East England

Tynemouth 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

It covers Tynemouth in North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear. This has usually been the best Conservative area in Tyne and Wear; they do very well in Whitley Bay and Cullercoats in the north of the seat; the southern part around North Shields and Tynemouth itself is more inclined to Labour. They have held the seat since 1997 but it is a marginal seat.

Boundary review

Following the review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Tynemouth constituency to be fought at the next UK general election in 2009 or 2010.

During the public consultation into the changes, a proposal to change the constituency name to "Tynemouth and Whitley Bay" was rejected. The electoral wards used to create the modified seat are;
*Chirton, Collingwood, Cullercoats, Monkseaton North, Monkseaton South, Preston, St Mary’s, Tynemouth, Valley, Whitley Bay.

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created" (1885)

Elections

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Campbell
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Wendy Morton
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: TynemouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Alan Campbell
votes = 20,143
percentage = 47.0
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael McIntyre
votes = 16,000
percentage = 37.3
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Colin Finlay
votes = 6,716
percentage = 15.7
change = +4.1Election box majority
votes = 4,143
percentage = 9.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,859
percentage = 66.9
change = -0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -5.0

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: TynemouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Campbell
votes = 23,364
percentage = 53.2
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Karl Poulsen
votes = 14,686
percentage = 33.5
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Penny Reid
votes = 5,108
percentage = 11.6
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Michael Rollings
votes = 745
percentage = 1.7
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 8,678
percentage = 19.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,903
percentage = 67.4
change = -9.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear