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North Durham County constituency for the House of Commons 
Boundary of North Durham in Durham.
Location of Durham within England.County Durham Electorate 68,959 (December 2010)[1] Current constituency Created 1983 Member of Parliament Kevan Jones (Labour) Number of members One Created from Chester-le-Street 1832–1885 Number of members Two Type of constituency County constituency Replaced by Chester-le-Street Created from Durham Overlaps European Parliament 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.
The current single-seat constituency was created for the 1983 general election. An earlier two-seat constituency of the same name was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, when the former Durham constituency was split into two northern and southern divisions. Elections were held using the bloc vote system.
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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.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England made only minor changes to the North Durham constituency for the 2010 general election.
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 [2] 1st Party 2nd Member [2] 2nd Party 1832 Hedworth Lambton Liberal Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt Whig 1837 Hon. Henry Liddell Conservative 1847 Robert Duncombe Shafto Liberal Viscount Seaham Conservative 1854 by-election Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest Conservative 1864 by-election Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt Liberal 1868 George Elliot Conservative 1874 Lowthian Bell Liberal Charles Palmer Liberal 1874 by-election Sir George Elliot, Bt Conservative 1880 John Joicey Liberal 1881 by-election Sir George Elliot, Bt Conservative 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished MPs since 1983
Election Member [2] Party 1983 Giles Radice Labour 2001 Kevan Jones Labour Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2010: North Durham[3][4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Kevan Jones 20,698 50.5 -13.6 Conservative David Skelton 8,622 21.0 +4.3 Liberal Democrat Ian Lindley 8,617 21.0 +1.9 BNP Peter Molloy 1,686 4.1 +4.1 UKIP Bruce Reid 1,344 3.3 +3.3 Majority 12,076 29.5 Turnout 40,967 60.6 +5.3 Labour hold Swing -8.9 Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: North Durham 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 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 Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1992: Durham North[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Giles Radice 33,567 59.9 +3.6 Conservative Mrs EA Sibley 13,930 24.8 +3.7 Liberal Democrat PJ Appleby 8,572 15.3 −7.3 Majority 19,637 35.0 +1.4 Turnout 56,069 76.1 +0.1 Labour hold Swing −0.0 See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
- ^ http://www.durham.gov.uk/PDFApproved/ParliamentaryElection2010_SoPN_ND.PDF
- ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Durham North". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d14.stm.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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