Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (UK Parliament constituency)
| Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor in the North East England | |
| County | County Durham |
| Electorate | 71,299 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Alan Strickland (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Following the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3] The seat was won by Alan Strickland MP of Labour, with a majority of 18,394 and a vote share of 46.2%.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of County Durham (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Aycliffe East; Aycliffe North and Middridge; Aycliffe West; Bishop Middleham and Cornforth; Chilton; Coxhoe; Ferryhill; Sedgefield; Spennymoor; Trimdon and Thornley (polling districts SKB, SLA, SLB, SMB and SMC); Tudhoe.[4]
The seat is made up of the bulk of the abolished constituency of Sedgefield, expanded to include Spennymoor and Tudhoe from Bishop Auckland, and Coxhoe from City of Durham.[5]
History
[edit]Most of this zone was in Sedgefield (abolished), re-created in 1983, most famously represented by former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair from 1983 to 2007; who led a successful campaign for his party to win the 1997 general election in a landslide and thereafter served for ten years as prime minister, leading the campaigns at two subsequent general elections. Blair was the first Prime Minister to lead the Labour Party to three consecutive victories. He resigned as the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield on the same day as he resigned as prime minister, which triggered a by-election.[6]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Sedgefield prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alan Strickland | Labour | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Strickland | 18,394 | 46.2 | +7.9 | |
| Reform UK | John Grant | 9,555 | 24.0 | New | |
| Conservative | Paul Howell | 8,195 | 20.6 | −25.5 | |
| Green | Jack Hughes | 1,701 | 4.3 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Curry | 1,491 | 3.7 | −1.7 | |
| Transform | Brian Agar | 264 | 0.7 | New | |
| Workers Party | Minhajul Suhon | 246 | 0.6 | New | |
| Rejected ballots | 79 | 0.2 | nil | ||
| Majority | 8,839 | 22.2 | nil | ||
| Turnout | 39,925 | 55 | nil | ||
| Registered electors | 72,224 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
- Paul Howell (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for Sedgefield
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 20,014 | 46.1 | |
| Labour | 16,606 | 38.3 | |
| Brexit Party | 3,374 | 7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,340 | 5.4 | |
| Green | 644 | 1.5 | |
| Independent | 394 | 0.9 | |
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in County Durham
- List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Holland, Daniel (2023-06-28). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Blair resigns as prime minister, BBC News, 27 June 2007
- ^ Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- ^ Hewitt, John (4 July 2024). "Declaration of Result of Poll, 2024" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "UK Parliament election results: Notional election for the constituency of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor on 12 December 2019". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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