Cramlington and Killingworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Cramlington and Killingworth | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northumberland and Tyne and Wear |
Electorate | 73,295[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Blyth Valley & North Tyneside |
Cramlington and Killingworth is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency will cross the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear and will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Newcastle upon Tyne ward of Castle (polling districts F01, F02 and F03).
- The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside wards of: Camperdown; Killingworth; Valley; Weetslade.
- The County of Northumberland electoral divisions of: Cramlington East; Cramlington Eastfield; Cramlington North; Cramlington South East; Cramlington Village; Cramlington West; Hartley; Holywell; Seghill with Seaton Delaval.[4]
The seat will cover the following areas:
- The majority of the (to be abolished) constituency of Blyth Valley, including Cramlington and Seaton Delaval, but excluding the town of Blyth itself.[5]
- The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Camperdown, Killingworth and Weetslade, currently part of the (to be abolished) constituency of North Tyneside.[5]
- The North Tyneside ward of Valley, transferred from Tynemouth.[5]
- Part of the Castle ward in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, transferred from Newcastle upon Tyne North.[5]
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Thom Campion[6] | ||||
Reform UK | Gordon Fletcher[7] | ||||
Labour | Emma Foody [8] | ||||
Independent | Dawn Furness[9] | ||||
Green | Ian Jones[10] | ||||
Independent | Scott Lee[11] | ||||
Conservative | Ian Levy[12] | ||||
SDP | Mathew Wilkinson[13] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
References[edit]
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East | Boundary Commission for England".
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "New Seat Details - cramlington and killingworth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Berwick-upon-Tweed Lib Dems select Cllr Thom Campion as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate". Mark Pack. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated Cramlington and Killingworth" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 8 Jun 2024.
- ^ https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/politics/labour-confirms-emma-foody-as-candidate-for-cramlington-and-killingworth-4496598. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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(help) - ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated Cramlington and Killingworth" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 8 Jun 2024.
- ^ "General Election: Green Party to contest every seat in Northumberland". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated Cramlington and Killingworth" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 8 Jun 2024.
- ^ "Ian Levy selected as Conservative candidate for the proposed Cramlington and Killingworth constituency". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP. Retrieved 23 January 2024.