Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Blyth Valley | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Blyth Valley in Northumberland. | |
Location of Northumberland within England. | |
County | Northumberland |
Population | 82,174 (2011 UK Census)[1] |
Electorate | 63,173 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Blyth, Cramlington, Seaton Delaval |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of parliament | Ronnie Campbell (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Morpeth |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Blyth Valley (formerly known as Blyth) is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1987 by Ronnie Campbell of the Labour Party.[n 2]
History
The constituency was established in 1950 as "Blyth", and renamed in 1983.
Boundaries
The constituency is based around the former borough of Blyth Valley, with Blyth as its main town.
1950-1983: The Municipal Borough of Blyth; and the Urban Districts of Bedlingtonshire, and Seaton Valley.[3]
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northumberland, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing constituencies in the region. Blyth Valley remains co-terminous with the boundaries of the former borough of the same name.
Members of Parliament
Event | Member[4] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Alfred Robens | Labour | |
1960 by-election | Eddie Milne | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | Independent Labour | ||
Oct 1974 | John Ryman | Labour | |
1987 | Ronnie Campbell | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 23,770 | 55.9 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Ian Levy | 15,855 | 36.9 | +15.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeff Reid | 1,947 | 4.6 | -1.3 | |
Green | Dawn Furness | 918 | 2.2 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 7,915 | 18.6 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,490 | 67.1 | +7.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.8% |
Note: UKIP were due to field Barry William Elliot as a candidate, but the nomination was withdrawn. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 17,813 | 46.3 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Barry Elliott | 8,584 | 22.3 | +18.0 | |
Conservative | Greg Munro | 8,346 | 21.7 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Philip Latham[7] | 2,265 | 5.9 | -21.3 | |
Green | Dawn Furness[8] | 1,453 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 9,229 | 24.0 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,461 | 60.1 | +0.01 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 17,156 | 44.5 | −10.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeffrey Reid | 10,488 | 27.2 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Barry Flux | 6,412 | 16.6 | +2.7 | |
BNP | Steve Fairbairn | 1,699 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
UKIP | Jim Condon | 1,665 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Independent | Barry Elliott | 819 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
English Democrat | Allan White | 327 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 6,668 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 38,566 | 60.0 | +3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.3% |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 19,659 | 55.0 | −4.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeffrey Reid | 11,132 | 31.1 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Michael Windridge | 4,982 | 13.9 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 8,527 | 23.8 | −11.5 | ||
Turnout | 35,773 | 56.2 | +1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 20,627 | 59.7 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jeffrey Reid | 8,439 | 24.4 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Wayne Daley | 5,484 | 15.9 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 12,188 | 35.3 | −6.5 | ||
Turnout | 34,550 | 54.7 | −14.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 27,276 | 64.2 | +14.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Lamb | 9,540 | 22.5 | −11.0 | |
Conservative | Barbara Musgrave | 5,666 | 13.3 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 17,736 | 41.8 | 25.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,482 | 68.8 | −12.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 24,542 | 49.9 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter M. Tracey | 16,498 | 33.5 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | Michael J. Revell | 7,691 | 15.6 | −1.3 | |
Green | Stephen P. Tyley | 470 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 8,044 | 16.3 | +14.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,201 | 80.7 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 19,604 | 42.5 | +3.0 | |
Social Democratic | Rosemary Brownlow | 18,751 | 40.6 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Kinghorn | 7,823 | 16.9 | −10.9 | |
Majority | 853 | 1.9 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 46,178 | 78.1 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Ryman | 16,583 | 39.5 | −0.6 | |
Social Democratic | Rosemary Brownlow | 13,340 | 31.8 | +31.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Hargreaves | 11,657 | 27.8 | +5.0 | |
Independent | S. Robinson | 406 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 3,243 | 7.7 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 41,986 | 72.8 | −5.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | John Ryman | 25,047 | 40.1 | +3.4 | |
Independent Labour | Eddie Milne | 17,987 | 28.8 | −7.8 | |
Conservative | Emma Nicholson | 14,194 | 22.8 | +10.9 | |
Liberal | D. Parkin | 5,176 | 8.29 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 7,060 | 11.3 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 62,404 | 78.3 | -4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Ryman | 20,308 | 36.7 | +8.2 | |
Independent Labour | Eddie Milne | 20,230 | 36.6 | -2.3 | |
Liberal | John Shipley | 8,177 | 14.8 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | B. Griffiths | 6,590 | 11.9 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 78 | 0.1 | -10.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,305 | 74.3 | -5.2 | ||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | +5.25 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour | Eddie Milne | 22,918 | 38.9 | +38.9 | |
Labour | Ivor Richard | 16,778 | 28.5 | -43.7 | |
Liberal | John Shipley | 10,214 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | B. Griffiths | 8,888 | 15.1 | -10.7 | |
Majority | 6,140 | 10.4 | +58.8 | ||
Turnout | 58,798 | 79.5 | +7.9 | ||
Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | +41.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Milne | 36,118 | 74.2 | -4.0 | |
Conservative | Anthony J Blackburn | 12,550 | 25.8 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 23,568 | 48.4 | -8.0 | ||
Turnout | 48,668 | 71.6 | -2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.0 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Milne | 36,493 | 78.2 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | William J Prime | 10,179 | 21.8 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 26,314 | 56.4 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 46,672 | 74.4 | -3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Milne | 37,336 | 75.9 | ||
Conservative | Geoffrey P Davidson | 11,832 | 24.1 | ||
Majority | 25,504 | 51.9 | |||
Turnout | 49,168 | 78.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Milne | 23,438 | 68.9% | -5.7% | |
Conservative | Dennis Walters | 7,366 | 21.6% | -3.8% | |
Independent | C. Pym | 3,223 | 9.5% | N/A | |
Majority | 16,072 | 47.3 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Robens | 38,616 | 74.6 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Dennis Walters | 13,122 | 25.4 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 25,494 | 49.3 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,738 | 82.7 | +2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Robens | 36,522 | 73.1 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Ridley | 13,429 | 26.9 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 23,093 | 46.2 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,951 | 80.3 | -5.95 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Robens | 39,823 | 73.7 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | George Peters | 14,184 | 26.3 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 25,693 | 47.5 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 54,007 | 86.25 | -0.72 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.95 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Robens | 40,245 | 74.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | L.J. Amos | 13,665 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 26,580 | 49.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,910 | 86.97 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ↑ "Blyth Valley: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
- ↑ "Notice of Poll" (PDF). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Candidate is selected". News Post Leader. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Blyth Valley presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.