List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland

Cleveland, England no longer exists as a county council, nor is it a ceremonial county, but the name Cleveland continues to be used unofficially as a term to describe the area covered by the former county of the same name in subsequent boundary reviews as presented by the Boundary Commission for England the rules of which strongly deter however cross-council constituencies (spanning more than one local authority within its area). The constituency boundaries used up to the United Kingdom general election, 2005 were drawn up when it was a county. The area is divided into 6 Parliamentary constituencies – 5 Borough constituencies and 1 County constituency.

Constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat   UKIP


Constituency[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Electoral wards[1][2] Map
Hartlepool BC 70,718 7,650   Mike Hill‡   Carl Jackson† Hartlepool Borough Council: Brus, Burn Valley, Dyke House, Elwick, Fens, Foggy Furze, Grange, Greatham, Hart, Owton, Park, Rift House, Rossmere, St Hilda, Seaton, Stranton, Throston.
Middlesbrough BC 61,059 13,873   Andy McDonald‡   Jacob Young† Middlesbrough Borough Council: Acklam, Ayresome, Beckfield, Beechwood, Brookfield, Clairville, Gresham, Kader, Linthorpe, Middlehaven, North Ormesby and Brambles Farm, Pallister, Park, Thorntree, University.
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC 72,336 1,020   Simon Clarke†   Tracy Harvey‡ Middlesbrough Borough Council: Coulby Newham, Hemlington, Ladgate, Marton, Marton West, Nunthorpe, Park End, Stainton and Thornton. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council: Brotton, Guisborough, Hutton, Lockwood, Loftus, Saltburn, Skelton, Westworth.
Redcar BC 66,836 9,485   Anna Turley‡   Peter Gibson† Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council: Coatham, Dormanstown, Eston, Grangetown, Kirkleatham, Longbeck, Newcomen, Normanby, Ormesby, St Germain’s, South Bank, Teesville, West Dyke, Zetland.
Stockton North BC 66,285 8,715   Alex Cunningham‡   Mark Fletcher† Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Billingham Central, Billingham East, Billingham North, Billingham South, Billingham West, Hardwick, Newtown, Northern Parishes, Norton North, Norton South, Norton West, Roseworth, Stockton Town Centre, Western Parishes.
Stockton South BC 75,625 888   Paul Williams‡   James Wharton† Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree, Eaglescliffe, Fairfield, Grangefield, Hartburn, Ingleby Barwick East, Ingleby Barwick West, Mandale and Victoria, Parkfield and Oxbridge, Stainsby Hill, Village, Yarm.

Boundary changes

The Boundary Commission for England proposed retaining these 6 constituencies, with changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. These changes were implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.

NamePre-2010 BoundariesPost-2010 Boundaries
  1. Hartlepool BC
  2. Middlesbrough BC
  3. Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC
  4. Redcar BC
  5. Stockton North BC
  6. Stockton South BC

Changes proposed for 2022

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for England has proposed the following constituencies for the Next UK General election.[3]

  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough and Eston
  • Middlesbrough South and Thornaby
  • Redcar and East Cleveland
  • Stockton and Yarm

Results

2005 2010 2015 2017

The total number of votes cast for political parties and independent candidates who fielded candidates in the 2010 general elections within Cleveland was as follows;

Party Votes Votes% Seats
Labour 99,665 39.9 4
Conservative 69,116 27.7 1
Liberal Democrats 53,432 21.4 1
UKIP 10,701 4.3
BNP 10,284 4.1
Independents 4,900 2.0
English Democrats 1,129 0.5
Christian Party 302 0.1
Trade Union and Socialist Coalition 127 0.1
Total 249,656 100.0 6

Historical representation by party

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats   Social Democratic

Constituency 1983 1987 91 1992 1997 2001 04 2005 2010 12 2015 2017
Hartlepool Leadbitter Mandelson Wright Hill
Middlesbrough Bell McDonald
Langbaurgh

/Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (1997)

 Holt Kumar Bates Kumar Blenkinsop Clarke
Redcar Tinn Mowlam Baird Swales Turley
Stockton North Cook Cunningham
Stockton South Wrigglesworth Devlin Taylor Wharton Williams

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ↑ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

  1. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. ↑ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
  3. ↑ "Boundary Commission for England - Final Recommendations volume 1" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. Boundary Commission.
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