List of Parliamentary constituencies in the North East (region)

The region[1] of North East England is divided into 29 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 19 Borough Constituencies and 10 County Constituencies. Since the General Election of June 2017[2], 26 are represented by Labour MPs, 3 by Conservative MPs, and 0 by Liberal Democrat MPs.

North East England
North East England, highlighted in red on a beige political map of England
North East England region in England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Largest city Newcastle upon Tyne
Largest town {{{largest_town}}}
Government
 • EP constituency North East England
Area
 • Total 3,317 sq mi (8,592 km2)
Area rank 8th
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,597,000
 • Rank 9th
 • Density 780/sq mi (300/km2)
GVA
 • Per capita £15,688 (9th)
NUTS code UKC
ONS code E12000001

Constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate[3] Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition County County Location Constituency Map
Berwick-upon-Tweed CC 58,807 11,781   Anne-Marie Trevelyan†   Scott Dickinson‡ Northumberland
Bishop Auckland CC 67,661 502   Helen Goodman‡   Christopher Harrison† County Durham
Blaydon BC 68,459 13,477   Liz Twist‡   Tom Smith† Tyne and Wear
Blyth Valley BC 63,415 7,915   Ronnie Campbell‡   Ian Levy† Northumberland
City of Durham CC 71,132 12,364   Roberta Blackman-Woods‡   Christopher Lawrie† County Durham
Darlington BC 66,341 3,280   Jenny Chapman‡   Peter Cuthbertson† County Durham
Easington CC 62,385 14,892   Grahame Morris‡ Barney Campbell† County Durham
Gateshead BC 65,186 17,350   Ian Mearns‡   Lauren Hankinson† Tyne and Wear
Hartlepool BC 70,718 7,650   Mike Hill‡   Carl Jackson† Cleveland
Hexham CC 61,053 9,236   Guy Opperman† Stephen Powers‡ Northumberland
Houghton and Sunderland South BC 68,123 12,341   Bridget Phillipson‡   Paul Howell† Tyne and Wear
Jarrow BC 64,778 17,263   Stephen Hepburn‡   Robin Gwynn† Tyne and Wear
Middlesbrough BC 61,059 13,873   Andy McDonald‡   Jacob Young† Cleveland
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC 72,336 1,020   Simon Clarke†   Tracy Harvey‡ Cleveland
Newcastle upon Tyne Central BC 55,368 14,937   Chinyelu Onwurah‡   Steve Kyte† Tyne and Wear
Newcastle upon Tyne East BC 61,989 19,261   Nick Brown‡   Simon Kitchen† Tyne and Wear
Newcastle upon Tyne North BC 66,073 10,349   Catherine McKinnell‡   Duncan Crute† Tyne and Wear
North Durham CC 66,970 12,939   Kevan Jones‡   Laetitia Glossop† County Durham
North Tyneside BC 78,914 19,284   Mary Glindon‡   Henry Newman† Tyne and Wear
North West Durham CC 71,918 8,792   Laura Pidcock‡ Sally Ann-Hart† County Durham
Redcar BC 66,836 9,485   Anna Turley‡   Peter Gibson† Cleveland
Sedgefield CC 63,889 6,059   Phil Wilson‡   Dehenna Davidson† County Durham
South Shields BC 63,433 14,508   Emma Lewell-Buck‡ Felicity Buchan† Tyne and Wear
Stockton North BC 66,285 8,715   Alex Cunningham‡   Mark Fletcher† Cleveland
Stockton South BC 75,625 888   Paul Williams‡   James Wharton† Cleveland
Sunderland Central BC 72,728 9,997   Julie Elliott‡   Robert Oliver† Tyne and Wear
Tynemouth BC 77,434 11,666   Alan Campbell‡   Nick Varley† Tyne and Wear
Wansbeck CC 62,151 10,435   Ian Lavery‡ Chris Galley† Northumberland
Washington and Sunderland West BC 67,280 12,940   Sharon Hodgson‡   Jonathan Gullis† Tyne and Wear

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. ↑ NUTS statistical regions of England - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUTS_1_statistical_regions_of_England
  2. ↑ 2017 Election Results - https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2017/results
  3. ↑ "House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report" (PDF). House Of Commons Library. 7 April 2018.
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