Cramlington and Killingworth (UK Parliament constituency)
| Cramlington and Killingworth | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Cramlington and Killingworth in the North East England | |
| County | |
| Electorate | 73,295 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Emma Foody (Labour Co-op) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Cramlington and Killingworth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Emma Foody, a Labour and Co-operative MP.[3]
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency crosses the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear and is 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 covers the following areas:
- The majority of the 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, previously part of the 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]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Blyth Valley and North Tyneside prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Emma Foody | Labour Co-op | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Emma Foody | 22,274 | 49.1 | +4.7 | |
| Reform UK | Gordon Fletcher | 9,454 | 20.8 | +12.8 | |
| Conservative | Ian Levy | 8,592 | 18.9 | −21.0 | |
| Green | Ian Jones | 2,144 | 4.7 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thom Campion | 1,898 | 4.2 | −1.0 | |
| Independent | Scott Lee | 573 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Dawn Furness | 322 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| SDP | Mathew Wilkinson | 137 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,820 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 45,394 | 59.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
- 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 22 June 2024.
- ^ Holland, Daniel (28 June 2023). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Parliamentary election results". North Tyneside Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Cramlington and Killingworth results". BBC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Cramlington and Killingworth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK