Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Wansbeck
Map1 = Wansbeck
Type = County
Map2 = Northumberland
Entity = Northumberland
County = Northumberland
Year = 1885, 1983
MP = Denis Murphy
Party = Labour
EP = North East England

Wansbeck is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

A seat containing former mining towns and villages like Bedlington and Ashington, this is safely Labour with the Liberal Democrats and not the Tories being the main challengers. Ashington is famous for being the home town of the legendary footballing brothers, Bobby Charlton and Jack CharltonFact|date=February 2007.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northumberland, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing Wansbeck constituency. The electoral wards used in its formation are:
*The entire district of Wansbeck; and
*The wards of Hebron, Hepscott and Mitford, Morpeth Central, Morpeth Kirkhill, Morpeth North, Morpeth South, Morpeth Stobhill and Pegswood from Castle Morpeth.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885-1950

MPs 1950-present

*"Constituency recreated" (1983)

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Warne
votes = 20,398
percentage = 58.0
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = I.M Moffat-Pender
votes = 9,612
percentage = 27.3
change = −19.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H.A. Briggs
votes = 5,183
percentage = 14.7
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 10,786
percentage = 30.7
change = +24.9Election box turnout
votes = 35,193
percentage = 65.3
change = −14.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +14.5

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 2000s

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: WansbeckElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Denis Murphy
votes = 21,617
percentage = 57.8
change = -7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Thompson
votes = 8,516
percentage = 22.8
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rachael Lake
votes = 4,774
percentage = 12.8
change = -1.2Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Michael Kirkup
votes = 1,076
percentage = 2.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Nic Best
votes = 954
percentage = 2.5
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Gavin Attwell
votes = 482
percentage = 1.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 13,101
percentage = 35.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 37,419
percentage = 59.3
change = -12.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: WansbeckElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Denis Murphy
votes = 20,315
percentage = 55.2
change = −2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Simon Reed
votes = 9,734
percentage = 26.4
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ginny Scrope
votes = 5,540
percentage = 15.0
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Nic Best
votes = 1,245
percentage = 3.4
change = +0.9Election box majority
votes = 10,581
percentage = 28.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 36,834
percentage = 58.4
change = −0.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -3.1

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland
*Wansbeck by-election, 1929
*Wansbeck by-election, 1940

References

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