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Blaydon and Consett is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[1] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.^[2]

Boundaries

The constituency crosses the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Durham and Tyne and Wear and is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The County of Durham electoral divisions of: Benfieldside; Burnopfield and Dipton; Consett North; Consett South; Delves Lane; Leadgate and Medomsley.
The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of: Blaydon; Chopwell and Rowlands Gill; Crawcrook and Greenside; Ryton, Crookhill and Stella; Winlaton and High Spen.^[3]

It comprises approximately half the electorate of each of the abolished constituencies of Blaydon and North West Durham^[4] and includes the following communities:

Blaydon, Rowlands Gill, and Ryton from the Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear
Consett, Leadgate, and Burnopfield from County Durham

Members of Parliament

Blaydon and North West Durham prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	TBC	TBC

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Blaydon and Consett^[5]
Party		Candidate
	Liberal Democrats	Vicky Anderson
	Reform UK	David Ayre
	Green	Richard Simpson
	Conservative	Angela Sterling
	SDP	Paul Topping
	Labour	Liz Twist
Majority
Turnout

References

^ Holland, Daniel (2023-06-28). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
^ "New Seat Details - Blaydon and Consett". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Durham Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

External links

Blaydon and Consett UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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[1] Holland, Daniel (2023-06-28). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

[2] "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

[3] "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.

[4] "New Seat Details - Blaydon and Consett". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

[5] "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Durham Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

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Constituencies in North East England (27)
Labour (12)	Blaydon and Consett City of Durham Easington Houghton and Sunderland South Middlesbrough and Thornaby East Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West Newcastle upon Tyne North North Durham South Shields Stockton North Sunderland Central Tynemouth
Conservative (8)	Bishop Auckland Darlington Hartlepool Hexham Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland North Northumberland Redcar Stockton West
Not yet contested (7)	Blyth and Ashington Cramlington and Killingworth Gateshead Central and Whickham Jarrow and Gateshead East Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor Washington and Gateshead South
East Midlands East of England London North East England North West England Northern Ireland Scotland South East England South West England Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber Party affiliations are based on the situation as of the dissolution of parliament on 30 May 2024. Technically all seats are now vacant until the general election on 4 July 2024.