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Washington and Gateshead South is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
History
The constituency was formed primarily from the bulk of the abolished Washington and Sunderland West constituency, with the addition of the Borough of Gateshead wards of Birtley and Lamesley from Blaydon (abolished).[4]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of: Birtley; Lamesley.
- The City of Sunderland wards of: Castle; Redhill; Washington Central; Washington East; Washington North; Washington South; Washington West.[5]
Members of Parliament
Washington & Sunderland West prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sharon Hodgson | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sharon Hodgson* | 17,682 | 47.8 | +4.7 | |
| Reform UK | Paul Donaghy | 10,769 | 29.1 | +15.3 | |
| Conservative | Shaun Parsons | 4,654 | 12.6 | -21.1 | |
| Green | Michal Chantkowski | 1,687 | 4.6 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ciaran Morrissey | 1,602 | 4.3 | -0.6 | |
| Independent | Sharon McLafferty | 627 | 1.7 | New | |
| Majority | 6,913 | 18.7 | |||
| Turnout | 37,021 | 52 | -6.3 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
- List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Hexham parliamentary constituency to expand after review". Hexham Courant. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ "North East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "MP 'gutted' as boundary review confirms County Durham seat is likely to be removed". The Northern Echo. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- ^ Washington and Gateshead South
External links
- Washington and Gateshead South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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