Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 54°57′N 1°43′W / 54.95°N 1.717°W
| Blaydon | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Blaydon in Tyne and Wear. |
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 Location of Tyne and Wear within England. |
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| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 68,156 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | David Anderson (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Blaydon is a borough 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. It is a safe seat for the Labour Party.
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[edit] Boundaries
It comprises the towns of Blaydon, Whickham, Ryton, Birtley and surrounding villages in the periphery of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Blaydon constituency to be fought at the 2010 general election, from the following electoral wards;
- Birtley, Blaydon, Chopwell & Rowlands Gill, Crawcrook & Greenside, Dunston Hill & Whickham East, Lamesley, Ryton, Crookhill and Stella, Whickham North, Whickham South & Sunniside, and Winlaton & High Spen
[edit] Members of Parliament
The current MP is David Anderson, first elected in 2005.
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Blaydon[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dave Anderson | 22,297 | 49.6 | -2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Neil Bradbury | 13,180 | 29.3 | -8.5 | |
| Conservative | Glenn Hall | 7,159 | 15.9 | +7.9 | |
| BNP | Keith McFarlane | 2,277 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 9,117 | 20.3 | |||
| Turnout | 44,913 | 66.2 | +4.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Blaydon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Anderson | 20,120 | 51.5 | -3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Maughan | 14,785 | 37.9 | +4.1 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Luckhurst | 3,129 | 8.0 | -3.4 | |
| UKIP | Norman Endacott | 1,019 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 5,335 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 39,053 | 62.6 | +5.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: Blaydon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John McWilliam | 20,340 | 54.8 | -5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Maughan | 12,531 | 33.8 | +10.0 | |
| Conservative | Mark Watson | 4,215 | 11.4 | -1.8 | |
| Majority | 7,809 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 37,086 | 57.4 | -13.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Blaydon | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John McWilliam | 27,535 | 60.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Maughan | 10,930 | 23.8 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Watson | 6,048 | 13.2 | ||
| Independent | Richard Rook | 1,412 | 3.1 | ||
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| General Election 1992: Blaydon[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John McWilliam | 27,028 | 52.7 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | PR Pescod | 13,685 | 26.7 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | VP Nunn | 10,602 | 20.7 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 13,343 | 26.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 51,315 | 77.7 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −0.1 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^ http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/council/ElectoralServices/Blaydon-StatementofPersonsNominatedNoticeofPoll.pdf
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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