Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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This article describes the Parliamentary constituency.
For the Local government district of the same name, see Blyth Valley

Blyth Valley Borough constituency
Blyth Valley shown within Northumberland, and Northumberland shown within England
Created:	1950
MP:	Ronnie Campbell
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Northumberland
EP constituency:	North East England

Blyth Valley (formerly known as Blyth) is a 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.

The constituency was established in 1950 as "Blyth", and renamed in 1983.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3.1 Elections in the 2000s 3.2 Elections in the 1990s 3.3 Elections in the 1980s 3.4 Elections in the 1970s 3.5 Elections in the 1960s 3.6 Elections in the 1950s 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is based around the former borough of Blyth Valley, with Blyth as its main town.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northumberland, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing constituencies in the region. Blyth Valley remains co-terminous with the boundaries of the former borough of the same name.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Constituency created as Blyth (1950)
• 1950 — 1960: Alfred Robens, Labour
• 1960 — 1974: Eddie Milne, Labour then Independent Labour
• 1974 — 1987: John Ryman, Labour (constituency renamed to Blyth Valley in 1983)
• 1987 — present: Ronnie Campbell, Labour

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronnie Campbell
	Conservative	Barry Flux
	Liberal Democrat	Jeffrey Reid

General Election 2005: Blyth Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronnie Campbell	19,659	55.0	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat	Jeffrey Reid	11,132	31.1	+6.7
	Conservative	Michael Windridge	4,982	13.9	-2.0
Majority			8,527	23.8	-11.5
Turnout			35,773	56.2	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

General Election 2001: Blyth Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronnie Campbell	20,627	59.7	-4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Jeff Reid	8,439	24.4	+2.0
	Conservative	Wayne Daley	5,484	15.9	+2.5
Majority			12,188	35.3	-6.5
Turnout			34,550	54.7	-14.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.2

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Blyth Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronnie Campbell	27,276	64.2	+14.3
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Lamb	9,540	22.5	-11.0
	Conservative	Barbara Musgrave	5,666	13.3	-2.3
Majority			17,736	41.8	25.4
Turnout			42,482	68.8	-12.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.7

General Election 1992: Blyth Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronnie Campbell	24,542	49.9	+7.4
	Liberal Democrat	P.M. Tracey	16,498	33.5	+33.5%
	Conservative	M.J. Revell	7,691	15.6	-1.3
	Green	S. Tyley	470	0.96	+0.96
Majority			8,044	16.4	15.0
Turnout			49,201	80.8	-2.7
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Blyth Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronnie Campbell	19,604	42.5	+3.0
	Social Democrat	R.M. Brownlow	18,751	40.6	+8.8
	Conservative	R. Kinghorn	7,823	16.9	-10.9
Majority			853	1.9	-5.8
Turnout			46,178	78.1	+5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Blyth Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Ryman	16,583	39.5	-0.6
	Social Democrat	R.M. Brownlow	13,340	31.8	+31.8
	Conservative	A. Hargreaves	11,657	27.8	+5.0
	Independent	S. Robinson	406	0.9	+0.9
Majority			3,243	7.7	-3.6
Turnout			41,986	72.8	-5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Ryman	25,047	40.1	+3.4
	Independent Labour	Eddie Milne	17,987	28.8	-7.8
	Conservative	E. Nicholson	14,194	22.8	+10.9
	Liberal	D. Parkin	5,176	8.29	-6.5
Majority			7,060	11.3	+11.2
Turnout			62,404	78.3	-4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Ryman	20,308	36.7
	Independent Labour	Eddie Milne	20,230	36.6
	Liberal	J.W. Shipley	8,177	14.8
	Conservative	B. Griffiths	6,590	11.9
Majority			78	0.1
Turnout			55,305	74.3
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing

General Election February 1974: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Eddie Milne	22,918	38.9
	Labour	Ivor Richard	16,778	28.5
	Liberal	J.W. Shipley	10,214	17.4
	Conservative	B. Griffiths	8,888	15.1
Majority			6,140	10.4
Turnout			58,798	79.5
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing

General Election 1970: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddie Milne	36,118	74.2
	Conservative	A.J. Blackburn	12,550	25.8
Majority			23,568	48.43
Turnout			48,668	71.6
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddie Milne	36,493	78.2
	Conservative	W.J. Prime	10,179	21.8
Majority			26,314	56.4
Turnout			46,672	74.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddie Milne	37,336	75.9
	Conservative	G.P. Davidson	11,832	24.1
Majority			25,504	51.9
Turnout			49,168	78.3
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred Robens	38,616	74.6
	Conservative	D.M. Walter	13,122	25.4
Majority			25,494	49.3
Turnout			51,738	82.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred Robens	36,522	73.1
	Conservative	N. Ridley	13,429	26.9
Majority			23,093	46.2
Turnout			49,951	80.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred Robens	39,823	73.7	-1.0
	Conservative	G. Peters	14,184	26.3	0.9
Majority			25,693	47.5	-1.8
Turnout			54,007	86.25	-0.72
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Blyth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred Robens	40,245	74.7	N/A
	Conservative	L.J. Amos	13,665	25.4	N/A
Majority			26,580	49.3	N/A
Turnout			53,910	86.97	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] References

• www.psr.keele.ac.uk - Political Science Resources

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland

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