Chester-le-Street (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Chester-le-Street | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | North Durham |
| Created from | North Durham |
Chester-le-Street was a county constituency centred on the town of Chester-le-Street in County Durham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Chester-le-Street and its successor constituency (North Durham) have over 100 years of continuous Labour representation.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Sir James Joicey | Liberal | |
| 1906 | John Wilkinson Taylor | Labour | |
| 1919 by-election | John James Lawson | Labour | |
| 1950 | Patrick Bartley | Labour | |
| 1956 by-election | Norman Pentland | Labour | |
| 1973 by-election | Giles Radice | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see North Durham | ||
[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)[self-published source?][better source needed]
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