Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Blyth Valley | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northumberland |
Population | 82,174 (2011 UK Census)[1] |
Electorate | 63,173 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Blyth, Cramlington, Seaton Delaval |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | vacant |
Seats | One |
Created from | Morpeth |
Blyth Valley, formerly known as Blyth, is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
History
The constituency was established in 1950 as "Blyth", and renamed in 1983.
Boundaries
The constituency is based around the former borough of Blyth Valley, with Blyth as its main town.
1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Blyth; and the Urban Districts of Bedlingtonshire, and Seaton Valley.[3]
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.
Members of Parliament
Event | Member[4] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 | Alfred Robens | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1960 by-election | Eddie Milne | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Independent Labour/meta/color" | | Feb 1974 | Independent Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Oct 1974 | John Ryman | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1987 | Ronnie Campbell | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Candidates listed in alphabetical order of surname
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Thom Chapman | ||||
Labour Co-op | Susan Dungworth | ||||
Green | Dawn Furness | ||||
Conservative | Ian Levy | ||||
Brexit Party | Mark Peart |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 23,770 | 55.9 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Ian Levy | 15,855 | 36.9 | +15.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeff Reid | 1,947 | 4.6 | −1.3 | |
Green | Dawn Furness | 918 | 2.2 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 7,915 | 18.6 | −5.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,490 | 67 | +4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.8% |
Note: UKIP were due to field Barry William Elliot as a candidate, but the nomination was withdrawn.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 17,813 | 46.3 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Barry Elliott | 8,584 | 22.3 | +18.0 | |
Conservative | Greg Munro | 8,346 | 21.7 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Latham[9] | 2,265 | 5.9 | −21.3 | |
Green | Dawn Furness[10] | 1,453 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 9,229 | 24.0 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,461 | 62.8 | +2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 17,156 | 44.5 | −10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeff Reid | 10,488 | 27.2 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | Barry Flux | 6,412 | 16.6 | +2.7 | |
BNP | Steve Fairbairn | 1,699 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
UKIP | Jim Condon | 1,665 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Independent | Barry Elliott | 819 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
English Democrat | Allan White | 327 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 6,668 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 38,566 | 60.0 | +3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.3% |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 19,659 | 55.0 | −4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 20,627 | 59.7 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey 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 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 27,276 | 64.2 | +14.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 24,542 | 49.9 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter M. Tracey | 16,498 | 33.5 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | Michael J. Revell | 7,691 | 15.6 | −1.3 | |
Green | Stephen P. Tyley | 470 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 8,044 | 16.3 | +14.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,201 | 80.7 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 19,604 | 42.5 | +3.0 | |
SDP | Rosemary Brownlow | 18,751 | 40.6 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Kinghorn | 7,823 | 16.9 | −10.9 | |
Majority | 853 | 1.9 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 46,178 | 78.1 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Ryman | 16,583 | 39.5 | −0.6 | |
SDP | Rosemary Brownlow | 13,340 | 31.8 | +31.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew 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 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Ryman | 25,047 | 40.1 | +3.4 | |
Independent Labour | Eddie Milne | 17,987 | 28.8 | −7.8 | |
Conservative | Emma 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 | +5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Ryman | 20,308 | 36.7 | +8.2 | |
Independent Labour | Eddie Milne | 20,230 | 36.6 | −2.3 | |
Liberal | John Shipley | 8,177 | 14.8 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | B. Griffiths | 6,590 | 11.9 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 78 | 0.1 | −10.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,305 | 74.3 | −5.2 | ||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | +5.25 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labour | Eddie Milne | 22,918 | 38.9 | +38.9 | |
Labour | Ivor Richard | 16,778 | 28.5 | −43.7 | |
Liberal | John Shipley | 10,214 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | B. Griffiths | 8,888 | 15.1 | −10.7 | |
Majority | 6,140 | 10.4 | +58.8 | ||
Turnout | 58,798 | 79.5 | +7.9 | ||
Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | +41.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Milne | 36,118 | 74.2 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | Anthony J Blackburn | 12,550 | 25.8 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 23,568 | 48.4 | −8.0 | ||
Turnout | 48,668 | 71.6 | −2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.0 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Milne | 36,493 | 78.2 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | William J Prime | 10,179 | 21.8 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 26,314 | 56.4 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 46,672 | 74.4 | −3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Milne | 37,336 | 75.9 | ||
Conservative | Geoffrey P Davidson | 11,832 | 24.1 | ||
Majority | 25,504 | 51.9 | |||
Turnout | 49,168 | 78.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie Milne | 23,438 | 68.9 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Dennis Walters | 7,366 | 21.6 | −3.8 | |
Independent | C. Pym | 3,223 | 9.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,072 | 47.3 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Robens | 38,616 | 74.6 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Dennis Walters | 13,122 | 25.4 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 25,494 | 49.3 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,738 | 82.7 | +2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Robens | 36,522 | 73.1 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Ridley | 13,429 | 26.9 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 23,093 | 46.2 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,951 | 80.3 | −5.95 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Robens | 39,823 | 73.7 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | George Peters | 14,184 | 26.3 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 25,693 | 47.5 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 54,007 | 86.25 | −0.72 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.95 |
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 win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- ^ "Blyth Valley: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
- ^ https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/NorthumberlandCountyCouncil/media/Councillors-and-Democracy/Notice%20of%20Elections/General%20Election%202019/Blyth-Valley-Constituency-Person-Nominated.pdf
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Notice of Poll" (PDF). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Candidate is selected". News Post Leader. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Blyth Valley presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.