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Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°57′N 1°43′W / 54.950°N 1.717°W / 54.950; -1.717
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54°57′N 1°43′W / 54.950°N 1.717°W / 54.950; -1.717

Blaydon
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Blaydon in Tyne and Wear
Outline map
Location of Tyne and Wear within England
CountyTyne and Wear
Population88,281 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate68,156 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsBirtley, Blaydon, Rowlands Gill, Ryton and Whickham
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentDavid Anderson (Labour)
SeatsOne

Blaydon is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by David Anderson of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Constituency profile

The seat has been a safe seat for the Labour Party since 1945.

Historically the area's economy relied on coal mining from the Victorian period until the decline of mining in the latter half of the 20th century.

Today the economy is supported by engineering and service industries on Tyneside, and agriculture.[citation needed]

The constituency is on the western upland outskirts of Gateshead and its communities are separated by green buffers.

Boundaries

The Blaydon seat comprises the towns of Blaydon, Whickham, Ryton, Birtley and surrounding villages in the south and west of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England 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

Members of Parliament

Walter Waring
Election Member[3] Party
style="background-color: Template:Coalition Liberal/meta/color" | 1918 Walter Waring Coalition Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1922 William Whiteley Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1931 Thomas Ballantyne Martin Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1935 William Whiteley Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1956 by-election Robert Woof Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1979 John McWilliam Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2005 David Anderson Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Anderson 22,090 49.2 −0.5
UKIP Mark Bell 7,863 17.5 +17.5
Conservative Alison Griffiths 7,838 17.4 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Wallace 5,497 12.2 −17.1
Green Paul McNally[4] 1,648 3.7 +3.7
Majority 14,227 31.7 +11.4
Turnout 44,936 66.4 +0.2
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2010: Blaydon[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Anderson 22,297 49.6 −1.9
Liberal Democrats 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

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Anderson 20,120 51.5 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Maughan 14,785 37.9 +4.1
Conservative Mrs. Dorothy Luckhurst 3,129 8.0 −3.4
UKIP Norman R. 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McWilliam 20,340 54.8 −5.1
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Maughan 12,531 33.8 +10.0
Conservative Mark A. Watson 4,215 11.4 −1.8
Majority 7,809 21.0
Turnout 37,086 57.4 −13.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John David McWilliam 27,535 60.0
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Maughan 10,930 23.8
Conservative Mark A. Watson 6,048 13.2
Independent Richard J. Rook 1,412 3.1
Majority 16,605 36.1
Turnout 45,925 71.0
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Blaydon[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McWilliam 27,028 52.7 +2.3
Conservative Peter Richard Pescod 13,685 26.7 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Paul 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

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John David McWilliam 25,277 50.34
SDP Paul Nunn 12,789 25.47
Conservative Peter Richard Pescod 12,147 24.19
Majority 12,488 24.87
Turnout 75.73
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1983: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McWilliam 21,285 44.39
Conservative A. Williams 14,063 29.33
SDP M. Carr 12,607 26.29
Majority 7,222 15.06
Turnout 73.23
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McWilliam 24,687 53.40
Conservative T. Middleton 16,178 35.00
Liberal D. Hutton 5,364 11.60
Majority 8,509 18.41
Turnout 79.07
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Woof 23,743 57.27
Conservative A.A. Craig 10,277 24.79
Liberal P. Barker 7,439 17.94
Majority 13,466 32.48
Turnout 69.20
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Woof 22,279 58.65
Conservative A.A. Craig 15,705 41.35
Majority 6,574 17.31
Turnout 67.25
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1970: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Woof 25,724 64.88
Conservative N.H. D'Aguiar 13,926 35.12
Majority 11,798 29.76
Turnout 72.30
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Woof 26,629 69.21
Conservative B. Bligh 11,849 30.79
Majority 14,780 38.41
Turnout 77.45
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Woof 25,926 66.72
Conservative N.C. Bailey 12,932 33.28
Majority 12,994 33.44
Turnout 80.01
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Woof 25,969 65.43
Conservative G.W. Iredell 13,719 34.57
Majority 12,250 30.87
Turnout 82.94
Labour hold Swing
Blaydon by-election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Woof 18,791 69.9 +3.4
Conservative John Reay-Smith 8,077 30.1 −3.4
Majority 10,714 39.8
Turnout 26,868
Labour hold Swing -3.4
General Election 1955: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Whiteley 25,273 66.47
Conservative John Reay-Smith 12,750 33.53
Majority 12,523 32.94
Turnout 80.66
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1951: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Whiteley 28,337 68.18
Conservative C.P.L. Satchwell 13,223 31.82
Majority 15,114 36.37
Turnout 87.60
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Whiteley 28,343 68.94
Conservative L.F. Lawson 12,772 31.06
Majority 15,571 37.87
Turnout 87.46
Labour hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Whiteley 29,931 71.65
Conservative E.C. Peake 11,842 28.35
Majority 18,089 43.30
Turnout 79.70
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Whiteley 24,148 62.29
Conservative Col. C.E. Vickery 14,622 37.71
Majority 9,526 24.57
Turnout 80.76
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1931: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Ballantyne Martin 18,927 50.66
Labour William Whiteley 18,431 49.34
Majority 496 1.33
Turnout 80.95
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Whiteley 21,221 59.1 −3.5
Unionist R. Charles White 7,847 21.8 −15.6
Liberal Thomas Magnay 6878 19.1 n/a
Majority 13,374 37.3 +12.1
Turnout 79.5 +2.5
Labour hold Swing +6.0
General Election 1924: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Whiteley
Conservative
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1923: Blaydon [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Whiteley 15,073 67.9 +14.0
Unionist George Denson 7,124 32.1 +2.9
Majority 7,949 35.8 +11.1
Turnout 62.1 −14.9
Labour hold Swing +5.5
General Election 1922: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Whiteley
Conservative
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Labour Swing
General Election 1918: Blaydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Conservative
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. ^ "Blaydon: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  4. ^ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11728362.Greens_name_election_candidates/
  5. ^ http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/council/ElectoralServices/Blaydon-StatementofPersonsNominatedNoticeofPoll.pdf
  6. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  7. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-49, FWS Craig
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