Stockton South (UK Parliament constituency)

Stockton South
Stockton South
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Stockton South in Cleveland
	Location of Cleveland within England
County	County Durham, North Yorkshire
Electorate	74,521 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Stockton-on-Tees, Thornaby-on-Tees, Yarm, Ingleby Barwick and Eaglescliffe
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	James Wharton (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Stockton-on-Tees, Thornaby, Easington and Richmond (Yorks)

54°31′23″N 1°19′19″W / 54.523°N 1.322°W / 54.523; -1.322

Stockton South is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by James Wharton, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Boundaries

1983-1997: The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of Bishopsgarth, Egglescliffe, Fairfield, Grangefield, Hartburn, Ingleby Barwick, Mandale, Parkfield, Preston, Stainsby, Victoria, Village, and Yarm, and the Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Ayresome, Brookfield, and Kader.

1997-2010: The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of Bishopsgarth, Egglescliffe, Elm Tree, Fairfield, Grangefield, Hartburn, Ingleby Barwick, Mandale, Parkfield, Preston, Stainsby, Victoria, Village, and Yarm.

2010-present: The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree, Eaglescliffe, Fairfield, Grangefield, Hartburn, Ingleby Barwick East, Ingleby Barwick West, Mandale and Victoria, Parkfield and Oxbridge, Stainsby Hill, Village, and Yarm.

Stockton South consists of the south-western half of Stockton-on-Tees and on the same bank, upstream, the town of Eaglescliffe – on the southern bank of the River Tees are the towns of Thornaby-on-Tees, Yarm, and Ingleby Barwick.

History

The seat was formed from a combination of Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby in 1983, predominantly as a replacement to the latter seat.

Political history

More "middle-class" than neighbouring Stockton North, and first held by the former SDP-Liberal Alliance very narrowly in 1983, then by a Conservative from 1987 for the next ten years, the seat acted as a bellwether in Labour's landslide in 1997 and its member Dari Taylor retained until the 2010 general election when the Conservative, James Wharton narrowly won the seat. It was the Conservative Party's only gain in the North East.

Constituency profile

Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 lower than the North East average of 5.7% but higher than the national average of 3.8%, at 4.5% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[4]	Party
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1983	Ian Wrigglesworth	SDP
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1987	Tim Devlin	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1997	Dari Taylor	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	2010	James Wharton	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Stockton South^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Wharton	24,221	46.8	+7.8
	Labour	Louise Baldock	19,175	37.0	−1.3
	UKIP	Ted Strike	5,480	10.6	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Drew Durning	1,366	2.6	−12.5
	Green	Jacqui Lovell	952	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Steve Walmsley	603	1.2	+1.2
Majority			5,046	9.7
Turnout			51,797	69.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Stockton South^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Wharton	19,577	38.9	+4.7
	Labour	Dari Taylor	19,245	38.3	−9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jacquie Bell	7,600	15.1	−1.0
	BNP	Neil Sinclair	1,553	3.1	+3.1
	UKIP	Peter Braney	1,471	2.9	+0.9
	Independent	Yvonne Hossack	536	1.1	+1.1
	Christian	Ted Strike	302	0.6	+0.6
Majority			332	0.7
Turnout			50,284	67.4	+4.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	−7.0

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Stockton South^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dari Taylor	21,480	47.8	−5.2
	Conservative	James Gaddas	15,341	34.1	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Barker	7,171	16.0	+2.4
	UKIP	Sandra Allison	931	2.1	N/A
Majority			6,139	13.7
Turnout			44,923	63.0	+0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.5

General Election 2001: Stockton South^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dari Taylor	23,414	53.0	−2.3
	Conservative	Tim Devlin	14,328	32.4	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Fletcher	6,012	13.6	+4.5
	Socialist Alliance	Lawrence Coombes	455	1.0	N/A
Majority			9,086	20.6
Turnout			44,209	62.9	−13.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.8

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Stockton South^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dari Taylor	28,790	56.3	+16.5
	Conservative	Tim Devlin	17,205	33.7	−11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Monck	4,721	9.2	−5.8
	Referendum	John Horner	400	0.8	+0.8
Majority			11,585	22.7
Turnout			51,116	74.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1992: Stockton South^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Devlin	28,418	45.2	+10.2
	Labour	John McKie Scott	25,049	39.8	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kay R. Kirkham	9,410	15.0	−18.8
Majority			3,369	5.4	+4.1
Turnout			62,877	82.8	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Stockton South^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Devlin	20,833	35.0	−1.6
	SDP	Ian Wrigglesworth	20,059	33.7	−3.1
	Labour	John McKie Scott	18,600	31.3	+5.0
Majority			774	1.3
Turnout			59,492	79.0	+6.9
	Conservative gain from SDP		Swing

General Election 1983: Stockton South^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	Ian Wrigglesworth	19,550	36.8	N/A
	Conservative	Tom Finnegan	19,448	36.6	N/A
	Labour	Frank Griffiths	13,998	26.3	N/A
	Independent	D. Fern	205	0.4	N/A
Majority			102	0.2	N/A
Turnout			53,201	72.1	N/A
	SDP win (new seat)

Notes

^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ 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

^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ "'Stockton South', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Stockton South". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
^ http://www.stockton.gov.uk/resources/council/14670/generalelectioninfo/personsnomstocksouth.doc
^ "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. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ "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.

[3] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[4] 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.

[1] "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

[ElectionWeb83-2] "'Stockton South', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[5] Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian

[rayment-6] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)

[electoralcalculus-7] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2015_result-8] "Stockton South". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-9] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)

[10] ttp://www.stockton.gov.uk/resources/council/14670/generalelectioninfo/personsnomstocksouth.doc

[electoralcalculus2005-11] "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus2001-12] "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1997-13] "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1992-14] "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[15] "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[electoralcalculus1987-16] "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

[electoralcalculus1983-17] "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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