Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Middlesbrough and Thornaby East in North East England
County County Durham
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament None
SeatsOne
Created from Middlesbrough & Stockton South (part)

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested in the 2024 general election. [2]

Contents

Boundaries

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The seat is the successor to the Middlesbrough constituency, subject to alignment of the boundaries to take account of a revised local authority ward structure. In order for the electorate to be within the permitted range, the two Stockton-on-Tees wards, comprising the eastern part of the town of Thornaby-on-Tees, are to be transferred from Stockton South (to be abolished). [4]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Craig Jowers [5]
Conservative Kiran Fothergill [6]
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. Robinson, James (2023-06-28). "Sweeping changes to North East's political map confirmed". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  4. "New Seat Details - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. "Middlesbrough and Thornaby East Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. https://teesbusiness.co.uk/2024/04/23/pickerings-lift-director-standing-for-parliament/