Washington and Gateshead South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Washington and Gateshead South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Washington and Gateshead South in North East England
County County Durham
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament None
SeatsOne
Created from Washington and Sunderland West (part)

Washington and Gateshead South is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] The constituency is scheduled to be created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and will first be contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

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History

The constituency will be formed primarily from the existing Washington and Sunderland West constituency, with the addition of the Borough of Gateshead wards of Birtley and Lamesley from the (to be abolished) constituency of Blaydon. [3]

Boundaries

Washington and Gateshead South (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

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

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Washington and Gateshead South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Paul Donaghy [5]
Labour Sharon Hodgson [6]
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Morrissey [7]
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ "Hexham parliamentary constituency to expand after review". Hexham Courant. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ↑ "North East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ↑ "MP 'gutted' as boundary review confirms County Durham seat is likely to be removed". The Northern Echo. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  5. ↑ "Washington and Gateshead South Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Sharon Hodgson [@SharonHodgsonMP] (August 4, 2022). "My thanks go to the Labour members and affiliates for unanimously reselecting me as their candidate for Washington and Sunderland West.🌹 I am so grateful for their continued support. In this cost of living crisis, only Labour has the solutions we need" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack . Retrieved 23 January 2024.


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