Houghton and Washington East (UK Parliament constituency)
54°52′N 1°28′W / 54.867°N 1.467°W / 54.867; -1.467
Houghton and Washington East | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Houghton and Washington East in Tyne and Wear for the 2005 general election | |
![]() Location of Tyne and Wear within England | |
County | Tyne and Wear |
1983–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Chester-le-Street and Houghton-le-Spring[1] |
Replaced by | Houghton and Sunderland South, Washington and Sunderland West and Sunderland Central |
Houghton and Washington East was, from 1997 until 2010, a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A seat with similar boundaries, Houghton and Washington, existed from 1983 until 1997.
History
The constituency of Houghton and Washington was created as a result of the Boundary Commission for England review of parliamentary seats for the 1983 general election following the reorganisation of local government under the Local Government Act 1972 which brought the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear into existence. It covered the majority of the abolished Houghton-le-Spring seat (those areas now within the metropolitan borough (now City) of Sunderland - including the communities of Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Penshaw, Shiney Row, and Herrington), together with the new town of Washington, which had previously been part of the abolished Chester-le-Street seat.
This constituency was abolished by the Boundary Commission for the 1997 general election and replaced by Houghton and Washington East. The wards of Washington East and Washington South were included in the new constituency of Gateshead East and Washington West. Ryhope was transferred in from Sunderland South.
This was, in turn, abolished for the 2010 general election when the Boundary Commission reduced the number of seats in Tyne and Wear from 13 to 12, with the constituencies in the City of Sunderland, in particular, being reorganised. The majority of the seat was now included in the new Houghton and Sunderland South constituency, with "Washington West" being transferred to Washington and Sunderland West. Ryhope was moved back out and included in Sunderland Central.[2]
Boundaries
1983–1997 (Houghton and Washington)
- The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland wards of Eppleton, Hetton, Houghton, Shiney Row, Washington East, Washington North, Washington South, and Washington West.[3]
1997–2010 (Houghton and Washington East)
- The City of Sunderland wards of Eppleton, Hetton, Houghton, Ryhope, Shiney Row, Washington East, and Washington North.[4]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member [5] | Party | |
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1983 | Constituency created as Houghton and Washington | ||
1983 | Roland Boyes | Labour | |
1997 | Constituency renamed Houghton and Washington East | ||
1997 | Fraser Kemp | Labour | |
2010 | Constituency abolished: see Houghton and Sunderland South and Washington and Sunderland West |
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fraser Kemp | 22,310 | 64.3 | −8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Greenfield | 6,245 | 18.0 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Tony Devenish | 4,772 | 13.8 | −0.5 | |
BNP | John Richardson | 1,367 | 3.9 | New | |
Majority | 16,065 | 46.3 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 34,694 | 51.7 | +2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fraser Kemp | 24,628 | 73.2 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | Tony Devenish | 4,810 | 14.3 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Ormerod | 4,203 | 12.5 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 19,818 | 58.9 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 33,641 | 49.5 | −12.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.3 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fraser Kemp | 31,946 | 76.38 | ||
Conservative | Philip Booth | 5,391 | 12.89 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Miller | 3,209 | 7.67 | ||
Referendum | James Joseph | 1,277 | 3.05 | New | |
Majority | 26,555 | 63.49 | |||
Turnout | 41,823 | 62.10 | |||
Labour win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roland Boyes | 34,733 | 62.02 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Tyrie | 13,925 | 24.86 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Owen Dumpleton | 7,346 | 13.12 | ||
Majority | 20,808 | 37.16 | |||
Turnout | 56,004 | 70.60 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roland Boyes | 32,805 | 59.1 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Martin Callanan | 12,612 | 22.7 | −1.2 | |
SDP | Rod Kenyon | 10,090 | 18.2 | −6.2 | |
Majority | 20,193 | 36.37 | +9.06 | ||
Turnout | 55,507 | 71.25 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roland Boyes | 26,168 | 51.70 | ||
SDP | Rod Kenyon | 12,347 | 24.39 | ||
Conservative | Richard Fletcher-Vane | 12,104 | 23.91 | ||
Majority | 13,821 | 27.31 | |||
Turnout | 50,619 | 66.88 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "'Houghton and Washington', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report Vol 3" (PDF). pp. 144–147.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983" (PDF). p. 75.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". In the County of Tyne and Wear.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Houghton and Washington East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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